Five: Major T. L. Fennel, Royal Army Medical Corps, late Cheshire Regiment 1914-15 Star (Major, Ches. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Major), these three late issues; Coronation 1911, silver, unnamed; Territorial Decoration, G.V.R., unnamed, hallmarks for London 1917, with top bar, mounted as worn, nearly extremely fine (5) £140-180 Theodore Llewellyn Fennell was born in 1874. He qualified as a Medical Practitioner, gaining a M.B. and Ch.B. at Manchester University in 1901. He was employed as a House Surgeon at the Manchester Royal Infirmary and Assistant Medical Officer at the Manchester Workhouse Infirmary. Fennell became a member of the 3rd V.B. Cheshire Regiment in 1898. With the onset of war, he entered the France/Flanders theatre of war as a Major with the 5th V.B. Cheshire Regiment on 15 February 1915. He was invalided to England in May 1915 suffering from Chronic Dysentery. Recovering sufficiently in England, he applied for a transfer to the R.A.M.C., there better to use his medical skills. He was re-commissioned a Major in the R.A.M.C. in May 1916. He returned to France in February 1918 and served there and with the Army of Occupation until June 1921, his last unit being the 142nd Field Ambulance. Latterly living at Hatfield House, Chilham, near Canterbury, he was Medical Officer for East Ashford. Sold with copied service papers and m.i.c., the latter indicating that the recipient’s Great War medals were issued in 1929. £140-£180
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Family group: three: Private H. Slater, Welsh Regiment, killed in action, Gallipoli, 8 August 1915 1914-15 Star (11890 Pte., Welsh R.); British War and Victory Medals (11890 Pte., Welsh R.) pair: Gunner J. Slater, Royal Garrison Artillery, died of wounds, 7 May 1917 british War and Victory Medals (63175 Gnr., R.A.) extremely fine (8) £140-180 Harry Slater was born and lived in Chearsley, Buckinghamshire and enlisted at Newport, Monmouthshire. Serving with the 8th Battalion Welsh Regiment, he was killed in action in Gallipoli on 8 August 1915, aged 24 years. His name is commemorated on the Helles Memorial. joseph Slater was born in Chearsley, Buckinghamshire and enlisted at Aylesbury. Serving with the 90th Siege Battalion Royal Garrison Artillery, he died of wounds, France/Flanders, on 7 May 1917, aged 20 years. He was buried in Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun. harry and Joseph Slater were the sons of Peter and Janet Slater of Rose Cottage, Chearsley, Buckinghamshire. sold with Welsh Regiment shoulder title and Royal Artillery and Rifle Brigade cap badges. £140-£180
1914-15 Star trios (4) (41784 Gnr. J. E. Workman, R.G.A./R.A.; 108189 Spr./A. Sjt. M. Harris, R.E.; M2-102491 Pte. J. R. Graham, A.S.C.; M2-020076 Pte. G. Macaulen, A.S.C.) ‘Harris’ group worn; others very fine and better (12) £100-140 Gunner Jesse E. Workman, R.G.A. entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 16 February 1915. Discharged to the reserve on 6 March 1919. sold with copied m.i.c. £100-£140
1914-15 Star trios (3) (4576/4516 Pte. W. J. Batchelor, 4-Lond. R./R. Fus.; 15150 Pte. W. L. Phillips, W. Rid. R.; 189699 A. S. Warren, L.S., R.N.) ‘Phillips’ group late issues, very fine and better (9) £80-100 4576 Private William J. Batchelor, 4th Battalion London Regiment, entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 27 October 1915. Later serving with the Labour Corps, he was discharged on 22 March 1919. Sold with copied m.i.c. private William L. Phillips, West Riding Regiment, entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 17 July 1915. Later serving with the Leicestershire Regiment, he was discharged on 9 August 1917. sold with copied m.i.c. £80-£100
1914-15 Star and Victory Medal pairs (7) (157 Pte. J. C. Lord, R. Fus.; S-6157 Pte. E. Craig, Rif. Brig.; 66085 Dvr./Gnr. A. H. Grist, R.F.A./R.A.; 47189 Dvr. G. T. Taylor, R.F.A./R.A.; 30414 Spr. J. A. Brown, R.E.; 71404 Dvr. A. Hastings, R.E.; 2198 Pte. J. Smith, R.A.M.C.) fine and better (14) £100-140 Medals to Taylor with copied m.i.c. which states medals forfeited. £100-£140
Pair: Private G. Bright, 12th Australian Light Horse british War Medal 1914-20 (80 Pte., 12 L.H.R. A.I.F.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (80 Pte., 1-L.H. A.I.F.) nearly very fine (2) £120-160 George Bright was born in Battersea. A Station Hand by occupation, he enlisted into the 1st Light Horse Regiment, Australian Imperial Force on 13 January 1915, aged 20 years. He transferred to the 12th Light Horse Regiment in March 1915 but returned to the 1st L.H. R. in October the same year. He served for a short period in Gallipoli, August-September 1915 but was invalided to Malta suffering from dysentery on 21 September. Still suffering from the disease, he was returned to Australia in August 1916 and was discharged from the A.I.F. on 14 April 1917. He died from the effects of chronic dysentery on 2 August 1918. He was buried in Nunhead (All Saints) Cemetery. Entitled to a 1914-15 Star. sold with a quantity of copied service papers. £120-£160
Three: Company Quartermaster Serjeant F. J. Heale, London Regiment british War and Victory Medals (2658 C. Sjt., 7-Lond. R.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (350788 C.Q.M. Sjt., 7/Lond. R.) good very fine (3) £120-160 M.S.M. London Regiment 3 June 1919. The recipient came from Leyton. £120-£160
Four: Warrant Officer Class 2 C. H. Youngjohns, Worcestershire Regiment british War and Victory Medals (9 S. Sjt., Worc. R.); Territorial Force War Medal 1914-19 (9 W.O. Cl. II, Worc. R.); Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (9 Sjt., 7/Worc. Regt.) nearly extremely fine (4) £160-200 £160-£200
Family group: pair: Private J. Pearman, King’s Shropshire Light Infantry late Military Foot Police, killed in action, 22 August 1918 british War and Victory Medals (P-1739 Pte., M.F.P.); Memorial Plaque (John Pearman) extremely fine pair: Private H. Pearman, South Staffordshire Regiment british War and Victory Medals (3057 Pte., S. Staff. R.) good very fine (5) £120-160 John Pearman was born in Walsall. Prior to the war he served in the Walsall Constabulary. With the onset of war he enlisted at Walsall into the Military Foot Police as Private P-1739. Transferring then to the 10th (Shropshire and Cheshire Yeomanry) Battalion King’s Shropshire Light Infantry as Private 31870, he was killed in action on 22 August 1918. Having no known grave his name is commemorated on the Loos Memorial. He was the son of John and Matilda Pearman of 94 New Mills Street, Palfrey, Walsall. Sold with a folder containing a commemorative scroll, copied m.i.c. for John and his brother Harry Pearman and copied photographs of John and his father, with other research. for their father’s medal, see Lot 259. £120-£160
Five: Acting Flight Lieutenant L. R. Backhouse, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve british War and Victory Medals (2 Lieut., R.A.F.); Defence and War Medals, unnamed; Cadet Forces Medal, E.II.R., 2nd issue (Act. Flt. Lt., R.A.F.V.R.(T.)), surname spelt ‘Blackhouse’ on last, good very fine and better (5) £100-120 Leslie Ray Paul Backhouse was born on 20 June 1896. From Ipswich, Suffolk and a Clerk in civilian life, he was appointed as 2nd Lieutenant on Probation in the R.F.C. on 19 December 1917. His rank was confirmed on 12 June 1918 and he was transferred to the Unemployed List on 5 April 1919. Appointed a Flight Officer with the R.A.F.V.R. Training Branch in March 1950, he was later advanced to Acting Flight Lieutenant. sold with copied Great War service papers. £100-£120
Family group: pair: Colour Serjeant T. Roe, Middlesex Regiment army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue (586 C. Sgt., Middlesex Regt.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (C. Sjt., Midd’x. R.) pair: Private T. F. Roe, Royal Fusiliers, killed in action, 16 April 1917 british War and Victory Medals (GS-53117 Pte., R. Fus.); Memorial Plaque (Thomas Frederick Roe), in card envelope pair: Corporal L. Roe, Middlesex Regiment, killed in action, 28 March 1918 british War and Victory Medals (L.14528 Cpl., Midd’x. R.); Memorial Plaque (Leonard Roe), in card envelope, extremely fine (8) £400-460 Thomas Roe was born in St. Pancras, London. He enlisted into the Middlesex Regiment on 24 January 1883. With them he served in India, March 1884-November 1892. He married Mary Ann Noble at St. Andrew’s Church, Bombay, on 25 March 1891, with whom he had two sons - Thomas Frederick and Leonard. He was discharged on 31 February 1905 and was awarded the M.S.M. in 1929. thomas Frederick Roe was born in Mhow, India, on 20 December 1891, and living at Kensal Rise, he enlisted at London. Serving with the 20th Battalion Royal Fusiliers, he was killed in action on 16 April 1917. He was buried in the Heninel-Croisilles Road Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. leonard Roe was born in Brockley, Kent, on 30 November 1898. Enlisting at London he was serving with the 2nd Battalion Middlesex Regiment when he was killed in action on 28 March 1918. Having no known grave, his name is commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial. At the time of his death his parents were living at 247 Crickeade Road, Swindon. sold with copied service papers to T. Roe; copied m.i.c. for each of the brothers and sundry damaged card boxes of issue, enclosures and envelopes. Also with a letter addressed to Mr Roe, dated 29 May 1917, written by Corporal C. H. Owen, 20th Battalion Royal Fusiliers, giving details of the death of T. F. Roe, ‘.... On April 16th the Batt. made an attack & I have learned from a comrade that your son was killed by a bullet & died almost immediately without any pain....’ Together with a note addressed to Mr Roe, dated 17 April 1918, written by H. L. Shawcross, 2nd Battalion Middlesex Regiment, expressing sorrow at the loss of Corporal L. Roe. £400-£460
Pair: Private H. E. Barrett, 3rd Battalion London Regiment, died of wounds, 6 July 1916 british War and Victory Medals (3962 Pte., 3-Lond. R.); Memorial Plaque (Harold Edward Barrett) extremely fine (3) £100-140 Harold Edward Barrett was born in and lived in Wood Green and enlisted at Farringdon Street. Serving with ‘D’ Company, 3rd Battalion London Regiment (Royal Fusliers), he died of wounds on 6 July 1916. He was buried at the Le Treport Military Cemetery. He was the son of Edward William and Elizabeth Amelia Barrett. sold with a photograph of the recipent. Plaque in original card envelope and with fragmentary envelope addressed to ‘Mr E. W. Barrett, 71, Whittington Rd., Bowes Park, N.22’; also with medals’ card box lid and enclosure. £100-£140
Pair: Able Seaman A. R. Johnson, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, attached Anson Battalion, Royal Naval Division british War and Victory Medals (R. 1591 A.B., R.N.V.R.), edge bruise to first, good very fine (2) £60-80 Arthur Robert Johnson, a native of Maidenhead who was born in September 1891, transferred from the Army Reserve to the ‘Wavy Navy’ in June 1917 and was posted to the Anson Battalion, Royal Naval Division. Arriving in France that October, he participated in the fighting at Passchendaele and ‘Welsh Ridge’, but was admitted to No. 6 General Hospital, Rouen in mid-January 1918, suffering from severe trench foot. He was, of course, one of many victims of the appalling conditions at Passchendaele, where, according to Jerrold’s history of the R.N.D., ‘To turn aside by so much as a yard was to plunge waist deep in a sea of mud, where the bodies of the dead were rotting unburied as in primeval slime.’ Johnson was subsequently invalided out of the service at the R.N. Hospital, Plymouth and received the King’s Discharge Certificate in October 1918. £60-£80
Family group: three: Corporal H. Phipps, Royal Air Force british War and Victory Medals (204577 Cpl., R.A.F.); Royal Air Force Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R. (204577 Cpl. Mech., R.A.F.) pair: Private G. Phipps, Royal Sussex Regiment, killed in action, 26 March 1917 british War and Victory Medals (1650 Pte., R. Suss. R.), initial given as ‘C’ on second medal, nearly extremely fine and better (5) £350-450 Henry Phipps m.S.M. London Gazette 1 January 1919. ‘.... in recognition of distinguished services’. henry Phipps was born in Bognor, Sussex, on 14 April 1896. The son of Mr Frederick and Mrs H. Phipps of 44 Pier Road, Littlehampton, Sussex, and an Engineer by occupation, he enlisted into the R.N.A.S. as an Engineer on 1 August 1916. Holding the rank of Leading Mechanic, he later transferred to the R.A.F. as a Fitter (Aero Engine) with the rank of Corporal Mechanic. He served in France, 25 May 1915-19 June 1916; 29 June 1916-18 April 1917; 10 January-19 April 1918, and then latterly served there until February 1919. he is recorded as serving in the following actions (ref. Air Defence of Britain, by Cole and Cheeseman): ‘9 February 1916 (Daylight): Flt. Sub-Lieut. W. H. Oakey and Air Mechanic H. Phipps flying from RNAS Westgate in a B.E.2c No.1188 took part as one of 24 defence sorties against one Friedrichshafen FF33e and one Hansa-Brandenburg NW, whose target was Broadstairs and Ramsgate. The result of the raid was none killed and three injured. 19 March 1916 (Daylight): Flt. Sub-Lieut. Deans and Air Mechanic H. Phipps flying from RNAS Westgate in a B.E.2c No.1159 took part as one of 30 defence sorties against four Friedrichshafen FF33b-f, one Hansa-Brandenburg and one Gotha Ursinus W.D. whose target was Dover, Deal and Ramsgate. The result of the raid was 14 killed, 26 injured. 19/20 May 1916 (Night): Flt. Sub-Lieut. J. S. Browne and Air Mechanic H. Phipps flying from RNAS Westgate in a B.E.2c No.1158 took part as one of eight defence sorties against three Friedrichshafen FF33, three Hansa-Brandenburg NW and one Gotha Ursinus W.D. whose target was the Kent coast. The result of the raid was one killed and two injured.’ phipps was transferred to the R.A.F. Reserve in March 1919 and discharged in April 1920. He enlisted in the Class B Reserve as an Aircraftsman Class 2 on 21 December 1938 and was appointed a Serjeant on the following day. Sold with copied service papers and other research. george Phipps george Phipps, brother of Henry, was born in Bognor and enlisted at Littlehampton. Serving with the 4th Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment, he was killed in action in Egypt, 26 March 1917, aged 22 years. His name is commemorated on the Jerusalem Memorial. £350-£450
Pair: Private W. Dare, 20th Battalion, London Regiment, subsequently 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment british War and Victory Medals (6412 Pte., 20-Lond. R.) good very fine (2) £40-50 William Dare was born at Shoreditch, Middlesex and enlisted at Whitehall. He was killed in action in France and Flanders on 28 March 1918 whilst serving with the 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment, having previously served with the 20th Battalion, London Regiment. £40-£50
Pair: Acting Sergeant W. Hobbs, Royal West Kent Regiment, subsequently 2nd Garrison Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers british War and Victory Medals (3-8083 A. Sjt., R. W. Kent R.); together with memorial plaque (William Hobbs) good very fine or better (3) £60-80 William Hobbs was born in Cirencester, Gloucestershire and enlisted at Tunbridge Wells, Kent. He died in Mesopotamia on 23 December 1917 whilst serving with the 2nd Garrison Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. £60-£80
Pair: Private T. W. Wright, 2nd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment british War and Victory Medals (GS-6701 Pte., R. W. Kent R.) good very fine (2) £40-50 Thomas Walter Wright was wounded in Mesopotamia in June 1916 and died whilst a prisoner of war after the Siege of Kut on 7 September 1916. £40-£50
Pair: Private H. J. James, 3rd Battalion, London Regiment british War and Victory Medals (5388 Pte., 3-Lond. R.); together with memorial plaque (Herbert John James) nearly very fine or better (3) £80-100 Herbert John James was born and lived in Norwood and enlisted at Whitehall. He was killed in action in France and Flanders on 15 May 1917 whilst serving with the 3rd Battalion, London Regiment. £80-£100
Pair: Private C. Harland, West Riding Regiment british War and Victory Medals (24266 Pte., W. Rid. R.); together with memorial plaque (Cecil Harland) nearly extremely fine £80-100 Cecil Harland was born at Northallerton, Yorkshire and lived in Darlington, Durham. He was killed in action in France and Flanders on 9 April 917 whilst serving with the 2nd Battalion, West Riding Regiment. £80-£100
Pair: Private H. Kershaw, West Riding Regiment british War and Victory Medals (15927 Pte., W. Rid. R.); together with memorial plaque (Hodgson Kershaw) good very fine (3) £80-100 Hodgson Kershaw was born and enlisted at Halifax. He was killed in action in France and Flanders on 27 November 1917 whilst serving with the 2/6th Battalion, West Riding Regiment. £80-£100
British War and Victory Medal pairs (8) (152356 Gnr. E. Gleadhill, R.A.; 214324 Gnr. H. J. Harrison, R.A.; 179894 Gnr. G. W. Hartwell, R.A.; L-41504 Bmbr. R. E. Jones, R.A.; 201298 Gnr. J. R. Mosely, R.A.; L-14713 Gnr. J. Parker, R.A.; SE-16331 Pte. J. Peck, ....; L-43419 Gnr. G. E. Shearson, R.A.), medals to ‘Peck’ with erased unit, some with edge bruising, fine and better (16) £100-140 Medals to ‘Harrison’ with copied m.i.c.; medals to ‘Jones’ in damaged card box of issue; medals to ‘Peck’ with copied m.i.c. showing service with the A.V.C. and R.F.A.; medals to ‘Shearson’ with copied m.i.c. showing ‘Enlistment 3.9.15’ and ‘Discharge 29.4.18’. £100-£140
British War and Victory Medal pairs (7) (3260 Gnr. H. Allen, R.A.; 274506 Pnr. J. Banks, R.E.; 120615 Cpl. A. E. Cordwell, R.E.; 269541 Pnr. W. Darby, R.E.; 289590 Spr. W. Maloney, R.E.; 134623 Spr. G. E. Penney, R.E.; 69992 Spr. R. Porter, R.E.) nearly very fine and better (14) £90-120 Medals to ‘Banks’ with copied m.i.c. £90-£120
Pair: Private L. L. Ackermann, 7th Battalion, East Kent Regiment, who was killed in action on 1 July 1916 british War and Victory Medals (G-5053 Pte., E. Kent R.) nearly very fine (2) £120-150 Leon Lorden Ackerman was born and lived at Lynsted, Kent and enlisted at Sittingbourne, Kent. He was killed in action in France and Flanders on 1 July 1916 whilst serving with the 7th Battalion, East Kent Regiment. the following is extracted from a phoocopied newspaper cutting included with the lot: ‘... Mr Leon Ackermann, who was 29 years of age, enlisted in the Buffs at the outbreak of the war and at the time of his death was a Lance Corporal. He was killed on July 1st in the great advance. He was formerly an architect and draughtsman in the office of Messsrs Drake and Boucher, of Rochester, but for four years before the war he suffered bad health and relinquished that position. He had just recovered when the war broke out. He was very popular in his village and much sympathy is felt with the bereaved family.’ Sold with copy of m.i.c. which confirms that he was additionally entitled to a 1914-15 Star. £120-£150
Pair: Private M. Bingham, 13th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment british War and Victory Medals (202336 Pte., E. Kent R.); together with memorial plaque (Moses Bingham); transmission slip for B.W.M. and Registered packets of issue for medals and plaque, nearly extremely fine (3) £60-80 Moses Bingham was born at Frittenden, Kent and enlisted at Tunbridge Wells. He was killed in action in France and Flanders on 27 September 1917 whilst serving with the 13th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. £60-£80
Three: Lieutenant-Colonel R. H. James, Northern Pioneers british War and Victory Medals (T. Capt.); Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers’ Decoration, G.V.R. (Major R. H. James, N. Prs.), complete with brooch bar, in Royal Mint case of issue; Canadian War Service Badge, (159199), bronze and enamel screw-backed badge, extremely fine (4) £220-260 Sold with Canadian Certificate of Military Qualification, dated 21 & 22 April 1915, having passed the prescribed examination for the rank of Captain; Warrant, appointing Reginald Heler James to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Northern Pioneers; War Service Badge Certificate, confirming badge ‘159199’ to ‘R. H. James’ of the ‘C.R.T.D.’; a medal forwarding slip; riband bar, and with a section of The Northern News, of Kirkland Lake, Ontario, dated 6 August 1937, in which a speech given by Colonel Jameson on the history of markets ‘from the time of Adam’ is recorded. £220-£260
Family group to father and son: three: Private G. Cardy, Essex Regiment general Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (6619878 Pte., Essex R.); 1939-45 Star; War Medal 1939-45 general Service 1962, 3 clasps, Borneo, Malay Peninsula, Northern Ireland (24029584 Rfn. G. Cardy, 2 Green Jackets), in card box, good very fine (4) £180-220 £180-£220
Seven: Driver R. W. Parkin, Royal Engineers general Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (4033692 Dvr., R.E.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, clasp, 8th Army; Italy Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf, very fine and better (7) £80-100 M.I.D. not confirmed. £80-£100
Pair: Lieutenant J. R. Hex, Suffolk Regiment general Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, G.VI.R. (2/Lt., Suffolk R.); Coronation 1953, unnamed, mounted as worn, good very fine (2) £100-140 John Robert Hex was educated at Haileybury. As a Cadet he was commissioned into the Suffolk Regiment (London Gazette 1 September 1950), promoted to Lieutenant (London Gazette 29 December 1953), and advanced to Acting Captain (London Gazette 7 June 1957). Sold with a quantity of copied research, which includes confirmation of Coronation Medal. £100-£140
Nine: Captain R. H. Smart, Royal Engineers india General Service 1936-39, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1936-37 (1865647 Sjt., R.E.); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (1865647 Sjt., R.E.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals; Coronation 1953; Army L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (Lt., R.E.), mounted as worn, very fine (9) £260-300 C.S.M. Reginald Henry Smart, R.E., was commissioned and ranked as a War Substantive Lieutenant in December 1941. He was appointed a Temporary Captain in August 1944 and confirmed in that rank in January 1953. Captain Smart retired in 1959. sold with the recipient’s Army Certificate of Education (3), 1st, 2nd and 3rd Class; Coronation Medal 1953 Certificate of award to Captain Smart; a letter with envelope addressed to ‘Captain R. H. Smart, 68 Richmond Street, Totterdown, Bristol 3’ re. the award of W.W.2 medals; a photograph album containing photographs of the recipient, colleagues, natives and scenery in India; other loose photographs. £260-£300
Six: Serjeant M. Deegan, Royal Signals india General Service 1936-39, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1936-37 (2318967 Cpl., R. Sigs.); 1939-45 Star; Pacific Star; Defence and War Medals; Army L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue, Regular Army (2318967 Sjt., R. Sigs.), mounted as worn, some edge bruising and contact marks, very fine (6) £140-180 £140-£180
Seven: Private J. M. Hamilton, 156th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, late Warwickshires, who died of wounds at Arnhem on 21 September 1944 india General Service 1936-39, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1937-39 (5109896 Pte., R. War. R.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals, good very fine or better (7) £1800-2200 John Mallon Hamilton, a native of Belfast, probably joined the 156th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, on its formation in 1943, soon after which, as a component of 4th Parachute Brigade, it took part in a number of minor operations in the Middle East and Italy. arriving back in the U.K. at the end of the year, the Battalion was duly employed in operation ‘Market Garden’, and landed on Dropping Zone ‘Y’, at the top of Ginkel Heath, on 18 September, under mortar fire. Quickly in action in support of the 10th Battalion, the 156th lost 40 men killed on this day alone. Further heavy casualties were sustained in an attempt to retake the crossing at Wolfhezen on the 19th, from which place the Battalion’s survivors fought their way through to General Urquhart’s Divisional H.Q. inside the Oosterbeek perimeter on the 20th - and it was in the course of this latter initiative that Hamilton fell mortally wounded, an incident later recalled by Harry Bankhead in his history of 151/156 Parachute Battalion, Salute to the Steadfast (a signed edition is included): ‘We were now heading north-east towards Valkenburglaan through more open woods ... At 1200 hours, the 10th Battalion had broken clear and was reported to have reached Valkenburglaan in close touch with the Division’s perimeter. Progress became slower because the leading files were constantly exchanging fire with the encroaching Germans. The enemy suffered higher casualties, but our own were considerable. I passed John Hamilton lying on the ground with a serious stomach wound that was clearly mortal. He died the next day. A fortnight earlier he had introduced me to his wife and children.’ Hamilton died of his wounds in St. Joseph’s Mental Hospital at Apeldoorn and was buried in the Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery. £1800-£2200
Eight: Sergeant R. G. Storey, Royal Air Force 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Defence and War Medals; U.N. Korea; General Service 1918-62, G.VI.R.., 1 clasp, Malaya (522947 Sgt., R.A.F.); Royal Air Force L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 1st issue (522947 Sgt., R.A.F.), mounted as worn; Dunkirk Veterans Association Medal, some contact marks, very fine (7) £120-160 Sold with Dunkirk Veterans Association Membership Card, to R. G. Storey, of Singleton Court, Patrington, East Yorkshire. Storey joined the Association in October 1985. With Withernsea Hospital Patient’s Property envelope, named to Reginald Storey, date of admission, 8 May 1992. Also with card box of issue for U.N. Korea Medal, with label inscribed, ‘Sgt. Storey, No.2 Sqdn. Full Sutton’. £120-£160
Five: Private E. Pratt, Royal Sussex Regiment and Reconnaissance Corps 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, clasp, 8th Army; Italy Star, clasp, Rimini Line; Defence and War Medals, mounted as worn; together with Royal Sussex Regiment Coronation Medal 1937 (Pte. E. Pratt 6399393), bronze; Royal Sussex Regiment Prize Medal, rev. inscribed, ‘Runner-up St. Lucia Squad, 6399393 Pte. E. Pratt’, bronze three: Corporal S. Ingham, East Lancashire Regiment defence and War Medals; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Territorial (3387503 Cpl., E. Lan. R.), mounted for display, very fine and better (11) £100-140 Medals to Pratt sold with Reconnaissance Corps cap badge and Reconnaissance Corps Comrades Association membership card - which shows service in the 44th Recce Regt. and a home address of ‘73 St. Johns Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire’. £100-£140
Four: Private R. H. Blakeman, Essex Regiment, died/killed, 6 April 1943 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Territorial (6009542 Pte., Essex R.) good very fine (4) £100-140 Private Richard Herbert Blakeman, 1/4th Battalion Essex Regiment, was killed/died, on 6 April 1943, aged 28 years. He was buried in the Sfax War Cemetery, Tunisia. He was the son of Richard William and May Amelia Blakeman and husband of Ivy Henrietta Blakeman of Southend-on-Sea, Essex. Sold with photograph. £100-£140
Five: Major D. Derham-Reid, Manchester Regiment, attached East Lancashire Regiment 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals; Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Kenya (Major D. Derham-Reid, E. Lan. R.) mounted as worn, the last rare to the regiment, very fine (5) £250-300 Major D. Derham-Reid served as a Lieutenant and Captain with the Manchester Regiment from August 1939, but at various times was attached to the East Lancashire Regiment. sold with some service details. £250-£300
Family group: six: Private R. W. Bell, Royal Military Police 1939-45 Star; Italy Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals; General Service Medal 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1945-48 (14790890 Pte., R.M.P.), service number corrected, good very fine general Service 1962, 1 clasp, Dhofar (AC P. W. Bell, (J8094093) RAF) late issue, in card box of issue, extremely fine (6) £160-200 Aircraftsman P. W. Bell qualified for the Dhofar clasp with his service at R.A.F. Salah in 1972. sold with copied correspondence from R.A.F. Innsworth re. the award of the medal dated September-November 1994. £160-£200
Six: Squadron Leader R. H. Gommo, Royal Air Force 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals; Coronation 1937; Royal Air Force L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue (335307 F/Sgt., R.A.F.), service number re-impressed, mounted as worn, slight contact marks, very fine (6) £140-180 Flight Sergeant Gommo was appointed a Warrant Officer in January 1939 and was commissioned a Flying Officer in the Technical (Engineering) Branch of the R.A.F. in July 1940. He was promoted to Flight Lieutenant in March 1945 and Squadron Leader in January 1951. He left the active list of the R.A.F. in February 1959. Sold with the recipient’s Flying Log Book for the period 1922-31; four identity disks, two magazines; copied service details, warrants and photographs. £140-£180
Three: Private W. G. Bowhay, Devonshire Regiment, killed in action, 11 July 1944 1939-45 Star, unnamed; France and Germany Star, rev. inscribed, ‘5630876 Pte. W. G. Bowhay, 2/Devon. R.’; War Medal 1939-45, edge inscribed, ‘5630876 Pte. W. G. Bowhay, 2/Devon. R.’, extremely fine (3) £70-90 5630878 Private William George Bowhay, 2nd Battalion Devonshire Regment, was killed in action on 11 July 1944, aged 21 years. He was buried in the Tilly-sur-Seulles War Cemetery, Calvados, France. He was the son of George Edward and Harriet Ellen Bowhay of Milton South, Devon. Sold with card box of issue, addressed to Mrs H. E. Bowhay, Hillside, South Molton, Kingsbridge, S. Devon’ and named condolence slip. £70-£90
Pair: Private R. R. Sweeney, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry korea 1950-53, Canadian issue, silver (SD-190616 R. R. Sweeney); U.N. Korea (SD-190616 R. R. Sweeney) nearly extremely fine (2) £180-220 Raymond Robert Sweeney was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on 17 September 1830. A Boiler Scaler by occupation, he attested for service in the Canadian Armed Forces on 15 November 1948. he was posted to the 1st Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry in February 1949 and subsequently was ‘parachute’ and ‘arctic’ trained. Serving with the P.P.C.L.I., he was involved in a plane crash on 7 February 1950. As one of five members of the P.P.C.L.I. on board the plane, taking part in the Allied Forces Exercise ‘Sweetbriar’ - searching for a missing U.S.A.F. C-54, he survived the crash and with the others, maintained themselves in the hostile enviroment of the Whitehorse Yukon Territory until rescued on 10 February. ‘Headquarters Western Command, Edmonnton’, wrote, ‘The courage and initiative shown by these soldiers under dangerous and most difficult conditions reflects credit not only on themselves as soldiers but also on the Canadian Army as a whole’. It was also added that a copy of the commendation should be placed on the personal files of the soldiers concerned. recovering from his ordeal he married Beryl Augusta Patmore at Crossfield, Alberta on 15 April 1950. as a Private in the 1st Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, he was posted to Korea in October 1951. He died in Korea on 25 March 1952 when the tent in which he was sleeping accidently caught fire. He was buried in the United Nations Military Cemetery, Tanggok, Korea. A Memorial Cross was subsequently issued to his wife. sold with a large quantity of copied service and related papers. £180-£220
Pair: Guardsman K. Stuchbury, Coldstream Guards general Service 1962, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (24125555 Gdsm., Coldm. Gds.); U.N. Medal, UNFICYP ribbon, unnamed pair: Lance Bombardier A. P. Fuller, Royal Artillery general Service 1962, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (24767931 L. Bdr., RA); U.N. Medal, UNFICYP ribbon, unnamed pair: Private S. J. Sands, Royal Anglian Regiment general Service 1962, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (24707798 Pte., R. Anglian), edge bruising; U.N. Medal, UNPROFOR ribbon, mounted court style as worn, good very fine (6) £120-160 £120-£160
Six: Corporal I. D. Bennett, Prince of Wales’s Royal Regiment, late Royal Hampshire Regiment general Service 1962, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (24714262 Pte., R. Hamps.); N.A.T.O. Medal 1994, 1 clasp, Former Yugoslavia, unnamed; N.A.T.O. Medal 1994, 1 clasp, Kosovo, unnamed; Jubilee 2002, unnamed; Accumulated Campaign Service Medal, E.II.R. (24714262 Cpl., PWRR); Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (24714262 Cpl., PWRR), mounted court style as worn, extremely fine (6) £480-520 £480-£520
Three: Private K. R. A. Martin, Parachute Regiment general Service 1962, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (25111958 Pte., Para) ; N.A.T.O. Medal 1994, no clasp, for Macedonia, unnamed; Operational Service Medal 2000, 1 clasp, Afghanistan (25111958 Pte., Para), rosette on ribbon, mounted for display, nearly extremely fine (3) £800-1000 Notes with the lot state that Private K. R. A. Martin, 2nd Battalion Parachute Regiment, served in East Tyrone, Northern Ireland, 1999 and September 2002-March 2003. He then served in Operation ‘Essential Harvest’ in Macedonia, August-September 2001, followed by service in Kabul, Afghanistan, December 2001-March 2002. Since leaving the Army he has served in Iraq as a ‘Close Protection Bodyguard’, 2005-06. £800-£1000
Pair: Staff Sergeant L. Ihle, Royal Artillery general Service 1962, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (22522499 S. Sgt., RA); Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (22522499 Sgt., RA) pair: Staff Sergeant I. E. Evans, Royal Signals general Service 1962, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (24576975 Sgt., R. Signals); Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (24576975 S. Sgt., R. Signals) very fine and better (4) £160-200 £160-£200
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