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Lot 1279
Leica R & M Compendium by Eastland. Applied Leica Techniques by Osterloh. Leica Lens book and Reflex Photography by Brian Bower. Leica R6 by Meisnitzer 1989. Leica Rangefinder Practice M6 to M1 by Matheson. Leica CL by Kisselbach 1977 first English. Leica R4 Reflex manual 1981. David Taylor’s Leica M9, M10 and M Type 240. Leica handbooks by Eastland etc (28)
Lot 1805
Leica R3 MOT electronic SLR camera, serial number 1509216, Portugese made, circa 1979, with motor winder serial number 030645 and Leitz Elmarit-R 1:2.8/90 lens, serial number 3324161, with lens cap and a quantity of various booklets and paperwork, the body and lens boxes having original boxes with matching serial numbers
Lot 1816
Leica R4 35mm SLR camera, serial number 1662117, circa 1984, with Leitz Elmarit-R 1:2.8/35 lens, serial number 3108452, circa 1981, with Leica cap, data back and motor drive R, serial number 95273 and instruction booklet with boxes for the camera body, lens, handle and motor drive, all but handle box with matching serial numbers
Lot 23
Approximately seventy five 7" singles, mostly 1960s Garage Rock / R & B / Rock 'n' Roll / Beat including The Pirates My Babe / Castin My Spell (HMV POP 1250), John Mayall Crocodile Walk (Decca F.12120), Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, The Who, The Kinks, Chuck Berry, eight Pye International R & B Series, Kenny Lynch on HMV, Jet Harris, The Rolling Stones etc
Lot 341
Four hallmarked silver fobs for North Gloucestershire Rugby Football Combination Cup and Gloucestershire Athletics circa 1920/1930s, two named to R Gladwin, Gordon League, together with a silver vesta. R Gladwin played for England and by repute his shirt and cap are on display at Gordon League RFC
Lot 88
Collection of seven Reggae / Ska 7" singles and sixteen Soul / Northern Soul singles / Reggae including Cosmo One God (Blue Beat 45/BB/244), The Royals Save Mamma (Blue Beat 45/BB/259), Winston Francis / Jackie Mittoo (Bamboo Bam 48), Augustus Pablo Still Yet (Ackee 134), Aces, Prince Buster etc. Soul R & B with Booker T (RE-K1367), Otis Redding I Can't Get No Satisfaction, Frankie Valli The Night, Gladys Knight Just Walk in my Shoes
Lot 285
Samuel Marti: a French tortoiseshell and gilt brass mounted mantel clock, c.1890, the circular white enamelled Arabic dial signed retailers mark of R & W Sorley, two train 8-day movement striking the hour and half hour on a coiled gong, the case with caddy style top and brass handle, with cupid head, flower and leaf mounts to the body, urn finials glazed sides, on shaped feet, 19 x 14.5 x 32cms high.PROVENANCE: The Graham Smith Retirement Auction - 50 years in the Antiques Trade.
Lot 73
‘He was handsome, fair-haired, with piercing blue eyes and Nelsonian nose. He walked as if he were permanently on the deck of a ship. He was a daredevil, and his main aim appeared to be to force his way into the German area of the camp and then hack his way out with a metaphorical cutlass.’ Major P. R. “Pat” Reid, M.B.E., M.C., on his fellow escaper “Billie” Stephens in The Colditz Story. ‘By midday we had spread the search net to the 20-mile limit with the word Hasenjagd. That means “Hare Hunt”, but it was often taken to indicate “Wild Goose Chase” ... How could anyone get past the sentry who was parading back and forth in the middle of the German yard? How could any prisoner get out of the windows on the prisoners’ side of that yard in the full glare of the searchlights without the sentry seeing him?’ Reinhold Eggers, German Security Officer, Colditz. The unique, important, and well-documented Second War St. Nazaire raid and Colditz “home-run” D.S.C. and Bar group of seven awarded to Commander W. L. “Billie” Stephens, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve: having commanded the M.Ls employed in Operation Chariot, and been taken prisoner after his own launch was set on fire and abandoned under point-blank fire - but not before raising his hip-flask atop the burning wreckage for a final “quick one” prior to entering the icy water - he made a successful bid for freedom with “Pat” Reid and two others from from Colditz Castle in October 1942, a breakout enacted under the cover of the P.O.W’s orchestra conducted by Douglas Bader and culminating with the four men squeezing naked through a narrow vent ‘like toothpaste out of a tube!’ Distinguished Service Cross, G.VI.R., with Second Award Bar, the reverse of the Cross officially dated ‘1942’, and the Bar ‘1943’, hallmarks for London ‘1942’, in Garrard, London, case of issue; 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Royal Naval Volunteer Officer’s Decoration, G.VI.R., undated, in Royal Mint case of issue; France, Third Republic, Medal of Gratitude, 2nd Class, silver, together with a set of related dress miniature medals, a “France Libre” lapel badge, gilt and enamel, the reverse numbered ‘6259’, the recipient’s gold (9 ct.) cigarette case, by W.N. Ltd., Birmingham hallmarks for 1929, with the raised initials ‘B.S.’ in upper left corner, and original documents including unique Identity Passes forged at Colditz, extremely fine (lot) £40,000-£50,000 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- D.S.C. London Gazette 21 May 1942: ‘For great gallantry, daring and skill in the attack on the German naval base at St. Nazaire.’ The original recommendation - submitted by Commander R. E. D. Ryder, V.C., R.N. - states: ‘Lieutenant-Commander Stephens was Senior Officer of the M.Ls taking part in the raid on St. Nazaire and took a leading part in the training, organisation and administration of the 16 M.Ls under him. Although his own craft was sunk before actually reaching his landing place, I consider that by his example and good leadership he set a very high standard for those craft that passed him as a blazing wreck, most gallantly pressing forward the attack.’ D.S.C. Second Award Bar London Gazette 16 March 1943 - as per the recipient’s M.I. 9 debrief. William Lawson Stephens was born in Holywood, Northern Ireland in August 1911, the scion of a prominent Ulster family, and was educated at Shrewsbury before joining the family firm of shippers and timber merchants. Also a pre-war member of the “Wavy Navy”, in which he was appointed a Midshipman in April 1930, at H.M.S. Caroline, the Belfast base, he had risen to the rank of Lieutenant by the renewal of hostilities in September 1939, when he was posted to Hornet, the Coastal Forces base at Gosport. St. Nazaire By the time Combined Operations started to plan its daring raid against the Normandie dry-dock at St. Nazaire, Stephens had transferred to St. Christopher, the Coastal Forces base at Fort William, and it was from here, in early 1942, in the acting rank of Lieutenant-Commander, that he was ordered south to take up appointment as C.O. of M.Ls for the forthcoming enterprise, code named Operation “Chariot”. On the night in question - 27-28 March 1942 - he was embarked with his crew of 17 men in Motor Launch 192, together with Captain M. C. “Micky” Burn, K.R.R.C., and 14 men of No. 6 Troop, No. 2 Commando. Stephens takes up the story in his unpublished memoir: ‘Then I remember the first shot the enemy fired at us. I think it was a 40mm. In any case it was a tracer, a beautiful bright red colour and as it sailed towards us I couldn’t imagine that if it hit us it was going to harm us. It looked just like the rockets we used to fire on Guy Fawkes’ night in the days before the War. Very shortly afterwards I was disillusioned. Then I remember too, when we were much further up the river and the enemy had already started to fire intermittently at us, still being uncertain whether we were friend or foe, how suddenly we saw a Morse lamp flickering from the M.G.B. ahead of us with Commander Ryder on board. He was sending a message to the shore in German trying to bluff the enemy into thinking that one of their own convoys was approaching. We waited in breathless suspense for the result, the enemy had in the meantime stopped firing at us and most of the searchlights had been extinguished. Every second now was vital to us, we were only about one and a half miles from our objective, or four and a half minutes, if we maintained speed. Then, suddenly, we got our answer: all at once the searchlights came on again and the guns commenced to fire in real earnest. We opened fire too and the ensuing display was quite unbelievable - no fireworks have I ever seen equalled it. My boat, which was Number 1 of the M.Ls was meanwhile keeping its station on the starboard quarter of the destroyer Campbeltown, and things were getting pretty hot. Campbeltown was hit again and again and anything which missed her astern was passing mighty close to us! No praise can be too high for our gunners; I don’t mean particularly those in my boat, but all our gunners. They were magnificent and continued to fire quickly and with accuracy, and when one was killed or wounded, another stepped in, took his place and continued. All went well until we were almost abeam of the Old Mole and within 200 yards of our objective. We had been bit a number of times, but were still quite seaworthy, and whilst we had some wounded, they were none of them serious. Then our luck ran out and they got us twice at point-blank range with something very large, probably about 4-inch. The results were sudden and disastrous: both engines and the steering went and the boat was swung hard-a-port by the impact of the shells hitting her. By chance, however, we managed to come more or less alongside the Old Mole allowing a few of the Commandos to climb up the wall and get ashore. My signalman also managed to get ashore, the idea being that we should put a line across to him and make fast. Unfortunately he was killed before he could do this and the boat, having hit the wall of the Mole very hard, immediately rebounded some 15 feet and we were left with neither engines nor steering and all the while being subjected to point-blank fire from a 20mm. gun ashore. The damage was frightful, there was virtually no engine room left and some incendia...
Lot 4
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. and Second Award Bar group of four awarded to Acting Warrant Officer W. Rixon, 1/4th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment Military Medal, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar (3120 L. Cpl. W. Rixon. 1/4 R. Berks R.-T.F.); 1914-15 Star (3120 Pte. W. Rixon. R. Berks: R.); British War and Victory Medals (200860 A.W.O. Cl. 2 W. Rixon. R. Berks. R.) good very fine (4) £700-£900 --- M.M. London Gazette 21 October 1916. M.M. Second Award Bar London Gazette 22 January 1917, in rank of Sergeant. Walter Rixon served in France with the 1/4th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment, from 30 March 1915. Also entitled to Silver War Badge.
Lot 164
Four: Assistant Surgeon A. R. Emmett, Indian Subordinate Medical Department, attached Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, who was killed in action in East Africa in December 1916 India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1908 (4th Cl Asst Surgn A. R. Emmett ISM Deptt); 1914-15 Star (Asst. Sgn. A. R. Emmett, I.M.D.); British War and Victory Medals (Asst-Sgn. A. R. Emmett, I.M.D.) extremely fine (4) £280-£340 --- Alexis Renwick Emmett was born on 13 November 1884, and was appointed Assistant Surgeon 4th Class on 27 February 1905, and advanced to 3rd Class, ranking as Sub-Conductor, on 27 February 1912. He served on the North West Frontier of India in 1908, including operations in the Zakka Khel country, and operations in the Mohmand country (Medal with clasp). Emmett served in East Africa with Indian Expeditionary Force “B” which sailed from India in mid-October 1914. He was attached to the 2nd Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, which was to be the sole British Regular Army unit to serve in East Africa during the Great War. He was killed in action at the battle for Salaita Hill, East Africa, on 12 December 1916, and is commemorated by name on the Nairobi British and Indian Memorial.
Lot 600
Royal Horse Artillery. A pen and ink drawing by Richard Simkin (1850-1926), ‘Consolation’, two Royal Horse Artillery soldiers harnessing a team of horses beside a stable block, signature inscribed ‘R. Simkin’ in block capitals on the lower middle right hand side, with the title together with an extensive inscription relation to a conversation between the men in relation to the preparation of the horses, ‘417 mm’ x ‘403 mm’; contained in a glazed frame mounted by the Parker Gallery with label to reverse, very slight foxing, otherwise very good condition £120-£160
Lot 200
A Lloyd’s Medal for Meritorious Service group of three awarded to Captain R. A. Kelly, Mercantile Marine, who successfully brought his vessel the S.S. Tainui into Falmouth Harbour after she had been torpedoed and hit 75 miles west of St. Nazaire, 8 April 1918 British War and Mercantile Marine War Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Richard A. Kelly); Lloyd’s Medal for Meritorious Services, 3rd type, silver (Captain Richard Alfred Kelly, S.S. “Tainui”, 8th April 1918.) nearly extremely fine (3) £500-£700 --- M.I.D. London Gazette 17 January 1919: ‘The King has been graciously pleased to give orders for the publication of the names of the following Officers and men of the Mercantile Marine in the London Gazette as having received an expression of commendation for their services ... Capt. Richard Alfred Kelly.’ Richard Alfred Kelly served as Master of the Shaw, Savill, & Albion Company’s S.S. Tainui (9,965 tons), and was awarded the Lloyd’s Medal for Meritorious Service, together with an Admiralty award of £100, for the following action: ‘While this vessel was about 75 miles west of St. Nazaire proceeding in convoy at 5:54 p.m. on 8 April 1918, the track of a torpedo was seen on the port bow. The engines were immediately put full astern and the torpedo passed ahead of the vessel. The engines had just been put full speed ahead again when a second torpedo was seen at close range approaching rapidly. This struck the vessel on the port side abreast of No. 1 hatch. The engines were at once stopped, and as the vessel was listing very heavily to port and settling by the head, the boats were manned and lowered at 5:57 p.m. The whole of the passengers and the greater portion of the Stewards’ staff were transferred to a destroyer which was standing by. The crew remained in the boats near the vessel. At 8:15 p.m. as she was still floating the Master ordered the crew to return; by 8:45 p.m. they were all on board with the exception of the crews of two boats which, owing to the darkness and the state of the sea, had lost touch with the vessel. They were subsequently picked up by the destroyer. Steam was raised at 11:35 p.m., and the engines put slow ahead in an attempt to reach Plymouth. It was found, however, that being so much out of trim, the vessel would not steer, and at 3:12 a.m. on 9 April the engines were put astern, the Tainui proceeding stern first. About 4:00 a.m. two patrol boats arrived and were given lines from aft, but they were found useless for towing purposes. One was then given a line from the bow to assist in steering, and the other was told to lead the way, as the compasses of the Tainui had been put out of action by the explosion. At 9:00 a.m. a tug arrived and took her in tow. At 11:45 a.m. it was decided to alter course for Falmouth, this being the nearest port. At 3:15 p.m. the Falmouth Pilot and port authorities boarded, and at 4:13 p.m. the vessel was beached inside the harbour. Nos. 1 and 2 holds were full, the water rose steadily in No. 3, and by the time she was beached there was 4 ft. 6 in. of water in the after end, although the pumps had been working the whole time. The Master state that the conduct of the Officers, Engineers, and Crew was excellent.’ Sold with copied research.
Lot 447
Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp (3), Palestine 1936-1939 (JX.139617 A. Ford. Ord. Smn. R.N.); Palestine 1945-48; (D/JX720335 R. C. M. King. A.B. R.N.); Canal Zone (D/J.930009 A. Fletcher. A.B. R.N.); together with an unofficial National Service Medal, with supporting miniature, and ribbon bars, possibly worn by Fletcher, edge bruises, contact marks, very fine (4) £140-£180
Lot 426
Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Jubaland (R. Keegan, P.O. 2Cl. H.M.S. Magicienne) good very fine £300-£400 --- Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 1999. Approximately 202 Jubaland clasps awarded to Royal Naval personnel, of which 172 were to H.M.S. Magicienne. Robert Keegan was born in Delgany, Wicklow, on 9 April 1874 and joined the Royal Navy as a boy Second Class on 30 January 1890. Advanced Able Seaman on 1 January 1894, he served in H.M.S. Magicienne from 18 November 1897 to 19 June 1901, being promoted Leading Seaman on 11 January 1900 and Petty Officer Second Class on 16 October 1900, and taking part in the Jubaland campaign. Posted to the Coastguard on 12 November 1901, serving at Hull, he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 10 January 1908. Keegan returned to the Royal Navy on 28 August 1909, and was shore pensioned on 24 June 1910, joining the Royal Fleet Reserve at Chatham the following day. Re-joining the Royal Navy on 22 January 1913, on a five year agreement to serve with the ROyal Australian Navy, he served in H.M.A.S. Australia from 21 June 1913. Sold with copied service record.
Lot 158
Pair: Sapper J. Bergan, Royal Engineers, who survived a 'desperate encounter' with the Boers, and another life-threatening moment involving a fellow Sapper, before dying of disease at Wynberg on 22 August 1902 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (29517. Sapr. J. Bergan. R.E.) engraved naming; King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (29517 Sapr: J. Bergan. R.E.) minor edge bruising, nearly extremely fine (2) £260-£300 --- Joseph Bergan, a tailor by profession, was born in Accrington in 1875 and attested for the Royal Engineers as Sapper on 10 October 1895. In contrast to the experiences of many soldiers during the Boer War which are now lost to history, Bergan made sure to write religiously to his brother Mr. Harry Bergan, publican of the King's Arms in Accrington. These letters were subsequently passed to the local press, an excerpt from The Gazette of 20 September 1902 noting: ‘Mr. Bergan served right through the war in South Africa in the 11th Field Service Corps, Royal Engineers. He went out three years ago next month in the “Aurania,” the first ship that took troops out to South Africa. He was in many engagements with Generals Methuen, Smith-Dorrien, Rundle and French. He was the only one of his company who went right through the campaign. He once had a very narrow escape from being killed. He and seven of his company were left to bury the dead. They missed the company, were lost about six weeks, and marched 150 miles. They were fired on by the Boers. They had a desperate encounter, and six of them were killed. Only Sapper Bergan and the sergeant escaped alive, and after a long and dangerous march they reached Pretoria. One morning he was in a tent with two comrades when the camp was attacked by the Boers. His two companions were shot dead by his side, but he escaped unhurt…’ Having survived the best efforts of the Boers to kill him, Bergan had a second particularly close call on the night of 25 May 1902 when a fellow Royal Engineer ran amok with his gun amongst the rows of neatly arranged tents in camp. Bergan's account was subsequently published in The Haslington Gazette on 26 July 1902: ‘I regret much to say that one of my company was murdered in the tent next to me the Sunday before peace was proclaimed. It was very hard lines, seeing that the murdered man had been all through the war right from the commencement. The murderer has been found insane, and that is no doubt a proper verdict.’ The most likely suspect proved to be 27854 Sapper R. Roe of the 11th Field Company; medal roll entries for this man note ‘Lunatic to Prov. Co. R.E. 22/8/02’ and ‘discharged’. His medals were later returned. Second Corporal C. Jackson - the victim - rests in an unmarked grave in the Vryburg Cemetery. Having survived the entire campaign apparently unscathed, Bergan travelled to Cape Town and waited to be allocated a ship in which to return to England. It was in these days between the cessation of hostilities and the embarkation for home that his health began to fail him; struck down by an abscess on the liver and pleurisy he was sent to Wynberg Hospital where he died on 22 August 1902 at the age of 27 years.
Lot 253
Six: Signalman E. C. Berge, Royal Signals 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with Army Council enclosure, in named card box of issue addressed to ‘Mr. E. C. Berge, “Longlands”, Upton Pyne, Exeter, Devon’; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 2nd issue, Territorial (2586549. Sigmn. E. C. Berge. R. Sigs.) nearly extremely fine (6) £60-£80
Lot 331
Crimea 1854-56, 4 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol (No. 3337. James. Lamb. R...) Depot impressed naming, heavy edge bruising and contact marks, fair to fine £300-£400 --- James Lamb served with the 1st Battalion, Rifle Brigade. Sold with copied medal roll extracts which confirm the entitlement to all four clasps.
Lot 232
Pair: Major P. H. Retallack, 5th (Bombay) Volunteer Artillery, Indian Army, and Auxiliary Forces of India British War Medal 1914-20 (Maj. P. H. Retallack.); Volunteer Force Long Service Medal, G.V.R. (Maj. P. H. Retallack. V. Bde. R. A. A. F. I.) officially impressed, good very fine (2) £80-£100 --- Percy Hamilton Retallack was born in Redruth, Cornwall, in 1881. Noted in The Cornubian as marrying Miss Lilian Kate Seymour at St. Thomas’s Cathedral, Bombay, in 1909, he later served in the Bombay Artillery during the Great War. Advanced Major on 5 November 1918, he retired to Steyning, Sussex, where he died in 1932.
Lot 62
The ‘Burma War 1885-86’ C.B. group of four awarded to Colonel W. H. B. Kingsley, who commanded the 2nd Battalion, Hampshire Regiment during the campaign, having been previously wounded in the leg at the storming of the inner Taku Fort, China, 21 August 1860 The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s breast badge, 18 carat gold and enamels, hallmarked London 1887, complete with swivel-ring suspension and gold ribbon bar; China 1857-60, 2 clasps, Taku Forts 1860, Pekin 1860 (Lieut. W. H. B. Kingsley. 67th Regt.) officially impressed naming; Afghanistan 1878-80, 2 clasps, Charasia, Cabul (Major W. H. B. Kingsley. 67th Foot); India General Service 1854-94, 1 clasp, Burma 1885-7 (Colonel W. H. B. Kingsley 2d Bn. Hamps. R.) mounted for display, generally good very fine or better (4) £3,000-£4,000 --- Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2012 C.B. London Gazette 25 November 1887 William Henry Bell Kingsley was born on 28 August 1835, and gazetted Ensign in the 67th Foot on 1 June 1855. Promoted to Lieutenant in October 1857, he served with the regiment throughout the China war of 1860, including the action at Sinho, taking of Tongho, and was severely wounded in the leg at the storming of the inner Taku Fort; also present at the surrender of Pekin. Kingsley raised and commanded a regiment of 600 Chinese at Shanghai and was in action during the Taiping Rebellion of 1862-63. Promoted to Captain in May 1863, he served as A.D.C. to the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope in 1866, and was further promoted to Major in August 1872. Kingsley served with the 67th Foot throughout the Afghan war of 1878-80 and was present in the engagement at Charasia on 6 October 1879, and in the operations around Cabul in December 1879, including the investment of Sherpore (twice mentioned in despatches, and Brevet of Lieutenant-Colonel). Kingsley commanded the 2nd Battalion, Hampshire Regiment, from August 1882 until 1886, including its service in the Burmese Expedition 1885-86, until after the capture of Mandalay (mentioned in despatches, London Gazettes 22 June 1886 and 2 September 1887, and appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath). He was placed on Half Pay in August 1886, and commanded the Derby Regimental District, 1887-90. Kingsley was granted a Distinguished Service Pension on 3 April 1898, for general service. Colonel Kingsley died on 3 October 1901. Sold with copied research.
Lot 104
A ‘Volturno Disaster’ Sea Gallantry Medal group of three awarded to R. Hunt, Mercantile Marine Sea Gallantry Medal, G.V.R., silver (Rexford Hunt. Volturno. 9th. October. 1913.) in embossed case of issue; British War and Mercantile Marine War Medals (Rexford Hunt) both in flattened card boxes of issue, extremely fine (3) £500-£700 --- Rexford Hunt was born at Fleetwood on 23 March 1896, and was awarded the Sea Gallantry Medal in Silver whilst serving in the S.S. Asian on the occasion of the Volturno disaster of 9-10 October 1913. He subsequently served in the Mercantile Marine during the Great War, and was awarded his Master’s Certificate on 2 June 1919. He died in Gravesend on 7 October 1939. The Volturno, a British steamer, chartered by the Uranium Steamship Co. of Rotterdam, and bound thence to New York, was engulfed by fire in mid-Atlantic during a heavy gale. Of the 657 on board, 521 were saved by a fleet of eleven steamers that sped to her aid. Heavy seas interfered with the launching of boats, but the difficulty was eventually overcome by the use of oil; those who perished were mostly lost in the boats. The hull of the Volturno was eventually found by a Dutch steamer and scuttled as a dangerous derelict. Numerous awards were made for this famous rescue, including 78 Sea Gallantry Medals in Silver to crew members of the six British vessels, of which 7 were awarded to the crew of the Asian, as well as a piece of plate to her Master, and binocular glasses to her Chief Mate. In addition the Board of Trade also awarded 152 silver Sea Gallantry Medals (Foreign Services) to the crews serving on foreign vessels at the rescue. Sold with copied research.
Lot 149
Nine: Warrant Officer Class II G. Townsend, Gloucestershire Regiment, late Royal Berkshire Regiment and East Surrey Regiment Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated [sic] reverse, 2 clasps, The Nile 1884-85, Suakin 1885 (No. 2118 Pte. G. Townsend. 1st. Berks. Regt.) renamed; Khedive’s Star, dated 1882, the reverse Regimentally impressed ‘1 Bks 2118 G T’; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (9779 Sjt: G. Townsend. E. Surrey Regt.); 1914-15 Star (15019 C.S. Mjr. G. Townsend. Glouc: R.); British War and Victory Medals (15019 W.O. Cl. 2. G. Townsend. Glouc. R.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45, mounted for wear, contact marks to the second and third, otherwise nearly very fine and better (9) £240-£280 --- George Townsend attested for the Royal Berkshire Regiment and served with the 1st Battalion in Egypt and the Sudan, before transferring to the East Surrey Regiment and seeing further service in South Africa during the Boer War. Discharged, he re-enlisted in the Gloucestershire Regiment on 5 November 1914, and served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 21 November 1915. He was discharged on 30 May 1916. His Second World War service is unconfirmed.
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