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Lot 17

A silver plated bell shaped cocktail shaker, possibly by Asprey & Co, 29cm highCondition report: Dent to the side of main body, general wear but no significant visible damage, refer to images

Lot 18

A silver purse, E J Houlston, Birmingham 1918, with bright cut engraved decoration, together with a continental silver embossed dish, a white metal pierced spoon, a pair of decorative silver spoons, the handles embossed with Diana the Huntress to the front and classical urns to the back, H J Lias & Son, London 1857, a collection of further silver spoons and a white metal mesh purse, stamped 'Sterling'

Lot 2

A silver mounted oil bottle, William Hutton & Sons Ltd, Birmingham 1910, together with a silver mounted glass swan salt, a silver mounted easel back pocket watch case housing silver open face pocket watch and a modern silver toddy ladle (4)

Lot 22

A silver six division toast rack, Birmingham 1960, together with a cased set of six silver coffee spoons with bean terminals, a silver mounted cigarette box, a silver napkin ring, a silver spoon and pusher, a plated butter knife and a silver mounted toothpickCondition report: Cigarette box- marks rubbed, some dings to the body, creasing/dent to one corner, no inscription, general wear, refer to images toast rack- hallmarks clear, some slight compression to frame, general wear, refer to imagesspoons and napkin ring- some rubbing to the hallmarks, general wear, refer to images

Lot 225

A mixed collection of ceramics to include Blue Mountain vases, jug and pair of ducks, together with Carlton Ware novelty mushroom and shell cruet sets on stands, further Sylvac vases and jugs together with a set of novelty silver cockerel cocktail sticks etc

Lot 23

A cased part set of teaspoons and sugar tongs, John Round & Son Ltd, Sheffield 1899, comprising eleven spoons and a pair of sugar tongs, together with one matched silver teaspoon, total weight approx 9.7oz

Lot 24

A set of five silver Fiddle pattern teaspoons, London 1859, together with five silver and enamel coffee spoons, four Old English pattern silver teaspoons, two pairs of silver sugar tongs, a pair of silver plated sugar tongs, two silver topped glass dressing table bottles/jars, a cased set of six silver handled side knives, a corkscrew and two mason's plates

Lot 26

A silver cigarette case, Frederick Field Ltd, Birmingham 1934, of engine turned form, 8.2cm, weight approx 2.3oz

Lot 262

A group of Staffordshire earthenware figures19th century and latercomprising a flatback group of Bonnie Prince Charlie and Heroine Flora Macdonald, 36.5cm high; a single spaniel with silver lustre detail; a pair of russel spaniels sat atop a barrel and a pair of Scottish figural spill vases (a.f)Condition report: Spaniels on barrel - CrackedPair of spill vases - losses to vase at top, further minor losses to shredded clay detail

Lot 27

A cased set of silver spoons and forks, Emile Viner, Sheffield 1959, comprising six dessert forks, six dessert spoons and a serving spoon, total weight approx 14oz, together with two silver mounted cigarette boxes and a small silver posy vase (at fault)

Lot 29

A silver trophy cup, makers mark rubbed, Chester 1927, with two scroll handles and raised on spreading circular foot, 17cm high, weight approx 5.5ozCondition report: Hallmarks quite rubbed but other than this no significant visible damage just general wear, refer to images

Lot 292

A Chinese enamelled silver makeup box, circa 1900, of ovoid form, the top and sides embossed and chased with butterflies and flowers, enamelled in shades of blue and turquoise, indistinct mark, 13cm wide, 10oz (289g).Condition report: Hinge at fault, cover adrift. Losses to enamel in places. Dents to cover edge and case rim. General wear throughout.

Lot 30

A Georgian silver plated water jug, with turned wood handle, 17.5cm high, together with two silver topped glass sugar casters (3)

Lot 31

A silver shell form bowl, Chester 1911, together with a cased three piece silver cruet set, comprising; salt and two pepperettes, a silver mustard pot and pepperette, a silver folding knife, a silver napkin ring, a silver cigar piercer, a plated salt, a mesh purse, a white metal mounted glass shaker and a spoon and a fork

Lot 33

A small silver pedestal bowl, Barker Brothers Silver Ltd, Birmingham 1928, 8cm high, weight approx 2.2ozCondition report: Weight is approx 2.2 oz without the grill, hallmarks very slightly rubbed, some small dings and creases to rim, general wear, refer to images

Lot 336

A group of gentleman's accessories including two silver-mounted ivory page turners, two cased meerschaum pipes, a pearl-handled silver penknife, an enamelled card case and a Ronson cigarette lighter.Condition report: One pipe missing finisl from helmet. One pipe with loss to jacket collar.

Lot 338

A horn-handled cane, with silver collar on a tapering birch cane, 89cm long, together with an inlaid cane, probably cherry wood, 89cm. (2)

Lot 34

A silver purse with embossed cherub decoration, Walker & Hall, Sheffield 1907, together with a silver cigarette case, a silver sovereign case, a yellow metal seed pearl set bar brooch, stamped '9ct', a cased silver butter knife and preserve soon, a silver spoon, a silver brooch, a plated pen and a silver box with mirror inset

Lot 35

A Hanau silver tobacco box, with import mark for London 1890, of circular form with figural decoration, 9.5cm diameter, together with a Dutch silver box with figural decoration, 6.5cm wide (at fault), total weight approx 6.4oz (2)Condition report: Tabacco box- marks clear, hinge slightly loose, some small dents to the base, general wearbox- marks slightly rubbed, losses to inner rim, some small splits and dents, general wearrefer to images

Lot 36

A silver 'Armada dish', Wakely & Wheeler, London 1974, weight approx 6.2oz, a silver mounted combined ink stand and stamp box, a plated hip flask, a silver mounted vase, two white metal boxes, a silver plated plate and pair of sugar tongs and a flaskCondition report: Ink well- hallmarks clear, silver postage stamp compartment mount not secured, chip to one corner of the glass, some general wear and scratches in keeping with age, refer to images

Lot 37

A set of six Victorian Scottish silver tablespoons, William Corbett, Glasgow 1871, together with a set of six silver dessert spoons, J Mc, Edinburgh 1866, a set of six silver dessert forks, Sheffield and six silver tablespoons, all with engraved crests/initials to the terminals, total weight approx 43.3oz

Lot 38

A set of twelve Victorian silver handled knives and forks, Samuel Harwood, Sheffield, comprising; six forks and six knives, within case, together with a collection of silver plated flatware, seven silver napkin rings, a collection of plated napkin rings and a white metal rattle

Lot 4

Three silver cups, Joseph Gloster Ltd, Birmingham 1924, each 12.5cm high, together with two similar examples, 13.5cm high, total weight approx 13.3oz (5)Condition report: hallmarks to each slightly rubbed, dents and ding to each, a couple of the stems slightly bent, general wear

Lot 52

A collection of costume jewellery, to include; a multi-strand coral necklace, a coral and enamel bangle, further bangles, a Scottish hardstone brooch, a silver cased fob watch, various brooches etc

Lot 6

An engraved silver armorial goblet, P Ltd, Sheffield 1971, with engraved coat of arms, 16.5cm high, weight approx 10.1ozCondition report: Hallmarks clear, some light scratches and general wear but no significant visible damage, refer to images

Lot 62

A 9ct gold crucifix pendant, weight approx 2.3g, together with a 9ct gold amethyst pendant on chain, three silver stone set rings, a silver hinged bangle, a blue paste set pendant on chain and a further silver pendant

Lot 67

Two yellow metal rings with Greek key design, stamped ‘585’, total weight approx 5.4g, together with two silver stone set rings

Lot 71

A small collection of costume jewellery, to include; paste brooches, a simulated pearl necklace, a rosary, and a silver bangle, together with a silver vesta case and a plated vesta case

Lot 8

A silver mounted hip flask, James Dixon & Sons Ltd, Sheffield 1965, of typical form with screw hinged cover and removable stirrup cup, 14cm high (at fault) Condition report: Hallmarks reasonable clear, glass broken to flask, hinge and clasp in working order, geneal wear throughout, refer to images

Lot 84

A large collection of costume jewellery, to include; a silver gilt stone set bracelet, various brooches, earrings, wristwatches etc

Lot 9

A silver cup, Edward Barnard & Sons Ltd, London 1927, 18cm high, together with a similar smaller example, 17cm high, total weight approx 8.7oz (2)Condition report: Hallmarks to both slightly rubbed, some small dings and dents, general wear, refer to images

Lot 90

A 1906 Maundy set in case, together with silver and copper world coinsCondition report: Please refer to additional images

Lot 91

A George V sovereign dated 1913, together with a large collection of British silver, cupro-nickel and bronze coinage (a lot)Condition report: Please refer to additional images

Lot 95

A collection of British silver and copper coins, comprising; crowns, half crowns, florins etc, and a George V wreath crown dated 1927

Lot 1

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteA C.I.E. pair awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel J. J. Macleod, Behar Light Horse The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, C.I.E., Companion’s 2nd type breast badge, gold and enamel, with integral top suspension brooch, in Garrard, London, case of issue; Volunteer Officer’s Decoration, V.R.I. cypher, silver and silver-gilt, hallmarks for Birmingham 1894, the reverse inscribed ‘Major J. J. Macleod, Behar Light Horse’, with integral top riband bar, nearly extremely fine (2) £700-£900 --- Provenance: Richard Magor Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, July 2003. James John Macleod was born at Snizort, Isle of Skye, on 9 November 1891, the fourth surviving son of the Reverend R. Macleod of Snizort. He was educated at the Edinburgh Institution and University of Edinburgh, and became an indigo planter at Tirhoot, India. He joined the Behar Light Horse in October 1873, becoming Major in June 1884 and Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel in September 1895. He received the Volunteer Decoration in January 1895 and was created a Companion of the Indian Empire in May 1895, in recognition of his being a leading indigo planter and a prominent member of the Behar Light Horse, having officiated as Commandant on several occasions. He died on 24 February 1919.

Lot 10

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteA post-War M.B.E. group of eleven awarded to Squadron Leader (Director of Music) F. A. Gale, Royal Air Force, late Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, who conducted the Central Band of the Royal Air Force The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 2nd type breast badge, silver; British War and Victory Medals (25983 Pte. F. A. Gale. L.N. Lan. R.); 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Jubilee 1935; Coronation 1937; Coronation 1953, these all unnamed as issued; Royal Air Force L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., with Second Award Bar (350823. Sgt. F. A. Gale. R.A.F.) the Great War pair polished and worn, these fine, otherwise generally good very fine and better (11) £300-£400 --- M.B.E. London Gazette 10 June 1954. Frederick Arthur Gale was born in Burma on 6 February 1902 and attested for the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, serving with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War. Advanced Lance-Corporal on 22 April 1920, he was discharged at his own request on 25 August 1921. Re-enlisting in the Royal Air Force on 13 December 1921, he was promoted Sergeant on 1 June 1934, and was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, with Gratuity, in 1936. He served with the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, and was subsequently appointed Director of Music in the Royal Air Force, with the commissioned rank of Flying Officer, on 1 April 1949, being promoted Flight Lieutenant on 19 August of that year. Awarded a Second Award Bar to his Long Service Medal on 13 December 1953, he was advanced Squadron Leader on 19 August 1955, and conducted the Central Band of the Royal Air Force. He retired on 6 February 1959, and died in Hillingdon, Middlesex, on 4 May 1979. Sold with copied record of service and other research.

Lot 108

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteSix: Warrant Officer J. P. Dupuis, Royal Canadian Armoured Corps 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence Medal, Canadian issue in silver; Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, with overseas clasp; War Medal 1939-45, Canadian issue in silver; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Canada, with Second Award Bar (Sgt. J. P. Dupuis R C Armd C) good very fine (6) £140-£180 --- Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, July 2004. Jean Paul Dupuis enlisted into the Canadian Forces on 2 February 1940 and served with the 4th Canadian Armoured Brigade during 1942-44. Awarded his Efficiency Medal on 6 April 1946, he was discharged in June of that year but re-enlisted in the G.G.F.G. in December 1948, was awarded a Second Award Bar to his Efficiency Medal on 23 June 1955, and was advanced Warrant Officer in January 1959. Sold with copied service papers, these heavily redacted.

Lot 11

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteA post-War M.B.E. group of six awarded to Major T. R. King, Royal Ulster Rifles, late King’s African Rifles, who served as Permanent President for Courts Martial in South Western and Salisbury Plain Districts, having previously served as President for Courts Martial in Madagascar and Kenya The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 2nd type breast badge, silver; 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 2nd issue, Kenya (Maj. T. R. King.) officially re-impessed naming, generally good very fine and better (6) £240-£280 --- M.B.E. London Gazette 31 May 1956. The original Recommendation states: ‘Major Travers Richard King has held the appointment of Permanent President for Courts Martial in South Western and Salisbury Plain Districts since September 1952, and is now to be released from the Army in May of this year. His total Army service is 17 years. His work as Permanent President has been abnormally heavy, due to the large number of units and establishments in both Districts, and consequent movement of units through the Command. Not only has this involved long hours of hard work, but also continuous travelling between Districts and Garrisons, commencing very early in the morning and ending late at night. The exacting nature of this work has demanded a great deal of him. His standards have been of the highest throughout. He has combined high personal efficiency with a cheerful willingness to advise those less experienced in legal matters, whenever asked to do so. He is accurate and dependable at all times. In Court, he has earned the reputation of being completely fair and impartial, with the result that although he has tried persistent offenders on several occasions, there has never been an objection to him as President. His industry, efficiency, and human understanding have been outstanding in the difficult and somewhat thankless service he has been called upon to perform.’ Travers Richard King was born in 1904, the son of the Very Reverend R. F. S. King, and the maternal grandson of the Very Reverend A. F. Smyly, both Deans of Londonderry. Emigrated to Kenya at the age of 18 to farm, he later joined the Kenya Defence Force, and following the outbreak of the Second World War was commissioned into the King’s African Rifles. Advanced Major on 11 May 1944, he later became President of Courts Martial in Madagascar and Kenya, and was awarded his Efficiency Medal in 1950 (Official Gazette of Kenya, 15 August 1950). Returning to the U.K. King transferred to the Royal Ulster Rifles, and was appointed Permanent President for Courts Martial in South Western and Salisbury Plain Districts in September 1952. He relinquished his commission on 1 June 1956, and in later life took up wood-carving, carving an Irish Cross for his father’s and grandfather’s old Cathedral. He died in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, on 22 December 1991.

Lot 12

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteA post-War M.B.E. group of seven attributed to Major J. E. H. Keylock, Royal Nigerian Army, late Royal Fusiliers The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 2nd type breast badge, silver; 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Efficiency Decoration, E.II.R., Nigeria, the reverse contemporarily engraved ‘243038 Maj. John E. H. Keylock’, with tailor’s copy top riband bar; Nigeria Independence Medal 1960, unnamed as issued, traces of lacquer, with the gilding rubbed on ED, and a crude attempt to re-gild, otherwise good very fine (7) £200-£240 --- M.B.E. London Gazette 31 December 1960. John Edward Howse Keylock was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Royal Fusiliers on 21 August 1942, and served with them during the Second World War. He relinquished his commission on 29 April 1953, and was granted the honorary rank of Major. Emigrating to Nigeria, he joined the Royal Nigerian Army, and was created a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 1961 New Year’s Honours’ List, following the year of Nigeria’s Independence.

Lot 121

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteFour: Major K. L. F. Coupland, Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, late Royal Canadian Signals Defence Medal, Canadian issue in silver; Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, with overseas clasp; War Medal 1939-45, Canadian issue in silver; Canadian Forces Decoration, G.VI.R., with Second Award Bar (Major K. L. F. Coupland) good very fine (4) £100-£140 --- Kenneth Lloyd Francis Coupland enlisted in the Royal Canadian Signals as a Signalman on 20 July 1936, having previously served in the Durham Regiment, Canadian Infantry Corps, Non-Permanent Active Militia, and was advanced Sergeant on 1 September 1939. He was commissioned Second Lieutenant on 27 June 1941, and was promoted Lieutenant on 7 October 1941, and Captain on 6 July 1945, serving during the Second Word War in Canada and then the U.K. from 12 December 1942. He transferred to the Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers on 31 December 1948, and was awarded his Canadian Forces Decoration in August 1951. Promoted Major in July 1959, he was awarded a Second Award Bar to his Canadian Forces Decoration in October 1961, and transferred to the Special Reserve on 3 March 1965. Sold with copied record of service, this partly redacted.

Lot 122

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteSix: Staff Sergeant I. E. S. Humble, Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, later Royal Canadian Air Force Defence Medal, Canadian issue in silver; Canadian Volunteer Service Medal; War Medal 1939-45, Canadian issue in silver; Korea 1950-53, Canadian issue, silver (SG 9497 I. E. S. Humble; U.N. Korea 1950-54 (SG 9497 I. E. S. Humble); Canadian Forces Decoration, E.II.R. (Sgt. I. E. S. Humble) contact marks, good very fine or better (6) £200-£240 --- Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, July 2004. Irvine Eldon Spencer Humble enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force on 11 October 1943 and served with them at home during the Second World War, before transferring to the Reserve on 27 September 1946. He subsequently re-enlisted in the Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers in June 1949, and served with 25 Infantry Brigade in Korea. He was advanced Staff Sergeant in April 1959, and was awarded his Canadian Forces Decoration in August 1965. Sold with copied records of service (these heavily redacted).

Lot 13

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteA post-War M.B.E., Second War ‘Flying Bomb Attacks’ K.P.F.S.M. group of five awarded to Chief Officer C. P. Kitchin, Hastings Fire Brigade The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Civil) Member’s 2nd type breast badge, silver, with Royal Mint case of issue; King’s Police and Fire Service Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, for Distinguished Service (Clifford P. Kitchin, Div. Officer No. 30 F.F.); Defence Medal; Coronation 1953, unnamed as issued; Fire Brigade L.S. & G.C., E.II.R. (Clifford P. Kitchin Chief Officer) light contact marls, good very fine (5) £700-£900 --- M.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1962 Clifford Parker Kitchin, Esq., Chief Officer, Hastings Fire Brigade K.P.F.S.M. London Gazette 1 January 1945 Clifford Parker Kitchin, Divisional Officer, No. 30 (East Kent) Fire Force: ‘For Distinguished Service in Connection with the Flying Bomb Attacks.’ The original recommendation states: ‘Since his appointment as Divisional Officer in 1941, has shown zeal, especially in regard to his work for D-Day, and during heavy flying bomb attacks.’ Clifford Parker Kitchin served with No. 30 (East Kent) Fire Force, and was appointed a Divisional Officer in 1941. ‘Owing to his untiring efforts a complete state of readiness was prepared with the important naval establishments in his division and the National Fire Service before D-Day. His outstanding qualities of leadership were shown during many flying-bomb attacks in the area, and his example was an inspiration to those under him.’ (newspaper extract refers). He was presented with his K.P.F.S.M. by Lord Cornwallis, Lord Lieutenant of Kent, on 13 April 1945, and subsequently served as Chief Officer of Hastings Fire Brigade. Sold with copied research, including medal roll extract for the Coronation Medal.

Lot 135

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteArmy L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (89 Troop Corpl. Major H. Plumridge. 2nd Life Gds.) engraved naming, good very fine £80-£100 --- Henry Plumridge was born in the Parish of Cookham, near Maidenhead, Berkshire, and enlisted into the 2nd Life Guards at Windsor on 16 February 1859, age 18 years 10 months, a shoemaker by trade. He was promoted to Corporal of Horse in December 1865, and to Troop Corporal Major in December 1871. Awarded ‘Silver Medal for long service & good conduct, with gratuity of £5-0-0.’ on 1 June 1878, he was discharged at Hyde Park Barracks on 22 September 1881. Sold with copied discharge papers.

Lot 136

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteArmy L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (82. Corpl. Maj: G. Larkins, Rl. Horse Gds.) impressed naming, nearly extremely fine £80-£100 --- George Larkins was born in the Paris of St Lawrence, Ramsgate, Kent, and enlisted into the Royal Horse Guards at Regents Park Barracks by Private Christopher Larkins R.H.G. (presumably his brother) on 28 December 1858, aged 18, a sailor by trade. He was promoted to Corporal of Horse in March 1867; Troop Corporal Major, August 1872; Regimental Corporal Major, December 18880; Warrant Officer, 1 July 1881. Awarded ‘Silver Medal with gratuity of £5 for long service and good conduct’, he was discharged at Regents Park Barracks on 22 December 1885. Sold with copied discharge papers.

Lot 14

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteA post-War M.B.E. group of six awarded to Bandmaster W. T. Harrison, Royal Marines, later Superintendent, Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Civil) Member’s 2nd type breast badge, silver; Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (RMB/X.2548 W. J. [sic] Harrison Musn. R.M.); U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed as issued; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue (RMB/X.2548 Bd/Sgt. W. T. Harrison Musn. R.M.); Papua New Guinea, 10th Anniversary of Independence Medal 1985; Constabulary Centenary Commemorative Medal, mounted as worn; together with the related miniature awards, edge bruising to second, otherwise generally very fine and better (12) £400-£500 --- M.B.E. London Gazette 17 June 1989: ‘For services to the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary’ William Thomas Harrison originally saw service with the Royal Marines before serving as a Superintendent in the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary. Sold with the bestowal document for M.B.E.; a Royal Marines cap badge; and a Royal Papua New Guinea Police badge.

Lot 140

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteArmy L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (638 Michl. Corren. 4th Dragoon Gds.) impressed naming, edge bruising, otherwise good very fine £80-£100 --- Michael Corren (Corrin) was born in the Parish of Selsker, County Wexford, and attested for the 4th Dragoon Guards on 1 December 1840. He served 24 years 82 days and was discharged at Newbridge on 20 February 1865, being then ‘in possession of Five good conduct badges and a silver medal for long service and good conduct.’ After an ‘Examination of Invalid Soldiers’ on 7 March 1865, he was admitted to an out-pension, London District, on 18 April 1865. Sold with copied discharge and pension papers.

Lot 15

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteA Great War R.R.C. group of five awarded to Sister Miss Emilie E. Wraxall, Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve Royal Red Cross, 1st Class (R.R.C.), G.V.R., silver-gilt, gold, and enamel, with Garrard, London, case of issue; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (Nursing Sister E. E. Wraxall.); 1914-15 Star (Sister E. E. Wraxall. Q.A.I.M.N.S.R.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Sister E. E. Wraxall.); together with the recipient's Soldiers’, Sailors’, and Airmen’s Families Association badge, with ‘Ten Years’ top riband bar and two further ‘Five Years’ Additional Award Bars, silver, the reverse engraved ‘”Alexandra” Nurse E. Wraxall, 1932’, all mounted court-style for display purposes, the R.R.C. with lady’s bow riband, good very fine (6) £700-£900 --- R.R.C. London Gazette 3 June 1919. A.R.R.C. London Gazette 3 June 1916. Miss Emilie Elizabeth Wraxall was born in Agra, India, on 13 March 1865, the daughter of Sir Morville Wraxall, Bt., and trained at Crumpsall Infirmary, Manchester. She joined the Army Nursing Service Reserve on 24 July 1900, and served with them in South Africa during the Boer War. Appointed to the Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve, she served with them in Egypt during the Great War from 17 November 1914, attached to the Reception Station at Mustapha. For her services during the Great War she was Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 21 June 1916) and was awarded the Royal Red Cross 2nd Class in 1916, being advanced 1st Class in 1919. She was demobilised on 7 May 1920, and died in 1955.

Lot 18

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteA Great War M.C. group of four awarded to Second Lieutenant C. W. de Lemos, Worcestershire Regiment, later Major, Ceylon Army Service Corps, for his gallantry during a night patrol near Dache in the Balkans on 1-2 March 1918, personally killing one and wounding another of the enemy and extracting his patrol without a single casualty in the face of an overwhelming enemy force; later that month his luck ran out, and he was wounded and taken prisoner of war during another night time patrol on 25 March 1918 Military Cross, G.V.R., reverse later engraved ‘Lt. Chas de Lemos 1-3-18; British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. C. de Lemos.); Efficiency Decoration, G.V.R., Ceylon, silver and silver-gilt, reverse engraved ‘Major C. W. de Lemos. C.A.S.C.’, with integral top riband bar, good very fine (4) £1,000-£1,400 --- M.C. London Gazette 12 December 1919: ‘For distinguished service in connection with Military Operations in the Balkans and with the British Army of the Black Sea.’ Charles William de Lemos was born in Colombo, Ceylon, on 20 June 1893, the son of a tea planter, and joined the Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps on 7 July 1915. Returning to the U.K. in 1916, he attested for the 28th Battalion, London Regiment (Artists’ Rifles) on 20 June 1916, and served with them at home before being commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Special Reserve on 28 March 1917. Attached to the 11th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment, he served with them during the Great War in the Balkans with the British Army of the Black Sea, and was awarded the Military Cross for his gallantry near Dache on the night of 1-2 March 1918: ‘Officer’s patrol (2/Lt de Lemos and 10 other ranks) went to Flat Iron Hill on night of 1-2 March to ascertain if enemy work there still occupied. Night very dark and under 2/Lt de Lemos’ directions a gap of 15 yards was cut in the first belt of wire, and a gap of 10 yards was cut in the second belt of wire. Enemy sent up various Very lights and as the patrol was proceeding through the second gap an enemy party of 6 to 8 men lined to walk round our right flank. The officer shot one dead and wounded another, and several others were wounded by the patrol. A large enemy party of 50 to 80 men then rushed the patrol from trenches and our patrol was forced to withdraw without obtaining identifications 2/Lt de Lemos carefully withdrew his patrol through very heavy enemy barrage and reached our lines without receiving a single casualty. The General Officer Commanding was very pleased with this action and congratulated the Officer and his patrol on their fine achievement.’ (Battalion War Diary refers). Later that month, on 25 March 1918, de Lemos was sent out on another patrol, and this time his luck failed to hold. Wounded by a bullet in the leg and splinters of bomb in the chest, he was captured and taken prisoner of War. His own account of the action states: ‘I was sent out with a party of 1 N.C.O. and 9 other ranks. We left our main line roughly at 2000 hrs. and arrived at a hill Chapeau de Gendarm at about 2100 hrs. At this point I left the N.C.O. in charge of eight men with instructions to retire in case he saw an enemy patrol approaching, otherwise to wait my return. It was a full moon night, and I knew it would be very difficult to get our wounded back in the event of an encounter with the enemy so near their own line. I went forward with Private Thomas to reconnoitre the enemy post, to ascertain whether it was held and with what strength, and on our return Private Thomas and I found ourselves cut off by roughly 40 of the enemy who had circled us, so I gave orders to Private Thomas to throw a bomb at the enemy’s left flank, and to try and charge through and get home, whilst I charged the right flank with my revolver. Unfortunately at this point Private Thomas was mortally wounded and I was wounded by a bullet in the leg and a fragment of bomb in my chest. After I had emptied my revolver at the enemy I was surrounded and taken prisoner. We had by this time killed one and had wounded five of the enemy. As we were being led up the hill to the enemy main line, our artillery dropped a good barrage into their trenches inflicting severe casualties on the enemy who had arisen to see the prisoners come in.’ Repatriated on account of his wounds, de Lemos arrived back in the U.K. on 21 September 1918, and was placed on the retired list on account of ill-health contracted on active service on 2 February 1919. Returning to Ceylon, he subsequently served as Manager of the Merriabedde Tea Estate, and was advanced Major in the Ceylon Army Service Corps. Sold with copied research.

Lot 182

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteThe C.B.E. and Brazilian ‘O Globo’ merit medal attributed to Mr J. A. Cayton, Representative, British Council in Canada, formerly British Council in Brazil The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Civil) Commander’s 2nd type neck badge, with full neck cravat in its Garrard & Co. Ltd. case of issue; Brazil, Republic, Merit Medal of the Brazilian newspaper ‘O Globo’, silver-gilt, with neck cravat, in case of issue, nearly extremely fine (2) £260-£300 --- C.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1972: John Alwyn Cayton, O.B.E., lately British Council Representative in Canada. John Alwyn Cayton served as a Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in the Second World War and was Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 1 January 1943). He was awarded the O.B.E. on 11 June 1960, for services as Representative, British Council, Brazil, residing in Rio de Janeiro; and was promoted to C.B.E. in the New Years Honours of 1972, for services as Representative, British Council, Canada. O Globo is a Brazilian newspaper based in Rio de Janeiro. Sold with a calling card for ‘Mr J. A. Cayton, O.B.E., Representative, British Council, Brazil.’

Lot 183

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteA fine and most interesting Great War 1917 ‘Passchendaele’ D.S.O. group of eleven awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel C. E. Lembcke, Northumberland Fusiliers, late Royal Fusiliers and Gloucestershire Regiment: having been sentenced to death as a spy in German South West Africa in 1914, he was later released and went on to hold several commands on the Western Front, being twice wounded before continuing to serve with distinction in revolutionary Peru Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top riband bar; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902 (Lieut. C. E. Lembeke. [sic] Glouc. Rgt.) officially engraved naming; 1914-15 Star (Capt: C. E. Lembcke. R. Fus:); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Lt. Col. C. E. Lembcke.) mounted as worn and housed in a contemporary Spink & Son fitted leather case; Chile, Republic, Order of Merit, Commander’s neck badge, 65mm including condor suspension x 60mm, silver, gilt and white enamel, damage to enamel and finial balls in places, in case of issue; Peru, Republic, Commander of the Order of Ayucucho, 70mm x 51mm, gilt and enamel, in case of issue; Order of Aeronautical Merit, 64mm including condor suspension x 46mm, 1st issue, gold (54g), in case of issue; Bronze Cross of the Society of the Founders of Independence, 1st issue; Centenary of Independence Medal 1921, gold (30g); Centenary of the Battle of Ayacucho Medal 1924, gold (24g); together with the recipient’s Peruvian Aviation Observer’s wings, silver, early issue, light contact marks to Q.S.A. and B.W.M., otherwise very fine or better (12) £2,400-£2,800 --- Provenance: The foreign awards acquired by the vendor direct from the granddaughter of the recipient and reunited with the British awards. D.S.O. London Gazette 1 January 1918. M.I.D. London Gazettes 18 December 1917 and 27 December 1918. Charles Edward Lembcke was born Carlos Eduardo Lembcke in 1882 in Lima, Peru. The son of a Peruvian diplomat, he moved with his family to England in 1886 and was educated at Harrow. Wishing to join the British Army, he became a British subject on 24 July 1900 at the age of 18 and, having anglicised his name, was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the 4th (Militia) Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment on 10 September. He served with them on St. Helena, guarding Boer prisoners at Deadwood Camp, and was promoted Lieutenant in the Militia in October 1901 (Q.S.A. with no clasp). Leaving St. Helena, he served on Malta from 28 November 1901, having been seconded for service with the royal Garrison Regiment. Appointed Lieutenant in the 6th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers on 3 June 1905, he was then placed in the Special Reserve of Officers, and was appointed Lieutenant, Regular Army in February 1908. Assigned to the Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) Special Reserve in 1907, he was promoted to Captain in June 1911. A man of wide ranging interests, he had been elected a member of the Aero Club of the United Kingdom in 1909 and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society in 1912. In early 1914, while still a Captain in the 4th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers, Lembcke was granted special permission by the War Office to spend a shooting holiday in German South West Africa. Planning to hunt in Ovamboland, and push on into Angola before returning to England, he was still in the German colony when war was declared in Europe. Immediately arrested by the German authorities, he was accused of being a spy, which he probably was, and sentenced to be shot. But with South African forces invading from the south, he was moved to a jail in Windhoek and after eight and a half months in the common gaol on criminal rations, he was liberated by Brigadier General Brits’ South Africans on 8 July 1915. Lembcke’s unfortunate yet fascinating adventures during this period are told in some detail in his sworn statement to the subsequent Court of Enquiry on 21 July 1915 and in his letter written to the War Office in June 1919, in which he admits to his spying activities while in Africa. This letter was then forwarded to MI.2, suggesting that he was most likely working for the Intelligence Services. While in captivity, Lembcke had been appointed to a permanent commission in the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers in the rank of Acting Captain but, after his arrival back in England on 17 August 1915, he was quickly attached to the 2nd Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers and joined his new regiment in France on 5 September 1915. Promoted Temporary Major in October 1915, he served with his battalion on the first day of the Battle of the Somme as part of Lieutenant-General Congreve’s 30th Division on the extreme British right. On the 12 October 1916, the battalion also took part in a local attack in the Flers sector, finding the enemy well prepared, they failed to reach their first objective and the battalion’s casualties totalled 9 officers and 261 other ranks, Lembcke being wounded. He was wounded a second time on 14 November. On 28 December 1916, Lembcke was was appointed to the command of the 18th (Service) Battalion, Manchester Regiment (3rd Manchester Pals - Clerks’ and Warehousemen’s Battalion) with the rank of Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel. The battalion took part in fierce fighting in an attack on the German trenches North-West of Neuville-Vitasse on 18 May 1917, with 15 officers (including every company commander in the attack) and 346 other ranks either killed, wounded or missing. Losses on similar scale occurred on 31 July at Sanctuary Wood during the 3rd Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele) when the company attacked through the wood, securing their objectives east of Strirling Castle. Lembcke was hospitalised shortly afterwards and he relinquished command of the battalion on 12 December 1917. He was mentioned in despatches in the London Gazette on 18 December 1917 and awarded the D.S.O. on 1 January 1918, undoubtedly for his leadership of the Battalion at Sanctuary Wood. After being discharged from medical care, Lembcke was next appointed to take command of the 25th Battalion, Liverpool Regiment, taking part in the 2nd Battle of the Somme in August 1918 and the grand advance in Artois and Flanders during October and November, seeing particularly hard fighting on the Scheldt. On 14 December 1918, he took up an appointment as General Staff Officer 3rd Grade at the War Office and was promoted to Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel on 1 January 1919. He was again Mentioned In Despatches for his services with the 25th Liverpool, most likely for his ‘determination and endurance on the Scheldt displayed between 18 and 21 October’, for which he had received the appreciation of the Corps Commander. He was promoted to GSO 2 on 23 June 1919 and was made a permanent Lieutenant-Colonel on 5th November 1920, relinquishing his appointment at the War Office the same day. On 15th November 1920 he was sent to Spain with Sir Esme Howard (later 1st Baron Howard of Penrith), the new British Ambassador based in Madrid, as Military Attaché. While there he was presented with a Wilkinson sword inscribed inscribed ‘A nuestro camarada el Mayor Lembcke D.S.O. A mas contrarios mas bri...

Lot 184

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteThe exceptional Second War ‘Photo Reconnaissance Unit’ D.S.O., D.F.C. and Second Award Bar, post-war A.F.C., United States of America D.F.C. and Korean War ‘Sabre Jet’ Pilot’s United States of America Air Medal group of twelve awarded to Group Captain J. R. H. Merifield, Royal Air Force, widely recognised as one of the finest Mosquito and PRU pilots of the Second War, he flew in over 160 operational sorties and took the first photograph of a V1 rocket on a launch ramp - over the Luftwaffe Test Installation, Peenemunde West, Usedom Island Merifield went on to break two flying records, one over the Atlantic and one in South East Asia, prior to serving in Korea. At the outbreak of the Korean War, Merifield was one of a small number of R.A.F. officers seconded to the United States Air Force. He served with the 51st Fighter Interceptor Wing and flew in 20 combat missions with the U.S.A.F. against the communists in the famed F-86 Sabre Jet. Group Captain Merifield was killed during a flying accident, along with his instructor, whilst carrying out a Whirlwind helicopter conversion course at R.A.F. Upavon in 1961. Distinguished Service Order, G.VI.R., silver-gilt and enamel, reverse officially dated ‘1944’, reverse centre loose, with integral top riband bar; Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., with Second Award Bar, reverse of cross officially dated ‘1942’, and additionally engraved ‘J. R. H. Merifield 1.6.42’, the reverse of Bar officially dated ‘1944’; Air Force Cross, E.II.R., reverse officially dated ‘1956’; 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star, 1 clasp, Air Crew Europe; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45; Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (Sqn. Ldr. J. R. H. Merifield. R.A.F.); U.N. Korea 1950-54; Air Efficiency Award, G.VI.R., 1st issue (Act. Wg. Cdr. J. R. H. Merifield. R.A.F.V.R.); United States of America, Distinguished Flying Cross, reverse engraved ‘John H. Merifield.’; Air Medal, unnamed as issued, mounted as orginally worn, remnants of lacquer, generally very fine (12) £20,000-£30,000 --- Provenance: J. B. Hayward Collection - which was then sold in Hayward’s Gazette, 3 October 1974, when it was described as ‘The finest combination of Decorations to the R.A.F. that has appeared for sale.’ D.S.O. London Gazette 11 February 1944, the original Recommendation states: ‘This officer has proved himself an exceptionally able photographic reconnaissance pilot. He has taken part in many long range flights. In addition he has also undertaken several successful night photographic sorties. Squadron Leader Merifield has been a most distinguished flight commander. He has completed much valuable experimental work.’ D.F.C. London Gazette 2 June 1942, the original Recommendation states: ‘This officer has carried out important long distance reconnaissance flights with highly successful results. He has displayed great skill and determination.’ D.F.C. Second Award Bar London Gazette 3 October 1944, the original Recommendation states: ‘Since the invasion of Northern France the squadron has completed many sorties against the enemy communication systems and military installations. Much success has been achieved in which Wing Commander Merifield has played a leading part. He planned the missions, advised of the tactics to be adopted and invariably undertook the more dangerous tasks himself. On two of these his brilliant work was well proved by the perfection of the photographs which he secured.’ A.F.C. London Gazette 2 January 1956. United States of America D.F.C. London Gazette 17 October 1950: ‘For services during the period 1939-45.’ United States of America Air Medal London Gazette 6 August 1954: ‘For valuable service in Korea. For courage, aggressiveness and proficiency in frequent encounters with high performance enemy jet aircraft’ John Roy Hugh Merifield was born in March 1920, and was the son of Captain J. H. Merifield, D.S.O. of 232 Hill Lane, Southampton. Merifield was educated at King Edward VI School, Southampton, and joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in 1939 having cut short his studies at Oxford University (where he was a member of the Oxford University Air Squadron). He carried out initial training as a Pilot, and was posted to the School of Army Cooperation at Old Sarum in early 1940. Merifield was then posted for operational flying with 540 Squadron as part of the Photo Reconnaissance Unit (PRU) at Leuchars, and went on to complete over 160 sorties in Mosquitos. Merifield carried out reconnaissance missions to Norway, and long-range trips to German and Polish Baltic ports. He became widely regarded as one of the best Photo Reconnaissance pilots of the Second War, and took the first photograph of a V1 rocket on a launch ramp - over the Luftwaffe Test Installation, Peenemunde West, Usedom Island. This was the photograph from which Flight Officer Constance Babington-Smith, a photographic interpreter at the Allied Central Interpretation Unit, R.A.F. Medenham, confirmed the existence of the V1. She later went on to write Photographic Intelligence in World War II, Evidence in Camera, in which she relates the following: ‘It so happened that, while this search was in progress, on the morning of November 28th, 1943, a Mosquito was on its way across the North Sea from Scotland to try for “D.A.” cover of Berlin. It was a time of steady bad weather over central Europe, and a whole series of attempts to photograph Berlin had failed. The pilot was Squadron Leader John Merifield, who since Alistair Taylor went missing was quietly emerging as the steadiest and most talented of the Mosquito pilots at Leuchars. It was Merifield (when war broke out he was a nineteen-year-old undergraduate at Oxford) who in March 1942 had flown the cover of Königsberg - a landmark of great significance: for the first time the whole of northern Germany was within range. Merifield and his navigator, Flying Officer [W. N.] Whalley, approached the Berlin area from the north, but when they reached the city they realised that they would not be able to take any photographs there. The cloud was solid below them. Merifield knew, however, that it was much clearer on the Baltic coast, as they had come in that way. So he turned northwards and set course for the alternative targets that had been picked for him at briefing. There were some shipping targets at Stettin and Swinemünde, a flock of airfields, a suspected radar installation at Zinnowitz on the island of Usedom, and various other odd jobs. One after another Merifield photographed them. After Zinnowitz there was still some film left, and Merifield always made a point of using up every scrap. What targets were left? The airfield at Peenemünde. That would just about do it. Flying westwards, Merifield switched on his cameras as he reached the northern tip of Usedom, and they clicked away as he crossed the airfield. Then home! Three days later, on December 1st, while Kendall was arguing his case at the meeting in London, explaining step b...

Lot 185

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteA well-documented post-War ‘Air Observation Post’ D.S.O group of six awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel J. M. H. Hailes, Royal Artillery, who specialised in the hazardous task of flying light, slow, cramped and unarmed Auster spotter planes over hostile territory in Palestine, Malaya, and Korea in the face of determined opposition and dangerous circumstances but nonetheless always attempted to engage enemy targets, efforts that also saw him twice Mentioned in Despatches; in Korea he identified and fixed Chinese artillery positions for counter-bombardments by 1 Commonwealth Division or by US heavy guns Distinguished Service Order, E.II.R., silver-gilt and enamel, reverse undated, with integral top riband bar; 1939-45 Star; War Medal 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 3 clasps, Palestine 1945-48, Malaya, Cyprus, additional clasps unofficially attached, with M.I.D. oak leaf (Capt. J. M. H. Hailes. R.A.); Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (Major J. M. H. Haines [sic]. D.S.O. R.A.); U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed as issued, generally very fine and better (6) £6,000-£8,000 --- D.S.O. London Gazette 24 April 1953: ‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished flying services in Korea’. The original recommendation states: ‘Major Hailes has been in command of 1903 Air OP Flight RAF since July 1952. He joined the Flight at a time when two pilots had been shot down and two others had changed. There was therefore concern at the possibility of the operational efficiency of the Flight dropping considerably. In the event this did not happen and, in fact, the reverse was the case as the Flight went from strength to strength. The credit for this rests entirely with Major Hailes. From the very outset he was complete master of the situation and displayed leadership of the highest order in all spheres but most particularly from the operational aspect. He himself did far more flying than his duties as Flight Commander called for and it was characteristic of his him that he would always use the most doubtful aircraft leaving the others for the remaining pilots. His magnificent example, efficiency and courage during this difficult period was a great inspiration to the more experienced pilots and filled the younger ones with unshakeable confidence. While going to great pains to train his younger pilots he carried, at the same time, an even greater share of the operational sorties than would have been his in a normal situation. He has personally flown 125 sorties and conducted 166 shoots with guns of the Divisional and Corps artillery. In doing this he has been responsible for inflicting many casualties of both men and equipment on the enemy. The whole Division has the greatest respect and admiration for the Air OP Flight and this is a direct result of the magnificent leadership, courage and conscientiousness consistently displayed by Major Hailes throughout the period. His work in all spheres has been far above what one would expect in the normal line of duty and I recommend services of such a high order be recognised in the form of an appropriate award.’ M.I.D. London Gazette 7 January 1949 (Palestine) ‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished service in Palestine during the period 27 March to 26 September 1947.’ M.I.D. London Gazette 27 April 1951: ‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished service in Malaya during the period 1 July to 31 December 1950.’ John Martin Hunter ‘Jack’ Hailes was born on 27 January 1920 in Maymyo, a pleasant hill station in central Burma where, in the early 1920’s, George Orwell served as Assistant District Superintendent of Police. As a young boy he lived in Mandalay, where his father was a District Superintendent of Railways. He was educated at Cheltenham College, his father’s alma mater. As war approached, Hailes decided to join the regular army and entered the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich in January 1939. As war became inevitable, the pace of his training was accelerated and he was sent to 122 Officer Cadet Training Unit in August. He was commissioned Second Lieutenant, Royal Artillery, on 9 December 1939, with regimental seniority from 4 November 1939, and was posted as a Troop Commander to 51st Anti-tank Regiment, 51st (Highland) Division, which landed in France in January 1940 to join the British Expeditionary Force. The Battle of France On 19 April 1940 the 51st Division was detached from the rest of the B.E.F. It was put under French command and moved to a section of the Franco-German frontier just south of Luxembourg and in front of one of the most powerful and impressive showpiece underground fortresses of the Maginot Line, the Ouvrage Hackenburg, which had been inspected by King George VI. The intent was to stiffen Allied defences at the northern end of the Maginot Line in case of a German attack on the western front during the invasion of Norway. France had briefly invaded German Saar in this sector in September 1940 when its ally Poland was attacked. Since Norway was now under German attack, the French High Command deemed it prudent to anticipate possible enemy action on the Western Front. The Germans did not oblige the French generals by attacking their Maginot defence works. They simply outflanked them and by the end of May had trapped the entire Allied northern forces in the Dunkirk beachhead. Meanwhile, the French desperately tried to form a new defence line along the River Somme in Picardy. Fortress Hackenburg was harassed by German forces but never directly attacked. The 51st Division was withdrawn from Lorraine and moved by train and road to Picardy. It saw much action assisting the French in their futile attempts to repulse the Germans from the Somme bridgeheads at Abbeville. After further clashes at Huchenneville, the Division was reduced to half its fighting strength by 6 June and was desperately short of supplies, especially ammunition. The only remaining option was evacuation by sea. 154 Brigade was rescued from Le Havre and Cherbourg but the rest of the Division was encircled. The Royal Navy landed at the small port of St Valery-en-Caux near Dieppe on 10 June to try to snatch as many men as possible. Unfortunately, the retreat of 51th Division to the coast had been held up, and a thick fog descended during the night of 11-12 which made it too risky for ships to enter and leave the port. All artillery ammunition had run out and the Division was forced to surrender to overwhelming German forces on 12 June. Hailes joined some 10,000 men who were marched off to prisoner-of-war camps in the Reich. Hailes was promoted to Lieutenant on 9 June 1941 and remained a Prisoner of War in various camps in Poland, Germany and Austria until 13 April 1945. After his return to England, Hailes was assigned to a number of refresher courses and training appointments to prepare him for his promotion to Captain on 1 July 1946. Northern Italy, Egypt, Palestine and Malaya Early in 1946 Hailes decided that he wished to become a Royal Artillery Air Observer. The tethered kite balloons of the Great War had been very effective in acquiring targets far behind the frontlines and directing artillery to neutralise them, but balloo...

Lot 186

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteA most interesting and poignant Great War O.B.E. group of four awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel E. W. Powell, Royal Flying Corps, late Intelligence Corps - with which unit he embarked to France as a founder member in August 1914: a three time Boat Race winning Cambridge Blue, Olympic Bronze medallist, accomplished artist and mountaineer, ‘a man of genius which showed itself in many fields’, he was tragically killed together with three fellow Eton masters climbing in the Swiss Alps in 1933 The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 1st type, breast badge, silver-gilt, hallmarks for London 1918; 1914 Star (2. Lieut: E. W. Powell); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Lt. Col. E. W. Powell. R.A.F.), together with London Olympics 1908 participation medallion, white metal - pewter, good very fine (5) £1,800-£2,200 --- O.B.E. London Gazette 3 June 1919 - Egypt: ‘In recognition of distinguished services rendered during the war’ Eric Walter Powell was born on 6 May 1886 at The Vicarage, Holy Innocents, Hornsey, London, the son of Rev. Robert Walter Powell and his wife Mary Caroline Hankey. He was educated at Eton, where he became an accomplished oarsman, and Trinity College, Cambridge, gaining his rowing Blue and enjoying victory in the Boat Race as a member of the Cambridge eight in 1906, 1907 and 1908. Powell also participated in the 1908 London Olympic Games when Cambridge University made up a boat rowing in the eights and won a bronze medal for Great Britain. At this time, 3rd place rowing crew members did not receive a bronze medal each, rather, the prize bronze medal went to the team captain (presumably for the clubhouse), however, they were presented with their ‘participation’ pewter medals and a 3rd place certificate. Having returned to Eton in 1910, now as a master, Powell won the Diamond Challenge Sculls, seen as the pinnacle of amateur individual rowing, at Henley Royal Regatta in 1912. On the outbreak of the Great War, Powell’s expertise in languages saw him invited to join the newly created Intelligence Corps under its first Commandant, Major T. G. J. Torrie, 17th Light Cavalry, Indian Army. He was swiftly commissioned 2nd Lieutenant and embarked overseas on 8 August 1914 as one of this new unit’s 13 founder officers. In France, the work of the Intelligence Corps in the area of aerial reconnaissance photography analysis and signals interception soon led to a close relationship with the Royal Flying Corps whose main role in the early days of the war was the provision of such information. It was in these circumstances, then, that Powell discovered an interest in flying and he successfully qualified as a pilot on 29 May 1915. Having transferred to the Royal Flying Corps as a specialist in Intelligence Corps work, the following June he was posted to No. 13 Squadron, an artillery observation and photo-reconnasissance squadron flying RE8s on the Western Front and on 8 December 1916 he was promoted Captain and Flight Commander. Whilst on the Western Front he painted various aircraft scenes. Powell returned to the Home Establishment on 5 August 1917 as Squadron Commander at H.Q. Training Division and was advanced Major and Squadron Leader on the formation of the R.A.F. on 1 April 1918. He was posted to R.A.F. Headquarters, Egypt on 3 June 1918 and was promoted Lieutenant-Colonel on 25 June, taking command of the newly formed 32 Training Wing the following month. He reverted to the unemployed list on 22 January 1919. Mentioned in Despatches three times for his services on the Western Front (London Gazettes 22 June 1915, 1 January 1916, and 4 January 1917), he was created an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (Military) and was also Mentioned in Despatches for his services in Egypt (London Gazette 5 June 1919). After the war, Powell spent a year in Paris studying art before returning once again to Eton as an art teacher and house master, soon becoming a landscape artist of some repute. Favouring watercolour as a medium he exhibited at Walker’s Gallery in New Bond Street on seven occasions between 1920 and 1933 and several of his pictures were exhibited at the Alpine Club in 1925 and 1930 including one entitled Piz Roseg from the Morteratsch, the very alpine peak that would later cost him his life. Having started climbing after the war, Powell took up Alpine mountaineering in 1922 completing ascents of the Jungfrau, Wetterhorn and Schreckhorn and by 1925 he had climbed most of the Oberland peaks and had been elected to the Alpine Club. He met his death, tragically, with three fellow Eton masters while climbing the Eselgrat on Piz Roseg in the Swiss Alps on 17 August 1933. Shortly before the accident, White-Thompson, another one of those killed, wrote in a letter to his family from the Golf-Hotel des Alpes, Samedan, ‘Eric is the same, ever steady ... leading up or coming down last. In the intervals he paints.’ The four men are buried in the grounds of the Santa Maria Kirche in Pontresina, Switzerland and also commemorated on a memorial in the ante-chapel at Eton; there is a separate memorial tablet to Powell in the cloister. To mark the 50th anniversary of the disaster, an exhibition of 48 of Powell’s paintings was held at Eton in 1983. Amongst these were pictures of Windsor, Paris and Venice as well as scenes from the Great War and the Alps. Eton College possesses a number of his watercolours and one oil, and the Alpine Club Library in London has an extensive archive of material relating to him. After his death, Cyril Alington, Head Master of Eton College, eulogised: ‘Eric Powell was a man of genius which showed itself in many fields. The world perhaps knew him best as an oarsman, the winner of the Diamond Sculls, but there are others who think of his distinction in the Flying Corps, and yet more to whom his wonderful talent as an artist made a stronger appeal. To watch the marvellous speed with which he transferred to paper the beauty which he saw with an unerring eye was a pleasure of which one never tired, and in later years he was developing an accuracy of detail and a variety of technique which seemed to hold the highest promise. Of what he did for drawing at Eton it is impossible to speak too highly; and his success as one of the most popular and best loved of house masters was so remarkable that it might have been grudged to anyone but him. Powell’s sister, Ellen, married fellow Olympian Harold Barker.’

Lot 187

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteA Second War O.B.E., Order of St. John and post-War K.P.F.S.M. group of eleven awarded to Captain A. T. N. Evans, Chief Constable of Pembrokeshire, late West Riding Regiment, who was severely wounded at the Battle of Messines on 10 June 1917 The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Civil) Officer’s 2nd type breast badge, silver-gilt; Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Knight of Justice’s set of insignia (post-1926), comprising neck badge, 54mm, silver-gilt and enamel, with heraldic beasts in angles, and breast star, 72mm, silver-gilt and enamel, plain angles, with neck riband, in slightly damaged case of issue; King’s Police and Fire Service Medal, G.VI.R., 2nd issue, for Distinguished Service (Alfred T. N. Evans, O.B.E., Ch. Const. Pembrokeshire Constab.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. A. T. Evans.) rank neatly but unofficially altered on both; Defence Medal (Capt. A. T. N. Evans. O.B.E. C. St. J. Chief Constable of Pembrokeshire) contemporarily impressed naming; Jubilee 1935 (Captain A. T. Evans. Chief Constable of Pembrokeshire) contemporarily engraved naming; Coronation 1937 (Captain A. T. N. Evans - Chief Constable of Pembrokeshire) contemporarily engraved naming; Coronation 1953 (Capt. A. T. N. Evans, C. St. J., O.B.E., Chief Constable of Pembrokeshire) contemporarily engraved naming; Police L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R. (Alfred T. N. Evans Ch. Const.); Service Medal of the Order of St John, silver, straight bar suspension, with 1 Additional Award Bar (40531. Capt. A. T. N. Evans. O.B.E. P. for W. 1950); together with the recipient’s St. John Ambulance Association Re-examination Cross, Priory for Wales, silver, the reverse engraved ‘W.A. 4285 Alfred Evans 1926’ with 15 date labels, in silver for the years 1927-1933, and base metal for the years 1946-1954, those up to year 1946 all engraved ‘WA 4285’ on reverse; Royal Masonic Institution for Boys Steward’s Medal, presented at 167th Anniversary Festival, 2 June 1965, gilt and enamel, in J. R. Gaunt & Son box of issue; Carnarvonshire Constabulary cap badge; Pembrokeshire Police badge; identity bracelet, engraved ‘2nd Lieut. A. T. Evans, C.E., 8th Duke of Wellington’s Regt.’; another in silver, London hallmarks for 1918, engraved ‘Lieut: A. T. Evans. C.E., Adjt: St. Martin’s Camp. 9th Bn. Duke of Wellington’s Regt.’, generally good very fine (12) £1,400-£1,800 --- O.B.E. (Civil) London Gazette 1 January 1942 ‘Captain Alfred Thomas Neale Evans, Chief Constable of Pembrokeshire.’ Knight of Justice, Order of St. John of Jerusalem London Gazette 25 June 1954 ‘Captain Alfred Thomas Neale Evans, O.B.E.’ K.P.F.S.M. London Gazette 1 January 1951 ‘Alfred Thomas Neale Evans, O.B.E., Chief Constable, Pembrokeshire Constabulary.’ Alfred Thomas Neale Evans was born on 16 March 1893 in Dolgelly, Merionethshire, Wales, the son of John Evans, a Police Sergeant, and his wife Elizabeth, and joined the Carnarvonshire Police as a Constable. Following the outbreak of the Great War he made several applications to join the Army but, having initially had his release from the Police Force denied, he attested for the Royal Army Medical Corps on 11 August 1915 and then, on 1 January 1916, transferred to the the 22nd (Reserve) Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers. Promoted Sergeant within a month, he was soon recommended for a commission and after 6 months at No. 1 Officer Cadet Battalion he was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the 8th Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment) on 28 March 1917, arriving in France with them one month later. He was badly injured on 10 June, during the Battle of Messines, and sent to No. 3 General Hospital at Le Touquet, from where, having only partially recuperated, he rejoined his unit on 12 October and was given sedentary duties as Assistant Adjutant in the transport lines. On 3 February 1918, however, the Battalion Medical Officer considered him unfit for further duties in the front line, his commanding officer Lieutenant - Colonel C. S. Worthington - stating at the time: ‘This officer was wounded in the back in June 1917 by the nose-cap of a shell. He returned to duty with his unit on 12 October, when still far from fit, but volunteered to return, although he might easily have got to England had he desired. He has found it quite impossible to carry on the duties of platoon commander in the front line on account of his lameness and pain in the leg. I can strongly recommend him for a sedentary job as Adjutant or Assistant Adjutant, and preferably where he could carry out his duties outside, or in a motor car.’ Still suffering from the effects of his wounds, on 13 February Evans was admitted to No. 35 Field Ambulance and the next day moved to No. 20 General Hospital before, on 7 March, he was moved to No. 5 Rest Camp, Boulogne. He remained on the strength of his unit as Adjutant until, in April 1918, he was medically downgraded, and transferred to the 9th West Riding Regiment where he became Adjutant of a large base camp. In November 1918 Evans was instrumental in quelling a serious disorder at St. Martin’s Military Dispersal camp in France, and was thanked by the G.O.C. for his actions. Evans was advanced Captain on 28 November 1918 (after the cut off date for this rank to appear on his British War and Victory Medals) and was appointed to interrogate British prisoners of war returning from Germany before being released on request of the Chief Constable of Caernarvon in order to resume his duties in the Deputy Chief Constable’s office. In part due to his former army responsibilities and his having retained the honorary title of Captain, he received rapid promotion, becoming Police Sergeant on 13 November 1919 having served less than two years as a Constable. Further advancements to Inspector in 1923 and Superintendent in 1926 were followed by his appointment to Chief Constable of Pembrokeshire in April 1933 at the age of 40. Having joined the Carnarvon Great Western Railway Division of the St. John Ambulance in 1926, Evans’s ongoing work saw him admitted to the Order of St. John as a serving brother in 1936 followed by promotions to the grade of Officer in the Order of St. John in February 1939, St. John Ambulance County Commissioner for Pembrokeshire in 1945 and Commander in the Order of St. John in May 1948. He was awarded the O.B.E. in 1942, probably for the re-organisation of the Pembrokeshire Police Force and Pembrokeshire Civil Defence organisations following the German bombing of Llanreath oil refinery in August 1940. On 1 January 1951, Evans was gazetted with the King’s Police Medal and Fire Services Medal for Distinguished Service, the same year receiving the Police Long Service Medal at the time of its institution, having by now served 11 years in Pembrokeshire – plus 19 years and 56 days service with Caernarvonshire Constabulary. Evans was promoted to the grade of Knight of Justice of the Order of St. John on 18 June 1954 in recognition of his services to the Order of St. John and the St. John Ambulance Brigade in Pembrokeshire. He became Hi...

Lot 188

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteA Second War O.B.E. group of six awarded to Commander F. S. Piper, Royal Navy The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 2nd type, silver-gilt; 1914-15 Star (Lieut. F. S. Piper, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Lieut. F. S. Piper. R.N.); Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with related miniature group (this with 1914 Star), generally good very fine (6) £240-£280 --- O.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1941. Frederic Southwell Piper was born in Bombay on 19 November 1883 and was appointed a Sub-Lieutenant in the Royal Navy on 24 July 1906, being advanced Lieutenant on 16 March 1912. He served in H.M.S. Valiant during the Battle of Jutland, 31 May 1916. Retiring on 1 April 1919 in the rank of Lieutenant-Commander, he re-entered naval service in 1939. During the Second World War, he served in Prosperine (Lyness) from 14 November 1939, Pembroke (Chatham) from 28 August 1940, Wildfire (Sheerness) from 12 May 1941, Shrapnel from 9 June 1942 and Victory (Portsmouth) from 1 August 1944. In addition to his O.B.E., he was awarded a Travers pension, reverting to the retired list as a Commander on 4 November 1944. M.I.D. unconfirmed.

Lot 189

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteA post-War O.B.E. group of six awarded to Sergeant C. G. Wimbush, Corps of Military Police, later Manager of the Union Jack Club, Singapore The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Civil) Officer’s 2nd type, breast badge, silver-gilt; 1939-45 Star; Pacific Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Army L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue, Regular Army (1026015 Sjt. C. G. Wimbush. C of M.P.) mounted for wear, generally very fine or better (6) £200-£300 --- O.B.E. London Gazette 7 June 1951: Cecil George Wimbush, Esq. For services as Manager of the Union Jack Club, Singapore.

Lot 190

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteAn interesting Great War M.B.E. group of four awarded to Chief Police Officer J. Crow, Ministry of Munitions Police, at the National Explosives Factory, Pembrey, Wales, late Sergeant Major, Military Foot Police The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Civil) Member’s 1st type, breast badge, silver, hallmarks for London 1919; 1914-15 Star (P.1826 C.S.Mjr. - A.S. Mjr. - J. Crow. M.F.P.); British War and Victory Medals (P-1826 A. W.O. Cl. 2 J. Crow. M.F.P.) mounted for display, generally good very fine (4) £280-£320 --- M.B.E. London Gazette 30 March 1920: John Crow, Esq. Chief Police Officer, Ministry of Munitions Police, Pembrey. John Crow served during the Great War with the Military Foot Police in the French theatre of war from 7 July 1915. He subsequently served as Chief Police Officer, Ministry of Munitions Police, at the National Explosives Factory at Pembrey, Camarthenshire, Wales.

Lot 191

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteA Second War M.B.E. group of five awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel W. R. Dunlop, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 2nd type; France and Germany Star; Defence Medal, Canadian issue in silver; Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, with overseas clasp; War Medal 1939-45, Canadian issue in silver; together with companion set of five miniature dress medals and Canadian Memorial Cross, E.II.R. (Lt. Col. W. R. Dunlop, M.B.E.) very fine (11) £200-£260 --- M.B.E. Canada Gazette 16 June 1945. The recommendation states: ‘Major [William Robert] Dunlop was appointed to the Canadian Army in August 1940, and proceeded overseas with No. 9 Canadian General Hospital in September 1943. He acted as Registrar of this hospital and by his example and effort succeeded in raising the administration to an exceedingly high level. He has been unsparing in his efforts towards the efficiency of the hospital and has also been most conspicuous in his pleasant liaison with English hospitals with whom he has come in contact. Major Dunlop is now General Duty Medical Officer with No. 3 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station.’ Sold with additional research including Canadian Medical Directory entry for 1958.

Lot 2

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteA Great War O.B.E. group of eleven awarded to Major I. S. C. Rose, Grenadier Guards, late King’s Royal Rifle Corps, who served as a Squadron Leader in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve during the Second War, and was Mentioned in Despatches The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 1st type breast badge, silver-gilt, hallmarks for London 1919; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Transvaal, Laing’s Nek (Lieut. I. S. C. Rose, K.R.R.C.) engraved naming; King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Lieut. I. S. C. Rose. K.R.R.C.) engraved naming; Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Somaliland 1902-04 (Lieut. I. S. C. Rose. King’s Rl: Rif:); 1914 Star, with copy clasp (Lieut. I. S. C. Rose. G. Gds.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. I. S. C. Rose.); 1939-45 Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf, these three inscribed (Maj. I. S. C. Rose, Gren. Guards); Special Constabulary Long Service Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue (Ivor Rose) light contact marks, nearly very fine and better (11) £800-£1,000 --- Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, March 2008. O.B.E. London Gazette 22 March 1919. Ivor Sainte Croix Rose was born on 16 March 1881 and was educated at Eton. He was commissioned into the King’s Royal Rifle Corps from the Militia in February 1900 and was promoted to Lieutenant in March 1901. Serving in the Boer War with the 3rd Battalion, he was present at operations in Natal, March-June 1900, including the action at Laing’s Nek, and was in the Transvaal, November 1900-May 1902. He then served in operations in Somaliland, 1902-04, being employed as a Transport Officer to the Somaliland Field Force. In 1907 he was placed on the Reserve. As a Lieutenant in the Special Reserve he was transferred to the Grenadier Guards in August 1908. He served with the 2nd Battalion, Grenadier Guards during the Great War on the Western Front from 12 October 1914, and was promoted Captain on 2 November. He was wounded in November 1914 during the 1st Battle of Ypres, having to be dug out of a collapsed trench that had been hit by shell-fire. During the battle his ability as a marksman was much appreciated in holding off German snipers. In May 1915, still with the 2nd Battalion, he was serving as Divisional Observation Officer during the Battle of Festubert. He was employed by the Ministry of Munitions in 1917 and retired in 1919, being created an Officer of the Order of the British Empire. During the Second World War Rose was re-employed as a Temporary Major, attached to the King’s Shropshire Light Infantry, receiving the brevet of Major in September 1939. Transferring to the Administration and Special Duties Branch, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, in July 1941, he was advanced Squadron Leader, and was Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 2 June 1943). He finally relinquished his commission on 17 August 1954, retaining the rank of Squadron Leader.

Lot 220

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteA Second War ‘Cruiser Operations’ B.E.M. group of six awarded to Chief Mechanician G. Hammond, Royal Navy British Empire Medal, (Military) G.VI.R., 1st issue (Ch. Mech. George Hammond, D/K. 59991 R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue (K. 59991 Ch. Mech. 2, H.M.S. Royal Oak), together with two related prize medals, one in silver for a cutter competition mounted by H.M.S. Caledon in 1926, generally good very fine (8) £240-£280 --- Provenance: Bertram Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, 17 September 2004. B.E.M. London Gazette 1 July 1941. George Hammond was decorated for his services aboard H.M.S. Ceres (Seedie’s refers). A Great War-vintage cruiser, the Ceres was extensively engaged in operations against the Italians off East Africa in 1940, and afterwards in the Indian Ocean. In the former operations she assisted in the evacuation of military and civilian personnel from British Somaliland. Whether Hammond was aboard the battleship Royal Oak when she was famously torpedoed in Scapa Flow on 14 October 1940 remains unknown. Out of her complement of 1234 officers and ratings, just over 400 survived.

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