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Lot 287
Two gilt metal and seed pearl stick pins, a white metal anchor stick pin, a white metal prospectors spade brooch, a WWI tortoiseshell and silver Northamptonshire regimental sweetheart brooch, together with other items including a small Japanese Meiji box, a silver ARP pin, a silver plated American Indian head coin, fob and albert, a silver Victorian 1887 Jubilee head shilling pendant, various dress rings, and other items
Lot 1027
A quantity of jewellery, including a diamond cluster-mounted gold stick pin. A dyed blue chalcedony cabochon-mounted white gold stick pin. A masonic stick pin set with a small diamond, case. A pair of diamond-set scroll white gold cufflinks. A pair of yellow gold cylinder cufflinks. A pair of 9ct textured yellow gold rectangular cufflinks. A pair of 9ct yellow gold bark-form cufflinks. A gold coin-mounted single yellow gold cufflink. A single faceted yellow gold cufflink and a pair of damaged engine-turned cufflinks (missing a section), the cufflinks approximately 73g total.
Lot 850
WORLD WAR II MC GROUP OF SEVEN, MILITARY CROSS REVERSE OF LOWER LIMB ENGRAVED 1945, CASE OF ISSUE, 1939-1945 STAR, FRANCE AND GERMANY STAR, DEFENCE MEDAL, WAR MEDAL WITH 'MENTION' EMBLEM WITH CARD AND ENVELOPE ADDRESSED CAPTAIN M C D KING 1/8 MIDDLESEX REGIMENT WISCON HOUSE STEYNING SUSSEX, CORONATION MEDAL 1927, SCARLET CARD BOX, UNDERSIDE OF THE LID INSCRIBED CAPTAIN M.C.D KING 1/8 MIDDLESEX REGT AND EFFICIENCY DECORATION TERRITORIAL SUSPENDER, GRI, REVERSE ENGRAVED 1946, WITH SEVERAL RELATED OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS, OFFICER'S IDENTITY CARD OF CAPTAIN MONTAGUE CHARLES DUNCAN KING 1940 AND 8TH BATTALION MIDDLESEX REGIMENT COMMEMORATIVE BOOKLET 24TH JUNE 1944 - 4TH MAY 1945 AND A CORRESPONDING SET OF MINIATURE MEDALS47928 MAJOR MONTAGUE CHARLES DUNCAN KING, TD, MC 1910-1961 JOINT OFFICER COMMANDING HQ COMPANY 8TH BATTALION THE MIDDLESEX REGIMENT (YOUTH OF CAMBRIDGE'S OWN)MILITARY CROSS: LONDON GAZETTE 1 MARCH 1945, FOLIO 780-781. THE RECOMMENDATION FOR THE AWARD OF AN IMMEDIATE MILITARY CROSS READS: "ON OCTOBER 4TH, AS COMPANY COMMANDER OF "A" COY, HE RECEIVED A MESSAGE AT 1800 HRS THAT NO.4 PLATOON NEAR ELST AT MAP REF.702721 WAS HAVING A VERY DIFFICULT TIME BEING SHELLED CONSTANTLY BY THE ENEMY AND HARASSED BY SMALL ARMS FIRE. MAJOR KING, KNOWING THAT THIS PARTICULAR PLATOON WAS WITHOUT AN OFFICER OWING TO CASUALTIES EARLIER ON, WENT UP UNDER SHELL FIRE TO THIS VERY EXPOSED POSITION IN THE 4 S.L.I AREA. HE FOUND THAT OWING TO CONSTANT ENEMY ACTION THAT THE PLATOON WAS A LITTLE SHAKEN. HE IMMEDIATELY HANDED OVER COMMAND OF HIS COY TEMPORARILY TO HIS 2.I/O AND TOOK OVER THE JOB OF PLN. COMMANDER OF 4 PLN HIMSELF. HE ORGANISED THE DELIVERY OF RATIONS PERSONALLY TO SECS. UNDER HEAVY FIRE AND GOT THE PLATOON ONCE MORE ON FIRM FOOTING TO PROCEED WITH ITS HARASSING TASKS REQUIRED OF IT DURING THE NIGHT, IN SPITE OF CONTINUOUS SHELLING AND MORTARING. MAJOR KING SHOWED COMPLETE DISREGARD FOR HIS OWN SAFETY IN THE WAY HE WENT ROUND THE PLATOON ENCOURAGING THEM TO STICK TO IT. HIS CHEERFUL MANNER AND APPARENT ENJOYMENT SHOWED HIS POWERS OF LEADERSHIP JUST AT THE CRITICAL MOMENT. WHEN HE LEFT THE PLATOON THE FOLLOWING MORNING EVERYBODY WAS BACK TO NORMAL AND FULL OF FLIGHT" (COUNTERSIGNED BY FIELD MARSHALL MONTGOMERY)THE EFFICIENCY DECORATION: LONDON GAZETTE 1 AUGUST 1946, S.37671MENTION IN DES: LONDON GAZETTE 26 JULY 1940THE BATTALION'S NORTH WEST EUROPEAN COMMENCED ON D-DAY, 6TH JUNE 1944, LANDING AT ARROMANCHES, THE ACTION THAT GAVE RISE TO KING'S MC OCCURRED ON THE 16TH OCTOBER
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