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The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s, Chapel Stall Plate, gilded brass with engraved and painted image of a C.B. Badge, inscribed 'Edward Lowther Crofton Esquire, Post Captain in the Royal Navy, Companion of the Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath, Nominated 4th June 1815.', reverse with maker's stamp for Hughes, 8 Peterboh. Co.., Fleet Str., London, 191mm x 114mm, corners pierced for attachment, very fineThis stall plate was produced between 1826 and 1838, during which time Hughes copper and steel plate makers was headquartered at Peterborough Court, Fleet Street.Edward Lowther Crofton was born on 24 November 1783, likely in County Roscommon, Ireland, the son of John Frederick Lowther Crofton and the grandson of Anglo-Irish politician Sir Marcus Lowther Crofton, 1st Baronet. Crofton embarked on a career in the Royal Navy, with whom he was commissioned Lieutenant in March 1804, Commander in February 1805 and was promoted Post Captain on 4 March 1811.Crofton was active during the War of 1812 and served as Post Captain in the Naval Brigade of Rear-Admiral Sir George Cockburn during the Battle of Baltimore in September 1814. Following the British burning of the enemy capital at Washington D.C., they returned to their ships and travelled up river towards Baltimore, Maryland and proceeded to bombard the harbour's Fort McHenry in an attempt to take the city. The fort was well-defended and stood up to the 25-hour bombardment after which the British fleet departed. The conflict notably inspired the American national anthem.Crofton's conduct during the engagement was praised by the Rear-Admiral in his public letter, in which he stated: '...the brigade of seamen with small arms, commanded by Captain Edward Crofton, assisted by Captains Sulivan, Money, and Ramsay, who commanded divisions under him, behaved with a gallantry and steadiness which would have done honour to the ablest troops, and which attracted the admiration of the army.'A year after the battle, Crofton was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath in June 1815. The following year he married Mary Leader on 23 April 1816 and the couple went on to have issue of at least one son and one daughter, who was born at Putney Hill in Surrey on 10 September 1818. Their son, also named Edward Lowther Crofton, was a Captain in the 77th Regiment of Foot who died of cholera in the Crimea on 27 September 1854 during the march from Alma to Balaclava.Crofton died just a few years after his award of the C.B. in September 1818; sold together with copied research. …

Sold by Order of the Recipient'We swing between the steel gates to see sabotaged cranes lying toppled and half-immersed in the foul thickness of what was once water - like the skeletons of prehistoric creatures preserved in their death throes...Their only light relief is when they are allowed to blow up the massive stocks of light ammunition left behind by fleeing Iraqis...My team is working just inside the main harbour wall; those not diving or supervising are huddled around a brazier in whatever layers of clothing they can fit over their uniform. They look like a group of down-and-outs surviving inner city decay on an English winter's day.I am met by their CO, Lieutenant Peter Williams, once a carefree Sub Lieutenant with me in Avenger. He now looks drawn and a good deal older - but I dare say so do I. His exploits will rightly win him a Distinguished Service Cross...I inspect their 'goodies', row upon row of Iraqi ordnance: booby traps extracted from dark corners; abandoned shells and grenades; flares and machine-gun bullet bandoliers and weapon cases. They are all stacked neatly into little symmetrical pyramids along the jetty.'Captain Craig brings to life the scenes in the Gulf in Call for FireAn outstanding Gulf War Bomb Disposal 1991 D.S.C. group of twelve awarded to Commander A. P. Williams, Royal Navy, who led Fleet Diving Unit B during Operation 'Granby'He led 'utterly from the front' with a cool confidence to the task, keeping a detailed - and hitherto unpublished - diary of events during those pivotal days and 'personally led several countermining sorties - by day and night - against some of the 1,500 Iraqi mines' and latterly in the post-War efforts in 'appalling and hazardous conditions to clear the Kuwaiti harbours' - thus adding a scarce 'Kuwait' clasp to his laurels for his work commanding Fleet Diving Unit B & NP1037Distinguished Service Cross, E.II.R., the reverse engraved 'Lt A P Williams RN', with its Royal Mint case of issue; Gulf 1990-91, 1 clasp, 16 Jan to 28 Feb 1991 (Lt A P Williams RN); General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Kuwait (Lt A P Williams RN); N.A.T.O. Medal, 1 clasp, Former Yugoslavia; N.A.T.O. Medal, 1 clasp, Kosovo; Jubilee 2002; Jubilee 2012; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., with 2 Additional Service Bars (Lt Cdr A P Williams DSC RN), with the named box of issue; Oman, Sultanate, Sultan's Commendation Medal (Midal ut-Tawsit), with emblem upon riband; 45th Anniversary National Day Medal; Saudia Arabia, Kingdom, Kuwait Liberation Medal; Kuwait, Emirate, Liberation Medal, silver grade, mounted court-style as worn, these last two separately as per Order of Wear, good very fine, in a case used by the recipient, the lid blocked 'Commander Peter Williams DSC' (12)Approximately 11 D.S.C.s awarded in the post-Second World War era for actions relating to Minewarfare, Diving and EOD work.Just 7 D.S.C.s awarded for Operation 'Granby'.D.S.C. London Gazette 29 June 1991:'Williams arrived in the Northern Arabian Gulf on 1 February 1991 as Deputy Officer in Charge of Fleet Diving Unit B (FDU B). He moved into action immediately, co-ordinating training, refining techniques on new equipment, establishing an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) cell and overseeing inspections for Improvised Explosive Devices (lEDs) in ships of the RN Task Group as they arrived in Bahrain.During hostilities Williams was the supervisor of an airborne EOD team and of diving operations from Gemini craft, spending many hours in helicopters in the front line of Naval operations, often within ten miles of the enemy coast. Insisting on putting himself in the way of danger before his men, he showed remarkable courage and stamina by leading personally on countermining sorties, placing charges on live buoyant mines and diving for protracted periods, often at night, on live ground mines in order to bring them to the surface for exploitation. In addition he conducted the unenviable task of recovering dead bodies from the sea into helicopters. He led a team of two men on an inspection of HMS Gloucester to search for a mine reportedly entangled in her propeller shafts.Moving ashore on 5 March to Mina Ash Shuaybah he took over as Officer In Charge of FDU B. He established a base camp and helped co-ordinate EOD operations with American and Australian Units for clearing the ports of Mina Al Ahmadi, Mina Ad Dohah and Faylakah Island. The work involved rendering safe unstable live ordnance, beached mines, booby traps and lEDs, clearing buildings and oil tankers of ordnance and collecting dead bodies from the harbour waters. Often these jobs required him and his team to first reach the scene through areas of antipersonnel mines and barbed wire. Throughout this extremely dangerous operation he showed an implacable professionalism and positive leadership which was beyond his experience. At all times his men saw him in the leading role, tirelessly taking on the most hazardous tasks himself.The conditions under which FDU B operated were atrocious. With no infrastructure ashore the men lived in cargo containers on a jetty with no light, sanitation or potable water, in an atmosphere heavy with acrid smoke and toxic fumes from the oilfield fires burning inland, and diving in water with zero visibility due to the thick oil pollution.All the time they were at risk from random gunfire from uncontrolled factions of the local population. Williams's conspicuous leadership, resolute professionalism and boundless energy ensured that his Unit's effectiveness remained at peak levels from start to finish and that his men's morale was of the highest order in the face of dire adversity.'Personel Report covering the dates 1 February-23 April 1991, as Officer in Charge Fleet Diving Unit B & NP1037 to Commander Task Group 321.1, from Commodore C. J. S. Craig, Commander Task Group 321.1:'This is to certify that Lieutenant Williams has conducted himself to my entire satisfaction.Williams came into theatre after two weeks has elapsed of the Gulf War, becoming Deputy Officer in Charge of a Fleet Diving Unit. Initially a supervisor of the airborne EOD teams, he personally led several countermining sorties - by day and night - against some of the 1500 Iraqi mines.Shortly after the war finished he took over he took over as the Officer in Charge of the combined diving team which worked for several weeks in appalling and hazardous conditions to clear the main Kuwaiti harbours - a task which was completed ahead of time and thankfully without any casualties. Throughout this period Williams has led courageously, and utterly from the front, has shown stamina, cheerfulness and professionalism, and has set a fine example to his people. He has briefed clearly, shown economical style with his signalled reports and demonstrated an ability to organise events sensibly and wisely.I have recommended his without reservation for transfer to the General List and would see him developing his professional potential through further command for which I also have recommended him.Altogether Williams can be extremely proud of his achievements in peace and war in the Gulf.'SALE 25001 NOTICE:Now offered together with his Royal Navy Divers Log (Form S. 1627), covering the periods 12 February 1985-8 March 2004, including his Ops during the Gulf War, a terrific resource with a plethora of detail. Further accompanied by his SBS RN Officers MCD Advanced EOD Course Certificate (9 June-25 July 1986) and MCD Officer Qualification Certificate (3 November 1986) and Minewarfare brochure, featuring Williams as OIC FDU2.

The Henley Royal Regatta Grand Challenge Cup Medal, 1908 won by Sir W.A. Akers who rowed as number 2 in the winning Christ Church 8 in 1908, sharing his victory with Apsley Cherry-Garrard, later of Arctic fameA British chemist and industrialist he specialized in physical chemistry and during the Second World War was the director of the Tube Alloys project, a clandestine programme aiming to research and develop British atomic weapons capabilities from 1941 to 1945After the war he was director of research at Imperial Chemical Industries and also served as a member of the Advisory Council of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, and the committee that drew up the organisation of what became the United Kingdom Atomic Energy AuthorityRecognising his significant contribution to the war effort he was made a C.B.E. and conferred with a knighthoodHenley Royal Regatta Grand Challenge Cup Medal, 1908, Christ Church engraved on the rim 1908, 'W.A. Akers', additionally engraved on the obverse, 'Christ Church B.C., A.G.B. Cherry-Garrard Bow, 2. W.A. Akers, 3. F.E. Villiers, 4. A.C. Gladstone, 5. G.E. Hope, 6. E. Majolier, 7. H.R. Barker, C.A. Gladstone Str.', in its case of issue, extremely fine[K.B.] London Gazette 28 December 1945.[C.B.E.] London Gazette 31 December 1943.Wallace Alan Akers was born at Walthamstow, Essex in 1888, the son of chartered accountant Charles Akers and his wife,Mary Ethelreda. He was educated at Lake House School in Bexhill-on-Sea, Essex, and Aldenham School. He entered Christ Church, Oxford, where he specialised in physical chemistry, graduating with first class honours in 1909.After university, he joined Brunner Mond & Company in Winnington, Cheshire, as a researcher. In 1924 he joined the Borneo Company, where he served as its general manager in the Far East. He returned to England in 1928 to join Imperial Chemical Industries, into which Brunner Mond had earlier merged. In 1931 he became the chairman of the Billingham division of ICI. This was mainly concerned with the manufacture of ammonia using hydrogen under high pressure, ammonia being one of the company's most profitable products at the time.Between 1933 and 1936 he was involved in a project to produce synthetic petrol from the hydrogenation of coal; ICI executives envisaged competing with oil companies. It became clear that the process would not be competitive but, since it had defence implications, he sought government subsidies. In this he was opposed by Sir John Anderson, the permanent secretary at the Home Office. The change of government following the October 1931 general election brought with it a change in policy and he was able to secure some financial relief.A reorganisation of ICI in 1937 ended Akers' chairmanship of the Billingham division and he was posted to ICI headquarters, where he worked closely with Holbrook Gaskell. At this time, Britain was starting to re-arm. Munitions contracts had begun to roll in, and ICI expanded its production capacity. He became executive manager in 1939.During 1941 Akers was recruited by the British war-time government as director of the Tube Alloys project, a clandestine programme aiming to research and develop British atomic weapons capabilities. This helped galvanize both Britain and America to proceed down a path which led to the Manhattan Project, and ultimately the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Historian Margaret Gowing noted that 'No doubt Akers had been picked for his personality and drive that had been considered so important and which he possessed in abundance'.Akers' ICI background led to difficulties when it came to dealing with the American Manhattan Project. American officials such as Vannevar Bush, James Conant and Leslie Groves saw him as "an Imperial Chemical Industries man at heart" and he aroused American suspicions that British interest in atomic energy was with its commercial possibilities after the war. As a result, James Chadwick was appointed the head of the British mission to the Manhattan Project, but Akers remained director of Tube Alloys until the end of the war.In 1946, Akers returned to the Board of ICI where he served as director of research until April 1953, when he retired, having reached the compulsory retirement age of 65. He established university research fellowships and donated money to university laboratories for research purposes. In 1946 he established the Butterwick Research Laboratories to carry out fundamental research, unrelated to commercial objectives. They were later renamed the Akers Research Laboratories in his honour.Akers was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1944 and was knighted in 1946, both for his services to the war effort. He became a fellow of the Royal Society in 1953 and received honorary degrees of D.Sc. from Durham University and D.C.L. from Oxford University.After his retirement he remained a member of the Advisory Council of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research and was part of the three-man April 1953 committee that drew up the organisation of what became the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority. He was a member of the National Gallery's scientific advisory committee, later becoming a trustee, and was the treasurer of the Chemical Society from 1948 to 1954. He married Bernadette Marie La Marre in 1953 and died at their home in Alton, Hampshire on 1 November 1954.Sold together with a comprehensive obituary for Sir Wallace.For the Distinguished Service Cross and Great War pair awarded to his brother, Lieutenant N.C. Akers, R.N.V.R., please see Lot 309.…

The R.H.S. Silver Medal awarded to Lieutenant (later Admiral, G.C.B.) W. R. Kennedy, Royal Navy, who published Hurrah for the life of a Sailor! Fifty years in the Royal Navy to sum up a remarkable career on the high seas, who also penned a fine painting of the action which earned his lifesaving award - the original accompanies the LotRoyal Humane Society, small Silver Medal (successful) (Lieut. W. R. Kennedy. R.N. H.M.S. Wasp 22. June. 1860.), very fine, with silver riband buckle and in Warrington, London caseProvenance:Spink, July 1998.William Robert Kennedy was born at Naples, Italy on 14 March 1838, the second son of John Kennedy, the British Charge d'Affaires in Naples. Educated at Cheam School and Dr Maldon's, Brighton, young Kennedy was a Naval Cadet in 1851. He served in the Rodney during the Crimean War, being present for the bombardment and then in the trenches before Sebastopol and then the Sphinx for the bombardment of Kinburn (Medal & clasp, Turkish Medal). Appointed a Mate on Calcutta in May 1857, he was advanced Lieutenant by December 1857 and shared in the actions in China. Kennedy was in the boat action at Fatshan Creek being in the pinnace of his ship, besides in various engagements with pirates in those waters and also being 'mentioned' (London Gazette 1 August 1857 refers - Medal & 3 clasps).By May 1860, Kennedy was on the Wasp in the waters off the Mozambique station and it was the following month whilst on a voyage to the Cape that his Lifesaving Medal was earned. Kennedy saved the life of Able Seaman John Sier, who fell overboard, when the rescue boat turned over, he acted with '...intrepidly and presence of mind' to jump over and swam to rescue Sier - the event immortalised in the painting which accompanies the Lot.Kennedy continued to climb the ladder in the Royal Navy and was Flag Lieutenant on the Black Eagle at the Fleet Review on the visit of the Ottoman Sultan in July 1867. In June 1874 he was advanced Captain for his services during the Peruvian and Mexican Revolutions of 1872, also earned thanks from the Government of Salvador after an earthquake, the British residents presented a silver centre-piece in admiration and further was thanked by the German Government for saving lives of Captain and crew of the barque Anita when she was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic. Rear-Admiral by November 1889, Kennedy was made K.C.B. in June 1897, Admiral in June 1901 (retired November that year) and G.C.B. in June 1911.The good Admiral married Edith Stopford, daughter of Captain Stopford and they lived for some time at Fair Oak, Rogate, Petersfield, Hampshire. He published various works on his career and died on 9 October 1916; sold together with the aforementioned painting signed 'WRK', copy of his book, two Navy & Army Illustrated with recipient on the front cover and copied research.…

Frontier Light HorseRaised by Lieutenant F. Carrington at King Williams Town, Cape Colony, in 1877. Command soon passed to Major Redvers Buller, K.R.R.C., under whom the F.L.H. served in the final stages of the Ninth War, suffering casualties. In July 1878, the unit, 276 of all ranks, marched from King Williams Town to Pietermaritzburg in Natal, and from there to Sekukuniland in the Transvaal. During September and October the corps saw service against the Sekukini and in November returned to Natal and fought through the Zulu War of 1879 with Wood's Column.At Hlobane on 28 March 1879, the F.L.H. acted as the rear-guard during the withdrawal and subsequently lost nearly 20% of the 156 all ranks engaged. Their Commanding Officer was killed and was succeeded by Captain C. D'Arcy, who on reconnaissance with Sergeant O'Toole would both go on to win the Victoria Cross. The unit was armed with Martini-Henry carbines with a short sword bayonet.478 Medals were awarded to the Frontier Light Horse, 179 of them with clasp '1879'.The Zulu War Medal awarded to Trooper A. Whitecross, Frontier Light Horse, who gallantly saved the life of Trooper Patterson at Hlobane Mountain - for which he was 'mentioned' by Lieutenant-Colonel BullerSouth Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1879 (209, Tpr. A Whitecross, Frontr. L. Horse), very fineAlexander Whitecross was born in Scotland circa 1837 and served with Pulleine's Rangers in 1877-8 before joining the Frontier Light Horse, with whom he served from 14 July 1878-8 August 1879.A good account of his gallantry is offered by Greaves in Crossing the Buffalo:'So steep was the descent down the Devil's Pass that many of Buller's men and horses fell to their deaths; for the survivors, their ordeal was to become even more serious as the Zulus from the main force now reached the lower reaches of the pass and began closing in on both sides. The Zulus began firing at point-blank range into the desperate soldiers while others darted among them, stabbing and spearing to death.Trooper Patterson had managed to lead his horse safely down the pass and had just mounted up when he was speared from his horse leaving him defenceless. As the Zulus closed to kill the injured rider, Trooper Whitecross drove them off by using his rifle as a club. Patterson was hauled to safety and both lived to tell the tale.'His named was 'mentioned' by Lieutenant-Colonel R. H. Buller in the despatches of 29 March 1879.It is understood he served in Prince Alfred's Volunteer Guard during the Basuto Gun War of 1880-81 but died in November 1893 and did not live to claim a Medal (Frontier Light Horse in the Anglo-Zulu War 1879, refers).…

The Waterloo Medal awarded to Private J. Buxton, King's Dragoon Guards, who was killed in action at the Battle of WaterlooWaterloo 1815 (James Buxton, 1st Reg. Dragoon Guards.), slight edge bruise, very fineProvenance:Glendining's, September 1902; December 1915Hayward's Gazette, September 1970Nimrod Dix & Co., 1985.James Buxton was born at Ashover, Derbyshire in 1793 and saw service with the Norfolk Fencible Cavalry. He later joined the King's Dragoon Guards - appearing on their paylist on 25 December 1814 with 1 Troop - with whom he served under the command of Captain William Elton's at the Battle of Waterloo.On that famous day Buxton would have shared in that first great charge of the Household Brigade (1st and 2nd Life Guards, Royal Horse Guards and K.D.G. - 1220 sabres in all) against the 1st and 4th Cuirassiers of Dubois's Brigade. The Brigade was positioned to the rear-centre of the Allied army, directly above the fortified farmhouse of La Haie Sainte. They made a well-executed charge at approximately 2.20pm; French cavalry of the 1st and 4th Cuirassiers had just broken a battalion of Hanoverian infantry and the Household Brigade went forward to counter-attack and save the survivors as best they could.This they achieved but, like their comrades in the Union Brigade, they made the mistake of pursuing their shattered enemy too far thus leaving themselves - on winded horses and on muddy ground - open to counterattack in turn. Consequently, of the 583 officers and men who mounted up that day, 279 (some 48%) were casualties by the end of the battle, including their commanding officer and six other officers.Buxton was one of those killed in action during the Charge, likely during the counter-charge of the French horse. The Prize list for Prize money during Battle of Waterloo and Capture of Paris lists James Buxton DD (discharged dead).Sold together with a copied extract from the Waterloo Records of the 1st (or) King's Dragoon Guards.…

United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi, Defence Force Inauguration 1966 Medal, 2nd Class; Police Accession 1966 Medal, 2nd Class specimen, blank obverse; Defence Force Service Order 1976, gilt and enamel, all by Spink & Son, each mounted on pin for wear, some with toning, otherwise very fine and better overall, scarce (3)The Abu Dhabi Defence Force Inauguration Medal was established by Emiri Decree No. 8 in 1978 and was awarded to all ranks who were serving in the Abu Dhabi Defence Force upon its inauguration on 6 August 1966. 1st Class awards were given to Officers and 2nd Class to all other ranks. The Medal was also presented in May 1969 to various members of the Trucial Oman Scouts for their effort in training and raising the A.D.D.F.. The obverse features a bust of the ruler with the inscription 'Shaikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan', while on the reverse is a falcon with draped wings atop a pillar.…

A Great War Italy operations D.C.M. group of four awarded to Sergeant A. Mitchner, 1/7th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, who was the Battalion M.O.'s Orderly during the campaign and tended to the wounded under fireDistinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (265223 Cpl - L. Sjt: - A. Mitchner. 1/7 R. War: R.); 1914-15 Star (1858 Pte. A. Mitchner. R. War: R.); British War and Victory Medals (265223 Sjt. A. Mitchner. R. War. R.), very fine (4)D.C.M. London Gazette 3 June 1918 (Italy). The citation followed on 21 October 1918:'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty for a long period of active service as Battalion Medical Officer's Orderly, when with great bravery and skill he attended wounded under most heavy shell fire and the worst conditions of mud, with absolute disregard of personal fatigue and safety.'Albert Mitchner was born in 1891 at Kenilworth and served in France from 22 March 1915 with the Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Two of his brothers served and fell during the Great War, one on the Western Front and another with the loss of the Hampshire.Albert served with the 1/7th Battalion and would have shared in the actions on the Somme in July 1917, when the unit went over with VIII Corps at Serre/Beaumont Hamel. In October 1917, they went through the actions at Broodseinde and on Passchendaele Ridge. They were transferred to the Italian front in November 1917. The unit was thrown into the Battle of Asiago in June 1918 and were in trenches at Polsen by October 1918, facing down the remainder of the Austro-Hungarian Army. Their Division formed part of an Army of Occupation in the Trentino/Maglio di Sopra area the following month.Mitchner retired to Margate, Kent and died at 12 Millmead Avenue in November 1965.…

Pair: Private T. F. Arms, 4th (Queen's Own) Light Dragoons, latterly Bugle Major, Norfolk Regiment, who was severely wounded in the charge at Balaklava and is said to have been nursed by Florence Nightingale at ScutariCrimea 1854-56, 3 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Sebastopol (Pte. Fredk. Arms, 4th Dragoons), contemporary engraved naming; Turkish Crimea 1855, British die, unnamed as issued, fitted with replacement ring suspension, both medals fitted with silver riband brooches, very fine (2)Thomas Frederick Arms (or Armes) was born in the Parish of St Peter’s, Norwich, one of six sons of Thomas Arms, a leather cutter, of Dove Lane. He was enlisted at Norwich by No. 1215 Sergeant William Waterson on 26 May 1852, aged 21 years 11 months.Both he and his horse were wounded in action in the charge at Balaklava. Lummis and Wynn state that he was left for dead on the field at Balaklava after a Cossack ran a lance through his leg. However, there is nothing in the medical report to substantiate this claim nor on his documents that ‘he was promoted to Corporal on the eve of Balaclava but rode in the Charge as a Private.’ He was sent to Scutari General Hospital on 26 October 1854, where he is said to have been nursed by Miss Florence Nightingale and Miss Stanley, the daughter of the Bishop of Norwich, before being invalided to England on 17 February 1855.Arms was discharged from Chatham Invalid Depot on 16 October 1855, being:‘Unfit for further service - Disabled by loss of fifth phalange of middle finger and injury to index finger of left hand by fragment of shell at Balaclava. Ring and little finger also contracted.’He afterwards returned to Norwich where he became Bugle Major of the 1st Volunteer Battalion of the Norfolk Regiment. In about June 1865 he married Emily Mary Ann Probyn. He attended the first Balaklava Banquet in 1875 and was a Member of the Balaklava Commemoration Society in 1879. He died at All Saint’s Green, Norwich, on 21 January 1885, as reported in Norfolk Annals for 31 January of that year:‘Died at All Saint’s Green, Norwich, Thomas Frederick Armes, Bugle Major of the 1st Volunteer Battalion of the Norfolk Regiment. Formerly in the 4th Light Dragoons, he took part in the famous light cavalry charge at Balaclava, in which he was wounded and left for dead on the field.’In also recording his death, the United Services Gazette of 31 January 1885 added:‘Towards the close of the famous engagement at Balaclava Armes was struck by a round shot in the ribs, which sent him flying out of the saddle. He was at first supposed to have been killed, but through careful nursing at Scutari he, to a great extent, recovered his health, although he always suffered more or less from his wounds, especially at certain seasons. Two fingers of his right hand were cut off by a Russian cavalry soldier. Armes lay so long at Scutari that when he was finally discharged from the hospital there, the Crimean war had terminated.’He was buried in the City Cemetery, Norwich, where he was later joined by his wife who died in March 1919. The inscription on the erected tombstone reads:‘In memory of Thomas Frederick Armes, formerly of the 4th Light Dragoons and for 17 years Bugle Major of the 1st Volunteer Battalion of the Norfolk Regiment, who died at Norwich on the 21st of January 1885, aged 54 years.He took part in the famous Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava in the Crimea in which he was severely wounded and for 30 years he bore with exemplary patience the suffering from these wounds, which subsequently caused his death.This monument was erected by his comrades in the Volunteers to whom he was endeared by the unselfishness of his character as a man, and by the unflagging discharge of his duties as a soldier.Blessed are the dead which lie in the Lord.’For the Medals of a relative, please see the next Lot.…

United Arab Emirates, Ministry of Interior, Medal of Duty, gilt and enamel, with riband bar, in its case of issue; Medal for Honour and Security, gilt and enamel, mounted with the incorrect riband, with riband bar also on incorrect riband, in its Fattorini case of issue; Rescue Medal, 1st Class, gilt and enamel; Security Awareness Medal, silvered, gilt and enamel, in its case of issue; Medal of Loyalty (2), 2nd Class, silvered and enamel, in its case of issue; bronze trial piece, reverse impressed 'M713', all by Fattorini, very fine and better (6)The Ministry of Interior Medal of Duty is awarded to those who suffer injury whilst on or because of police duty with the injury resulting in physical or psychological damage. The central enamel inscription reads 'Duty Medal' and is surrounded by seven roundels which contain an open book, pen and feather, soldier, the all-seeing eye, khanjar dagger, scales, and the crescent and star.The Medal for Honour and Security is bestowed upon Police and Security force members who have performed duty with the utmost honesty and sincerity. The Medal features an outer design of seven petals, representative of the seven Emirates. The central design displays the Murabba Fort at Al Ain in Abu Dhabi, which was the old headquarters and prison of the police force.The Rescue Medal is given to members of the Police and Security force who have distinguished themselves in firefighting, ambulance, and rescue services as well as volunteers and community members who have at grave personal risk saved the lives or property of others. The star-shaped award has seven stylised rays with a central design depicting a helicopter, police carrying a stretcher, and a boat to represent the Ministry's air services, land services, and maritime services. An enamel depiction of the U.A.E. flag provides the backdrop to the gilt silhouettes and the suspension bar is made up of a half-wreath of laurel leaves. The Security Awareness Medal is awarded to members of the Police and Security force as well as community members who contribute to the discovery or prevention of a serious crime or security lapse. The award's design directly correlates with its purpose, featuring a gilt falcon against a blue enamel background. The falcon is known for its keen scouting senses and hunting ability, in addition to representing the Bedouin.The Loyalty Medal may be earned by those retiring from service in the Police and Security force after a minimum period of twenty years distinguished by dedication and sincerity, free of any disciplinary offense, to acknowledge success in the completion of their service. The central medallion features the calligraphic inscription 'Loyalty Medal' on a background of blue enamel, enclosed by a wreath of laurel leaves symbolising victory. The suspension takes the form of the Murabba Fort at Al Ain, the old police headquarters, above the flags of state.…

The 'Trench Raid Leader's' M.C. group of three awarded to Lieutenant P. Crampton, 2/5th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, who was seriously wounded during a hand-to-hand clashThe same action saw him seriously wounded while leading a bayonet charge, leading to Crampton being treated by Harold Gillies, one of the pioneers of modern plastic surgeryMilitary Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. P. Crampton.), good very fine (3)M.C. London Gazette 16 August 1917, the original citation states:'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He commanded a raid on the enemy trenches. Previously he had done most valuable reconnaissance work, entering the enemy lines on previous occasions. The success of the raid was largely due to his fine patrol work beforehand.'Percy Crampton enlisted initially with the Inns of Court Officer Training Regiment and was Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant from that unit on 15 September 1915. Posted to the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment he was later advanced Lieutenant on 27 July 1915. The Battalion entered the war in Flanders on 8 February 1917 with the 55th Division stationed in the Cordonnerie Sector. Their first actions were largely trenches raids launched across the lines, starting in May 1917, one of these was commanded by Crampton, the Regimental History outlines this stating:'Another raid, but on a smaller scale, took place on the 24th, when two officers- Lieutenants Crampton and Marshall- and fifteen men started off. These had just reached the enemy's support line when a German patrol was heard approaching, and the raiders divided into two parties; one charged the enemy with the bayonet and a sharp fight ensued, two Germans being killed and four captured; two of these last were wearers of the Iron Cross ribbons and all looked very fit and in good condition. Of the raiding party only one- Lieutenant P. Crampton- was wounded.'This is added too by several newspaper articles, one of which entitled 'Plucky Officer Wounded on Raiding Party' states:'From an account received by Mr. Crampton of the incident which resulted in the casualty it appears that Lieutenant Crampton and another officer, accompanied by seven men, took part in a raid on the enemy's lines. In an encounter at close quarters with six of the enemy. Lieutenant Crampton was wounded in the neck and shoulder, it is thought, by revolver fire. Two of the enemy were, however, killed, and the remainder surrendered, the whole party of six thus being accounted for. The Boches' arms and equipment, which had been thrown down, were collected and the prisoners hurried down to the enemy front line, and across No Man's Land to the British lines. It is stated that two, at least, of the Boches were wearing the ribbon of the Iron Cross; one was also wearing a Red Ribbon. Lieutenant Crampton was able to reach his own lines, with assistance, and was quickly put on a stretcher and brought to a dressing station, where first aid was given him.Has done Good Work in France.In a letter to Mr. Crampton, the Commanding Officer of the Battalion writes as follows:- "Your son was wounded severely, but I hope and trust he will be all right. He was very brave over it. He has done good work in France and some weeks back, when my second in command was killed, carried another officer out of the shelled area on his back. This, I know, will be a comfort to you. You will get news when he reaches England, and I trust you will let me know how he progresses."Lieutenant Crampton is 26 years of age and was educated at the Warrington Grammer School. At the age of 21 he was articled as a solicitor, and, up to his joining the Army, was in practice with his uncle, who is a solicitor in Leigh. Yesterday Mr. Crampton was greatly relieved to hear that his son was making satisfactory progress.'Returning to Britain, Crampton's serve injuries were treated by Harold Gillies, a New Zealand born medical officer and one of the pioneering forces behind plastic surgery. After seeing skin grafting techniques in France and America Gillies opened a ward in Cambridge where he began to develop the techniques required to treat facial injuries. Here he performed what is believed to be the first modern plastic surgery on Walter Yeo, who was wounded at the Battle of Jutland.Gillies treatment of Crampton appears to have been for a wound to the jaw, a transcript of his medical record notes 'Fractured Mandible' and 'Keloid Scar Clavicle'. The results of these surgeries are unclear however Crampton certainly survived, going on to work as a solicitor for his uncle T. R. Dootson.During the Second World War he was living near Leigh and joined the Newchurch Local Defence Volunteers. A newspaper article from the time- - in a scene that could have been called straight out of Dad's Army - makes reference to him being asked to resign after an argument with the local Rector. Rather touchingly it is related that eighty members of the L.D.V. threatened to resign if Crampton was forced out of his post; sold together with copied research.…

Sansom's HorseBorn in 1828, James Sansom was the son of George Sansom and his wife Dorothy, members of Calton's party from Nottinghamshire, who settled originally near Bathurst in the early 1820s. He saw service in the Frontier Wars of 1846 and 1851-53, and in common with many of the young men who had rallied to the Colours, was rewarded by the grant of a farm in the new territory.A condition attached to the grant of a farm and actually written into the title deeds of his property, Hopewell, when ownership was registered in 1864, was that all able-bodied men were required to hold themselves in readiness to defend the nearby Frontier in event of war; James Sansom evidently accepted the responsibility of leadership in this matter and formed his own volunteer detachment which became known as Sansom's Horse and met once a month for target practice.On 9 October 1877, a force consisting mainly of Sansom's Horse was encamped at Springs, about six miles on the Transkei side of the Great Kei, south-east of the present Kei bridge. Early that morning, while most of the men were still asleep, the camp was heavily attacked by a large force of Galekas. Captain Sansom ordered his men to stand fast and immediately sent a dispatch rider for reinforcements. Some of the young recruits were close to panic, but Sansom rallied them and coolly set about arranging the defence of the camp.The battle continued until after midday, but by the time that reinforcements had arrived the Galekas had withdrawn leaving many dead in their wake. Sansom's Horse had two men wounded. Subsequently the Cape Colonial Forces under Commandant C. D. Griffith drove Kreli and the Galekas over the Bashee River into Bomvanaland. The Cape Government came to the mistaken conclusion that the war was over and the volunteers - including Sansom's Horse - were allowed to return to their homes before Christmas 1877.76 Medals were awarded to Sansom's Horse, 75 of them with the '1877-8' clasp.South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1877-8 (Pte. H. Townsend, Samsom's Horse), nearly very fine…

The Waziristan 1920 I.D.S.M. awarded to Lance Naik L. Singh, 3/34th Sikh Pioneers who was further 'mentioned' the following yearIndian Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (1037 Nk. Labh. Singh. 3/34/ Sikh Pnrs:), suspension slack, good very fineI.D.S.O. IAO 1589 1920.M.I.D. London Gazette 10 June 1921.Sold together with copied research.…

The M.V.O., M.B.E. group of three awarded to Miss A. David, whose career in the Foreign Office spanned decades, she flew to Munich with Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain in 1938 as part of the official delegation to his infamous 'Peace in Our Time' meeting with Adolf HitleRoyal Victorian Order, Member’s (M.V.O.) ladies shoulder Badge, silver-gilt and enamel, reverse officially numbered ‘L23’, mounted on bow as worn, in its Collingwood Jewellers Ltd., 24 Conduit St. case of issue; The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Civil) Member’s 2nd Type ladies shoulder Badge, silver, in its Royal Mint case of issue; Persia, Empire, Order of the Crown (Taj), 4th Class breast Badge, by Arthus Bertrand, Paris, 65mm including suspension x 46mm, silver-gilt, gilt and enamel, in its Arthus Bertrand, Paris case of issue, slight cracks to Order of the Crown enamel, otherwise very fine overall (3)M.V.O. London Gazette 1 January 1963.M.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1949.Order of the Taj London Gazette 21 December 1965:'The Queen has been pleased to give and grant unto Miss Alison David, M.V.O., M.B.E., Her Majesty’s Royal license and authority to wear the decoration of the Insignia of the Order of the Taf Fourth Class, which has been conferred upon her by his Imperial Majesty the Shahanshah of Iran in recognition of valuable services rendered by her as Private Secretary to His Excellency the Iranian Ambassador in London.'Alison David was born about 1909 and had a decades-long career in the Foreign Office, including acting as the private secretary to Ernest Bevin, Minister of Labour and National Service during the Second World War. She was included on many international trips in her capacity as a member of the Foreign Office.The Western Press & Bristol Mirror reported on 30 August 1949 that Bevin was taking David with him on a trip in his capacity Foreign Secretary to Washington D.C. on board the Mauritania. The Aberdeen Press & Journal further reported on 1 September 1949 that:'Miss David, who has held her top-ranking job at the Foreign Office since before the war, knows most of the world statesmen. She has been to Moscow, Potsdam and Berlin with Sir William Strang: to Paris, Brussels, The Hague and Strasbourg with Mr. Bevin; and to San Francisco with Mr. Eden. She also flew to Munich with Mr. Neville Chamberlain.'She appears on passenger lists of the Queen Mary between New York and Southampton in 1950 and 1951; sold together with copied research including photographs of David appearing in the same photograph as Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain saluting the crowd prior to his departure to Munich in 1938, where the Munich Agreement would then be signed, with David departing with Chamberlain on that same flight.Also sold together with original signed warrants and assorted related investiture documents, as well as a vintage print of Queen Elizabeth II mounted on card.For her miniature dress medals, please see Lot 442.…

A fine Georgian portrait miniature of a potentially-identified junior British infantry officer, circa 1814Portrait miniature, likely gouache on ivorine, of a youthful infantry officer in the British Army, facing half-right wearing a red coat with green facings, a single gold epaulette to the right shoulder, gold buttons and lacing to the buttonholes, and a white leather crossbelt with an oval plate bearing a Crown and numerals '49' in silver, faced with glass and contained within an old and extremely decorative gilded frame set with a floreate pattern, the reverse with traces of its original paper backing, the reverse of the portrait bearing the handwritten text in ink: 'Pinxit 1824' and a (now illegible) name and London address, the portrait proper measuring 67mm x 88mm, including frame overall 250mm x 270mm, some minor chipping to gilding on frame, otherwise good very fine and a most attractive imageThe sitter is likely Captain Harcourt Morton, who on 15 October 1814 married Martha Gammell, sister of Ensign James Gammell. Morton's military career encompassed commissioned service in the 14th, 49th, and 85th regiments of Foot and action in both the Peninsular War at the Battle of Fuentes de Onoro (May 1811), and in the War of 1812 at the Battle of Chrystler's Farm (11 November 1813). Morton retired as a Major, claimed a Military General Service Medal with two clasps for the above-mentioned battles (a unique combination) as a Lieutenant in the 85th Foot, and died on 4 June 1854 at the age of 68.…

A poignant and early Second World War D.F.M. awarded to Pilot Officer C. G. L. Williams, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who was decorated for his part in a protracted dogfight between his Anson of No. 217 Squadron and a Heinkel 115 seaplane in October 1940Subsequently commissioned, he was assigned to a suicidal daylight sortie against the Admiral Hipper at Brest, from which his Beaufort failed to returnDistinguished Flying Medal, G.VI.R. (580129 Sgt. C. G. L. Williams, R.A.F.), extremely fineD.F.M. London Gazette 24 December 1940, the original recommendation states:'On 16 October 1940, when navigator [and Captain of Aircraft] of Anson K.8745, an enemy U-boat and Heinkel 115 were attacked in a position 100 miles S.W. of the Scillies. The attack against the Heinkel was pressed home and the action continued until the Heinkel made its get away due to its superior performance.This action was typical of this N.C.O. who has completed 600 hours of operational flying during the first year of the war which has included night raids on Brest and attacks against barges and shipping. The devotion to duty shown by this N.C.O. has been of the highest order.Appointment held: Airman Pilot, No. 217 Squadron.Recognition recommended: Distinguished Flying Medal.'Cilmyn George Lane Williams was born in Caernarvonshire in December 1911 and was likely a pre-war Halton aircraft apprentice. More certain is the fact he was serving as a member of No. 217 Squadron on the outbreak of war, a Coastal Command unit based at St. Eval, Cornwall.Of events off the Scillies on 16 October 1940, the unit's Operations Record Book (O.R.B.) states:'While on patrol, attacked enemy U-boat with bombs. No results observed. He. 115 sighted in immediate vicinity of U-boat. He. 115 attacked and several bursts were seen to enter E./A. which took evasive action. A running battle with E./A. lasted for 40 minutes and Anson had to abandon the fight due to shortage of ammunition.'Commissioned as a Pilot Officer in January 1941, Williams was still serving in 217 Squadron at the time of his death in action on 15 February 1941. On that date, he took off from St. Eval in Beaufort L9794 MW-R, one of three aircraft assigned to a suicidal daylight mission to attack the Hipper at Brest. As summarised by the unit's O.R.B.:'In the opinion of those best qualified to judge on the station, this was not a justifiable war risk. The damage which three machines armed with 500lb. bombs at the largest could inflict on the Hipper did not justify the very serious risk to the three machines. The small chance of making more than one direct hit at the most increased rather than decreased the inadvisability of the sortie.'All three Beauforts were shot down 20 miles north of Brest by Luftwaffe fighters from 5/JG. 77. Williams' aircraft crashed into the sea.Aged just 30 years old at the time of his death, Williams left a widow, Violet, and is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. He is also commemorated on a plaque at St. Beuno Church at Clynnog Fawr and on a roll of honour at the Memorial Hall at Criccieth, both in Gwynedd, Wales.Sold with an original telegram from the C.O. of No. 15 Group, congratulating the recipient on his award of the D.F.M., dated 18 December 1940, an original Central Chancery letter addressed to the recipient's widow, dated 27 February 1942, in which she is invited to attend a Buckingham Palace investiture on 17 March 1942 to receive his D.F.M., and several wartime photographs.…

A rare Boer War D.S.O. group of seven awarded to Colonel G. E. Tuson, 16th (The Queen's) LancersTuson was the scion of a famous Australian family, who was a most gallant officer who first saw active service on the North-West Frontier of India - being in receipt of a scarce I.G.S. 1895 to his unit - and then in the Boer War, when he earned a D.S.O., a 'mention' and was wounded in action at Klip Drift on Valentine's Day 1900; he gamely returned to the fold during the Great War and served on the Western Front, adding a further 'mention' to his laurelsDistinguished Service Order, V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, top riband bar adapted for mounting; India General Service 1895-1908, 2 clasps, Relief of Chitral 1895, Punjab Frontier 1897-98 (Lieutt. G. E. Tuson.16th Lcrs.); Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Driefontein (Capt. G. E. Tuson, D.S.O., 16 Lcrs.); King's South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Capt. G. E. Tuson. D.S.O. 16/Lcrs.); 1914-15 Star (Major G. E. Tuson. D.S.O. 16/Lrs.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Col. G. E. Tuson.), good very fine and a remarkable combination to this famous Regiment (7)3 D.S.O.'s awarded to the 16th (The Queen's) Lancers.D.S.O. London Gazette 27 September 1901.M.I.D. London Gazette 10 September 1901 & 20 May 1918.George Edward Tuson was born at Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia on 29 June 1871. His father, George Tuson, was a well-known banker and industrialist in Queensland and it is understood that young Tuson was educated privately in this period. He was gazetted 2nd Lieutenant in the 16th Lancers in October 1890, being advanced Lieutenant on 31 July 1894, and served on the North-West Frontier of India, 1897-98 (Tochi), as Regimental Commandant and Transport Officer from 9 July-November 1897. He was in receipt of a scarce Medal and 2 clasps named to the unit, for they were not present in strength.Tuson was duly promoted Captain on 9 October 1899 and served with distinction during the Boer War. He shared in the advance on Kimberley, the Relief of Kimberley - being wounded in action at Klip Drift on Valentine's Day 1900 - and operations in the Orange Free State, February-May 1900. He was present in the operations at Paardeberg (17-26 February); actions at Poplar Grove, Karee Siding, Houtnek (Thoba Mountain) and Zand River; operations in the Transvaal in May and June 1900, including actions near Johannesburg, Pretoria and Diamond Hill (11 & 12 June); operations in the Transvaal, west of Pretoria, August-September 1900; operations in Orange River Colony, July to 29 November 1900), including actions at Bethlehem (7 July) and Wittebergen (1-20 July); operations in Orange River Colony 30 November 1900 to February 1901, and March to June 1901; operations in Cape Colony, February and March 1901, and June 1901 (D.S.O. & 'mention', Queen's Medal & 5 clasps, King's Medal & 2 clasps).Tuson was promoted Major in May 1903 and retired in June 1909. With the outbreak of the Great War, he was swiftly recalled to his old Regiment and served with them in France as a Major from 17 July 1915, being advanced Colonel on the Staff and adding another 'mention' for good measure before War's end.Having been married to Isabel Bright-Williams at Marylebone in September 1912, they had issue of a daughter, born July 1913, and son. The family settled in East Africa at Upper Narossura, Eldama Ravine, Kenya and were heavily involved in farming there. The Colonel was President of the Ravine Farmers' Association, Vice President of the East Africa Turf Club, Member of the Rift Valley Sports Club. He died at Nairobi on 9 December 1935.Sold together with a fine archive of original material including:i)Warrant for the D.S.O., dated 26 September 1901, together with M.I.D. Certificate, dated 7 April 1918.ii)Finely rebound photograph album, with a series of large-format images of the 16th Lancers, scenes of India, polo etc.iii)Small-format photograph album covering the Boer War, binding loose, water damaged in places but a valuable unpublished resource.iv)A number of original photographs and documents, together with a cloth bound book of research.…

The scarce Sergeant-Pilot's group of eight awarded to Sergeant F. E. Nash, Royal Air Force, later Major, Royal Artillery, who shot down German Ace Paul Felsmann in 1918 and then became a Prisoner of War in the same action, coming away with a number of interesting photographs of his captivity and later wrote a diary of his experiences during the Second World WarBritish War and Victory Medals (10206. Sgt. F. E. Nash. R.A.F.); 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Territorial Decoration, dated to the reverse '1945' with second award bar dated '1949'; France, Republic, Croix de Guerre, with Palme, mounted court-style for wear, overall good very fine (8)Croix de Guerre confirmed in an amendment of The Chronicles of 55 Squadron R.F.C. - R.A.F.Frank Elliot Nash was born at Kington, Herefordshire on 26 November 1897 and settled in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire later in life. Enlisting with the Royal Flying Corps on 19 October 1915 as an Armourer he underwent Pilot Training with No. 8 Squadron being awarded his Wings on 2 April 1918. Re-mustering as a Sergeant Mechanic on 2 April 1918 he joined No 55 Squadron as a pilot flying D.H.4.s on 8 July 1918.Crash LandingWith this unit he launched a bombing mission over the Oberndorf Mauser Munitions Works on 20 July 1918 with Sergeant W. E. Baker as his observer. The Squadron was attacked by Albatros fighters with one D.H.4.- piloted by Lieutenant R. A. Butler being shot down- Baker shot down the Albatros immediately after its victory. This was likely Offizierstellvertreter Paul Felsmann, of K4b who was listed as killed in action at the same area that day.Even as they Baker emptied his weapon into Felsmann's aircraft, a second Albatros attacked, stitching the aircraft with rounds, hitting the fuselage and killing Baker. Nash's radiator was holed and hot water and steam splashed over his legs however despite this he was unharmed and managed to keep flying. The Albatros continued to press the attack with Nash remaining in formation as long as possible but, with his Observer dead, he was open and couldn't defend himself.Bullets tore through his shoulder and parts of the fuel tank lodged in his back, these wounds also knocked him unconscious and the D.H.4. dropped into a dive. Nash regained consciousness at 7,000 feet and managed to pull himself out of the plunge despite his wounded arm. This was made more difficult by the body of Baker which had fallen against his emergency stick.He levelled out only a few feet above the ground but was certainly still going down, Nash picked out a small field and attempted to lose some height. Unfortunately he hit a small ridge which tore the undercarriage out from his aircraft and he was deposited from 15 feet onto the ground. Emerging uninjured it is a mark of Nash's character that his first act was to try and remove Baker's body as he didn't want to burn it with the aircraft.His victor- either Vizefeldwebel Happer or Offizierstellvertreter Pohlmann- landed next to him and took him prisoner, offering him a 'particularly nasty cigarette' in consolation. As is often the case with bomber pilots, he needed to be protected from the citizens of the town he was bombing and it was in front of an angry mob that Nash was taken to Oberndorf Hospital, being put in the basement for his own safety. This proved to be a stroke of good luck however as he was sheltered from the second raid his squadron launched the next day when 200 tons of bombs were dropped.Prisoner of WarWhilst at the hospital he was able to attend the funeral of his observer Sergeant Baker and Lieutenant Young- whose aircraft was shot down before his- at Oberndorf cemetery. Butler, Young's observer, was not found for several weeks, having jumped from the aircraft to escape the flames. Nash was photographed at the funeral, wearing his uniform with a borrowed German cap.Taken to Tubingen Hospital he was treated there for the next two months, slowly recovering from the bullet and shrapnel wounds he had taken to his back and shoulder. Repatriated on 20 December 1918 he was further discharged on 26 March 1919.Return to the Colours - FranceNash was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant on 26 May 1937 with 42nd (Foresters) Anti-Aircraft Battalion. Further advanced Lieutenant after the outbreak of war on 1 August 1940, photographs sold with the lot make it clear that he was managing searchlights during this period.Promoted Captain in 1944 he joined the British Army on the continent on 22 June, his diary of events during the war describes his first sight of France stating:'Cannot accurately described the sight of Utah Beach. Literally thousands of craft of all shapes and sizes. Big battle in progress towards Caen, columns of black and purple smoke and very heavy artillery duel going on.'He goes on to describe his role in France which appears to have been rather unusual and certainly included some intelligence work:'Busy time on job. Jack-of-all-trades Interpreter, water engineer, undertaker, questioners of "Collaborators", etc. Giver out of permits to travel. Everything tranquil except for Boche night bombers thousands of prisoners going back all day to cages. Did an interrogation for Yanks, (65 P.O.W.s) could only find two who spoke German, others were Russians in German Uniforms!!'He was present for the Liberation of Paris and marvelled at the calm of the crowds, pouring into the streets and waving allied flags even as the Battle continued in the city. He gives a hair-raising account of one sticky moment when the fighting caught up with him quite alarmingly:'Moved baggage into billet about 14-00. 16-00 hours a terrible fusillade started all over the city. (De Gaulle came from Ave du [….] to Notre Dame.) Jerries and Milice arrived firing down from rooftops. About 17-30 our hotel attacked from courtyard at rear and adjoining roofs. Hardly a window left after 5 mins. Mons le Patron, wife and family very frightened. Returned fire with all available weapons Sgt Walsh (.45 Tommy) knocked one Boche from roof top into courtyard! Situation saved by arrival of platoon of F.F.I.'GermanyAdvancing swiftly through France and Belgium via Arras and Lille he was soon into Germany. Here the diary depicts yet more tension as Nash describes the reaction of the frightened and hostile population to their presence and sleeping with a loaded revolver under his pillow.He was reassigned to the Military Government Department in Diest, Belgium, being assigned to the village of Binkom. Posted to 229 (P) Military Government Department as a Staff Officer Nash was sent into Germany to help ease the administrative problems surrounding the Allied Invasion, encountering if anything greater tension than ever before. On one occasion the town in which he was billeted was strafed by several M.E.109s, with the townspeople finding themselves not only occupied but under attack by their own Luftwaffe.Stationed in Hanover he was ordered to help maintain order in the city which had been heavily damaged in its capture. Nash's diary takes up the story:'Incredible sight in Rathaus Platry [Rathausplatz], thousands milling around all wanting something! Very large proportion being German civilians reporting that (a) they had no food on accommodation, (b) their houses or what was left of them, had been plundered by DP's (c) someone had been murdered.'A volunteer police force had been recruited from the local population to try and keep order however Nash relates that '90%' of them had been killed by the time of his arrival. He cornered the leading civilian official in the town, a Dr Knibbe and 'Ordered him implicitly (Knibbe) to …

Four: Wing Commander A. T. Whitelock, Royal Air Force, late Royal Flying Corps, who was 'mentioned' in 19171914-15 Star (2. Lieut. A. T. Whitelock. R.F.C.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Major A. T. Whitelock. R.F.C.); Coronation 1937, mounted as worn, very fine (4)Arthur Thomas Whitelock was born on 25 March 1888, was educated at Archbishop Holgate's School and Jesus College, Oxford. He was a Classical Master living at Oakdene, Mount Vernon Road, Barnsley at the outbreak of the Great War. He took Aero Certificate No. 1263 on a Farman biplane at Brooklands on 22 May 1915, being made 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Flying Corps that same day. Whitelock served in France with No. 5 Squadron from 4 July 1915. On 23 September 1915, having joined No. 4 Squadron, he was pilot of Be2c 2035. That day formed part of the preparations for the Battle of Loos, Whitelock shot down a 'Fokker 2 seater' south-east of Douai and south of Arras, the enemy aircraft '...shot through prop'.Whitelock and Balmain had a lucky escape on 25 November 1915. While engaged on an artillery co-operation sortie between Bray and Albert in Be2c 2001, they were attacked by an enemy aircraft, of a type unknown to them. No sooner had they driven it off than they were attacked from above by an Albatros, which they also drove off. A third aircraft attacked from behind and Whitelock managed to disengage, having expended all their ammunition. Considering discretion to be the better part of valour, the mission was abandoned. On 14 December, his aircraft was damaged after being chased by Fokker on a special mission to Hervilly.Returned home, he returned to France in September 1916 to assume Command of No. 7 Squadron and was 'mentioned' (London Gazette 15 May 1917 refers).Made Wing Commander in January 1922, he went to RAF Halton on Staff Duties in April 1924 and was in command of No. 10 Squadron in 1929. Whilst with that unit he designed their Squadron Badge & motto - rem acu tangere ('to hit the mark!'), which was apparently conceived whilst watching archery practice in Oxford. He took over No. 2 Bomber Group at Andover in May 1935 and was District Commandant Rochester by 1939. He was retired in March 1943 and is buried in Bibury, with a new headstone being unveiled by the 10 Squadron Association in recent years.…

A very fine 1945 M.M. group of four awarded to Private S. K. May, Cameron Highlanders, who was present during the Fall of Tobruk; on that day the Battalion marched into captivity to the skirl of their pipesMilitary Medal, G.VI.R. (2929616 Pte. S. K. May. Camerons.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45, very fine (4)M.M. London Gazette 11 October 1945.Stanley Kitchener May was born at West Derby, Lancashire on 9 June 1916, the son of Robert and Ellen May. He enlisted in Liverpool on 29 August 1939 and was posted to the 2nd Battalion Cameron Highlanders, being sent to Middle East. They were part of the British garrison caught at Tobruk in June 1942 by the German counterattack in the Middle East.The final attack occurred on 20 June with the Camerons being isolated by a sharp offensive which saw German panzers taking the centre of the city that same day. May was listed missing on 21 June 1942 and taken prisoner of war, the Battalion made quite the impression as they went into captivity with an account of their march given by Sergeant Lloyd, South African Armed Forces, to Outspan magazine:'It was mid-day when we heard it. Faintly at first and then louder it came, a rhythmic swinging sound, unexpected but unmistakable - the skirl of pipes. We scrambled out of our shelters to look, and saw, swinging along bravely as though they were marching to a ceremonial parade, a tiny column of men, led by the pipes and a drum, with the Drum-Major striding ahead. Silence fell as they came, and the drum tapped the pace for a moment as the pipers gathered their breath. Then, as they wheeled in towards us, they broke into Pitbroch o'Donuil Dhu with all the gay lilt of the Highlands and all the defiance and feeling any Scot can call out on his pipes. Smartly they march to attention, and halted as if on parade. To the strains of their regimental march the Camerons had come in to surrender'May was taken initially to Camp No 78 at Sulmona, Italy and later Stalag 11b/357, Fallingbostel, Germany. He was reported liberated on 9 June 1945, likely at Fallingbostel which was the first P.O.W. camp to be liberated. It should be noted that no recommendation has been found for the award however it is likely either related to his actions at Tobruk or time as a P.O.W.A passenger list has him going from Liverpool to Wellington, New Zealand in 1950 where he appears to have been working. May was living at Upper Hutt, Wellington and made a living as a rubber worker between 1950 and 1981.Sold together with copied research and an archive of original material including:i)A Regimental tie.ii)Soldier's pay book.iii)Soldier's release book.iv)Two army forms named to the recipient.v)A compliment slip from the New Zealand High Commissioner.vi)Medal slip of issue.vii)A spare strip of M.M. riband.viii)A named message of congratulations from the King.ix)All contained within an original war office medal box of issue named to the recipient.…

The 1940 Dunkirk M.C. group of four awarded to Major L. A. F. P. Gould-Marks, Royal Army Service Corps, late Royal Tank RegimentMilitary Cross, G.VI.R., the reverse officially dated '1940' and additionally inscribed 'Capt. L. A. F. P. Gould-Marks. Dunkirk'; 1939-45 Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted as worn by Spink & Son, 5 King Street, London, good very fine (4)M.C. London Gazette 20 December 1940, the original recommendation states:'When most of the Divisional R.A.S.C. had embarked this officer organised his ammunition section as the Divisional R.A.S.C. and he fed the 1st Division and several other divisions from 29th May to 2nd June. This well nigh on impossible task was carried out under continuous air bombardment and shell fire. It was intirely due to his initiative, re-sourcefulness and devotion to duty that all ranks of the Division received rations. His example was worthy of the best traditions of the R.A.S.C..'Langton Alfred Francis Gould-Marks was born in June 1910 at Streatham, London and had been commissioned into the Royal Army Service Corps from the Supplementary Reserve of Officers, Royal Tank Regiment in June 1939. Further detail into his award is extracted from 1 Div A+Q records (TNA WO167/192 refers), written at Hondschoote:'D.A.Q. found Captain Marks, R.A.S.C., who still had his section of lorries intact, but was short of a few drivers. Four volunteers were obtained from 2 Hampshires and so there were drivers for all the vehicles. Captain Marks was then told to scavenge everywhere and collect all the supplies he could find and establish a Supply Depot at Bray Dunes.Captain Marks with his loyal band of NCO's and drivers performed the impossible. He found supplies here, there and everywhere and brought them all into Bray Dunes. A half-unloaded Belgian supply train, a beached lighter, discarded lorries all along the front, were all searched and supplies of every description poured into the little supply depot. About four divisions passed through Bray Dunes during the next four days, and they were all given some rations, all which time Captain Marks continued to supply 1 Division and all troops under command. Four lorry loads of rum also proved invaluable.'An active member of the film industry, he was involved in producing the Central Office of Information short film Britain Can Make it, No. 14, which had Geoffrey Sumner starring. His three Campaign Medals were issued to him in August 1948, before going out to Sydney with his wife in May 1949 to produce more titles and died in Camden, London in October 1997; sold together with photocopies of the Invitation to Investiture, dated 20 August 1940, which was retained by the family upon the original sale of these Medals.…

A rare 'Banda Neira' Naval General Service Medal awarded to Sailmaker's Mate R. Cheeseman, Royal Navy, who served aboard H.M.S. Caroline and with her participated in the impressive action of 18 October 1806, fought pirates in the Persian Gulf, took part in the heroic capture of Banda Neira under Captain Cole, was wounded by a musket ball to his left arm near Java, and later as Captain of the Afterguard served off the coast of Canada in the War of 1812Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Banda Neira (Robert Cheeseman.), light contact marks and a slight edge bruise, otherwise good very fineProvenance:Whitaker Collection, 1890.Glendining's, June 1986.Noonan's, July 2021.Robert Cheeseman is confirmed on the roll with entitlement to this medal and clasp for his service as Sailmaker's Mate aboard H.M.S. Caroline during the capture of Banda Neira. He is one of only 68 recipients of this clasp, and the sole Sailmaker's Mate.Cheeseman was born at Deptford, London circa 1783 and found work as a bricklayer prior to entering the Royal Navy on 23 March 1803, aged twenty. His first posting was aboard the 36-gun fifth-rate frigate H.M.S. Caroline, launched at Rotherhithe in 1795. Initially ranked as a Landsman upon his enlistment, Cheeseman must have been a capable sailor as he found steady promotion to positions of responsibility throughout his eleven years of service.Caroline was captained by Benjamin William Page when joined by Cheeseman, and set sail for the East Indies in May 1803 with secret orders to bring news of the start of the Napoleonic Wars. Whilst en route she captured a number of vessels, including the Dutch Haasje which had been carrying dispatches from Napoleon. Haasje was sent in to the remote island of St. Helena, which would of course later host the exiled French Emperor, bringing the news of war. She arrived in the East Indies on 6 September and spent the next several months escorting East India Company convoys and capturing French privateers. For Caroline's success in the capture of many enemy privateers, the grateful merchant communities of Madras and Bombay presented Captain Page with swords worth 500 guineas, no small sum with a value of over £60,000 today.At an unknown date Cheeseman was wounded by a musket ball to his left arm while serving in the South Seas in the Strait of Sunda, between the islands of Java and Sumatra. The circumstances surrounding this wound are unknown, but it was later noted in his pension register.East Indies and the Action of 18 October 1806Cheeseman had his first promotion to Ordinary Seaman on 1 January 1805, with command of Caroline transferred in April to Captain Peter Rainier - who was only twenty years old at the time of his appointment. It is worthy to also note that until mid-1805 James Johnson, later physician extraordinary to King William IV, was acting as the ship's surgeon and his time aboard her was essential in gathering material for his influential publications on tropical diseases.Caroline found great success during the Java Campaign of 1806-7, and with young Captain Rainier at her helm fought the action of 18 October 1806 against a Dutch squadron. While patrolling off the coast of Batavia Caroline captured a small Dutch brig, whose crew informed Rainier that the frigate Phoenix was under repair and vulnerable nearby. The captain resolved to bring her out, but while on approach was spotted by two small warships. Caroline then captured the 14-gun brig Zeerop without firing a single shot, while the other escaped by hugging the coast. Phoenix took the opportunity of the delay to sail to the well-defended Batavia harbour. Whilst in pursuit of Phoenix, Caroline sighted at anchor in the Batavia Roads the 36-gun frigate Maria Reijersbergen along with three smaller warships.Facing a force significantly stronger than Caroline and with the ability to call on the harbour gunboats for aid, the confident Rainier immediately made for Maria Reijersbergen. The gallant Captain himself takes up the story in his report to Rear-Admiral Sir Thomas Troubridge:'As I distinctly made out the frigate to be the largest ship in the road, I ran for her with springs on both cables [allowing her to easily turn at anchor]; the enemy commenced firing at us as soon as we were within gun-shot, which was not returned till we came as close as the wind would allow us, which was within half-pistol-shot, when we opened our fire. The action continued about half an hour, when the enemy hauled down her colours. On boarding, she proved to be the Dutch republican frigate Maria Reygersbergen, of 36 guns, 18-pounders on the main-deck, and 270 men, commanded by Captain Jager, second in command. The Maria was launched in 1800, and is a fast sailing ship. We had to encounter, besides the frigate, the William of 20 guns, Patriot 18, and Zeeplong 14, with several gun-boats; and there were thirty gunboats lying in shore, which did not attempt to come out. I beg leave to state, that when the action commenced we were short of complement, by men away in prizes, sick at hospitals, &c. 57 in number.'The British suffered only three killed and eighteen wounded, while the enemy sustained over fifty casualties. The shallow water did not allow her to safely attack the others but the enemy ships, as well as a further six merchant vessels, nevertheless ran themselves aground to escape capture by Caroline. Maria Reijersbergen was later brought into the service of the Royal Navy as H.M.S. Java.Cheeseman was advanced Able Seaman a couple of months after the engagement on 15 December. Caroline was next involved in an exciting exchange on 27 January 1807 after convoying near the Philippine Islands. Spotting a strange sail, she made chase and when within range the 16-gun ship raised Spanish colours and opened fire. Rainier opened fire in turn and forced her surrender after inflicting twenty-seven casualties. The mystery vessel's identity was revealed as St. Raphael sailing under the alias Pallas, carrying a valuable cargo which included £500,000 of bullion coin and 1,700 quintals of copper. In capturing this treasure ship Caroline suffered but seven men wounded.By June, Caroline joined the squadron of Rear-Admiral Edward Pellew. She was sent along with the frigate H.M.S. Psyche on a mission to find Dutch ships which escaped destruction at the Batavia Roads. The two captured a smaller enemy vessel near Surabaya in August, who revealed to the British that there were a number of Dutch ships of the line in a state of disrepair at the port of Griessie. After a reconnoitre of Griessie, Psyche and Caroline destroyed a number of merchant ships and shared in the capture of Dutch corvette Scipio, later brought into Royal Naval service as H.M.S. Samarang.In September, command of Caroline passed to Captain (later Rear-Admiral) Henry Hart who sailed her along with the rest of Pellew's squadron back to attack the ships at Griessie. During the attack, Caroline was for some time used as Pellew's flagship after the grounding of Culloden. Hart was charged with orchestrating the landing parties and he successfully coordinated the raid on Griessie and the destruction of the port's infrastructure. This action brought to an end the presence of an active Dutch navy in the East Indies. 25001 SALEROOM NOTICE:Lot is NOT subject to 5% Import Tax. 

Baltic 1854-55 (H. T. Gammell. Lieut. R.N. H.M.S. Ajax), unofficially engraved in upright capitals and mounted upon a three-pronged silver riband buckle, together with an Edinburgh Academy Homer Medal, silver (Harcourt T. Gammell, Classis Quintae, Dux, MDCCCXLIII), both contained within a bespoke fitted leather case, the top lid tooled in gilded letters stating 'Medals of Capt H. T. Gammell R.N.', traces of old lacquer, good very fineHarcourt Thomas Gammell, third son of Captain James Gammell, was born at Beech Hill, County Down, on 29 April 1829. In the early 1830s the family relocated to Edinburgh and young Harcourt attended Edinburgh Academy from 1838-43 where, in his final year, he was awarded the school's Homer Medal in silver. Destined for a life at sea, Gammell entered the Royal Navy immediately after leaving Edinburgh Academy (September 1843) and six years later was appointed a Mate aboard H.M.S. Excellent, the gunnery training vessel at Portsmouth Dockyard. Promoted Lieutenant in November 1853, he was next posted to the 74-gun H.M.S. Ajax, and as a member of her ship's company saw action in the Baltic at the Bombardment of Bomarsund in August 1854.Further postings to various other vessels followed over the next 20 years, but with the general peace throughout Europe in the wake of the Crimean War men such as Gammell had little opportunity to distinguish themselves - indeed, he unfortunately did exactly the opposite and was officially admonished when, as Officer of the Watch, the 100-gun H.M.S. Conqueror ran aground and was wrecked off the Bahamas - thankfully without loss of a single life. Promoted Commander in 1869, Gammell retired in 1874 and was further advanced Retired Captain in 1884. He and his wife Lucy resided mostly in the West Country, around Bath and Weston-super-Mare, and inherited the vast sum of £40,000 when his father died in 1893. Harcourt Gammell himself died on 25 September 1904 and was clearly a well-regarded local figure in the community, with the Bristol Times and Mirror noting in his obituary of 1 October that year: 'The deceased, who formerly served on H.M.S. Hector, will be greatly missed by the poor of the town, as he was ever ready with his purse to help any deserving case.' The Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette of 29 September 1904 further notes: 'His friends in Bath will hear with regret of the death of Captain Harcourt Gammell R.N....he entered the Royal Navy at the age of 14, going direct to sea, as in those days there were no training ships. His period of service was 35 years, during which he was with the Baltic Fleet in what is known as the Crimean War, and for services then rendered he received the silver medal. He took no part in public affairs, but in private life he was a liberal donor, and by his demise a large number have lost a generous friend'...For the medals of his father, Captain James Gammell see Lot 104; for the medals of a brother, Captain William Gammell, see Lot 106; and for the medals of his son Sergeant Kensington Gammell, see Lot 107.…

Four: Lieutenant-Colonel W. H. B. Long, Irish Guards, late 2nd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment, a descendant of Wiltshire gentry and brother to the 1st Viscount Long; he was himself an early member of the Irish Guards, whom he joined on 24 July 1901, while serving as A.D.C. to the Governor-General of IrelandQueen's South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps Cape Colony, Orange Free State and South Africa 1901, (Capt. W. H. B. Long. 2/R.W.Kent Rgt); 1914-15 Star (Capt. W. H. B. Long I. Gds.); British War and Victory Medals (Lt Col. W. H. B. Long), very fine (4)William Hoare Bourchier Long was born on 22 March 1868 at Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France, the son of, Sir Richard Penruddocke Long. William's brother was Walter Hume Long, 1st Viscount Long. On his father's side he was descended from an old family of Wiltshire gentry, and on his mother's side from Anglo-Irish gentry in County Wicklow. When young, his father inherited the Rood Ashton estate in Wiltshire.Educated at Harrow and later Oxford he was commissioned in the Royal West Kent Regiment in 1889 serving in the mounted infantry. William served with the Regiment in the Boer War but returned to Ireland on 3 April 1900 to take up an appointment as A.D.C. to Earl Cadogan, then the Governor General of Ireland.While there he transferred to the Irish Guards very soon after their formation on 24 July. Whilst not a founding officer he was one of the first men to transfer into the Regiment, possibly due to his position on the Governor's Staff. Long married Vera Cecily Marchant Oliver on 25 November 1911 at London and had a son with her. He was living at Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, in 1871 and later Saxlingham, Norfolk, 1911.Entering the war in France in March 1915 where he served as a Commandant of an infantry base depot in France. William was living in Italy at the beginning of the Second World War and upon Italy entering the war wisely decided to leave embarking on a ship heading for Australia where he eventually settled.William died at Canberra, Australia on 17 July 1943 and is buried in the Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, North Ryde, New South Wales, survived by his widow and one son, Lieutenant R. O. B. Long, who served during the Second World War in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. His widow donated a new window in the Regimental cloister in the Guards Chapel on 26 May 1968.…

Alexandra Mounted RiflesFounded in 1865, with Captain Arbuthnot commanding the unit which fell into Pearson's Column. The majority of their number reported for service in December 1878.Approximately 30 Medals to the unit, 29 of them with clasp '1879'.South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1879 (Trumpt. St. Geo Arbuthnot. Alexandra. Md. Rifls.), good very fineSt George Arbuthnot was surely the young son of Captain W. T. Arbuthnot, who commanded the unit, this the only Medal inscribed to a Trumpeter.… 25001 SALEROOM NOTICE:'St George Arbuthnot was brother of the unit Commanding Officer, not the son.'

The 'Gulf War 1991' B.E.M. group of three awarded to Lance Corporal D. G. Sayers, 53rd Field Squadron, Royal Engineers, who was decorated for his services at R.A.F. MuharraqBritish Empire Medal, E.II.R., Military Division (24719731 L/Cpl. David G. Sayers. RE), the naming correctly impressed upon a pre-prepared field; Gulf 1990-91, 1 clasp, 16 Jan to 28 Feb 1991 (24719731 LCpl D G Sayers RE); U.N. Medal, on UNPROFOR ribbon, good very fine (3)B.E.M. London Gazette 29 June 1991.David G. Sayers enlisted in the British Army on 9 October 1984 and was posted to the Royal Engineers. Initially serving at home he also spent time in Canada, Germany, the Falklands and Yugoslavia. Sayers was serving with the 53rd Field Squadron in December 1990.Their first posting was at Al Jubail for the construction of tented camps before they were sent to R.A.F. Muharraq to support R.A.F. operations and repair damage to the airfield. It was for his services there that Sayers was awarded his British Empire Medal.Whilst there they were also serving alongside the 4th Armoured Brigade. Following their service at Muharraq they were posted to Kuwait City in February 1991 for clearing up operations, which ended in March; sold together with copied research.…

A Boer War D.C.M. group of three to Private A. Curdie, Royal Scots FusiliersDistinguished Conduct Medal, E.VII.R. (1373 Pte. A. Curdie. R. Scots Fus:); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal (1373 Pte. A. Curdie, 2: R. Scots Fus:); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (1373 Pte. J. Curdie. Rl: Scots Fus:), good very fine (3)D.C.M. London Gazette 31 October 1902.Abraham Curdie was born in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire in 1866 and attested for the Royal Scots Fusiliers at Ayr on 28 December 1885. Joining the Regiment in India in December 1888, he served there until January 1894 before transferring to the Army Reserve. Curdie was employed with Stewart and Menzies, Clyde Tube Works after leaving the service. Returning to the Colours after the outbreak of the Boer War on 6 December 1899, Curdie joined the Regiment in South Africa on 21 December 1899 until 5 September 1902.After having been called up, Curdie's co-workers sent him a parcel of clothes and other necessities as well as a poem, repeated in the Coatbridge Express on 7 February 1900:'Frae the Monklands tae the Transvaal, is a distant cry auld freen,Yet our thoughts are with you, Aby, aye; each soldier of the Queen,Each lion-hearted Briton, who for freedom fact eh foe,May they be like Bruce and Wallce, lay the base oppressors low.The cause if just in which you fight, 'tis liberty you claim,'Tis not for selfish motives, it's old Kruger that's to blame,Then let the crafty tyrant Boers bear Briton's battle cry,Her gallant sons will fear no foe, they'll conquer or they'll die.We are watching with patriot pride, at times with aching heart,Of our brave and noble soldiers, who have acted well their part,We mourn for those who fought and bled, whose life-blood stains the veldt,Brave Wauchope and his highlanders, each gallant Northern Celt,Your fighting 'gainst a motley squad,Strike for what's right, auld freen,No craven-hearted coward's blow,From a soldier of the Queen.'Discharged on 13 September 1902 Curdie again re-attested for service after the outbreak of the Great War on 12 December 1914. Posted to the Royal Scots Fusiliers he joined 2nd Battalion and entered the war in France on 19 January 1915, serving there until 2 March 1919. Curdie transferred to the Class Reserve on 1 April 1919 for the final time; sold together with copied research.Further entitled to a 1914-15 Star trio.…

The campaign group of seven awarded to Warrant Officer Class II C. Burgess, Middlesex Regiment, who was taken prisoner of war at St. Valery 1940 and was later Commended by his C.O. for 'outstanding service' in Korea1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; War Medal 1939-45; Korea 1950-53 (6206327 Sjt. C. Burgess. MX.); U.N. Korea 1950-54; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Cyprus (6206327 W.O. Cl. 2. C. Burgess. Mx.); Efficiency Medal, Territorial, G.VI.R. (6206327 Cpl. C. Burgess. MX.), mounted as worn, sold together with a Middlesex Regiment, Veterans Association badge, light contact marks, edge bruising to last, very fine (7)Clifford Burgess was born in June 1917 at Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales, the son of Albert and Clara Burgess. His father was a former soldier who saw Great War Service and died in 1921 as a result of an illness for which the family was awarded a pension.Enlisting with the 1st Battalion, Middlesex Regiment (Princess Louise's Kensington Regiment) he was with them when they were posted to the 51st Highland Division for service in France in 1940. During the retreat from the Maginot Line they saw heavy fighting along the Somme line near Abbeville.Finally they were pushed back along with the rest of the Division to St. Valery-en-Caux were they the Regiment separated. 'A' and 'D' Companies were trapped there whilst the rest of the Regiment managed to fight their way clear and evacuate via La Havre. In the event 274 men of the Regiment, including Burgess were taken prisoner of war after the bloody fighting in France.After his capture he was taken to Stalag XXIB at Szubin, Poland and transferred to Stalag VIII-B at Lamsdorf. Liberated at the end of the War Burgess went on to see further service in Korea after the war. There the Battalion saw heavy fighting between 1950-51 and Burgess was commended by his Commanding Officer for 'outstanding service' (The Die Hards In Korea page 79 refers); sold together with copied paperwork.…

Germany, a late 19th century Officer's aiguillette, sword knot, and epaulettes belonging to Lieutenant General O. W. von Clausen, aiguillette with double twisted cords and attachment cording with attached shoulder epaulette and two ornate aiglets, of superior quality, aiguillette and two epaulettes each bearing one rank insignia, together with Order of the Crown of Wurttemberg helmet plate, very fine (Lot)Otto Wilhelm von Clausen was born in Stuttgart, Germany on 9 September 1831 as the youngest of six children born to Johann Gottlieb Ivan Clausen and his wife Carolina Margareta Christine Rammenstein. His father Johann was the Chief Valet to the High Chamber of His Majesty King Wilhelm of Wurttemberg.Young Otto's military career began at a young age, and he attended the Higher 'Karl' School in Stuttgart and then Officer Cadet School in Ludwigsburg. From age 16, Clausen was an Officer Cadet attached to the 8th Company, 4th Infantry Brigade. His first commission came in 1851, when he was appointed 2nd Lieutenant in the 3rd Infantry Brigade. He was promoted 1st Lieutenant a few years later in 1855. Clausen acted as aide-de-camp of the 2nd Battalion and was sometime advanced Aide-de-Camp of the Brigade.Clausen was appointed company commander and then in 1867 Captain of the 5th Company. It was around this time that he sought permission to marry the young Marie Elisabethe Gougel, known as Elisa, who was born in Sornetan in 1844. The couple was married in Stuttgart on 15 August 1868. Some examples of their correspondance are included in the archive of this Lot. Together Elisa and Otto had issue of three sons, all of whom enjoyed military careers with two becoming Captains and one reaching the rank of Major.Clausen was wounded in battle on 3 November 1870 whilst serving as the Chief of Staff of the 1st King's Royal Wurttemberg Regiment. The circumstances surrounding this wound and the extent of his injury are unfortunately not known. The wound was not likely to be severe, however, as Clausen was on the field of battle in 1871 where he was awarded the Military Order of Merit. This distinction allowed him to thereafter use the prefix 'von' in front of his name. This was a life peerage and thus did not extend to any of his heirs. The following year in 1872, von Clausen was promoted Major and assumed command of the 2nd Battalion. At some stage he also took part in a course for Staff Officers at the Military Rifle and Artillery School in Berlin. He was advanced Lieutenant Colonel in 1879 and then to Colonel in 1883. His next promotion came in 1887 when he was made Colonel in Chief, but he retained the honourary rank of Colonel of the Grenadier Regiment. That same year, he assumed command of the 54th Infantry Brigade was assumed with his appointment as Major General. In 1888, von Clausen reached the rank of Lieutenant General and was detached to Prussia to command the 60th Infantry Brigade. At some stage, the old soldier retired to the reserve force and later died in Stuttgart on 20 October 1911 of pneumonia. His wife Elisa survived him by only two years.von Clausen's distinguished career in the German Army spanned decades. He was decorated with a number of Medals and Orders, and was a Companion of the Military Order of Merit, Companion of the Order of the Crown of Wurttemberg, Knight Commander of the Friedrich Order, 2nd Class Iron Cross, Knight of the Order of Albrecht the Brave, Knight of the Prussian Order of the Red Eagle, Companion of the Austrian Order of the Iron Crown, Knight of the Greek Order of Our Redeemer, Knight of the Royal Crown of Prussia, and a Knight Commander of the Military Order of Wurttemberg.Sold together with a comprehensive archive of original material including:(i)18 original German warrants for commissions and for the award of various orders and decorations. These documents date from 1866 through 1911.(ii)Original and copied photographs of von Clausen in uniform.(iii) A collection of handwritten letters to his wife Elisa, all in German but seemingly spanning a significant period of time both during their courtship and after their marriage.(iv)Invitations to court dinners in Lubien, Poland in September 1886.(v)Copied family registers and copied family tree.For the Medals belonging to one of his sons, see Lot 486.…

Natal Mounted PoliceRaised by Major Dartnell in 1874, the N.M.P. was never given the same opportunities as the Frontier Armed and Mounted Police, later Cape Mounted Riflemen, and the unit always had difficulty in trying to obtain proper arms and equipment. Nonetheless, it always attracted a 'very good class of recruit', and in 1877, when Shepstone annexed the Transvaal, a 25-strong N.M.P. contingent acted as his sole escort. Moreover, of those men who served in the Zulu War of 1879, over 30 of them lost their lives at Isandhlwana.256 Medals were awarded to the Natal Mounted Police, 167 of them with the '1879' clasp.The Zulu War Medal awarded to Trooper A. R. Parsons, Natal Mounted Police, who was Killed in Action at the Battle of Isandhlwana - he was perhaps the unluckiest man on the field, for he accidentally discharged his weapon and was left in camp in punishmentSouth Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1879 (Tr. A. R. Parsons. Natal Md. Police.), nearly extremely fineExhibited:Anglo-Zulu War Society, Royal Logistic Corps HQ, 2009.Details of his sad demise is recorded by Holt in the History of the Natal Mounted Police:'Taking fifteen days' supplies on ox wagons, the column moved on to Isandhlwana on the 20th January. A month's supplies were left behind at Rorke's Drift, where a number of sick and wounded remained in hospital. The men paraded at 4 a.m. and the police acted as advance-guard. Some of them had to scout the country, keeping at least a mile from the road. They climbed up and down stony hills for miles, coming out on the plain where the Isandhlwana church now stands, the troops being halted on the nek below Isandhlwana Hill. The police had had a hard task, and were anticipating rest and food for themselves and their beasts when a Staff officer rode up and ordered Inspector Mansel to place out-posts on all the commanding hills on the east. Colonel Clarke recalls the fact that his troop was sent to an outlying ridge, and it was left there until long after dark, when a non-commissioned officer rode out and explained apologetically to the ravenous men that they had been forgotten by the Staff officer. It was then 8 p.m., and they did not reach camp until an hour later, when dinner (which consisted of biscuits and bully beef) was over.At 9.30pm Fall in for orders was sounded, and the police were informed that they had to parade at 3 a.m. with the volunteers to reconnoitre in the direction of Matyana's stronghold. The news that Major Dartnell was to be in command was received with cheers. The police, having only a few hours in which to rest, did not trouble to find their kits, and they never saw them again. All but thirty-four members of the police went off before dawn. They took no rations, being informed that they would be back at noon, when a hot meal would be provided for them. There was many a man wished, sorrowfully, afterwards, that he had put something to eat in his pocket.They covered a considerable extent of the country during the morning without getting a glimpse of the enemy, and after midday met the Native Contingent, under Colonel Lonsdale. The troopers offsaddled for a while, and then received sudden orders to move in an easterly direction, away from the main camp, where small bodies of the enemy had been reported. On a ridge near the Isipezi Mountain a few Zulus were seen, whereupon the force dismounted, while Inspector Mansel, with a small number of police, Sergeant-Major Royston, and a few of the Carbineers, galloped out to reconnoitre. It was soon seen that the enemy were there in large numbers, for they opened out until they covered the whole ridge, and dashed down the hill in an attempt to surround Inspector Mansel's party, who, however, wheeled back and escaped the impi. A trooper named Parsons, in attempting to load his revolver, accidentally discharged the weapon. His horse shied and he fell off. As a reward he was sent back to camp in disgrace, the incident causing a good deal of merriment. Parsons was killed during the attack on the camp the next day.'…

United Arab Emirates, Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation (MOFAIC), Order of Diplomatic Merit (3), 1st Class Medal, silver-gilt; 1st Class trial, reverse impressed 'MOFA 001', silver-gilt, hallmarked; 2nd Class trial, reverse impressed 'MOFA 001', silver and silver-gilt, hallmarked; Order of Diplomatic Service (2), 1st Class trial, reverse impressed 'MOFA 001', silver-gilt with 'pearls', hallmarked; 2nd Class trial, silver, silver-gilt with 'pearls', hallmarked; Medal of Contribution to International Peace trial, silver-gilt and enamel, hallmarked, all by Fattorini, each mounted on pin for wear, overall extremely fine and better (6)The Order of Diplomatic Merit is awarded to members of the Diplomatic Corps who have provided distinguished service in the development of relations between the U.A.E. and other States and international organisations. It may also be bestowed upon members of a foreign diplomatic corps who have further developed the relationship between their nation and the U.A.E.The Order of Diplomatic Service is given to members of the Diplomatic Corps who have contributed to the U.A.E.'s foreign relations or who have made an effective contribution in any political, economic, social or humanitarian field.The Medal of Contribution to International Peace was never actually issued.…

The Following Lots Were Once The Property of Walter Buckley, a Former English Professional Footballer, who made 194 football league appearances in the 1920s and 30s. Born in Sheffield in 1906 he played for Bradford, Lincoln and Rochdale as well as being on the books at Arsenal, Bournemouth, and Mansfield, finishing his career at non-league Runcorn. He was capped twice for England schoolboys. Most of his appearances were at either centre half or right half, his long career ended in the early 1940s, and he passed away in Norwich, aged 79. 1920 Medal England Schoolboys v. Wales Schoolboys from the game at Mid Rhondda football ground, in 9ct gold, stamped 375, Birmingham hallmark by Vaughton 'Presented by the Cambrian Combine Ltd' surround shield featuring a red enamelled dragon. The reverse is engraved with game details and (winner) W. Buckley. Total weight 6.7g, with case. A single sheet programme from the game and a photograph of him wearing the cap

Association Football and The Men Who Made It by Alfred Gibson and William Pickford, four volumes printed by Caxton Publishing Company (4).

1968-69 Season Liverpool F.C. Number 4 Match Shirt, purportedly worn by Tommy Smith in a game versus Leeds United on April 28th 1969. The shirt was awarded to the Vendor at a Variety Club of G.B. Tribute Dinner at Queens Hotel Leeds, on Monday 19th May 1969. The Vendor was lucky enough to have won a competition organised jointly by the Liverpool Echo and the Yorkshire Evening Post, with his Yorkshire counterpart winning Leeds United’s number 4 jersey. Leeds Manager, Don Revie, had insisted a Liverpool supporter be present at the evening in recognition of the tremendous sporting gesture by the Kop at that game, who had applauded Leeds efforts at the end of that iconic game. The long sleeve shirt, in red with white ring neck and cuffs, hand stitched liver bird badge over LFC, bearing Umbro neck label, featuring orange triangle and washing instructions label to waist, white number 4 to back, is accompanied by photocopied documents of the event, letter of invitation and image of Don Revie presenting the shirts. Liverpool born Tommy nicknamed “The Anfield Iron” for his punishing tackles, made 639 senior appearances for the Reds between 1962 and 1978, scoring 48 goals. Later playing in America and finishing his career at Swansea City. He represented England under 23’s on 10 occasions, and surprisingly only once for the senior national team. Former Liverpool Manager, Bill Shankly, referring to Smith’s fearsome reputation, once said of him “Tommy Smith wasn’t born, he was quarried”. Smith passed away in 2019 aged 74.

39inch sighted barrel with proof marks to the top of the breech and stamped R over IVW, border engraved lock signed Richards, full stocked with regulation brass mounts, the escutcheon engraved C over 13, the side plate engraved Rbt Anderson, iron ramrod, complete with its companion powder horn engraved with a garter ARGYLSHIRE ROBERT ANDERSON with a entered thistle over XCI REG over a laurel spray. Sold with a quantity of research notes. A summary of a note from the Argylshire Museum states There is a Robert Anderson who fits the right time period. He was a Lieutenant from the 14th Battalion of Reserve as of the 12th of October 1804. He Served with the 91st in the Peninsula, Roleia, Vimiero and Corunna. With the 2nd Battalion of the 91st in Swedish Pomerania in 1813 and Holland in 1814 including the Siege of Antwerp and the assault of Bergen op Zoom. Then, with the 91st in the Waterloo Campaign including the storming of Cambrai and the Capture of Paris. Listed in the 7th Company of the Regiment at Waterloo. Eventually making Lieutenant Colonel he retired in 1841.

2.25inch turn-off barrels with linear engraving at the muzzles and breeches, border and scroll engraved actions signed W. PARKER 233, HOLBORN, sliding safeties (one lacking), folding triggers, serial numbered 8466 to the underside of the frame tang, chequered Continental style grips with white metal mounted flattened butts, vacant oval white metal escutcheons, contained in their brass bound green baize lined mahogany case with four lidded compartments, complete with a copper powder flask, turnscrew, bullet mould, barrel key and case key, the relined lid with copy Parker, Field & Sons Trade Label. A note within the case describes the pistols as having belonged to Colonel Betleigh who fought at Talavera, though the pistols are obviously much later. Ivory lifters on compartment lids. Please ensure you comply with all CITES laws. Ivory Declaration Submission Reference VS696KRC.

*SAM MIDDLETON (1927-2015) Untitled 1978, Dutch polder landscape with sailing boats, signed and dated lower left, mixed media on paper, 23.5cm x 16.5cmProvenance: Private collection, Somerset.Note: American artist Sam Middleton was a hidden figure in the modernist movement. Middleton grew up in Harlem at the height of the Harlem Renaissance. He was immersed in the vibrant cultural and musical scene of the era, becoming acquainted through performances at the Savoy Ballroom with jazz music, watching masters like Thelonious Monk and Charlie Parker play live in the 1950s, and was inspired to translate the spontaneity of their music to works on paper, later influencing the legendary Duke Ellington to refer to Middleton as the "painter of music".Middleton struggled as an artist in the United States, due to his race and status, but continued to refine his technique, studying with other Black creatives like Beauford Delaney. In 1956, Middleton won a scholarship to the Institute Allende in San Miguel Allende, Mexico, and studied in Mexico for the next several years. In 1959, after significantly advancing his technical skill and having the opportunity to showcase his art, Middleton travelled to Europe to paint, living in Spain, Sweden, France, and Denmark before settling in the Netherlands in 1961.Middleton moved to the Netherlands as part of a wave of African American artists, along with Deborah Simon, Sherard Van Dyke and Lorina Harris. He remained in Europe to escape racism and lack of opportunity for African Americans in the United States, but was uninvolved with the civil rights movement. Because of his expatriate status, and the fact that his artwork wasn't focused on his race, Middleton's paintings are largely absent from African American art collections in the United States. He did, however, become a figure in the Dutch art community, and opened his doors to other African American artists who came to the Netherlands, helping them gain traction in Europe. Middleton was able to display exhibitions of his artwork in a prominent Dutch art gallery, an opportunity that was limited to very few Black artists in America. He lived in Amsterdam for many years but, fascinated by the landscape, settled in Oterleek and Schagen in North Holland in 1973. Music (both classical and jazz) and the landscape of North Holland, created the climate of his abstract expressionist work. Middleton's style evolved to reflect newfound inspirations, like the expansive tulip fields and extensive low lands with polders. His paintings became fuller and softer, while maintaining their distinct jazz connections.Middleton died peacefully in Schagen on the 19th July 2015 aged 88.

*GWENDOLINE BEATRICE WHITE (1904-1981) A panoramic study of a travelling circus signed lower right, watercolour/gouache, 37cm x 150cmExhibited: A label verso for The City of Hull Municipal Art Gallery.Note: Gwen White was a painter and illustrator who studied at the Bournemouth School of Art before furthering her studies at the Royal College of Art, London under Randolph Schwabe and Malcolm Osborne. Between 1933 and 1946 she was a regular illustrator of Enid Blyton books as well as designing children's programmes for the BBC. White was a great friend of the artists Charlotte and Edward Bawden.

*SAM MIDDLETON (1927-2015) Untitled 1979, jazz inspired composition, signed and dated in pencil lower right, mixed media on paper, 51.5cm x 71cmProvenance: Private collection, Somerset.Note: American artist Sam Middleton was a hidden figure in the modernist movement. Middleton grew up in Harlem at the height of the Harlem Renaissance. He was immersed in the vibrant cultural and musical scene of the era, becoming acquainted through performances at the Savoy Ballroom with jazz music, watching masters like Thelonious Monk and Charlie Parker play live in the 1950s, and was inspired to translate the spontaneity of their music to works on paper, later influencing the legendary Duke Ellington to refer to Middleton as the "painter of music".Middleton struggled as an artist in the United States, due to his race and status, but continued to refine his technique, studying with other Black creatives like Beauford Delaney. In 1956, Middleton won a scholarship to the Institute Allende in San Miguel Allende, Mexico, and studied in Mexico for the next several years. In 1959, after significantly advancing his technical skill and having the opportunity to showcase his art, Middleton travelled to Europe to paint, living in Spain, Sweden, France, and Denmark before settling in the Netherlands in 1961.Middleton moved to the Netherlands as part of a wave of African American artists, along with Deborah Simon, Sherard Van Dyke and Lorina Harris. He remained in Europe to escape racism and lack of opportunity for African Americans in the United States, but was uninvolved with the civil rights movement. Because of his expatriate status, and the fact that his artwork wasn't focused on his race, Middleton's paintings are largely absent from African American art collections in the United States. He did, however, become a figure in the Dutch art community, and opened his doors to other African American artists who came to the Netherlands, helping them gain traction in Europe. Middleton was able to display exhibitions of his artwork in a prominent Dutch art gallery, an opportunity that was limited to very few Black artists in America. He lived in Amsterdam for many years but, fascinated by the landscape, settled in Oterleek and Schagen in North Holland in 1973. Music (both classical and jazz) and the landscape of North Holland, created the climate of his abstract expressionist work. Middleton's style evolved to reflect newfound inspirations, like the expansive tulip fields and extensive low lands with polders. His paintings became fuller and softer, while maintaining their distinct jazz connections.Middleton died peacefully in Schagen on the 19th July 2015 aged 88.

*SAM MIDDLETON (1927-2015) 'Meer' 1976, panoramic Dutch polder or river landscape, possibly a view of the Regge, signed and dated lower right, mixed media on paper, 9.5cm x 74cmProvenance: Private collection, Somerset.Note: American artist Sam Middleton was a hidden figure in the modernist movement. Middleton grew up in Harlem at the height of the Harlem Renaissance. He was immersed in the vibrant cultural and musical scene of the era, becoming acquainted through performances at the Savoy Ballroom with jazz music, watching masters like Thelonious Monk and Charlie Parker play live in the 1950s, and was inspired to translate the spontaneity of their music to works on paper, later influencing the legendary Duke Ellington to refer to Middleton as the "painter of music".Middleton struggled as an artist in the United States, due to his race and status, but continued to refine his technique, studying with other Black creatives like Beauford Delaney. In 1956, Middleton won a scholarship to the Institute Allende in San Miguel Allende, Mexico, and studied in Mexico for the next several years. In 1959, after significantly advancing his technical skill and having the opportunity to showcase his art, Middleton travelled to Europe to paint, living in Spain, Sweden, France, and Denmark before settling in the Netherlands in 1961.Middleton moved to the Netherlands as part of a wave of African American artists, along with Deborah Simon, Sherard Van Dyke and Lorina Harris. He remained in Europe to escape racism and lack of opportunity for African Americans in the United States, but was uninvolved with the civil rights movement. Because of his expatriate status, and the fact that his artwork wasn't focused on his race, Middleton's paintings are largely absent from African American art collections in the United States. He did, however, become a figure in the Dutch art community, and opened his doors to other African American artists who came to the Netherlands, helping them gain traction in Europe. Middleton was able to display exhibitions of his artwork in a prominent Dutch art gallery, an opportunity that was limited to very few Black artists in America. He lived in Amsterdam for many years but, fascinated by the landscape, settled in Oterleek and Schagen in North Holland in 1973. Music (both classical and jazz) and the landscape of North Holland, created the climate of his abstract expressionist work. Middleton's style evolved to reflect newfound inspirations, like the expansive tulip fields and extensive low lands with polders. His paintings became fuller and softer, while maintaining their distinct jazz connections.Middleton died peacefully in Schagen on the 19th July 2015 aged 88.

*SAM MIDDLETON (1927-2015) Untitled 1978, Dutch landscape with sailing boats, signed and dated lower centre, mixed media and collage, 27.5cm x 23.5cmProvenance: Private collection, Somerset.Note: American artist Sam Middleton was a hidden figure in the modernist movement. Middleton grew up in Harlem at the height of the Harlem Renaissance. He was immersed in the vibrant cultural and musical scene of the era, becoming acquainted through performances at the Savoy Ballroom with jazz music, watching masters like Thelonious Monk and Charlie Parker play live in the 1950s, and was inspired to translate the spontaneity of their music to works on paper, later influencing the legendary Duke Ellington to refer to Middleton as the "painter of music".Middleton struggled as an artist in the United States, due to his race and status, but continued to refine his technique, studying with other Black creatives like Beauford Delaney. In 1956, Middleton won a scholarship to the Institute Allende in San Miguel Allende, Mexico, and studied in Mexico for the next several years. In 1959, after significantly advancing his technical skill and having the opportunity to showcase his art, Middleton travelled to Europe to paint, living in Spain, Sweden, France, and Denmark before settling in the Netherlands in 1961.Middleton moved to the Netherlands as part of a wave of African American artists, along with Deborah Simon, Sherard Van Dyke and Lorina Harris. He remained in Europe to escape racism and lack of opportunity for African Americans in the United States, but was uninvolved with the civil rights movement. Because of his expatriate status, and the fact that his artwork wasn't focused on his race, Middleton's paintings are largely absent from African American art collections in the United States. He did, however, become a figure in the Dutch art community, and opened his doors to other African American artists who came to the Netherlands, helping them gain traction in Europe. Middleton was able to display exhibitions of his artwork in a prominent Dutch art gallery, an opportunity that was limited to very few Black artists in America. He lived in Amsterdam for many years but, fascinated by the landscape, settled in Oterleek and Schagen in North Holland in 1973. Music (both classical and jazz) and the landscape of North Holland, created the climate of his abstract expressionist work. Middleton's style evolved to reflect newfound inspirations, like the expansive tulip fields and extensive low lands with polders. His paintings became fuller and softer, while maintaining their distinct jazz connections.Middleton died peacefully in Schagen on the 19th July 2015 aged 88.

*SAM MIDDLETON (1927-2015) 'Regatta Bij Hoorn' 1977, signed and dated lower right, mixed media on paper, 36.5cm x 50.5cmProvenance: Private collection, Somerset.Note: American artist Sam Middleton was a hidden figure in the modernist movement. Middleton grew up in Harlem at the height of the Harlem Renaissance. He was immersed in the vibrant cultural and musical scene of the era, becoming acquainted through performances at the Savoy Ballroom with jazz music, watching masters like Thelonious Monk and Charlie Parker play live in the 1950s, and was inspired to translate the spontaneity of their music to works on paper, later influencing the legendary Duke Ellington to refer to Middleton as the "painter of music".Middleton struggled as an artist in the United States, due to his race and status, but continued to refine his technique, studying with other Black creatives like Beauford Delaney. In 1956, Middleton won a scholarship to the Institute Allende in San Miguel Allende, Mexico, and studied in Mexico for the next several years. In 1959, after significantly advancing his technical skill and having the opportunity to showcase his art, Middleton travelled to Europe to paint, living in Spain, Sweden, France, and Denmark before settling in the Netherlands in 1961.Middleton moved to the Netherlands as part of a wave of African American artists, along with Deborah Simon, Sherard Van Dyke and Lorina Harris. He remained in Europe to escape racism and lack of opportunity for African Americans in the United States, but was uninvolved with the civil rights movement. Because of his expatriate status, and the fact that his artwork wasn't focused on his race, Middleton's paintings are largely absent from African American art collections in the United States. He did, however, become a figure in the Dutch art community, and opened his doors to other African American artists who came to the Netherlands, helping them gain traction in Europe. Middleton was able to display exhibitions of his artwork in a prominent Dutch art gallery, an opportunity that was limited to very few Black artists in America. He lived in Amsterdam for many years but, fascinated by the landscape, settled in Oterleek and Schagen in North Holland in 1973. Music (both classical and jazz) and the landscape of North Holland, created the climate of his abstract expressionist work. Middleton's style evolved to reflect newfound inspirations, like the expansive tulip fields and extensive low lands with polders. His paintings became fuller and softer, while maintaining their distinct jazz connections.Middleton died peacefully in Schagen on the 19th July 2015 aged 88.

Collection of LP's and singles - The Who By Numbers, Bob Dylan, Pink Floyd, Depeche Mode, Fun Boy 3, Tommy, Bruce Springsteen etc

PIERRE JEANNERET (SWISS, 1896-1967) PAIR OF UPHOLSTERED 'ADVOCATE' ARMCHAIRS; CIRCA 1960 Teak, white cotton 89cm high, 60cm wide, 63cm deep Provenance: Private collection, London Inherited in the late 1980s from a family member, who had previously lived in Chandigarh, India Condition Report: Marks, knocks, scratches, abrasions consistent with age and useThese have been re-covered in white cotton, there are some light surface marks to this and may benefit from a light clean, the wooden frame appears to have been re-polished, probably at time of reupholster, the joints are screwed together, these are flat-headed and have surface corrosion, probably the originals.Overall the frames are solid and stablePlease see additional images for visual reference to condition and appearance  Condition Report Disclaimer

PIERRE JEANNERET (SWISS, 1896-1967) COFFEE TABLE; CIRCA 1960 Teak, glass; painted to side 'Chd.M C.016' 41cm high, 117cm wide, 45 cm deep Provenance: Private collection, London Inherited in the late 1980s from a family member, who had previously lived in Chandigarh, India Chandigarh, named after the Hindu goddess of power, 'Chandi', was built as a symbol of a free and modern India. Pierre Jeanneret supervised numerous construction sites there, including the Governer's Palace, the Parliament Building, the High Court and the Secretariat. He, alongside Maxwell Frey and Jane Drew, were the principal architects for a vast number of civic and private structures, housing, administrative buildings, education facilities, libraries, shops and even a cinema. Jeanneret worked and lived in India for around 15 years, during which time he was appointed Chief Architect of the State of Punjab and Director of the Chandigarh School of Architecture. In order to furnish the numerous private and public building of Chandigarh, Jeanneret developed, with the help of young Indian assistants, a complete range of minimalist, elegant and seemingly simple interior pieces, entitled 'Low Cost Furniture'. These works were made from local materials, primarily teak, either left in their natural colour or dyed. The seats and backs were made with traditional cane work or upholstered in cotton. Jeanneret's designs effectively conjoined the inspiration of local craftsmanship with his previous approach, developed in France, while working with Le Corbusier, Charlotte Perriand and Jean Prouvé. Jeanneret left Chandigarh in 1965, due to poor health, he told the people "I am leaving my home and going to a foreign country." He died in Geneva two years later, and according to his wishes, his ashes were brought back to Chandigarh and scattered over Lake Shukhna Condition Report: Marks, knocks, scratches, abrasions consistent with age and useThe glass top is removable, it fits into a channelled grove to the sides, it has a loss to one corner The undertier is wooden and has some marks and signs of age and useThe surface has grain visible, it has not been too over polishedThe joints are all solid and stablePlease see additional images for visual reference to condition  Condition Report Disclaimer

PIERRE JEANNERET (SWISS, 1896-1967) A FILE RACK OR BOOKCASE; CIRCA 1960 Teak; with six shelves 71cm high, 122cm wide, 38cm deep Provenance: Private collection, London Inherited in the late 1980s from a family member, who had previously lived in Chandigarh, India Condition Report: Marks, knocks, scratches, abrasions consistent with age and useSigns of age and use in a domsetic setting with some marks, it hasn't been too over polished and grain is visible to the surface, some colour variation, there is a rectangular area of repair to the top toward one side, this appears to have been professionally let in Overall solid and stablePlease see additional images for visual reference to condition  Condition Report Disclaimer

PIERRE JEANNERET (SWISS, 1896-1967) A 'V-CHAIR'; CIRCA 1960 Teak, cane 88cm high, 45.5cm wide, 51cm deep Provenance: Private collection, London Inherited in the late 1980s from a family member, who had previously lived in Chandigarh, India Condition Report: Marks, knocks, scratches, abrasions consistent with age and useSome light marks to the surfaces, probably re-polishedThe frames overall solid and stablePlease see additional images for visual reference to condition Condition Report Disclaimer

ALFRED RUSSEL WALLACE INTEREST: DISTANT, W.L. - 'RHOPALOCERA MALAYANA': A DESCRIPTION OF THE BUTTERFLIES OF THE MALAY PENINSULA published by West, Newman & Co, London, and also D. Logan, Penang, 1882, retaining colour lithographed plates, with ink annotations throughout, believed to be that of Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913), the volume also annotated to front flyleaf 'L. Richmond Wheeler….Bound - Chowrata Malay School, Penang, May, 1937', later red half leather bindingProvenance: By repute, purchased from a second-hand bookshop in Southampton (UK) in 1978, along with a copy of Wallace's autobiography 'My Life' (1905) which contained an autographed letter of his (see Lot 169 in this auction). This volume has been inspected by Dr George Beccaloni, Director of the Wallace Correspondence Project. The annotations have been examined by an expert on Wallace's hand-writing who came to the conclusion that the handwriting was "probably that of Wallace.'' Wallace possibly used the book when he wrote a review of it for the journal Nature in 1882  - he was an admirer of Distant and corresponded with him on various issues.Supporting evidence of the date is found in a leaflet included in the book advertising the publication of The Butterflies of India, Burma and Ceylon (Marshall & Nicéville, Calcutta Press 1882) which is a comprehensive guide to butterfly species found in the regions of India, Burma (now Myanmar), and Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). There is also, curiously, a pressed flower inside the back cover of the Distant book, provisionally identified by Sir Ghillean Prance as a species of Poppy,  which was almost certainly put there by the British educationalist, philosopher of biology and botanist Leonard Richard Wheeler (1888-1948), into whose hands the book seems to have passed after Wallace's death.  We shall never know the exact circumstances, but it seems feasible that Wallace brought this volume back from Malaya and that somehow it passed to Wheeler. Wheeler seemingly took the book to Penang with him where he worked as a Schools Inspector for the British Colonial Service. He has written on the inside cover of the book "L R Wheeler 1936,  Bound - Chlororasta Malay School, Penang May.1937". Wheeler returned to Britain in 1945 to avoid the advance of the Japanese forces into Penang.Note: Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913) was one of the leading evolutionary thinkers of the 19th century. A contemporary of Charles Darwin, he independently conceived the theory of evolution through natural selection, travelled the world collecting specimens including courageous solo trips up the Amazon and even addressed humanity's place in the universe. William Lucas Distant (1845-1922) was inspired to write a study of natural history on a whaling trip to the Malay Peninsula with his father in 1867. He was editor of the journal The Zoologist and was employed by the British Museum of Natural History between 1899 and 1920, where he worked mainly on bugs (Hemiptera). He also collected many species of insects during a four-year stay in South Africa, many of which were described in his 'Insecta Transvaaliensia' (1900-1911).

Vinyl - Approx 70 mainly rock & pop LPs to include Pink Floyd, Deep Purple, Blondie, The Who, Jimi Hendrix, Cream, Marvin Gaye, Moody Blues, Marianne Faithful, Otis Redding, Ry Cooder, and more including some 7" singles Vg overall

Vinyl - Over 65 Rock & Pop LPs and some 12" to include The Doors, Queen x 2, Pink Floyd, Lou Reed, Lynyrd Skynyrd x 4, Man x 3, The Enid x 7 (and 1 12"), The Who, The Nice, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, U2, Yes x 6, Ry Cooder, Robert Cray x 7, Steely Dan x 5, Steppenwolf x 3 and others. At least Vg+ overall

Vinyl - Over 75 Rock & Pop LPs to include Love, The Who x 8 (inc My Generation US pressing), Blind Faith, Badfinger (1992 reissue), Jeff Beck x 2, Little Steven x 3, Little Richard x 3 (inc 1 original UK London), The Zombies, ZZ Top x 2, Small Faces x 2 (inc ltd edn Ogdens reissue), Big Brother & The Holding Company (inc US pressing), Area Code 615, The Blues Band (fully signed), Aztec Camera, Joan Armatrading x 6, Chuck Berry x 2, Buddy Holly, Steve Winwood x 4 and more. Vg+ overall with many Ex examples

Vinyl - Over 75 Rock & Pop LPs and 7 12" singles to include Kevin Ayers, Queen, Neil Young, The Who x 2, The Beatles, Johnny Thunders & Patti Palladin, The Stranglers, The Replacements, Fleetwood Mac, Ry Cooder, Robbie Robertson, The Band, Al Green, Cowboy Junkies, The Georgia Satellites, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton x 2, Creedence Clearwater Revival x 3, Janis Joplin, Billy Preston, Van Morrison x 3, Traffic, Pentangle, Fairport Convention, Dennis Pinnock (12"), Joe Gibbs & The Professionals (12"), Jimmy Senyah (12") and more. Vg overall

Vinyl - 10 mainly UK 1960’s pressing 7” singles including demo promos, to include: Eddie Cochran – Skinny Jim / Nervous Breakdown (Liberty - LIB 10151 demo promo) EX, Pussyfoot – Good Times (Pye Records – 7N 17520, UK demo promo) VG+, Pink Floyd - See Emily Play (DB 8214 solid centre) VG, Black Sabbath – Tomorrow's Dream (Vertigo 6059 061) VG+, The Who x 2 (both on Brunswick), John & Yoko – Happy Xmas (War Is Over) (Japan), The Beatles - Get Back, Bill Elliot And The Elastic Oz Band – God Save Us (Apple Records - APPLE 36, UK vinyl only), Radha Krishna Temple – Govinda (Apple 25, with P/S). Condition VG overall apart from where mentioned

Vinyl - 13 original UK 1st pressing Mod 7” singles to include: The Action x 3 (R 5354, R 5474, R 5572), The Quotations ( CBS 3716 demo promo), The Yardbirds x 2, The Who x 7. Condition VG+ overall (with name written in pencil on labels).

Vinyl - 19 The Who LPs to include Tommy x 6 (some with laminated sleeve), Live At Leeds x 3 (inc ltd edn), Who Are You x 3, Meaty Beaty, The Who Sell Out, The Story Of x 2, The Who By Numbers x 3 (inc ltd edn). Vg overall

Vinyl - Over 75 Rock & Pop LPs and 17 12" singles to include Led Zeppelin, Tank, Shy, Whitesnake, Queen, Grateful Dead, Sex Pistols, Pink Floyd, New Order, Molly Hatchet, The Beatles, The Who, Ian Dury, T-Rex, Blondie, Madonna, UB40, Ultravox, The Teardrop Explodes (12"), Duran Duran (12"), The Mission (12") and more. Condition varies

Vinyl - Over 80 Rock & Pop LPs to include The Who x 6 (inc fully laminated Tommy), The Beatles, Fleetwood Mac & members x 6, The Byrds, Tonto's Expanding Head Band (plum Atlantic), Strawbs x 3, Blondie, David Bowie, Ringo Starr, Splinter, The Beach Boys x 10, Four Tops, Carly Simon, Steely Dan, Chuck Berry, Yes, Stevie Wonder and more. At least Vg+ overall

Vinyl - Over 70 Rock & Pop LPs to include The Who, The Beatles x 2, The Beach Boys, Michael Jackson x 2, The Byrds, Cat Stevens, Steeleye Span, Ralph McTell x 7, Paul McCartney, Wham!, Lindisfarne, The Three Degrees x 2, Tears For Fears, Carly Simon, Carole King x 2, Meatloaf, Diana Ross x 2, Kylie, Whitney Houston and more. Vg overall

Vinyl - Over 80 Rock & Pop LPs to include T-Rex, Eric Clapton, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Madonna, Dr Who, Jimmy Ruffin, Bootsy's Rubber Band, Four Tops, Jackie Wilson, The Move, Gladys Knight, Dave Clark Five, The Supremes, The Hollies, Wham, Billy Fury, Kylie, Billy Preston and more. Condition varies

Memorabilia - 8 items of The Who memorabilia to include: The Who 1969 Fairfield Hall Croydon promotional poster / biography sheet (damaged), The Who 1975 tour programme, a copy of Sounds present maximum R&B the story of The Who from 1975. Tommy souvenir programme 1979, The Who 1979 tour programme + Wembley handbill. Summer of ’74 concert with Lou Reed, Humble Pie and Bad Company with 2 ticket stubs for the concert. The Who 1981 tour programme with ticket stub, The Who 1989 tour programme with ticket stubs