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Lot 190

Hallmarked silver bowl, London assay, and a cut glass preserve jar with hallmarked silver lid, Birmingham assay. Combined 87g. P&P Group 2 (£18+VAT for the first lot and £3+VAT for subsequent lots)

Lot 191

Hallmarked silver vesta case, 4 x 4 cm. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Lot 196

Hallmarked silver vesta case, Birmingham assay, 50 x 40 mm, 23g. Does not close flush, would benefit from a clean. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Lot 198

925 silver ornate pill box with turquoise finish, D: 30 mm. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Lot 199

Decorative hallmarked silver cigarette case, Birmingham assay, 80 x 50 mm, 60g. Does not close fully, slight dent to left side, few surface scratches. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Lot 200

Miniature hallmarked silver spoon and pusher, spoon hallmarks indistinct, pusher marked AJB and a silver fruit knife, 17g. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Lot 201

Nine silver napkin rings, various hallmarks, combined 175g. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Lot 202

Silverback Art Nouveau hand mirror, Birmingham assay. Mirror silvering tarnish and some tarnishing to silver, small dent to bottom of handle. P&P Group 3 (£25+VAT for the first lot and £5+VAT for subsequent lots)

Lot 206

925 silver small dog pin cushion, L: 25 mm. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Lot 207

Collection of silver plated serving spoons, tea pot etc. P&P Group 3 (£25+VAT for the first lot and £5+VAT for subsequent lots)

Lot 209

Silver salts and spoon set, in original box. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Lot 24

925 silver opal set ring, size Q. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Lot 25

925 silver Art Nouveau style brooch, D: 3.5 cm. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Lot 269

Small Royal Doulton stoneware jug with silver plated ring, H: 7 cm. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Lot 27

Six mixed 925 silver chains, largest L: 60 cm, combined 33g. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Lot 300

Royal Crown Derby Mallard with silver button, L: 15 cm. No cracks, chips or visible restoration. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Lot 33

Five silver bangles, four stamped 925 and a hallmarked silver example, combined 55g. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Lot 38

Large blue topaz and marcasite pendant on a silver chain. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Lot 416

Hallmarked silver and enamel long stem Saturno rose, L: 28 cm, assay Birmingham, date rubbed, with signed sales receipt. P&P Group 2 (£18+VAT for the first lot and £3+VAT for subsequent lots)

Lot 44

A pair of amethyst and marcasite silver earrings. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Lot 49

Five 925 silver pendants, largest L: 40 mm, combined 50g. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Lot 51

Garnet and marcasite cross on a silver chain. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Lot 52

Five silver fob medals including an Old Bury Urban District Education Committee example, combined 47g. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Lot 55

Six mixed 925 silver chains, longest L: 64 cm, combined 34g. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Lot 6

925 silver flat link neck chain, L: 51 cm. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Lot 60

Silver Egyptian Eye Of Horus. ring, size T. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Lot 61

Pair of 925 silver opal set drop earrings, drop L: 21 mm. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Lot 65

Large engraved hallmarked silver decorative bangle, hallmarks worn. D: 60 mm, 47g. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Lot 72

925 silver neck chain, L: 42 cm. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Lot 73

Seven mixed 925 silver chains, longest L: 58 cm, combined 67g. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Lot 75

Collection of mixed silver charms (22), 77g. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Lot 76

Hallmarked silver locket and chain, chain L: 44 cm, 29g. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Lot 80

A collection of 925 silver pendants and charms, some stone set, and a heavy gauge silver snap bangle. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Lot 92

Mexican silver and yellow metal collarette, 84g. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Lot 93

Collection of mainly 925 silver jewellery, combined 156g. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Lot 98

Large collection of silver bangles and bracelets, some marked 925, combined 290g. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Lot 99

Fourteen 925 silver rings including stone set examples, mixed sizes, combined 101g. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Lot 101

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of three awarded to Corporal P. G. Pill, Royal Welsh Fusiliers Military Medal, G.V.R. (29426 Cpl. F. G. Pill. R.W. Fus:); British War and Victory Medals (29426 Cpl. F. G. Pill. R.W. Fus.) good very fine (3) £280-£320 --- M.M. London Gazette 13 March 1918. Francis George Pill was a native of Birmingham who enlisted on 1 November 1915 for the duration of the war. He was appointed Lance-Corporal on 1 May 1917, and promoted to Corporal in August of the same year. His record sheet shows that he was born in 1886 and during his service received a gunshot wound to the right arm, probably in November 1917. He was discharged on 4 February 1919, his address being given as High Street, Alcester, Warwickshire, and was issued with Silver War Badge No. B133213 on 11 March 1919.

Lot 104

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of four awarded to Corporal A. Eaton, York and Lancaster Regiment, who was badly gassed on 7 September 1916 Military Medal, G.V.R. (1797 Cpl. A. Eaton. 1/4 Y. & L.R. - T.F.); 1914-15 Star (1797 Pte. A. Eaton. York: & Lanc: R.); British War and Victory Medals (200289 Sjt. A. Eaton. Y. & L.R.) light contact marks, very fine (4) £400-£500 --- M.M. London Gazette 4 September 1916. Alfred Eaton was born in 1890 and attested for the York and Lancaster Regiment (Territorial Force) on 2 April 1908. Posted to the 1st/4th Battalion, he served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 13 April 1915, and was advanced Sergeant on 6 July 1916. He was wounded from gas poisoning in September 1916- the recipient’s own account states: ‘I was Sergeant in charge of a platoon on 7 September 1916. On gas coming I made a rush to get the men out who were sleeping and got gassed in doing so whilst in action.’ Eaton was discharged on account of his having been gassed on 11 October 1917, and was subsequently awarded a Silver War Badge. Sold with copied research.

Lot 120

A Second War ‘Italian theatre’ ‘Immediate’ M.M. group of six awarded to Sergeant A. Sweett, Royal Artillery, who was wounded in the leg, and was twice Mentioned in Despatches Military Medal, G.VI.R. (1098877 Bmbr. A. Sweett. R.A.) in named card box of issue; 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, 8th Army; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf; together with a presentation Masonic ‘Square’, silver, engraved ‘Presented to W. Bro. Arthur Sweett M.M. W.M. 1969-1970 by the Lodge of Endeavour No. 8045’, nearly extremely fine (7) £1,000-£1,400 --- M.M. London Gazette 23 August 1945. The original Recommendation states: ‘On 9 April 1945 the Regiment was engaged in a fire plan in support of 19 Indian Infantry Brigade who were to cross the Senic. The programme was fired without interruption for some hours, but between 0200 hours and 0400 hours, 210th Field Battery area was subject to considerable shelling by enemy medium guns. Although duplicate lines had been laid and laddered, those between the Command Post Exchange and both Troops were cut repeatedly. Lance-Sergeant Sweett, who was N.C.O. in charged communication in the gun area, organised repair parties which he led personally each time a line was cut. On two occasions he ordered his men to remain under cover when the shelling had increased in intensity, and traced and repaired the cuts himself. During the whole of the two hour period, Lance-Sergeant Sweett was exposed to heavy fire, but with unflagging energy and complete disregard of danger, he kept communications open during a critical time in the attack. By his example and behaviour Lance-Sergeant Sweett was an inspiration to everyone in the gun area, and in no small way contributed to the steady and confident manner in which the Battery carried on during this period. This is only one of many occasions on which this N.C.O. has shown that he possess initiative and powers of leadership above average.’ M.I.D. London Gazettes 19 July 1945 and 29 November 1945. Arthur Sweett was born in Mitcham, South London, and served during the Second World War the 53rd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, in Egypt at El Alamein and Tobruk, in Iraq and Syria, and in Italy from 1943. Wounded in the leg on the Adriatic coast on 1 April 1944, for his services in Italy he was awarded an immediate Military Medal, and was twice Mentioned in Despatches. Sold together with the named Buckingham Palace enclosure for the M.M.; the recipient’s two original Mentioned in Despatches Certificates, with War Office enclosures; the recipient’s original Soldier’s Service and Pay Book; Record Office letter informing the recipient’s wife that he had been wounded; a newspaper cutting reporting the recipient’s return home, with photograph; and copied research.

Lot 126

A Royal Household R.V.M. group of nine awarded to Mr. C. E. Taylor, Livery Porter to the Privy Purse at Buckingham Palace Royal Victorian Medal, G.V.R., silver; Jubilee 1897, bronze; Coronation 1902, bronze; Coronation 1911; Royal Household Faithful Service Medal, G.V.R., suspension dated ‘1910-1930’ (C. E. Taylor); Portugal, Kingdom,Don Carlos 1, Coronation medal 1889; France, Third Republic, Medal of Honour, bronze; Persia, Medal of the Order of the Lion and Sun, silver; Denmark, Frederick VIII, silver Medal of Recompense, mounted for display, nearly very fine or better (9) £400-£500 --- R.V.M., Silver, awarded 3 June 1932. Charles Edward Taylor entered the Royal Household in 1897 and in 1901 was appointed a Livery Porter to the Privy Purse at Buckingham Palace. He was awarded the Faithful Service Medal in May 1930. Foreign awards have not been confirmed.

Lot 131

The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, G.C.I.E., Knight Grand Commander’s mantle Star, 200mm in diameter, cloth bullion, with silver and gilt thread and gilt centre plate, unmarked, with original paper backing, generally very fine, scarce £2,000-£3,000

Lot 132

The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, C.M.G., Companion’s neck badge, silver-gilt and enamels, re-gilded, otherwise extremely fine £300-£400

Lot 133

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Civil) Commander’s 1st type neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, with full neck riband, in Garrard, London, case of issue, the badge possibly re-gilded, extremely fine £240-£280

Lot 134

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Civil) Commander’s 2nd type neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, with both full width and miniature width neck ribands, in Toye, Kenning & Spencer, London, case of issue, extremely fine £200-£240

Lot 135

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 2nd type breast badge, silver-gilt, silver import mark to reverse, in Royal Mint case of issue, good very fine £100-£140

Lot 136

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Civil) Member’s 1st type breast badge, silver, hallmarks for London 1928, in Garrard, London, case of issue; together with the related miniature award, good very fine £100-£140

Lot 137

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 2nd type breast badge, silver, in Royal Mint case of issue, extremely fine £100-£140

Lot 138

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Civil) Member’s 2nd type lady’s shoulder badge, silver, on lady’s bow riband, in Royal Mint case of issue; together with the related miniature award, this similarly mounted on a lady’s bow riband, nearly extremely fine £120-£160

Lot 139

Knight Bachelor’s Badge, 2nd type breast badge, silver-gilt and enamel, hallmarks for London 1964, in Royal Mint case of issue, extremely fine £240-£280

Lot 140

Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top ribbon bar, in an earlier Victorian or Edwardian R & S. Garrard & Co. case of issue, obverse centre a little loose and some minor enamel loss to both wreaths, otherwise good very fine £600-£800

Lot 144

Three: Captain C. V. Fitzroy, The Rifle Brigade, late 41st Regiment Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (Capt. C. V. Fitzroy, 41st Regt.) contemporary engraved naming in upright serif capitals, fitted with silver ribbon slide and silver ribbon buckle; Turkey, Order of the Medjidie, 5th Class breast badge, silver, gold and enamels, with contemporary silver suspension fitments; Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue, unnamed, fitted with silver ribbon buckle, the first with edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise generally nearly very fine or better (3) £500-£700 --- Charles Vane Fitzroy was born in 1836, third son of George Fitzroy, Captain 1st Life Guards and Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Berkshire Militia; grandson of General Lord Charles Fitzroy. The family is descended from the illegitimate son of King Charles II and Barbara Villiers, Duchess of Cleveland. He was appointed Ensign in the 41st Regiment, 6 June 1854; Lieutenant, 6 November 1854; Captain, 25 March 1856; Captain, The Rifle Brigade, 4 September 1857. Lieutenant Fitzroy served in the Crimea 1854-55, and was present at the siege and fall of Sebastopol from 15 November 1854, with the 41st Regiment, including the storming of the quarries, and the assault of the Redan on 8 September 1855 (Medal and Clasp, 5th Class Medjidie, and Turkish Medal). Captain Fitzroy transferred to The Rifle Brigade in September 1857, retired by sale of his commission in May 1870, and died on 1 May 1871.

Lot 16

Three: Lance-Corporal C. Knight, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 1914-15 Star (18827 L. Cpl. C. Knight. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (18827 Pte. C. Knight. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); together with the recipient’s Silver War Badge, the reverse officially numbered ‘29547’, good very fine Three: Private W. Robinson, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 1914-15 Star (9004 Pte. W. Robinson, Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (9004 Pte. W. Robinson. Oxf & Bucks. L.I.) traces of verdigris to VM, minor edge bruising, otherwise very fine (7) £100-£140 --- Cecil Knight attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry on 31 May 1915 and served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front. He was discharged due to wounds on 28 February 1917, and received a Silver War Badge. William Robinson was born at Watlington, Oxfordshire, and attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry in 1908. He served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and later transferred to 2nd Garrison Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. He was demobilised in 1920.

Lot 160

Pair: Lieutenant-Colonel F. B. L. Woodwright, 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards India General Service 1895-1902, 2 clasps, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Tirah 1897-98 (Major F. B. L. Woodwright 4th Dragoon Gds:); Delhi Durbar 1903, silver, unnamed as issued, good very fine (2) £1,000-£1,200 --- Francis Blayney Lucas Woodwright was born on 7 August 1860, and was first commissioned, from the Militia, as a Lieutenant in the 4th Dragoon Guards on 2 August 1882; Captain, 8 May 1888; Major, 12 September 1894; Lieutenant-Colonel, 11 March 1905. He served on the North West Frontier of India under Sir William Lockhart in 1897 in the Tirah Expeditionary Force with the 4th Dragoon Guards (Medal with two Clasps). He was appointed second-in-command of the regiment in March 1901, and was present, as Major, in command of the regiment at the Delhi Durbar celebrations in 1903 (Durbar Medal - one of 6 to the 4th Dragoon Guards and one of only 18 to British Cavalry). During his service career Woodwright served at various posts and stations, including Brighton (1883-84), Dublin (1887), Newbridge (1888-89), Rawul Pindee (1895 and 1899-1902; Middleburg, Cape Colony (1906). Lieutenant-Colonel Woodwright died on 3 August 1907.

Lot 167

Four: Private C. G. J. Ireson, Durham Light Infantry and Mercantile Marine 1914 Star, with clasp (10629 Pte. G. J. G. Ireson, 2/Durh: L.I.); British War Medal 1914-20 (10629 Pte. C. J. G. Iveson. Durh. L.I.); Mercantile Marine War Medal 1914-18 (Charles G. Ireson) officially re-impressed naming; Victory Medal 1914-19 (10629 Pte. C. J. G. Iverson Durh. L.I.) officially re-impressed naming, mounted as worn, note differences in initials and spelling of surname (see footnote), contact marks, polished, good fine Pair: L. V. Hide, Mercantile Marine British War and Mercantile Marine War Medals (Lewis V. Hide) very fine (6) £120-£160 --- Charles George Joseph Ireson was born at Croydon, Surrey, in 1890, and attested for the Durham Light Infantry on 15 December 1908. He served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 8 September 1914. He was discharged from the 26th Battalion, D.L.I., on 13 October 1917, aged 27, and was awarded a Silver War Badge, No. 255487. Following his army discharge he saw service in the Merchant Navy, and he died at Croydon in 1964. Ireson appears to have used both Charles and George as a Christian name which will not have helped the official confusion regarding both his initials and his surname which is spelled ‘Ireson’ on the 1914 Star and the Mercantile Marine Medal, ‘Iveson’ on the British War Medal, and ‘Iverson’ on the Victory Medal. Note also the differing initials used, though the service number is consistent on the Great War trio. There are two medal index cards, one for the 1914 Star (Ireson), and another for the BWM & VM (Iveson). His Mercantile Marine medal card refers to him as Charles George Ireson. Lewis Victor Hide was born at Surbiton, Surrey in 1892. His Merchant Navy record card shows that he served in R.M.S. Kenilworth Castle of the Union Castle Line in 1918. He left the Merchant Navy after the War and became a heavy goods railway porter. He died in Crawley, West Sussex, in 1978.

Lot 17

Four: Lance-Corporal F. Sims, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, who was killed in action in the Battle of Ctesiphon in the Persian Gulf on 22 November 1915 1914-15 Star (9280 L. Cpl. F. Sims, Oxf: & Bucks: L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (9280 Pte. F. Sims. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); together with a 43rd Light Infantry Company Football prize medal engraved ‘Won by “E” Company’ ‘Company Football Tournament 1906 - 07’; a 43rd Light Infantry Prize silver teaspoon; a small bronze crucifix; and a very small copper medallion bearing the head of King George V, and with the Lord’s Prayer in miniscule letters to the reverse, very fine and better (3) £80-£120 --- Frederick Sims was born at Stratton St. Margaret, Wiltshire and attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry at Wantage, Berkshire. He served with the 1st Battalion in the Asiatic theatre of War from 5 December 1914, and was killed in action at Ctesiphon in the Persian Gulf on 22 November 1915. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Basra Memorial, Iraq.

Lot 22

Three: Private C. Greenhead, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and Machine Gun Corps 1914-15 Star (8666 Pte. C. Greenhead. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (8666 Pte. C. Greenhead. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) verdigris spot on VM, otherwise very fine Pair: Private J. H. Bolton, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry British War and Victory Medals (201199 Pte. J. H. Bolton. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); together with a small hallmarked silver cruciform school attendance medal, dated 1911, from St. Clement’s Church Schools Oxford; and a white metal 1902 Coronation souvenir medal issued by the City of Oxford Corporation, good very fine Pair: Private F. E. Cook, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry British War and Victory Medals (240216 Pte. F. E. Cook. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) nearly very fine (7) £100-£140 --- Charles Greenhead attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and served with the 1st Battalion during the Great War in the Asiatic theatre of War from 5 December 1914. He later transferred to the Machine Gun Corps (No. 176983) and was discharged on 6 January 1920; he is also entitled to the India General Service Medal with clasp Afghanistan North West Frontier 1919. James Henry Bolton attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and served with the 2nd/4th Battalion during the Great War, later rising to the rank of Acting Sergeant. Francis Edward Cook was born in 1879, and resided at Hambrook, Bristol. He attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and served with the 10th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, later transferring to the Royal Defence Corps.

Lot 234

Four: Leading Mechanic C. Bugbee, Royal Naval Air Service and City of London Police, who was a double Olympic Gold Medallist in Water Polo for Great Britain, winning gold at both the 1912 Stockholm and 1920 Antwerp Olympic Games 1914-15 Star (F.5047 C. Bugnee. A.M.1. R.N.A.S.); British War and Victory Medals (F.5047 C. Bugbee L.M. R.N.A.S.); Coronation 1911, City of London Police, silver (P.C. C. Bugbee.) very fine (4) £500-£700 --- Charles Bugbee was born in Stratford, London, on 29 August 1887, and represented Great Britain as part of the water polo team at the 1912 Stockholm, 1920 Antwerp, and 1924 Paris Olympic Games- the team won the gold medal in both 1912 and 1920. A City of London policeman, in between his gold medal winning exploits he served during the Great War in the Royal Naval Air Service from 26 May 1915, and was promoted Leading Mechanic on 15 February 1916. He transferred to the Royal Air Force on its formation on 1 April 1918, before transferring to the Reserve on 13 March 1919. After retiring from the City of London Police, Bugbee was employed as a gatekeeper by the Bank of England. He died in Edgware, Middlesex, on 18 October 1959. With two Olympic gold medals to his name, Bugbee is 38= on the list of all-time British Olympic medal winners. Sold with copied research, including a photographic image of the victorious 1920 British team - which at the time included Ireland.

Lot 235

Five: Air Mechanic Second Class C. West, Royal Naval Air Service, late Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, later Chief Fire Officer, Filey, Yorkshire 1914-15 Star (L.Z. 2586 C. West. A.B. R.N.V.R.); British War and Victory Medals (F.46735 C. West. A.M.2. R.N.A.S.); National Fire Brigades Association Long Service Medal, bronze, with ‘Ten Years’ clasp, the edge officially numbered ‘12961’ and additionally engraved ‘Charles West’, the reverse engraved ‘Hayes & Harlington U.D. Council Fire Brigade’; Association of Professional Fire Brigade Officers Long Service Medal, silver (Chief Fire Officer C. West. Filey. 27:10:47.); together with Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes Jewel, silver-gilt and enamel, the reverse engraved ‘Presented to Primo Charles West 5.6.1925.’, with Middlesex Shield on riband, and top ‘St. Margaret’s Lodge No. 165’ suspension bar, nearly very fine and better (6) £140-£180 --- Charles West was born in London on 9 September 1897 and enlisted in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve on 3 July 1915. He transferred to the Royal Naval Air Service on 16 January 1918.

Lot 240

Five: Sergeant B. Adams, Grenadier Guards, who was wounded three times during the Great War, and was later Butler to H.R.H. the Duke of Kent 1914-15 Star (17656 Cpl. B. Adams. G. Gds:); British War and Victory Medals (17656 Sjt. B. Adams. G. Gds.); Jubilee 1935, unnamed as issued; Coronation 1937, unnamed as issued, the first four mounted court-style as worn, the last loose; together with two Order of the Knights of the Golden Horn Jewels, the first a Knight of the Order Jewel, silver and enamel, the reverse engraved ‘No.94 Knaresborough Encampment Kt. B. Adams Installed Oct 5th 1926’, with integral top riband device, the second an Attendance Jewel, silver, the reverse engraved ‘No.94 Knaresborough Encampment Comp. B. Adams for half year ending Jany to June 1926’, with four additional award bars, all named, covering the periods July to December 1926, January to June 1927, January to June 1929, and July to December 1929, with integral top riband device, good very fine (11) £160-£200 --- Bernard Adams attested for the Grenadier Guards and served with the 3rd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 5 October 1915. ‘He was wounded three times, at the Battle of the Somme, the first Battle of Cambrai, and finally during the last “push” shortly before the Armistice. During the latter part of the War he served under the command of Lord Harewood, thus coming under his notice for the first time, and after the War applied for a job at Goldsborough Hall, where Lord Harewood and the Princess Royal first lived after their marriage. He was there for nine years , before transferring to Harewood House as Under-Butler in 1931.’ (newspaper cutting with lot refers). In 1935 Adams was appointed Butler to their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Kent, and was awarded the 1935 Jubilee Medal as part of the Duke and Duchess of Kent’s Household; two years later he was awarded the Coronation Medal whilst employed as a Messenger, Lord Chamberlain’s Department. For his services during the Great War he was also entitled to a Silver War Badge. Sold with two postcard photographs of the recipient, and copied research; together with four Second War Medals, comprising 1939-45 Star, Burma Star, Defence Medal, and War Medal 1939-45, attributed to the recipient’s son, who served in the Royal Air Force; together with five photographs of the Airman.

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