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Extremely Rare Edition [Tennyson (Alfred Lord)] Poems MDCCCXXX - MDCCCXXXIII, Sm. sq. 8vo N.P. Privately Printed. 1862, pp. VIII, 112pp, uncut, entirely unopened, orig. blue printed wrappers. Ex. Rare. Wise, Pt. III: I pp. 3- 7. The infamous Hotten piracy advertised in his 1862 catalogue as: The Lost Poems of the Poet Laureate - These are the choice poems that have been dropped or thrown aside by the Poet during his literary career [actually suppressed from Poems chiefly Lyrical 1830, and Poems 1833]... The little volume also includes variations in the text, and the successive changes that have taken place in the growing up of the poems. It is understood that only an exceedingly limited number of copies have been taken off... An injunction against the sale of the volume was obtained by Tennyson and Hotten was subsequently obliged to surrender all the copies in his power. The editorship has been confidently ascribed to J. Dykes Campbell, then Cochrane & Co.'s. representative in Toronto, but the printer, possibly Walford in England., remains obscure. The rarity of the book appears to be somewhat disputed: according to Campbell only about 40 or 50 copies were "brought" to London: Wise himself possibly only acquired his copy latterly, since it is not mentioned until the Addenda to the Ashley Catalogue; and R.H. Shepherd in his Tennyson Bibliography 1896 states that he had never seen a copy. On the other hand Hotten himself while insisting on the volume's extreme rarity and desirability, was selling it for 9/6d, and John Carter recently described it, deprecatingly, as appearing with "the by now familiar note that it was so rigorously suppressed that very few copies are now in existence." See Book Collector Winter, 1963, pp. 492 - 3. Apparently some copies were also issued in large paper format, and others in green, not blue, wrappers.
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Behan (Brendan) The Hostage, L. 1958, First, d.w.; also Poems & A Play in Irish, Gallery Press 1981. First, d.w.; O'Brien (Flann) The Hard Life, L. 1961, First, d.w.; Heaney (Seamus) Station Island, L. 1984; also Sweeney Astray, L. 1984, and Seeing Things, L. 1991, All First English Edns., d.w.'s etc; & 1 other vol. All v. good. (7)
Rare American Coloured Plate Book Coloured Plates: The Iris: An Illuminated Souvenir, for MDCCCLII, Edited by John S. Hart L.L.D. Roy 8vo Philadelphia (Lippincott, Grambe & Co.) 1852. First Edn., 12 fine cold. litho plts. include. presentation plate, titles etc. Presented to Mrs. James Mc Henry (N. Ireland), whose daughter may have been the wife of Seth Eastman, the illustrator of this volume. A.e.g. recent hf. crimson mor. Ex. Fine. (1) * This beautiful volume is notable for its bright and colourful litho illus, from drawings made by Eastman while stationed for 8 years at and around Fort Smelling on the Upper Mississippi River. This gift book was mainly a vehicle for the romantic fictions of Indian life in Minnesota.
Travel: Lambert (C. & S.) The Voyage of The 'Wanderer', Ed. by Gerald Young. Sm. folio L. 1883. First Edn., hf. title, frontis, decor. title, fold. map, 24 cold. litho plts., numerous wd. engraved illus. all by R.T. Pritchett & others unopened copy, orig. blue cloth, with cold. pict. overlays front & back. Clean copy. (1)
Northern Ireland: Day (Angelique) & McWilliams (P.)eds. Ordnance Survey, Memoirs of Ireland, Vol.s 1 - 40, complete with 'Index of People and Places,' together 41 vols. 4to Belfast (Queens) & Dublin (R.I.A.) 1990 - 1998 & 2002, Sole Edns., some illus., orig. d.w.'s & cloth. As a lot. A Complete Set. (41)
1960's silver-coloured metal and gilt designer brooch made by Maughan Harvey (silversmith and goldsmith who studied under George and Henry Hart at Chipping Camden, 1940's to 1980's) and designed by Arthur Edward Harvey of abstract pierced curved design and similar copper brooch, also made by Maughan Harvey
Silver-coloured metal, gilt and Swiss crystal 1960's designer pendant made by Maughan Harvey (silversmith and goldsmith who studied under George and Henry Hart, Chipping Camden, 1940's to 1980's), designed by Arthur Edward Harvey, abstract multiple scroll design set with faceted natural crystals, on fine chain
Portugal, Order of Aviz, Commander’s breast star, by F G da Costa of Lisbon, post 1894 type, in silver, silver-gilt and enamels, crowned cross of the Aviz at centre without border, sacred heart above, reverse bearing maker’s plaque inscribed ‘FREDERICO G. DA COSTA. R. DE S. JULIÃO No.110-3, FABRICANTE DE CONDECORACÕES LISBOA’ and brooch pin for wear, width 87mm, in red case with the embossed outer letters ‘D.C.I.’ (Dom Carlos I), extremely fine
Portugal, Order of St James of the Sword, Republic Issue (Post 1910), Grand Cross collar & badge by F Da Costa, Lisbon, comprising: collar in silver-gilt and enamels, the collar chain of 22 alternating links of the insignia of St James of the Sword with wreath motifs, joined by wreath suspension links, and central maker’s plaque & fitting inscribed ‘FREDERICO DA COSTA. R. DE S. JULIÃO 110, FABRICANTE DES MEDALHAS LISBOA’, width 30mm, and badge in silver gilt and enamels, set with pastes, laurel wreath suspension above and loop, width 55mm, in original ‘Frederico Costa’ case of issue, a little minor wear, generally extremely fine (2)
Portugal, Order of Industrial Merit, Grand Cross set of insignia, Carlos I Type (1893-1910), by F G Da Costa of Lisbon, comprising sash badge in silver-gilt, gold and enamels, crown suspension and loop above, width 63mm, with original sash ribbon, and breast star, in silver-gilt, gold and enamels, crown above, lacking reverse brooch pin, reverse bearing maker’s plaque inscribed ‘FREDERICO G. DA COSTA. R. DE S. JULIÃO No.110-3, FABRICANTE DE CONDECORACÕES LISBOA’, width 78mm, in original red case with the embossed outer letters ‘D.C.I.’ (Dom Carlos I), this broken at hinges, pin lacking to breast star and reverse centrepiece to badge a touch loose, good very fine and rare (2)
Portugal, Order of Agricultural Merit, Grand Cross set of insignia, Carlos I Type (1893-1910), by F G Da Costa of Lisbon, comprising sash badge in silver-gilt, gold and enamels, crown suspension and loop above, uppermost point of star bearing Portuguese hallmarks showing the Cross of St James and another, width 62mm, and breast star in silver-gilt and enamels, crown above, reverse with brooch pin for wear and central maker’s plaque inscribed ‘FREDERICO G. DA COSTA. R. DE S. JULIÃO No.110-3, FABRICANTE DE CONDECORACÕES LISBOA’, bearing Portuguese hallmarks toward end of brooch-pin including the Cross of St James, width 77mm, in later case for Grand Officer’s insignia, interior marked ‘FREDERICO COSTA, LDA. LISBON’, minor reverse loss to central enamel, otherwise good very fine and rare (2)
The Great War ‘Armoured Trains’ Group of 7 awarded to Commander Astle Scott Littlejohns, C.M.G., Royal Australian Navy, late Royal Navy, who served in WWI as Captain of the armoured train H.M.A.T. Jellicoe in France and Flanders, for which he was awarded the C.M.G. He also commanded this and two other armoured trains at Antwerp, where he was wounded in action by high-explosive shell during a sortie, comprising: 1914 Star with Bar (Act. Commdr A. S. Littlejohns, CMG., R.N. Armd. Trains.); British War and Victory Medals (Commr. A. S. Littlejohns. R.N.), the latter with M.i.D.; Belgium, Order of Leopold, Knight’s breast badge with swords and silver palm upon ribbon; Belgium, Military Decoration, 1st Class, in bronze-gilt, with Distinguished Service type ribbon; Belgium, Croix de Guerre; and Thailand, Order of the White Elephant, Officer’s breast badge, in silver and silver-gilt with rosette, the group swing-mounted on bar (lacking reverse pin) for wear, toned, good very fine, an extremely rare (and possibly unique) combination of awards (7) NOTE: M.i.D.: London Gazette, 14 January 1915: ‘for gallant and distinguished service in the field’; C.M.G.: London Gazette, 22 December 1915: ‘in recognition of distinguished service in command of armoured trains in Flanders’; Order of Leopold: London Gazette, 28 April 1916: ‘in recognition of his services which connected with armoured trains in Belgium’; Belgian Croix de Guerre: London Gazette, 14 September 1918. Astle Scott Littlejohns was born on the 13th of June 1873, the son of W J Littlejohns, R.N. of Greenwich Park, and entered the Royal Navy for service on the 15th of January 1886. He served aboard various ships, reaching the rank of Lieutenant Commander despite some rather average reports from his superior officers. Consequently, he resigned at his own request in February 1902. Despite attending one or two retired officer courses, it was not until the outbreak of the Great War that he served with any real success, when he was placed as an officer with the Royal Naval Armoured trains in France and Flanders. Here, commanding 3 armoured trains, he finally distinguished himself as an officer. He appears to have played a role in the defence of Antwerp, and was slightly wounded during a sortie from this city by high explosive shell. The three armoured trains under his command: H.M.A.T. Jellicoe, H.M.A.T. Deguise, and H.M.A.T. Churchill, covered the withdrawal of the Royal Naval Division from Antwerp, and then supported the French, Belgian and British forces during the Battles of Ypres, Givenchy, La Bassée, and Neuve Chapelle. The Jellicoe itself was was armed with three 4.7-inch guns and, a handful of R.N. and R.M. personnel aside, was manned by around 70 Belgian volunteers. For this service he was presented the C.M.G. at Buckingham Palace on the 15th of April 1916, but late on in the Great War, and possibly from his wounds and other ailments, he was given a less demanding administrative position as Naval Representative for the Commonwealth of Australia from the 28th of February 1918, in which position he remained for over 3 years. It is believed that his Thai award might relate to his work in this role, as suggested by his service papers, which also show that he died on the 3rd of December, 1939. Offered with copied service papers.
Medals awarded to the Timms Family, groups to two brothers, comprising: (i) A Great War Trio & Memorial Plaque to Leading Seaman Arthur Frank Timms, Royal Navy, present at the Battle of Jutland aboard H.M.S. Erin, comprising 1914-15 Star (228889, A. F. Timms, A.B., R.N.) and British War and Victory medals (228889 A. F. Timms. Act. L. S. R.N.), Memorial Plaque (Arthur Frank Timms); and (ii) A Great War Pair to Gunner Harold Timms, R.G.A., comprising British War and Victory Medals (7923 Gnr. H. Timms. R.A.), toned, extremely fine (5) NOTE: Leading Seaman Arthur Frank Timms served aboard the S.S. Beacon Grange and drowned on the 23rd of January, 1919, at the age of 31. He was the son of John W. and Sarah A. Timms, husband of Ada Timms, of 39 Saxon Street, Abingdon, Northampton. Sold with a photograph of Arthur Frank Timms, some documentation, and a photograph of S.S. Beacon Grange.
Coldstream Guards, jewelled military badge in silver and enamels, in the form of a Garter Star, with blue enamel Garter, central cross set in rubies, the ground within the cross and star set with diamonds, 25mm, with reverse pin for wear, in original case of issue by S J Phillips of New Bond Street; with a related set of six buttons in 18 ct. gold, with matching split-ring fittings for wear (one of these lacking), in original Ortner & Houle of St James’s Street case of issue, extremely fine and of good quality (lot)
The Royal Geographical Society’s Victoria Medal awarded to Colonel Sidney Gerald Burrard, K.C.S.I., Royal Engineers, Surveyor of India, for his work on the Topography of the Himalayas (including Everest) in 1913 and who was considered ‘the eminent, member of the Community of Surveyors of the Empire’, together with his Baronet’s Badge, comprising: (i) Royal Geographical Society, Victoria Medal, in gold, by W. Wyon, young head of Queen Victoria, rev. the draped figure of Athena standing holding a wreath and map, at her feet a globe and sextant (Colonel S.G. Burrard, C.S.I., R.E., F.R.S. 1913), 55.5mm, 131g all in, glazed with gold rim, in original fitted Wyon case of issue (Eimer 1229); (ii) Baronet’s Badge, United Kingdom type, in silver-gilt and enamels (Burrard of Walhampton 3 April 1769), hallmarked London, 1935, in original Royal Mint case of issue, two tiny marks to glass near edge of the first, extremely fine (2) NOTE: C.S.I.: London Gazette, 12 December 1911: ‘Coronation Honours’; K.S.C.I.: London Gazette, 22 June 1914: ‘Royal Engineers, Surveyor-General in India’; 1913: S. G. Burrard Indian Survey - ‘For his distinguished contributions to geography and geodesy.’ Colonel Sidney Gerald Burrard (1860-1943) was born at Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight, and was the eldest son of Lieutenant Colonel Sidney Burrard of the Grenadier Guards. After being educated at Uppingham and at Wellington College he was sent to Woolwich to join the Royal Engineers. He was a talented Cadet, particularly in Mathematics, receiving his first commission in April 1879. He sailed for India in 1882, and spent two years at Roorkee at the Head Quarters of the Bengal Sappers and Miners, before joining the Survey of India in September 1884. In this role he performed important work in accurately calculating and revising longitudes in India, and establishing tidal observatories at either end of the Suez canal, but it was in his work as Superintendent of the Trigonometrical Survey in Calcutta from 1899 onwards that he performed much of his greatest work. Written in collaboration with Sir Henry Hayden, Director of the Geological Survey of India, he wrote the book ‘A Sketch of the Geography and Geology of the Himalayan Mountains and Tibet.’ This work published a mine of hitherto unknown information regarding the Himalayas, including names, heights of peaks, classification into ranges, rivers, glaciers, lakes etc. In 1911, Burrard was made Surveyor-General of India in 1911, and was made C.S.I. at the Durbar in Delhi. In 1907 he had become a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and in 1913 he was awarded the Victoria Medal. The President of the Society, Lord Curzon, commented at the presentation: “There is not a scientific explorer of our time who has not consulted and in some measure been guided by Colonel Burrard, and there has not been a Surveyor-General of equal scientific attainments since the days of Everest.” He was later made K.S.C.I. in 1914, and continued an extended tenure as Surveyor-General until the end of WWI, retiring in 1919.
A B.E.M. and Lloyds Gallantry Medal Pair awarded to Fireman George Stanley Bird, of the S.S. ‘Empire Gladstone’ for saving the lives of two of his fellow crewmembers when they had been overcome by fumes and vapours on the 20th of July, 1945, comprising: British Empire Medal, Civil Division, GVR ‘GRI’ type (George S. Bird), with reverse pin for wear, in Royal Mint box of issue, and Lloyds Gallantry Medal (Fireman G. S. Bird, S.S. “Empire Gladstone.” 20th July, 1945.), with reverse pin for wear, in fitted case of issue, toned and lustrous, good extremely fine (2) NOTE: B.E.M. (Civil Division): London Gazette, 5 February 1946: ‘The Fourth Engineer Officer and the Chief Steward were found unconscious on the floor of the refrigerator machine-room of the S.S “Empire Gladstone.” A dense vapour was escaping from the pipeline of the refrigerating plant and Bird volunteered to descend to the machine-room with a line attached to his body. He succeeded in making a line fast round the Chief Steward, who was hauled up unconscious on to the deck. Bird again descended into the machine-room and, after much difficulty, succeeded in making a line fast round the Fourth Engineer, who was then also hauled up. At one time Bird was overcome by the vapour and had to be assisted out of the machine-room, but he returned to the rescue work as soon as he recovered. Bird ran considerable risk in going to the help of his shipmates single-handed and he showed courage without thought for his own safety.’ George Stanley Bird was born on the 19th of January, 1926 in London, and later lived in Dagenham, enrolling for service in WW2 as a Fireman on the 17th of September, 1944. Sold with a quantity of original documentation, including: an original issue of the second supplement to the London Gazette of the 1st of February, 1946; Buckingham Palace award slip; cash advance clip showing later service aboard the S.S. “Empire Gannet”; Member’s Contribution Book; letter of congratulations from James Chambers & Co.; Argentine immigration document and ID card including photograph, dated the 10th of September 1945; and discharge book.
The D.S.O. Group of 6 awarded to Major John Keily Gordon, who won the D.S.O. whilst commanding ‘S’ Battery, Royal Horse Artillery, in Mesopotamia. He later reached the rank of Brigadier, as Commander R.A. of the 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division in 1936-37, comprising: Distinguished Service Order, GVR, in silver-gilt and enamels; British War and Victory Medals, the latter with bronze M.i.D. spray of oak leaves (Major J.K. Gordon.); Delhi Durbar Medal, 1911, Jubilee Medal, 1935, Coronation Medal, 1937, all unnamed as issued, uneven reverse tone, BWM & Victory well-polished, light marks and hairlines, nearly very fine (6) NOTE: M.i.D.: London Gazette, 27 August 1918; D.S.O.: London Gazette, 11 January 1919: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He commanded his battery with marked skill and ability when subjected to heavy enemy shelling. The good shooting of his of his battery, and its steadiness in action, were largely due to his coolness and personal influence.’ John Keily Gordon was born on the 31st of March, 1883, and was educated at Wellington College. Having passed out as a Gentleman Cadet from the Royal Military Academy, he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant on the 21st of December, 1901, and joined the Royal Artillery. Early on in the Great War he was promoted to the rank of Captain on the 30th of October 1914, and then to Major on the 27th of January 1916. ‘S’ Battery (6 guns) had been based in Bangalore in India until 1915 when it was moved to Mesopotamia, and attached to the 6th Indian Cavalry Brigade of the 7th (Meerut) Division. He was awarded the D.S.O. for commanding his Battery in action in Mesopotamia. He later served as Commanding Officer of 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery in Cairo in 1935 when his unit became mechanised, then as Commander, R.A. in the 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division in 1936-37. He also appears to have played a role in the creation of 4 Survey Company. He retired with the honorary rank of Brigadier on the 30th of September, 1941. Sold with a set of matching dress miniatures, copied Gazette entries and further research. For the awards to his son, Captain John Lionel Hugh Gordon, M.C., Royal Artillery, see lot 936.
The Exceptionally Rare D.S.M. and two bars (both for North Russia) Group of 6 awarded to Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class James Paterson, Royal Navy, present aboard H.M.-25 during the attack upon Ostend, and also later in the various actions which took place on the Dvina River near Archangel in North Russia, where H.M.-25 engaged and sank the enemy gunboat Boguchi and attacked a number of batteries near Tulgas, prior to her eventual scuttling with the Allied withdrawal, this one of only two D.S.M. with two bar awards made in the Great War, comprising: Distinguished Service Medal, GVR, 2 clasps (269167. J. Paterson. C. E. R. A. 1Cl. H.M. Monitor, 25.); 1914-15 Star (269167 J. Paterson. C.E.R.A. 1., R. N.); British War and Victory Medals (269167 J. Paterson C.E.R.A. 1 R.N.), the latter with M.i.D.; Royal Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (James Paterson, C.E.R.A. 2CL H.M.S. Seahorse.), and Russia, Cross of St George, 4th Class, in silver, numbered 248446, medals court-mounted for wear, lightly polished with a few contact marks, good very fine (6) NOTE: D.S.M.: London Gazette, 12 January 1916: ‘Belgian Coast operations’; D.S.M. (Bar): London Gazette, 12 December 1918: ‘White Sea Operations, Dvina & Vaga Rivers’; D.S.M. (2nd Bar): London Gazette, 12 December 1919: ‘for services in Russia, 1918, 1919’. Concerning the first D.S.M. award, Paterson and his vessel H.M.-25 are specially mentioned in Vice Admiral Reginald H S Bacon’s despatch of the 3rd of December, 1915, as follows: “On the 6th September I attacked Ostende with five monitors including General Craufurd (Commander E Altham R.N.) and “M.25” (Lieutenant-Commander B. H. Ramsay, R.N.), and damage was done to submarine workshops and harbour works. The enemy returned our fire with heavy guns of calibre probably larger than our own, and with considerable accuracy. Again the shooting on the part of our vessels was remarkably good, and the assistance rendered by the Auxiliary Craft most valuable.” Having taken part in these important operations on the Belgian coast, which also included an attack upon Zeebrugge, C.E.R.A. 1st Cl. Paterson was also involved in the action of the Dvina River near Archangel in North Russia . She was one of 5 such vessels used in this action, and using her 7.5-inch naval gun she quickly engaged and repelled the Bolshevik gun boats which had thus far hindered progress of the ground troops near the Dvina on the 26th and 28th of August, 1919. M-25 also was of much assistance in an attack upon enemy batteries near Tulgas, despite suffering some damage from a single direct hit and a number of casualties amongst her gun team, and she successfully sank the large gunboat Moguchi with two well-placed shells, as detailed in ‘Big Gun Monitors’ by Ian Buxton. Due to the falling level of the river soon after, both M-25 and M-27 returned to Archangel and scuttled on the 16th of September 1919, to prevent them falling into the hands of the Bolshevik forces. The original recommendation for Paterson’s first bar to the D.S.M. reads as follows: ‘In charge of Engine Room Department – kept machine in highest state of efficiency in Dvina River for 45 days during which time the ship was almost constantly at half an hours’ notice, & no opportunity for boiler cleaning. In every case, when negotiating the more difficult parts of the River Channel, [the] ship had to be steered by the screws, the rudder being useless in the basin (?). The slightest mistake in the handling of the engine would have entailed the loss of the monitor and the entire expedition.’ Paterson was later awarded another bar to his D.S.M. for services in White Russia, making his one of only two DSM & 2-bar awards were made during the entire Great War, the other being awarded to Deckhand L. Findlay, R.N.R. Paterson’s 2nd Bar recommendation reads as follows: ‘Was C.E.R.A. in charge of machinery of M.”25” during the winter and opening of the River Campaign in May 1919 – Relieved at the end of May 1919. He received a bar to his D.S.M. decoration for service in River Dwina, August to October 1918. Very much above average in ability and always ready with his machinery for any service. Looked after his machinery and department in the most efficient manner possible during winter. In action at River Front during May 1919. Very strongly recommended.’
A Scarce ‘Operation Kronstadt’ D.S.M. Trio awarded to Chief Motor Mechanic William Eric Whyte, Royal Navy, who took part in the second raid upon Kronstadt Harbour on the 18th of August, 1919 [for which two VCs were awarded]; he was subsequently taken prisoner when his motor torpedo boat CMB.24, under the command of Commander L.E.S. Napier, was sunk after receiving critical shell damage during the attack on her target the Russian destroyer Gavriil, comprising: Distinguished Service Medal, GVR (M.B. 3006. W.E. Whyte, Ch. M. M. R.N.V.R. “C.M.B.24” Cronstadt Harbour 18. Aug. 1919.); British War and Victory Medals (M.B. 3006 W.E. Whyte. M.M. R.N.V.R.), toned, about extremely fine (3) NOTE: D.S.M.: London Gazette, 04 May 1920 [which includes three of the last 5 D.S.M.s awarded during the Great War, all three being to R.N.V.R. recipients who took part in Motor-Torpedo Boats during the attack on Kronstadt Harbour, and presumably given at this late date upon their return from being held as P.O.W.). William Eric Whyte was born on the 1st of January, 1897 at Portsmouth Hants, and he joined the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve as a Motor Mechanic on the 20th of June 1918. On the 30th of August 1918 he began working in CMB motor boats, and soon found himself in action. In 1919 a secret base was established at Terrioki in Finland from which 8 coastal motor boats (C.M.B.) were used to land and collect British secret agents operating in Bolshevik Russia. However, on the 17th June 1919, a more aggressive course of action was decided upon, where a C.M.B. under the command of Lieutenant Augustus Agar (later V.C.) mounted a torpedo attack on the Bolshevik cruiser Oleg in Kronstadt harbour. The cruiser was sunk and furthermore, Agar brought his vessel C.M.B. 4 safely back to base. After this initial success, a second, larger attack on Kronstadt was made on the 18th of August. Agar chose to take C.M.B. 7 into Kronstadt once more, acting as guide to a flotilla of seven other larger 55’ C.M.B.s. The attack itself was led by Commander Claude Dobson, who split the flotilla into two groups. Group 1 included C.M.B. 79A (Bremner), C.M.B. 31BD (Dobson) and C.M.B. 88BD (“Mossy” Dayrell-Reed), and Group 2 included C.M.B. 62BD (Brade), C.M.B. 86 (Howard) and C.M.B. 72 (Bodley) in group 2. C.M.B. 24A (Napier) was to operate independently, but had the specific task of neutralising the Russian destroyer Gavriil, which was acting as guard beyond the harbour entrance. As recorded in ‘Operation Kronstadt’ by Harry Ferguson, C.M.B.-24 was sunk during its headlong attack upon the Gavriil, where despite firing its torpedoes, which either malfunctioned or missed their target, it received heavy shellfire very close to its hull, to the extent that the vessel split along its bow and threw Napier and much of the crew into the water. The crew, as follows, were all taken prisoner: Lt Laurence E S Napier RN, Lt Osman C H Giddy RN (wounded by shell slinters to the back), Chief Motor Mechanic William Eric White, LS Herbert J Bowles, AB Charles A Harvey (wounded, right arm). The remaining C.M.B.s attacked with some success, with one torpedo striking home against the Gavriil, and one hitting the dockside. For their roles in leading and pressing home their attacks upon the Russian battleships Andrei Pervozsvanny and Petropavlovsk with their torpedoes, Commander Dobson and Lieutenant Steele were later awarded the Victoria Cross. Sold with copied service papers, which note: ‘taken Prisoner of War by Bolsheviks during attack on 18 Aug 1919 on Kronstadt’ and ‘released March 1920 repatriated…to R.N. Barracks, Portsmouth on 3rd April 1920.’
Manchukuo, Order of the Auspicious Clouds, Seventh Class breast badge, in silver-gilt; Eighth Class breast star, in silver; Order of the Pillars of State, Sixth-Eighth Class breast badge without clasp(s); together with miscellaneous medals (14) comprising National Foundation Merit 1933 (2), Enthronement 1934, Imperial Visit to Japan 1935, Border Incident 1940 (3-thin dove variety (2)), National Shrine 1940, National Census 1940; Red Cross Membership (5), Life (2), in silver and silvered bronze (0ne with related fitting) and Regular (3), in silvered bronze and white metal, together with Imperial Visit to Japan 1935, bronze table medal, very fine or better (18)
Three slabs of Gamebore Black Gold 12 gauge shotgun cartridges, Diamond shot, fibre wad (750 cartridges), 28 g, no.8's to/w a lockable steel cartridge safe. Note: cartridges locked in strongroom - available for viewing on request Important: Purchaser must present current shotgun certificate for recording purposes
A WWI group of six medals to 11493 S. Sjt. E. B. Leahy R.F.A. comprising 1914/15 star; British War medal; Victory medal; India General Service plus bar Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 (as M.W.S.); Army Meritorious Service medal (Mil. Wks. Serv.); Long Service Good Conduct medal (M.W.S.) to/w miniatures and three white metal medallions - one to Edmund Leahy 1898 for St Josephs Seminary, Nainital (India); 1902 & 1903 billiards to Gr.Leahy R.F.A. Kirklee (7)
A collection of white enamelled Norwegian silver gilt jewellery including three leaf brooches and pair of fuschia drop screw-on earrings, stamped 925 S Norway Sterling to/w blue enamelled leaf brooch stamped 925 S Sterling Silver made in Norway Condition Report One brooch repaired with soft solder
A collection of 1920's lace clothing to include a mocha needle-run lace blouse, a grey lace tape-lace tabard, a shell pink embroidery anglaise blouse with ruffle, a dusky pink silk lined needle-run lace blouse, two cream floral lace blouses with net backs, a Maltese lace tabard, a cream tape-lace jacket hung with crocheted strawberries and a peach silk and needle-run lace cami-slip (9)
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