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Lot 487

Pair: Gunner G. F. Needham, Royal Artillery British War and Victory Medals (177316 Gnr. G. F. Needham. R.A.) good very fine Pair: Private J. Smith, Lancashire Fusiliers British War and Victory Medals (4581 Pte. J. Smith. Lan. Fus.) good very fine British War Medal 1914-20 (153837 2-Cpl. G. J. Smith. R.E.); 1939-45 Star; War Medal 1939-45; Special Constabulary Long Service Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue (George W. Wallace); together with a Silver War Badge, the reverse officially numbered ‘23605’, generally good very fine An unattributed group of three miniature dress medals British Empire Medal, (Military) G.VI.R., 1st issue; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted as worn, nearly very fine France, Third Republic, Croix de Guerre, bronze, reverse dated 1914-1918, with bronze star on riband, nearly very fine (lot) £70-£90

Lot 5

A Great War ‘Gallipoli’ D.S.O. group of five awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel K. G. Campbell, Royal Garrison Artillery, Commandant, 26th Jacob’s Mountain Battery, Indian Army Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top riband bar; Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Jubaland (Lieut. K. G. Campbell, R.A.) high relief bust, officially engraved naming; 1914-15 Star (Major K. G. Campbell. R.G.A.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Lt. Col. K. G. Campbell.) mounted as worn in contemporary carrying case, good very fine (5) £1,400-£1,800 --- D.S.O. London Gazette 3 June 1916: ‘Major, Royal Artillery, attached 26th Jacob’s Mountain Battery, Indian Army.’ M.I.D. London Gazette 13 July 1916: ‘Major, attached 26th Jacob’s Mountain Battery (Dardanelles).’ Keith Gordon Campbell was born on 29 October 1876, son of Colonel W. M. Campbell, R.A. Educated at Dulwich College and R.M.A. Woolwich, he was first commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1896. He served in the operations against the Ogaden Somalis, Jubaland, 1901 (Medal with Clasp); in the European War, Defence of Suez Canal from February 1915; in Gallipoli; and in Mesopotamia. He was made Commandant, 26th Jacob’s Mountain Battery.

Lot 505

Pair: Corporal P. W. Moyses, Army Service Corps British War and Victory Medals (S-33885 Cpl. P. W. Moyses. A.S.C.) very fine Pair: Private H. J. B. Whittingham, Royal Air Force, late Royal Flying Corps British War and Victory Medals (63444. Pte.1. H. J. B. Whittingham. R.A.F.) good very fine 1914-15 Star (1744 A-Bmbr. F. Coates, R.F.A.); British War Medal 1914-20 (51123 Spr. W. H. Rotherham. R.E.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (3658 Pte. J. Slater. L.N. Lan. R.) generally very fine (lot) £80-£100 --- Horace John Bertram Whittingham was born in Dudley, Worcestershire, in 1884. A master tailor, he joined the Royal Flying Corps as Air Mechanic 2nd Class on 1 March 1917, and was transferred to the newly-created Royal Air Force as Private 1st Class on 1 April 1918. He served in France from 3 May 1918, spending the majority of his time in the clothing stores at Courban. Sold with a British Red Cross Society Medal, with top riband bar ‘Proficiency in Red Cross Nursing’ (25593 G. Whitham); a British Red Cross Society Medal, with top riband bar ‘Proficiency in Red Cross First Aid’ (27627 G. L. Whitham); two Silver War Badges, officially numbered ‘C30333’ and ‘B306971’, the second lacking pin catch; two Great War period brass cap badges to the Royal Engineers and Royal Artillery, the second heavily worn; a Primrose League sweetheart brooch, black bakelite; a Bevin Boy Veteran lapel badge, gilt and enamel, in box of issue; a small ‘V’ for Victory badge; and a Freedom of the City of London Certificate to ‘Raymond Wesley Page, Citizen and Spectacle Maker of London’, dated 10 May 1927, in red transmission envelope; together with a pair of contemporary metal-rimmed spectacles, in leather case marked ‘P.A.’, the whole contained in card box of issue by the ‘General Optical Co., 120 Clerkenwell Road, London, E.C.1.’ Raymond Wesley Page invented the military spectacle.

Lot 506

Four: Lieutenant N. H. N. MacLeod, Royal Air Force, late Surma Valley Light Horse British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. N. H. N. MacLeod. R.A.F.) surname partially officially corrected on BWM; Delhi Durbar 1911, silver, unnamed as issued; Volunteer Force Long Service Medal (India & the Colonies), G.V.R. (L-Sgt. N. H. N. MacLeod. S.V. Lt. Horse A.F.I.) impressed naming, very fine (4) £160-£200 --- Provenance: Noonans, May 2022 (when sold without the Delhi Durbar Medal).

Lot 522

Seven: Captain G. G. Armour, Argyl land Sutherland Highlanders of Canada, later Toronto Scottish Regiment 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, with M.I.D. oak leaf; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Canada (Cpt. G. G. Armour Tor Scot R (MG)); France, Third Republic, Croix de Guerre, bronze, reverse dated 1939, mounted court-style for display, extremely fine (7) £240-£280 --- M.I.D. London Gazette 22 March 1945 French Croix de Guerre London Gazette 28 April 1945. Gilbert Gordon Armour was born in Toronto, Ontario, on 15 December 1916, and attested there for the Canadian Active Service Force on 8 September 1939. He was commissioned Second Lieutenant on 13 February 1943, and was promoted Lieutenant on 19 March 1943, serving during the Second World War overseas with the Argyll ad Sutherland Highlanders of Canada. Wounded in north-west Europe on 26 August 1944, for his services during the Second World War he was both Mentioned in Despatches and awarded the French Croix de Guerre, the latter for an ‘exciting incident’ as recorded in the history of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada: ‘The force set off and reached Trun, which was occupied by the Lincoln and Welland about 1700 hours on the 18th, and pushed on to a wood about a mile or so beyond, where it was decided to harbour for the night. Burning fiercely, Trun was still being cleared of snipers. At first light, led by Lieutenant G. Armour's platoon of "B" Company, the infantry led the way along the road flanked by the tanks and entered St. Lambert about 0630. There were Germans in the town, and the Argyll's killed a few at this time, but no organised resistance being offered, the lead platoon pushed on to the far end of the town where there was a crossroads. At this point an exciting incident took place. A few yards on the other side of the crossroads, concealed by a house, was a Panther tank. Having vacated this vehicle, Lieutenant Armour called for volunteers to go and get the tank. Corporal Hannivan, Private La Forrest and Private Code immediately volunteered. To reach the tank, the party had to clear the intervening houses, which was done silently. Finally there, Lieutenant Armour climbed on top of the tank with a 36 grenade in his hand. Just as he was about to drop the grenade in the open turret, a German officer thrust his head out. Recovering first from the common shock, Lieutenant Armour forced the German to come out of the tank, but the latter, armed with an automatic pistol, closed with the Canadian. Lieutenant Armour eventually pushed his opponent off the tank, but in so doing lost his own balance and fell off too. Private La Forrest promptly shot and seriously wounded the German. The tank meanwhile closed its turret and started. It backed about 25 feet, evidently preparing to employ its machine gun. The small turret to the left of the gun opened and a head unwisely emerged. Corporal Hannivan, observing, took aim with his Sten and shot the German through the forehead. Lieutenant Armour immediately seized this opportunity, running up and dropping his grenade into the open turret, where it exploded. The party kept watch over the tank until a PIAT was brought up and finished the kill. Lieutenant Armour was subsequently awarded the Croix de Guerre for this exploit.’ Armour was discharged on 15 February 1946, and subsequently enlisted in the Toronto Scottish Regiment (Territorial Force) as a Lieutenant on 21 January 1947, being promoted Captain on 4 March 1947. He was awarded the Canadian Efficiency Medal on 19 January 1948, and was discharged on 18 November of that year. He was mortally injured the following year in a motor race at Angelica Raceway at Wellsville, New York, United States of America, on 30 May 1949, when he lost control of his car and crashed into the inner guard rail, and died later that day at Jones Memorial Hospital, Wellsville. Sold with copied service papers and other research.

Lot 525

Five: Warrant Officer Class II P. Pynisky, 44 (Rhodesia) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force, who was killed in action on during Operation Hydra, the Peenemunde Raid, 17-18 August 1943 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, Canadian issues in silver; Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, with overseas clasp, mounted court-style for display in this order; Canadian Memorial Cross, G.VI.R. ‘W.O.2 Air Gunner P. Pynisky R104462’, nearly extremely fine (6) £500-£700 --- Peter Pynisky was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada, on 5 June 1921. A steel mill worker of Greek Catholic heritage, he attested for the Royal Canadian Air Force on 31 July 1941, and earned his Air Gunner’s Badge on 27 April 1942. Posted to 44 Squadron in March 1943, he died on the night of 17/18 August 1943 whilst serving as mid upper gunner aboard Lancaster DV202 under the command of Pilot Officer Reginald Harding, Royal Canadian Air Force. Directed to attack the V-1 and V-2 rocket facility of Peenemunde on the Baltic Sea island of Usedom as part of Operation Hydra, the crew of seven departed Dunholme Lodge at 2140hrs and were subsequently lost without trace, with one of three aircraft of No. 44 Squadron shot down on this mission. Remarkably, some 70 years later and during a heat wave, the remains of the Lancaster bomber were discovered poking out of the water of a lake in northern Germany. On 16 July 2014, the story caught the attention of The Mirror newspaper, who traced Elaine Towlson, the daughter of Sergeant Stanley Shaw, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, air gunner aboard the bomber: ‘When Elaine was just nine years old she waved him off on another vital mission against the Nazis, wondering when she would see him again. But she never did. At 31, he was the father figure among the crew, some of whom were boys barely out of school. She still remembers his visits home, often accompanied by three or four of his crewmates who would bring her sweets and hoist her on to their shoulders on trips to the cinema.’ An eyewitness account by German soldier Botho Stuwe describes what happened to their Lancaster bomber: ‘There was a flash and a line of tracer fire, then an explosion. This fireball hung there and then it fell from the point of impact down in a curving line into the Kolpinsee.’ Pynisky is commemorated along with his crew on the Runnymede Memorial. Sold with copied R.C.A.F. Service Record, and private research, including a photographic image of the recipient in uniform.

Lot 527

Four: Private R. C. McGowan, Winnipeg Grenadiers, who was killed in action during the defence of Hong Kong on 19 December 1941, on which date Company Sergeant Major John Osborn, of the same unit, was awarded the Victoria Cross 1939-45 Star; Pacific Star; Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, with overseas clasp and additional ‘Hong Kong’ clasp; War Medal 1939-45, Canadian issue in silver; together with the recipient’s Birk’s Memorial Bar ‘Pte. R. C. McGowan, Wpg. Gren., Died in his Country’s Service, 19 Dec. 1941’, about extremely fine (5) £400-£500 --- Robert Clarence McGowan was born at Gladstone, Manitoba, on 15 December 1919, and attested for the Winnipeg Grenadiers at Winnpeg, Manitoba, on 25 April 1941. He departed Vancouver, as part of “C” Force, in the troopship Prince Rupert on 27 October 1941, arriving in Hong Kong, after brief stops at Honolulu and Manila, on 16 November 1941. What followed in the desperate struggle to defend the colony that December resulted in the decimation of the regiment’s ranks - one of its number, Company Sergeant-Major John Osborn, winning the Victoria Cross for his gallantry in the fierce fighting on 19 December, on which date McGowan was killed in action, just six days before the Colony fell. He has no known grave, and is commemorated on the Sai Wan Memorial, Hong Kong. Of the 1,975 Canadians who sailed from Vancouver in October 1941, 290 were killed in action, 267 died in captivity, and a further 493 were wounded in action. In 1995, the Manitoba government gave the name ‘McGowan Bay’ to a small bay on Wither Lake in his honour.

Lot 528

Five: Corporal J. E. Bunting, Canadian Forces 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, with overseas clasp; War Medal 1939-45, Canadian issue in silver; Canadian Forces Decoration, E.II.R. (Cpl. J. E. Bunting) mounted court-style as worn, the Second War awards all heavily lacquered, nearly extremely fine (5) £60-£80

Lot 529

Five: Private H. F. McCourt, Royal Hamilton Light Infantry, who was killed in action during Operation Jubilee, the Dieppe Raid, on 19 August 1942, and was posthumously Mentioned in Despatches for his gallantry during the raid 1939-45 Star; Defence Medal, Canadian issue in silver; Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, with overseas clasp; War Medal 1939-45, Canadian issue in silver, with M.I.D. oak leaf; France, Third Republic, Croix de Guerre, bronze, reverse dated 1939, with bronze palm on riband; together with the recipient’s Birk’s Memorial Bar ‘Pte. H. F. McCourt, R.H.L.I., Died in his Country’s Service, 19 Aug. 1942’, about extremely fine (6) £400-£500 --- M.I.D. London Gazette 14 March 1946: ‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services at Dieppe in August 1942.’ French Croix de Guerre London Gazette 25 November 1946. Hugh Francis McCourt was born at Eganville, Ontario, on 16 January 1921, and attested for the Canadian Active Service Force at Hamilton, Ontario, on 5 March 1940. He served during the Second World War as a Private with the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry overseas from February 1941, and was killed in action in the Dieppe Raid, Operation Jubilee, on 19 August 1942, for which he was posthumously Mentioned in Despatches. He is buried in Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, France. Sold with an R.H.L.I. cap badge and copied service papers.

Lot 533

Pair: Company Sergeant Major S. E. Baker, East India Railway Regiment, Auxiliary Force India India Service Medal; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, India (C.S.M. S. E. Baker. 2-E.I. Ry. R., A.F.I.); together with the recipient’s Lucknow Contingent, A.F.I. Medal, silver, the reverse engraved ‘Presented to S.S.I. S. E. Baker. on disbandment 14 Aug. 1947.’, mounted as worn, good very fine British War Medal 1914-20 (702 Pte. F. N. Cumming, 23 Sind Btn. I.D.F.); Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, India (Pte. L. G. Mackenzie, O & T. Ry. Bn., A.F.I.) last with official corrections, very fine (5) £80-£100

Lot 559

Honourable East India Company Medal for Seringapatam 1799, silver, 48mm, Soho Mint, fitted with a contemporary silver pillar suspension, minor edge bruise, otherwise extremely fine £600-£800

Lot 561

Waterloo 1815 (Stephen Cliffe, 1st Regiment Life Guards.) fitted with replacement silver clip and silver bar suspension, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine and scarce £2,600-£3,000 --- Provenance: Sotheby, July 1878; Elson Collection 1963. Stephen Cliffe was born in the Parish of Kirkeaton, near Huddersfield, Yorkshire, and enlisted there for the 1st Life Guards on 4 November 1812, aged 22, for life, a clothier by trade. He served 6 years 363 days, including 2 years for Waterloo, and was discharged on 1 November 1817, in consequence of ‘a very severe wound from a musket ball at Waterloo by which both the bones of the left arm were fractured, with great consequent inability.’ He lived to claim the M.G.S. for Toulouse and died on 13 April 1850, aged 59. Sold with copied discharge papers.

Lot 568

St. Jean d’Acre 1840, silver, plugged and mounted within glazed lunettes with outer silver band, with Bath-style split ring and straight bar suspension, with top silver riband buckle, very fine £140-£180

Lot 6

A fine Second War ‘North Africa 1943’ Immediate D.S.O. group of eight awarded to Brigadier H. Thorne Thorne, Royal Artillery Distinguished Service Order, G.VI.R., silver-gilt and enamel, reverse officially dated 1943, with integral top riband bar; 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, 8th Army; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, G.VI.R. (Brig. H. Thorne-Thorne. D.S.O. Staff.); Coronation 1953, unnamed as issued, mounted as worn, minor chips to wreaths of the first, otherwise nearly extremely fine (8) £2,600-£3,000 --- D.S.O. London Gazette 19 August 1943: ‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the Middle East:- Major (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) Houghton Thorne-Thorne, Royal Regiment of Artillery (Woking).’ The original recommendation for an Immediate D.S.O. was submitted by Brigadier H. K. Dimoline, C.R.A. 4th Indian Division: ‘Major (T/Lt-Col) Houghton THORNE-THORNE, 1st Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, 4 Indian Division. For outstanding ability, courage and devotion to duty during the battle for the GARCI feature on 20-22 April 1943. Lt-Col THORNE-THORNE acted in direct support on 5 Ind Inf Bde and controlled the fire not only of of his own Regt but that of Army Field Regts affiliated to the Bde. He acted throughout the 72 hours operation with coolness and outstanding ability bringing the fire of these Regts to bear time and again, upon concentration and assembly areas with speed and precision. Through his quick action and decision he beat off serious counter attacks with the fire of his guns alone. The marked efficiency of his ceaseless and untiring work was appreciated during the battle by more than one personal message from Bn Comds asking the C.R.A, to convey their thanks to him. Infantry exposed on the bare rocky hills to ceaseless mortar, shell and MMG fire have never been in a more precarious situation. It was in part measure due to Lt-Col THORNE-THORNE that this tired infantry held its ground and never yielded a yard.’ Houghton Thorne-Thorne was born on 12 April 1903, educated at Harrow and was a direct entry to R.M.A., Woolwich from school. Commissioned into the Royal Artillery on 30 January 1924, he retired on 21 May 1956, and died on 14 March 1982. Sold with original documents including warrant for D.S.O., M.I.D. Certificate (23 May 1946), named Buckingham Palace Certificate for Coronation medal, O.T.C. Harrow School Certificate “A”, commission document as Second Lieutenant 30 January 1924, a confidential report from 1933 when stationed in India, and contemporary copy of recommendation for D.S.O.

Lot 600

India General Service 1854-95, 2 clasps, Burma 1885-7, Burma 1887-89 (2785 Private J. Canny 2nd Bn. R. Muns. Fus.) fitted with silver ribbon buckle, clasps unofficially attached in reverse order as usual, edge bruising and contact wear, otherwise very fine £160-£200 --- Sold with copied medal roll entry.

Lot 64

An extremely rare ‘Northern Kurdistan’ group of six awarded to Major Duncan Brown, Royal Field Artillery 1914-15 Star (2. Lieut. D. Brown. R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Major D. Brown.); General Service 1918-62, 2 clasps, Iraq, Northern Kurdistan (Lieut. D. Brown.); Iraq, Kingdom, Order of the Two Rivers, Fourth Class breast badge, Military Division, silver-gilt and enamels, with rosette on ribbon, complete but badge detached from suspension ring; Iraq Active Service Medal, 1 clasp ‘Barzan 1932’, mounted as worn, minor enamel chips to the Iraqi Order, otherwise nearly extremely fine (6) £900-£1,200 --- M.I.D. London Gazette 23 December 1918 (Major, 211th (East Lancashire) Brigade, R.F.A.). Iraq, Order of the Two Rivers, 4th Class (Military) London Gazette 20 January 1933 (Captain Duncan Brown, Royal Army Ordnance Corps). Duncan Brown was one of 5 sons of Colonel O. Brown, Chief Inspector of Ordnance Machinery, R.A. Second Lieutenant Duncan Brown served with 21st A.A. Battery R.F.A., B.E.F. from September 1915 to October 1916. His Medal Index Card confirms 1914-15 Trio, G.S.M. for Iraq and clasp for ‘Northern Kurdistan’, and ‘Iraq Active Service Medal for operations against Sheik Ahmed of Barzan 1932’.

Lot 667

Ashanti Star 1896, the reverse privately engraved ‘160065 F. E. Mc.Lean 2.S. H.M.S. Fox.’, the entire star silver-plated, very fine £140-£180

Lot 68

Six: Major M. Berkeley, Royal Artillery 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, E.II.R. (Major M. Berkeley. R.A.); Malaysia, Federation, Active Service Medal, silver, unnamed as issued, good very fine (6) £100-£140

Lot 7

An M.V.O. pair awarded to Colonel A. B. Grant, 1st Lanark Royal Garrison Artillery Volunteers The Royal Victorian Order, M.V.O., Member’s 4th Class breast badge, silver-gilt and enamels, the reverse officially numbered ‘440’, in its fitted case of issue, the bottom stamped ‘4 440’; Volunteer Officers’ Decoration, V.R. cypher, hallmarks for London 1892, the reverse engraved ‘Col. A. B. Grant M.V.O., V.D., D.L., J.P.’ complete with top suspension brooch, the first with large flake to white enamel on one arm, otherwise good very fine (2) £300-£400 --- M.V.O. IV awarded on 18 September 1905: ‘Alexander Brown Grant, Commanding 1 Lanark R.G.A. Volunteers; Review by H.M. in Edinburgh.’

Lot 71

Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Syria (William Rouse.) edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise better than good fine and scarce £1,200-£1,600 --- Provenance: Spink, September 1993. Confirmed on the roll as a Gunner, Royal Artillery, aboard H.M.S. Hecate. William Rouse was born at Woolwich, Kent, and enlisted there for the Royal Artillery on 10 December 1828, aged 14 years. He served abroad in Jamaica for five years, one month; in Syria for one year, five months; and at Gibraltar for six years, six months. Joining as a Drummer Boy, and under age until 1 October 1832, he advanced to Gunner & Driver on 1 November 1837. His subsequent promotions were to Bombardier on 1 April 1846; Corporal on 18 April 1848; and Sergeant on 1 January 1853. He was discharged at Woolwich on 31 March 1854, with a view to serving on the Militia Staff. At the time of discharge his name appeared four times in the Regimental Defaulters Book ‘for minor offences for which he was punished by order of the Commanding Officer. In possession of the Silver Medal and Gratuity on discharge for Good and Faithful service per General Order of 1 March 1854, also awarded the Bronze Medal by the Sultan, and the Silver Medal by Her Majesty for services in Syria.’ He subsequently joined the Suffolk Artillery Brigade Militia on 5 April 1854, and served as a Staff Sergeant for a further 24 years 264 days, until finally discharged on 25 January 1879, having served a total of 46 years 81 days. Sold with copied discharge papers and H.M.S. Hecate muster list for Syria.

Lot 717

India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1908 (6204 Pte. F. Thorogood 1st. W:Y: Regt.) suspension claw slightly loose, minor edge bruising, good very fine £100-£140 --- Frank Thorogood was born in Bow, London, in 1880. attested for the West Yorkshire Regiment on 31 October 1901. He served with the 1st Battalion on the North West Frontier of India in 1908, and then, having been advanced Sergeant, during the Great War on the Western Front from 13 July 1915. He was discharged on account of sickness on 26 July 1916, and was entitled to a Silver War Badge. He died in Wandsworth, London, in 1953. Sold with copied research.

Lot 732

1914 Star (3-9826 Pte. B. Winchurst. 1/Wilts: R.); British War Medal 1914-20 (2) (33751 Pte. A. Colbeck. Yorks. L.I.; 2204 Pte. E. W. Hargreaves. E. Lan. R.) very fine (3) £90-£120 --- Bert Winchurst, from Swindon, Wiltshire, attested into the Wiltshire Regiment and served during the Great War on the Western Front with the 1st Battalion from 23 October 1914. He was killed in action on 26 September 1915; he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Loos Memorial, France. Ernest Walter Hargreaves attested into the East Lancashire Regiment for service during the Great War and served in the East Africa theatre with the 1/4th Battalion from 25 September 1914. He saw later service with the 2/5th Lancashire Fusiliers and was discharged on 21 April 1919, being awarded a Silver War Badge. Sold together with a Wiltshire Regiment cap badge, copy Medal Index Cards, and copy medal roll extracts.

Lot 736

1914-15 Star (250 Pte. H. I. Lock. Ceylon Plr. R.C.) good very fine, scarce to unit £80-£100 --- Herbert Ingram Lock served with the Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps before being commissioned into the South Lancashire Regiment (attached Machine Gun Corps) as Lieutenant. Research shows that there was a H. I. Lock working as assistant manager at the Nagahatenne K29 Tea Estate near Elpitiya in 1914, presumably the same man. The Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps was a regiment attached to the Ceylon Defence Force, the predecessor to the Ceylon Army which was formed in 1949. It was a volunteer regiment based in Kandy and made up solely of European tea and rubber planters. The regiment sent a force of eight officers and 229 other ranks to Egypt in September 1914 (Lock’s MIC show he was amongst their number) where they were deployed in defence of the Suez Canal. After which the unit was transferred to the Australia New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) and in 1915 was dispatched to Anzac Cove (‘Z’ Beach) on the Gallipoli Peninsula. The CPRC also performed operational duties as guards to ANZAC headquarters staff. Lock is shown as being entitled to the Silver War Badge.

Lot 738

A sole entitlement British War Medal awarded to Gunner C. Reppke, Royal Garrison Artillery, late Royal Naval Reserve, a ‘conscientious objector’ who served in military communication on the island of Malta from 1916-17 British War Medal 1914-20 (81820 Gnr. C. Reppke. R.A.) good very fine £60-£80 --- Charles Reppke was born in Lossiemouth, Elginshire, in 1889, and worked at Glasgow fish market, his Army Service Record stating, ‘manager of a fishering [sic] business.’ The Aberdeen Daily Journal of 19 April 1916, notes: ‘Elgin Appeal Court Conscientious Objections The appeal of Charles Reppke, fishourer, Lossiemouth, whose case was before the court at last sitting, was again before the court. Mr. Jas. Young, solicitor, who stated the particulars of the case at last meeting, again went over them, while the appellant was also present. The appeal was refused and it was recommended that he be not called up before 9th May.’ Trained in telephony, Reppke briefly joined the trawler service before being conscripted into the Royal Garrison Artillery at the Citadel, Plymouth, on 23 May 1916. He served in Malta from 3 November 1916 to 12 December 1917, being discharged no longer physically fit for war service due to stomach inflammation. Awarded a Silver War Badge, he later joined the Campbeltown branch of the Clyde Fishermen’s Association and is recorded in The Scotsman in 1937 as ‘an expert on smoked kippers.’

Lot 758

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, G.VI.R. (22307012 Pte. N. C. J. Draper. Suffolk.) mounted for wear; together with a silver ‘Securicor’ Medal for good conduct, named to the recipient; a named Best Drill Medallion dated 1950; and a Suffolk Regiment cap badge, some scratches, very fine £80-£100 --- Sold with letter addressed to the recipient regarding the issue of his Securicor Medal.

Lot 796

Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 2nd issue, large letter reverse, engraved naming (Private Michael Keane 37th Regt 1854.) with silver clip and rectangular bar suspension, very fine £120-£160 --- Michael Keane was born in Corofin, County Clare and attested for the 37th Foot at Limerick in September 1833. He was discharged, 31 January 1855, having served 21 years and 137 days with the Colours (L.S. & G.C. being his sole entitlement). Sold with copied service papers.

Lot 8

A Second War ‘Burma operations’ M.B.E. group of ten awarded to Captain Edmund Edmunds, Royal Artillery, attached 21st Indian Mountain Regiment 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; General Service 1918-62, 2 clasps, Palestine 1945-48, Malaya (Capt. E. Edmunds. M.B.E. R.A.) second clasp loose as issued; Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (Capt. E. Edmunds. M.B.E. R.A.); U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed as issued; Coronation 1937, unnamed as issued; Army L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (Lt. E. Edmunds. M.B.E. R.A.) mounted as worn, nearly extremely fine (10) £400-£500 --- M.B.E. London Gazette 25 March 1946. The recommendation states: ‘Capt EDMUNDS took over the work of Quartermaster for 21 Ind Mountain Regt at a time when the Regiment was re-equipping for war. When the Reg advanced into BURMA in 1945 owing to the painstaking work of Capt EDMUNDS it was complete in every respect. Throughout the operations of 1945 Capt EDMUNDS showed himself a model of efficiency. Whenever the Regt was short of anything he allowed himself no rest until the deficiency had been made good. During the battles in MEIKTILA often single Batteries were sent out anything up to thirty miles away from the regiment. In some cases the enemy infiltrated between these batteries and the Regiment. Captain EDMUNDS never failed to visit them and to keep then properly supplied and equipped. When the MEIKTILA airfield was being attacked and shelled supply parties had great difficulties and suffered many casualties. Each day Captain EDMUNDS went with the Regt Supply Party to superintend the drawing of stores and supplies. On all these occasions he showed himself as a cool, calm and efficient soldier who by showing no regard for his own safety inspired all men working under him. He never allowed difficulties or dangers to interfere with his duties.’

Lot 824

Arctic Medal 1818-55, a silver trial striking of the unadopted circular pattern, by L. C. Wyon, 33mm, unmounted, extremely fine and rare £600-£800

Lot 825

Arctic Medal 1818-55, a silver specimen planchet of the adopted octagonal medal, unmounted, extremely fine £500-£700

Lot 828

Polar Medal 1904, E.VII.R., a silver specimen planchet, unmounted, without suspension or clasp, extremely fine £500-£700

Lot 831

26th Foot Medal 1823, by Narcisse, manufactured by Rundell, Bridge and Rundell, 43mm, silver, the obverse depicting Religion seated on a rock presenting a medal to a soldier, legend ‘Thou Art Worthy, Be Thou Faithful Unto Death’ around, the reverse depicting a crown above crossed regimental colours, with original silver straight bar suspension, edge bruising, nearly extremely fine £100-£140 --- Referenced in Balmer R.265a. The 26th Foot Medal was established by Lieutenant-Colonel Oglander in 1823, and various examples named to the recipient around the edge are known to exist, with Balmer listing nine. Balmer further states that ‘about 50 of these medals were sold, unissued, to an Edinburgh silversmith in 1861.’ Given that this example is unnamed, it is likely therefore that this was one of the aforementioned unissued stock.

Lot 836

Great War Tribute Medal, 29mm, silver, hallmarks for Birmingham 1919, the obverse inscribed in raised letters, ‘Peace Celebration, given by Mrs Hardwick, Kirkella, July 1919’; the reverse plain within a laurel wreath, with small loop suspension, edge bruise, good very fine London Stock Exchange Broker’s badge, 6th 1972 type, 44mm, silver, the obverse depicting the New Stock Exchange; the reverse depicting the arms of the City of London, and named ‘George Teasdale Birks’ in exergue, minor edge bruise, otherwise extremely fine (2) £70-£90

Lot 837

A Boy Scouts Association Gallantry Cross Second Class awarded to Troop Leader J. Taylor, 2nd Wallaceburg Troop, Ontario, Boy Scout Association Boy Scouts Association Gallantry Cross, 2nd Class, 2nd issue, silver, the reverse engraved ‘T.L. James Taylor, age 16, 2nd Wallaceburg Troop, Ont., 24-7-35’, with integral top riband bar, in card box of issue, extremely fine £240-£280 --- James Taylor appears in a list of names in Scout Leader Magazine of June 1937 who had been awarded the Silver Cross ‘for life saving at considerable personal risk.’

Lot 838

National Canine Defence League Medal, silver (A. Culliford. For saving a dog 1921.) nearly extremely fine £100-£140

Lot 839

Royal Warrant Holders Association Medal, G.V.R., silver, unnamed as issued, with integral top silver riband bar, nearly extremely fine £40-£50

Lot 840

Regimental Prize Medals (15), Grenadier Guards (4); Scots Guards; Welsh Guards (2); Guards Depot (4), Household Division; Brigade of Guards (3); Regimental Tie stick pins (2), Scots Guards; Irish Guards, silver, some with enamelling, some missing suspension rings, generally very fine (17) £40-£50

Lot 841

Regimental Prize Medals (17), Lancashire Fusiliers, 9ct gold; 1st C.V.R.; 1st L.R.V.; 2nd L.R.V.; 3rd L.R.V.; Honourable Artillery Company (2); City of London, 5th (London Rifle Brigade) Battalion, London Regiment; 9th (Queen Victoria’s Rifles) Battalion, London Regiment (3); 10th (Hackney Rifles) Battalion, London Regiment (2); Royal Army Medal Corps; Signallers 1902, silver, one with yellow metal mount, some with enamelling, some missing suspension rings, generally very fine (17) £80-£100

Lot 842

Regimental Prize Medals (12), Royal Irish Fusiliers; Buckinghamshire Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, Staffordshire Regiment (2); Cambridgeshire Regiment; Hertfordshire Regiment (2); Royal Irish Rifles (2); Dorsetshire Regiment; Rifle Brigade; Liverpool Scottish, mostly silver, some missing suspension rings, one with soldered pin on reverse, generally very fine (12) £50-£70

Lot 843

Regimental Prize Medals (13), Highland Light Infantry (10); Cameron Highlanders (3), silver, one with enamels, generally very fine (13) £50-£70

Lot 844

Regimental Prize Medals (15), Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (5); Gordon Highlanders (3); Seaforth Highlanders (6), 1st Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers, silver, one missing suspension ring, generally very fine (15) £50-£70

Lot 846

Regimental Prize Medals (33), Machine Gun Corps; Royal Army Medical Corps (3); Royal Army Service Corps (4); Royal Army Ordnance Corps (11); Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (2); Royal Corps of Signals (4); Royal Army Pay Corps (4); Army Education Corps; 191st Division; Skill At Arms (2), silver, some with enamelling, some missing suspension rings, generally very fine (33) £80-£100

Lot 847

Great British Regiments, 1977, a set of 52 frosted silver medals by the Birmingham Mint, limited edition cased set no. 282, all 45mm diameter and approx. 45g, each bearing the name of a regiment with a depiction of an action on the obverse and further details on the reverse, all hallmarked Birmingham 1977; together with 52 base metal copy cap badges for each regiment, all housed and mounted on two trays and contained within a wooden presentation case, 540mm x 360mm x 130mm, with gilt plaque and fittings, lock and key, the weight 9.4 kg, virtually as struck and attractively presented (52) £600-£800 --- Sold with the various individual card leaflets on each of the regiments. Please note that this lot is not suitable for shipping, but can be hand delivered within mainland Britain by prior arrangement.

Lot 854

Germany, Prussia, Pour le Merite, a superb Museum-quality copy example, unmarked but almost certainly by Rothe, Vienna, c.1955, silver-gilt and enamel, with neck cravat, in original presentation case, an extremely fine copy £600-£800

Lot 855

Germany, Prussia, Iron Cross 1914, First Class breast badge, silver with iron centre, unmarked, the reverse lacking vertical pin, part hinge and catch remaining; together with an unidentified small German medallion in silver; and a German Third Reich Wound Badge in silver, of one-piece construction, unmarked, with original pin, hook and hinge, nearly very fine and better (3) £60-£80

Lot 856

Germany, Württemberg, King Karl Jubilee Medal, silver, with integral top bronze brooch bar, in case of issue, extremely fine £50-£70

Lot 858

Mongolia, People’s Republic, Order of the Red Banner of Labour, 1945-70 issue, breast Star, silver, gilt, and enamel, reverse officially numbered ‘3821’, with screwback suspension, extremely fine £60-£80

Lot 863

International, Sovereign Military Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Rhodes & Malta, Knight of Grace’s neck badge, by Tanfani and Bertarelli, Rome, 105mm including crown and bow suspension x 48mm, silver-gilt and enamel, fly de lys in angles between arms, with maker’s cartouche to reverse of bow suspension, good very fine £160-£200

Lot 864

67th (South Hampshire) Regiment of Foot Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate. A fine example c.1826-45, silver, hallmarked London 1826, with maker’s mark IP, the rectangular back plate with eight-pointed star, crowned laurel wreath with title belt ‘South Hampshire’, to the centre stipled ’67’, tripart scroll with 'Barrosa, Peninsula, India’, below Indian tiger, complete with hooks and studs to the rear, and original leather backing, the rectangular back plate pierced with several addition holes, very good condition £600-£800 --- Note: See Parkyn page 190 figure 300 for a note with regard to this item.

Lot 865

77th (East Middlesex) Regiment of Foot Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate. A fine example c.1830-55, rectangular copper gilt back plate with silver mounts comprising the Prince of Wales’s badge and motto, floriated ’77’ and laurels sprays with ‘Peninsula’ below, complete with hooks and stud fasteners to the rear, no gilt remains to the backplate, otherwise good condition £300-£400

Lot 870

Tyneside Scottish Officer’s Glengarry Badge. A scarce example by J. R. Gaunt and Co., silver, hallmarks for London 1911, with stout pin to the rear, very good condition £240-£280

Lot 871

Kings Royal Rifle Corps Officer’s Pouch Belt Plate. A very good example c.1830-52, silvered crowned Maltese Cross with Peninsula Battle Honours to the arms of the cross, to the centre a strung bugle and ’60’, with title ‘The Kings Royal Rifle Corps’, complete with shaped backing plate and four bolts to the rear with hallmarked silver fasteners, very good condition £220-£260

Lot 873

Volunteer Medical Staff Corps Officer’s Pouch Belt Plate. A good example c.1870-1902, silver, hallmarks for London 1889, crowned star back plate with fretted Garter belt, to the centre ‘VR’, with three bolts with fasteners to the rear, good condition £100-£140

Lot 874

9th (Queen Victorias Rifles) County of London Regiment Shooting Badge. A large badge in the form of a Pouch Belt plate or similar, silver, hallmarks for Birmingham 1928, the reverse inscribed ‘Rfn. J. Beard Best Shot Recruits 1927’, housed in a fitted leather case, very good condition £140-£180

Lot 875

6th (The Carabiniers) Dragoon Guards Arm Badge. A scarce example, silver, hallmarks for London 1920, with maker’s mark G&S, a crowned oval medallion, ‘VI DG’ within centre, with belt around inscribed ‘Carabiniers’, with crossed rifles behind, with additional outer circlet, two silver loops to the rear, very good condition £200-£240

Lot 92

Cabul 1842 (* J. Flahavan No 176 3d Tp 1t Bd H. Arty. *) attractive contemporary engraved naming, fitted with steel clip and silver bar suspension, good very fine £300-£400

Lot 94

Cabul 1842 (* No. 1609 J. Gillmon 2d Coy 2d Batln Art *) attractive contemporary engraved naming, fitted with original steel clip and silver bar suspension, very fine £300-£400

Lot 214

A Whitefriars commemorative trumpet shaped glass for the Coronation of George VI and Queen Elizabeth 12th May 1937 20.5 cm high x 10.5 cm diameter and a Stuart Crystal Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee goblet 1977 together with signed certificate "This goblet is No. 239 of a limited edition of 750 to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of HM Queen Elizabeth II 1952-1977" signed by I.C. Stuart, Director (boxed) 16 cm high x 9 cm diameter

Lot 281

A set of four 20th Century American engraved silver table candlesticks with loaded bases, inscribed to base "Theodore B Starr New York Sterling 1609E", 24.5 cm high

Lot 282

A cased set of six George V silver tea spoons, sugar tongs, sugar sifting spoon and sugar shovel/scoop (Birmingham 1919 by William Devenport) total weight 2.6 oz

Lot 283

A George III silver salver of plain form with gadrooned pie-crust rim, raised on three paw feet (by Ebenezer Coker, London 1770), 24.8 cm diameter, 17.27 oz

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