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Six: Attributed to Lieutenant R. W. MacDonald, Royal Naval Reserve 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, all privately impressed ‘Lieut. R. W. MacDonald R.N.R.’, good very fine Three: Fireman H. Young, Mercantile Marine, who was killed while serving in S.S. Cato when she hit a mine on 3 March 1940 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Ministry of Transport enclosure and named Buckingham Palace condolence slip, nearly extremely fine (9) £70-£90 --- Harold Young served in the Mercantile Marine and was killed on 3 March 1940 when S.S. Cato hit a mine, and is commemorated on the Tower Hill Memorial.

Three: Attributed to Lieutenant N. H. Hoare, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, killed in action when H.M.S. Hood, the pride of the Royal Navy, was sunk by the German battleship Bismark and the battle cruiser Prinz Eugen in the Denmark Strait on 24 May 1941; of the Hood’s 1,418 crew, only three men survived 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal 1939-45, housed in a contemporary wooden framed glass-fronted case, bearing a brass name plate inscribed, ‘Lt. Norris Henry Hoare, R.N.V.R., Killed on Active Service 24.5.41, H.M.S. Hood’, extremely fine (3) £400-£500 --- Norris Henry Hoare, the son of Henry and Elizabeth Jane Hoare, of Whipton, Devon, was a member of staff of Lloyds Bank Limited at Newton Abbot, Devon and was a Member of the Institute of Bankers. During the Second World War he served as a Lieutenant in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Serving aboard the battle cruiser H.M.S. Hood, he was killed in action during the Battle of the Denmark Strait, when the Hood, together with the battleship H.M.S. Prince of Wales, fought the German battleship Bismark and the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen, both of which were attempting to break out into the North Atlantic to destroy Allied merchant shipping. The Hood, the pride of the Royal Navy, opened fire at 5:52 a.m. on 24 May 1941, and having received a direct hit from the Bismark at 6:00 a.m. sank beneath the waves within three minutes, after a total combat lifespan of less than quarter of an hour. Of the 1,418 Officers and crew on board, only three men, Ordinary Seaman Ted Briggs, Able Seaman Robert Tilburn, and Midshipman William Dundas survived. Aged 28 at the time of his death, Hoare is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial. Sold with the book In Memoriam 1939-1945, published in conjunction with the unveiling of a Memorial to fallen members of Lloyds Bank staff, erected at the Banking Hall at 71 Lombard Street. The Memorial was unveiled on 11 November 1949, at a service of dedication attended by many of the relatives of the deceased, directors, senior officials and staff of the Bank. The book contains the Order of Service for the Dedication and provides a photographic record of members of staff named on the Memorial, who were killed during the war (including Lieutenant Hoare). With the book is a forwarding letter from the Chairman and Directors of the Bank, dated 3 September 1951, addressed to Mr & Mrs H. Hoare at ‘Morwenna’, 10, Kennerley Avenue, Whipton, near Exeter. Also with a copy of the letter of acknowledgement and thanks sent in return.

Five: Attributed to Major R. H. Durrant, Royal Artillery, who was wounded in action on 10 April 1944 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, in named card box of issued, addressed to ‘R. H. Durrant, Esq., 28 Sherborne Avenue, Ipswich, Suffolk’, extremely fine Three: Attributed to Private J. E. Williams, King’s Own Royal Regiment, who was Mentioned in Despatches for his services whilst a Prisoner of War 1939-45 Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf, with Army Council enclosure, in named card box of issued, addressed to ‘Mr. J. E. Williams, 19 Canterbury Road, Rock Ferry, Birkenhead, Cheshire.’, extremely fine Five: Attributed to Major C. E. Tearne, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, who was Mentioned in Despatches 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf, in named card box of issued, addressed to ‘Maj. C. E. Tearne, 89 Ember Lane, Esher, Surrey’, extremely fine (13) £100-£140 --- Reginald Harry Durrant was born in Great Finborough, Suffolk, on 22 October 1908 and having served as a Bugler with the Territorial Army was commissioned from the ranks and saw service in the Royal Artillery in North Africa and Italy, obtaining his wings and serving in the latter theatre attached to the Royal Air Force. He was granted a Regular Army commission on 7 July 1949, and was appointed Quartermaster. He was awarded his Long Service ands Good Conduct Medal on 20 October 195, and was promoted Major on 3 April 1951. John Edward Williams was captured and taken Prisoner of War on 27 May 1940, and was held at Stalag VIII-B at Lamsdorf. For his services whilst a Prisoner of War he was Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 18 April 1946). Charles Ernest Tearne was born at Handsworth, Staffordshire, on 30 April 1900 and was commissioned into the Royal Air Force on 22 November 1918 as an Observer. Too late to see active service, he transferred to the Unemployed List on 12 June 1919. He was granted an emergency commission as a Major in the Royal Army Ordnance Corps, on 28 December 1939, and served with them during the Second World War, transferring to the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers on 1 October 1942. For his services in the Mediterranean theatre he was Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 21 May 1946). He died at Ewhurst, Surrey, on 28 February 1974. Sold with copied research.

Six: Private W. Vennard, Royal Scots, later King’s Own Scottish Borderers, who was wounded at Arakan during the Burma campaign on 19 March 1943 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (3055987 Pte. W. Vennard. K.O.S.B.); U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed as issued, very fine (6) £160-£200 --- W. Vennard attested for the Royal Scots ands served with the 1st Battalion during the Second World War in Burma, being wounded at Arakan on 19 March 1943. He subsequently served with the 1st Battalion, King’s Own Scottish Borderers in Korea.

Five: Company Quarter Master Sergeant T. Bayly, 1st Battalion, Middlesex Regiment, who was taken prisoner of war by the Japanese at the Fall of Hong Kong, 25 December 1941 1939-45 Star; Pacific Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Army L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (6198031 Sjt. T. Bayly. Mx) good very fine (5) £260-£300 --- Thomas Bayly was born in Aldershot, Hampshire in November 1909. He was the son of Colour Sergeant R. J. Bayly, Middlesex Regiment, who was taken prisoner of war by the Germans at Mons, 23 August 1914. A true ‘Die Hard’ family, Bayly’s father named the family residence ‘Albuhera’ on the Salisbury Road, Amesbury, Wiltshire. Bayly attested for the Army in September 1927, and was posted for service with the 1st Battalion, Middlesex Regiment as part of the Hong Kong Garrison. He was serving there when war broke out in the Pacific, 8 December 1941, and was taken prisoner of war by the Japanese at the Fall of Hong Kong, 25 December 1941. He was interned in the following prisoner of war camps: Shampshuipo, Hong Kong, December 1941 - December 1943; Nagoya, Japan, December 1943 - June 1945 and Toyama, Japan, June 1945 until liberation. Bayly died in Bournemouth, Dorset in 1985.

Seven: Private E. W. J. Grisbrook, Kensington Regiment (Princess Louise’s), who was wounded in North West Europe on 3 July 1944 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, 1st Army; Italy Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Territorial (6206799. Pte. F. W. J. Grisbrook. M.X.) nearly extremely fine (7) £120-£160 --- Eric William Joseph Grisbrook was born in Camberwell, London, on 4 April 1920 and served with both the 1st and 2nd Battalions, Kensington Regiment (Princess Louise’s) during the Second World War. He was wounded by shrapnel to the right ear and right arm on 3 July 1944, whilst drawing rations, and was evacuated to No. 3 Casualty Clearing Station. He died in London on 27 April 1987. Sold with copied research.

Family group: Seven: Sergeant T. Warburton, Royal Army Medical Corps 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Territorial (7357439 Sjt. T. Warburton. R.A.M.C.) last in named card box of issue; together with a R.A.M.C. Tug-o-War Prize Medal, bronze, engraved ‘126 Fd. Amb. 1940 Cpl. T. Warburton.’; and a Royal Life Saving Society Swimming Proficiency Medal, bronze, the reverse engraved ‘T. Warburton, June 1946’, nearly extremely fine Pair: Flight Lieutenant R. Warburton, Royal Air Force, who died in Egypt on 28 September 1943 1939-45 Star; War Medal 1939-45, with Air Council enclosure named ‘Flight Lieutenant R. Warburton’, nearly extremely fine (11) £100-£140 --- Ronald Warburton, the son of Thomas and Annie Warburton of Manchester, was commissioned into the Royal Air Force, and was killed while serving in Egypt on 28 September 1943. He is buried at Fayid War Cemetery, Egypt.

Three: Flight Lieutenant C. W. Fox, Royal Air Force, who was killed in action when his Lancaster was shot down over Hamburg during Operation Gomorrah on the night of 29-30 July 1943 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named card box of issues, addressed to ‘Mrs. G. E. F. Fox, 47, Green Lanes, Palmers Green, London, N13’; Memorial Scroll ‘Flight Lieutenant C. W. Fox, Royal Air Force’; together with the named Air Council enclosure; the recipient’s Royal Air Force Pilot’s Flying Log Book; the recipient’s Royal Air Force Record of Flights Log Book; R.A.F. Identity card; a portrait photograph of the recipient; and a R.A.F. brooch, the Memorial Scroll mounted in a glazed display frame, the rest (apart from the named card box of issue - this loose) all housed in a large display case, extremely fine (3) £600-£800 --- Charles William Fox was born on 5 June 1909 and was commissioned Pilot Officer in the Royal Air Force on 26 July 1941. He received his first operational posting, to 9 Squadron (Lancasters), in March 1943, and flew his first operational sortie, to Essen, on 12 March 1943; further targets over the next few months included St. Nazaire, Lorient, Kiel, Frankfurt, Pilsen (2), Duisberg (3), Dusseldorf (2), Essen, Wuppertal, Bochum, Oberhausen, Cologne (2), Turin, and Hamburg. Fox was killed in action on the night of 29-30 July 1943, the second big raid of Operation Gomorrah, when his Lancaster JA692 was hit by flak and crashed in the target area during a raid on Hamburg, with the loss of the entire crew; of the 777 aircraft that took part in the raid 28 were lost. Fox is buried alongside his crew in Hamburg Cemetery, Germany. Sold with three contemporary photographs, and a booklet entitled ‘George Fox’ by J. P. Wragge. Please note that this lot is not suitable for shipping whilst housed in its fitted display case, but can be hand delivered within mainland Britain by prior arrangement; alternatively the lot can be shipped without the display case.

Four: Pilot Officer Flight Engineer W. R. McBriar, Royal Air Force, who was killed in action when his Halifax was shot down and crashed over northern France on 17 April 1943 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with named Air Council enclosure and ‘ticker tape’ entitlement strip, the medals mounted for display along with a portrait photograph of the recipient in a glazed frame, extremely fine (4) £300-£400 --- William Robert McBriar, the son of Mr. and Mrs. William McBriar, of Melrose Street, Belfast, joined the Royal Air Force in 1937 and was commissioned Pilot Officer on 5 April 1943. Serving with 51 Squadron, he was killed in action on the night of 16-17 April 1943 when his Halifax II HR784 was shot down and crashed at Maucourt, Somme, 3 km south-west of Chaulnes, whilst on a sortie to Plzen. Six of the crew were killed, with the seventh member being taken Prisoner of War. McBriar is buried alongside his deceased crew in Maucourt French National Cemetery, France. Sold with named Buckingham Palace condolence slip; various Air Ministry letters regarding the recipient’s death, including a C.W.G.C. photograph of the recipient’s grave; various letters and Christmas cards home from the recipient; various newspaper cuttings regarding his death; and other ephemera, including a somewhat damaged silver cigarette case; and the recipient’s father’s Home Guard Certificate of service.

Five: Major G. N. B. Hart, 5th Gurkha Rifles, who was wounded in Burma in March 1944 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 2 clasps, S.E. Asia 1945-46, Malaya (Major G. N. B. Hart. 5th G.R.) mounted on card for display, nearly extremely fine (5) £180-£220 --- Geoffrey Norman Beaufort Hart was born on 6 November 1922, and was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant into the 3/5th Gurkha Rifles on 15 March 1942; W.S. Lieut., 1 October 1942; Acting Captain, 30 June 1943; Temp. Captain, 1 July 1943. The regimental History confirms that Lieutenant Hart was wounded on the Tiddim Road, Burma, on 24 March 1944.

Four: Trooper J. R. Bridges, Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment, Royal Canadian Armoured Corps, who died on 12 April 1945 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, with overseas clasp; War Medal 1939-45, Canadian issue in silver, all in card boxes of issue; together with the recipient’s Birks Memorial Bar ‘Tpr. J. R. Bridges Sher. Fus. R. Died in his Country’s Service 12 Apr. 1945’, the Stars both somewhat later issues, extremely fine (5) £100-£140 --- John Raymond Bridges was born on 4 February 1923 and served during the Second World War with the Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment, Royal Canadian Armoured Corps, and died on 12 April 1945. He is buried in Holten Canadian War Cemetery, Netherlands.

Five: Private A. V. Burns, Australian Forces, who was captured and taken Prisoner of War by the Japanese in Malaya on 26 March 1942, and died of disease in captivity on 15 December 1943 1939-45 Star; Pacific Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Australia Service Medal, all officially impressed ‘NX52946 A. V. Burns., with named medal enclosure, extremely fine Australia Service Medal (NX71943 W. E. Pepper) officially impressed naming, extremely fine (6) £100-£140 --- Alfred Vincent Burns was born at Charters Towers, Queensland, on 22 January 1915, and attested for the Australian Forces at Sydney, New South Wales. He served with the 2nd/20th Battalion, Australian Infantry during the Second World War in Singapore and Malaya from 1 March 1941, and was appointed to Sub-Group Special Intelligence Section on 8 November 1941. He was captured and taken Prisoner of War on 26 March 1942, and died of acute pneumonia in captivity on 15 December 1943. He is buried in Yokohama Cemetery, Japan. Wallace Edwin Pepper was born at Enfield, New South Wales, on 23 December 1920, and attested for the Australian Forces at Paddington, Sydney, on 25 March 1941. Posted to the 3rd Reserve, Motor Transport Company, he served with the unit in Singapore and Malaya from 24 April 1941, and was captured and taken Prisoner of War on 27 April 1942. On 6 September 1944 he was one of more than 1,300 Prisoners of War packed on board the ‘hell-ship’ the Rakuyo Maru for conveying to Japan, and was killed on 12 September 1944 when the transport ship was sunk by Allied submarines. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Labaun Memorial. Sold with copied research.

Three: Mrs D. Wilson, who served as a British Female Clerk with the Palestine Police Defence and War Medals 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1945-48 (Mrs. D. Wilson) with riband bar, generally good very fine (3) £80-£120 --- D. Wilson served as a British Female Clerk with the Palestine Police.

Board of Trade Medal for Gallantry in Saving Life at Sea, E.VII.R., large, bronze (Thomas Murphy. “Vanduara” 25th. June 1902.) minor edge nicks, otherwise extremely fine £500-£700 --- Only 23 E.VII.R. large bronze medals were awarded prior to the small medal being instituted in 1904. Board of Trade Medal for Gallantry in Saving Life at Sea awarded in silver to Mate Hunter Gray, and in bronze to Albert Wenke, Thomas Murphy, Albert Erikson, and Matthew Pulliner, all of the sailing ship Vanduara, of Swansea, for their gallantry in manning a lifeboat and, at considerable risk, attempting to rescue a shipmate who had fallen overboard on 25 June 1902. Note: The medal to Albert Erikson for the above action was sold in these rooms in May 2020.

Royal Humane Society, small silver medal (successful) (Lieut. Charles Henry Bayly. R.N. H.M.S. “Encounter”. 26 Mar. 1880) with integral top riband buckle, in fitted case of issue, suspension claw loose, good very fine, £300-£400 --- Royal Humane Society: ‘To Lieutenant Charles Henry Bayly, Royal Navy, for a rescue on the 26 March, 1880. When H.M.S. Encounter was in Lat 23.13N and Long 117.41E, William Yarwood, Ordinary Seaman, went overboard whilst the vessel was going under steam at over 7 knots. On hearing the cry “Man Overboard”, Lieutenant Bayly rushed on deck and jumped to the rescue. He succeeded in reaching Yarwood, who was insensible and all but drowned, and supported him until he could reach a lifebuoy which had been thrown overboard. A boat was launched and some ten minutes later they were picked up. The danger incurred by Lieutenant Bayly was much enhanced by the close proximity of shark-infested reefs.’ Charles Henry Bayly was born in April 1853 and joined the Royal Navy as a Cadet in April 1867. He was commissioned Sub-Lieutenant in October 1873, and was promoted Lieutenant in December 1877; Commander in June 1891; and Captain in June 1897. He commanded H.M.S. Monarch during the Boer War off Cape Colony from February 1900 to May 1902 (entitled to a Queen's South Africa Medal), and retired in April 1903. He was promoted Rear-Admiral (retired) in April 1907, and died in May 1927. Sold with a photographic image of the recipient; and copied research.

Royal Humane Society, small bronze medal (unsuccessful) (C. R. Field, H.M.S. “Impregnable”, 1st Feby. 1897) with integral top riband buckle, very fine £80-£100 --- Royal Humane Society Case no. 28,700: ‘To Charles Richard Field, H.M.S. Impregnable, at great personal risk, gallantly attempted to rescue F. C. Loring of the same ship, who was unfortunately drowned at Devonport on 1 February 1897.’ Charles Richard Field was born in London on 29 December 1879 and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class on 1 April 1896, serving in H.M.S. Impregnable. He was advanced Able Seaman on 10 March 1900, ands served in a variety of ships and shore based establishments both pre-War and during the Great War (also entitled to a 1914-15 Star trio), and was shore invalided on 9 July 1919. Sold with a photographic image of the recipient; and copied research. Note: Field reported his original Royal Humane Society Medal lost and a duplicate was ordered. Since R.H.S. Medals were not marked duplicate it is not known whether this is the original or the duplicate medal.

Four: Police Constable W. J. Prout, Metropolitan Police, who was awarded the Royal Humane Society Bronze Medal for rescuing a drowning woman from the River Thames in 1931, and subsequently received a Royal Humane Society Parchment Testimonial Defence Medal, with Home Secretary’s enclosure, in card box of issue addressed to ‘Mr. W. J. Prout, 14, Dukes Avenue, Kingston, Surrey’; Coronation 1953, unnamed as issued, in card box of issue; Police L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R. (Const. William J. Prout) in named card box of issue; Royal Humane Society, small bronze medal (successful) (Police Constable William J. Prout. 19th. Sept. 1931.) with integral top riband bar, in Elkington, London, case of issue; together with the recipient’s St. John Ambulance Association Re-Examination small bronze medallion, the reverse engraved ‘443107 William J. Prout’, in named card box of issue; and a silver St. John Ambulance Association sew-on badge, extremely fine (6) £200-£240 --- William John Prout was born at Medrose, Cornwall, on 12 February 1906, and joined the Metropolitan Police on 21 February 1927. He served with ‘V’ Division, and was awarded the Royal Humane Society Bronze Medal (R.H.S. Case no. 51.034) for saving the life of a drowning woman from the River Thames at Twickenham on 19 September 1931: ‘For courage and devotion to duty, whilst in plain clothes, in assisting to rescue Violet Rayent, aged 21, who had been thrown into the river by the capsizing of a canoe at 8:20 p.m. Police Constable Prout, taking off his jacket, dived in and swam to her. In spite of her struggles he held her up until she was picked up by a skiff.’ Prout was subsequently awarded a Testimonial on Parchment by the Royal Humane Society (R.H.S. Case no. 57912) for rescuing a child from drowning from the River Thames at River Lane, Richmond, on 18 August 1943: ‘Hearing shouts for help by Audrey Archer, aged 10, who was bathing in the river Thames near River Lane, Police Constable Prout doffed his tunic and helmet, jumped into the water, and brought her safely to the bank.’ Prout was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 3 January 1952, and resigned to pension on 18 October 1953. He died in Truro, Cornwall, on 17 September 1984. Sold with copied research.

Three: Police Sergeant W. J. Laker, Eastbourne Borough Police, who was awarded the Royal Humane Society Bronze Medal for rescuing a suicidal man from the sea in 1938 Defence Medal; Police L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 1st issue (Sergt. William J. Laker) in named card box of issue; Royal Humane Society, small bronze medal (successful) (P.C. William J. Laker. 4th. Aug. 1938.) with integral top riband bar, in Elkington, London, case of issue, extremely fine (3) £140-£180 --- William John Laker was born at Hailsham, Sussex, on 2 September 1908, and joined the Eastbourne Borough Police. He was awarded the Royal Humane Society Bronze Medal (R.H.S. Case no. 54,784) for saving the life of a suicidal man from the sea on 4 August 1938: ‘At six o’clock in the evening on 4 August 1938 the police received a telephone message that a man was in the sea near Langney Point. Acting-Sergeant Anderson and Police Constables Laker and Duff went to the spot in a police car, and saw a man floating face upwards in the sea about 75 yards from the shore. He was fully clothed. They shouted to him to come out of the sea, but he replied “Leave me alone”. Acting-Sergeant Anderson and Police Constable Laker then partly undressed and swam out towards the man, who, however, began to swim still further out. When they reached him he said “Leave me alone, I want to drown.” But they got hold of the man, and in spite of his violent struggles, they brought him back to within 25 yards of the shore. During the struggle Police Constable Laker was kicked in the stomach. In the meantime Police Constable Duff and a Mr. Brook had obtained a rope. They took it to where the man was still struggling in the sea with the other police officers, and at length he was brought ashore in a state of collapse.’ (Eastbourne Gazette, 30 November 1938 refers). Laker and Anderson were presented with their Royal Humane Society Medals by Mr James Price, Chairman of Magistrates. The man that they rescued was reported to have made a full recovery. Laker died in Eastbourne on 6 April 1974. Sold with copied research, including numerous local press extracts that mention the recipient for actions undertaken in the course of his police career.

Five: Chief Inspector J. M. Riley, Lancashire Constabulary, late Mercantile Marine, who was awarded the National Canine Defence League Silver Medal for saving 2 dogs from drowning in the River Ribble in 1930 British War and Mercantile Marine War Medals (James M. Riley.); Defence Medal; Police L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R. (Ch. Inspr. James M. Riley); National Canine Defence League Medal, silver, the reverse engraved ‘To P.C. Riley. For Saving 2 Dogs. 1930’, with decorative suspension bar and top riband bar, and decorative slide to riband, nearly extremely fine (5) £100-£140 --- James Mossop Riley was born in Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, on 31 October 1898 and served during the Great War with the Mercantile Marine. He joined the Lancashire Constabulary on 8 July 1925, and was promoted Sergeant on 1 December 1932; Inspector on 1 January 1946; and Chief Inspector on 1 February 1950. He received a commendation and a gratuity of £2, for stopping two runaway horses, on 21 November 1929, and the following year was awarded the silver medal of the National Canine Defence League ‘for plucky conduct in effecting the rescue of two dogs from the River Ribble that were in imminent danger of drowning’ on 29 December 1930. He retired in July 1951, and died at Garstang on 25 January 1972. Sold with copied research, including a photographic image of the recipient.

Four: Police Sergeant C. McMaster, Lancashire Constabulary, who was awarded the R.S.P.C.A. Bronze Medal for rescuing a sheep from a quarry ledge in 1942 Defence Medal; Coronation 1953, unnamed as issued; Police L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R. (Sergt. Charles McMaster) in named card box of issue; R.S.P.C.A. Life Saving Medal, bronze (Police Sergeant C. Mc.Master. 1942) with integral top ‘For Humanity’ riband bar, in case of issue; together with the recipient’s St. John Ambulance Association Re-Examination small bronze medallion, the reverse engraved ‘350630 Charles Mc.Master’, in named card box of issue, with dated bars for 1932 and 1933, these both identically numbered, extremely fine (5) £140-£180 --- Charles McMaster was born at Stockton, Co. Durham, on 13 February 1904 and joined the Lancashire Constabulary on 14 April 1926, being promoted Sergeant on 8 February 1942. He received a high commendation, and was awarded the bronze medal of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ‘for the rescue of a sheep from a quarry ledge in conjunction with Police Constable Claxton’, on 17 December 1942. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 30 October 1951, and died in service on 6 April 1953. Sold with copied research, including a photographic image of the recipient, and medal roll extract for the Coronation Medal that confirms the award of the medal (albeit posthumously).

A very scarce bronze Polar medal pair to Seaman G. R. W. Leary, Royal Naval Reserve, who served in H.M.S. Morning, the relief ship sent to find H.M.S. Discovery in the summer of 1903, and who went on to serve in H.M.S. Inflexible in the Great War and was present at the battle of the Falkland Islands, Gallipoli and Jutland Polar Medal 1904, E.VII.R., bronze (G. Leary “Morning” 1902-4); Royal Naval Reserve L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (D1408 G. R. W. Leary. Seaman, R.N.R.); together with Russia, Imperial, Medal of St. George, 4th Class, reverse numbered ‘996489’, very fine (3) £3,000-£4,000 --- George Robert William Leary was born in Hull on 23 December 1868, and was aged 33 when he joined Morning on 7 July 1902, at Poplar, East London. He was discharged from the ship on 18 October 1904, at Plymouth, having served during both relief voyages in 1903 and 1904 as an Able Seaman and (from 9 June 1904, on the way home to U.K.) as Cook. He had joined from the Willson Line S. S. Montebello. He was an experienced whaler, and his Record of Service in the Royal Naval Reserve shows that he enrolled on 15 May 1895. He was called up for war service on 26 August 1914 and sent to H.M.S. Pembroke, but was sent almost straightaway to the battle cruiser H.M.S. Inflexible on 4 September 14. Three months later, the ship took part in the battle of the Falkland Islands and at Gallipoli, and later, on 31 May 1916, the battle of Jutland. He remained in her as a Seaman throughout the war until he was demobilised on 18 February 1919. He was awarded a Good Conduct Badge on 25 August 1917. He is believed to have died in Hull on 3 November 1941, aged 73. He is also entitled to a 1914-15 Star trio. H.M.S. Morning was the relief ship which was sent to H.M.S. Discovery in the summer of 1903. Due to ice conditions it was not possible for Morning to reach Discovery, and stores had to be sledged across the ice from one vessel to the other. 24 bronze medals to H.M.S. Morning, only 20 with these dates. Russian medal of St. George 4th Class, awarded for Jutland, (Admiralty Weekly Order 1774 of 30 May 1918) to Seaman ‘George R. W. Leary, R.N.R. O.N. 1408 D.’ The Russian award is also confirmed as having been awarded in his R.N.R. Service papers and has been added to the group by the vendor to represent the recipient’s entitlement. Sold with copied research including a copied photograph of the recipient supplied by the Canterbury Museum, Christchurch, New Zealand.

Plymouth Dockyard Renamed Devonport Medallion 1824, 55mm, white metal, by ‘R. Ellis and J. Ramsey’, the obverse featuring Neptune standing in a marine car pointing towards the dockyard, with Fame flying above holding a scroll inscribed ‘Devonport’, ‘Portus et Ara Tuis [A Harbour and Shrine for your people]’, the reverse inscribed ‘In Grateful Commemoration of the Condescension of his Most Gracious Majesty George IV, who Conferred upon the Town formerly known as Plymouth Dock the name of Devonport. Ann. Dom. MDCCCXXIV’, nearly extremely fine £80-£100 --- Referenced in British Historical Medals 1244; Eimer 1175. Devonport, founded as Plymouth Dock in the reign of William III, received its present name as a result of a petition by the inhabitants to George IV in 1823.

The Memorial Plaque to Sergeant F. A. Ferens, 26th (3rd Tyneside Irish) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers, who was killed in action on the First Day of the Battle of the Somme, 1 July 1916 Memorial Plaque (Francis Aloysius Ferens) in card envelope, minor traces of verdigris, good very fine £180-£220 --- Francis Aloysius Ferens, a native of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, attested for the Northumberland Fusiliers and served with the 26th (3rd Tyneside Irish) Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 1916. He was killed in action on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, 1 July 1916, on which date the Battalion, alongside the 1st, 2nd, and 4th Tyneside Irish Battalions, as part of the 103rd Brigade, 34th Division, was tasked with attacking the German positions at La Boisselle. Advancing at 7:45 a.m. the Battalion came under heavy fire from the moment the assembly trenches were left, but ‘advanced as if on parade under heavy machine gun and shell fire’, with small parties holding out in shell holes in No Man’s Land. The other Tyneside Irish Battalions fared no better: the 1st Tyneside Irish came under intense machine gun fire, and only 1 officer with a handful of men reached the objective before being forced to retire; the 2nd Tyneside Irish maintained the advance until ‘only a few scattered soldiers were left standing, the discipline and courage of all ranks being remarkable’; and the 4th Tyneside Irish managed to reach the objective, before being forced to retire, having suffered over 70% casualties. In total the tremendous casualties inflicted upon the four Tyneside Irish battalions were among the worst ever recorded on the Somme, with the 2nd Tyneside Irish suffering 489 casualties, and the four Battalions in total suffering well over 2,000 casualties Ferens was amongst those killed. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France.

Memorial Plaque (Herbert Nixon), in card envelope of issue, with Memorial Scroll (Pte. Herbert Nixon, Royal Army Service Corps) latter in O.H.M.S. card transmittal tube addressed to the recipient’s daughter, care of her Guardian at ‘Yealand Conyers, Carnforth, Lancashire’, very fine (2) £50-£70 --- Herbert Nixon was the son of Mrs. Nixon, of 24, Helmside, Oxenholme, Kendal, Westmorland, and husband of the late Helen Nixon, of Yealand Conyers, Carnforth, Lancashire (who was buried Novorossisk New Cemetery). He served during the Great War with the Royal Army Service Corps (M.T.). Private Nixon died, 25 January 1920, and is commemorated on the Haidar Pasha Memorial, Turkey.

The Canadian Memorial Cross issued in remembrance of Ordinary Seaman J. R. Masson, Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve, who lost his life when S.S. Caribou, was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-69, 14 October 1942, off Port aux Basque, Newfoundland Canadian Memorial Cross, G.VI.R. (V-31106 O.S. J. R. Masson) good very fine £140-£180 --- James Ronald Masson was the son of Mr and Mrs P. J. Masson of Shawville, Quebec, Canada. He served with the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve during the Second War. Masson’s service included with H.M.C.S. Moonbeam (a tanker used to carry fuel to naval ships in Halifax harbour). He was killed, aged 19, whilst taking passage on the ferry S.S. Caribou, 14 October 1942. On the latter date the passenger ferry was carrying 46 sailors and 206 civilian and military passengers when she was attacked and sunk by the German submarine U-69. The Caribou was employed between Port aux Basque, Newfoundland and North Sydney, Nova Scotia. The Caribou was sunk with the loss of 137 lives, including that of 10 children, 20 nautical miles south-west of Port aux Basque. Ordinary Seaman Masson is commemorated on the Halifax Memorial, Canada. Sold with copied service papers.

A New Zealand Memorial Cross issued in remembrance of Able Seaman J. W. Calvert, Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve, who lost his life when H.M.S. Neptune was struck by four mines whilst trying to intercept an Italian convoy off Tripoli, 19 December 1941 New Zealand Memorial Cross, G.VI.R. (A/1880 A.B. J. W. Calvert) in case of issue, good very fine £140-£180 --- James William Calvert was the son of Mr and Mrs J. W. Calvert of Auckland, New Zealand. He served with the Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve during the Second War, and was killed in action when his ship H.M.S. Neptune was struck by four mines whilst trying to intercept an Italian convoy off Tripoli, 19 December 1941. Able Seaman Calvert was one of the crew of over 700 hundred to lose their lives after she hit the fourth mine and capsized. He is commemorated on the New Zealand Naval Memorial, Auckland.

Sick-Berth Petty Officer’s Efficiency Medal, gilt, the edge stamped ‘Specimen’, about extremely fine £60-£80 --- The Sick Berth Petty Officers’ Efficiency Medal is awarded annually to the Petty Officer Medical Assistant or Sergeant R.M. Medical Assistant who demonstrates exceptional zeal and efficiency in the discharge of his or her duties in the preceding year. Sold with copied research.

The Royal Army Medical Corps Alexander Memorial Medal awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel J. C. Watts, O.B.E., M.C. Royal Army Medical Corps, Alexander Memorial Medal, by J. S. & A. B. Wyon, 42mm, silver-gilt, the obverse featuring a bust of Thomas Alexander in uniform, the reverse featuring the figure of ‘Medicine’, in classical garments, seated before tents, a serpent entwined around her arm drinks from a bowl, the edge engraved ‘Lt. Col. J. C. Watts, R.A.M.C., 1952’, in leather case of issue, virtually Mint state £200-£240 --- The Alexander Memorial Prize consisted of a gilt medal and a purse of £550 provided from a fund raised by public subscription in the memory of Thomas Alexander C.B., F.R.C.S., Director General Army Medical Department, 1858-1860, who had taken an active and important part in the recognition of the Army Medical Department after the Crimean War. The Prize is awarded annually for professional work of outstanding merit to promote the study and the improvement of Military Medicine, Military Surgery, Military Hygiene or Pathology and is open to all regular medical officers of the Royal Army Medical Corps. O.B.E. London Gazette 14 April 1959 (Cyprus). The original Recommendation states: ‘During the past four months Lieutenant-Colonel J. C. Watts has not only built up the Surgical Division of this new hospital but has been required to carry the full surgical load on his own shoulders. This has meant that he has, literally, never been off duty. He has been on constant call and, on several occasions, grossly overworked - a situation which he has always accepted with the utmost cheerfulness.’ M.C. London Gazette 24 January 1946. The original Recommendation states: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. Major Watts landed by glider at Hamminkeln on 24 March 1945. Immediately after landing they were sniped at close quarters but Major Watts succeeded in unloading the jeep which he used to collect casualties from the neighbouring gliders and in spite of sustained and accurate machine gun fire he succeeded in dressing and evacuating all casualties over the next two hours. At Ranville on 21 June 1944 the MDS was heavily shelled and many casualties were caused, some casualties requiring immediate surgical interference. Major Watts continued to operate till all the cases were finished. During this period the building sustained 15 direct hits and the operating theatre was struck twice. By his coolness and skill on this occasion he was instrumental in saving many lives. Throughout the whole campaign this officer has set a very high standard of coolness, courage and endurance in many cases under difficult and trying conditions’. John Cadman Watts was the author of Surgeon at War, London, 1955 - a work which based on his awards, he was well able to write. Being awarded the M.C. for his wartime work as a Surgeon at Rannville in June 1944 and for his service with the 6th Airborne Division at Hamminkeln in March 1945, he was subsequently awarded the O.B.E. for his work in running the British Military Hospital in Dhekelia, Cyprus, during the time of the ‘EOKA’ troubles - treating 38 casualties over a four month period, none of whom died. Sold with copied research.

Miscellaneous Badges: Royal Army Medical Corps Officer’s Service Dress, King’s Crown, cap badge with two blade fittings; Middlesex Volunteer Regiment patinated bronze cap badge, with two lugs; County of Middlesex St. John Ambulance War Service pendant badge, gilt metal and enamels, numbered to reverse ‘3592’; Defence Medal (2); War Medal 1939-45, the last lacking suspension rod, otherwise very fine (6) £50-£70 --- Accompanied by a handwritten note indicating that the badges are attributable to a Captain R. Stewart Barnes, R.A.M.C., and who was Commandant of the Durham House Hospital, and Ambulance Fleet, Middlesex, in the Great War

Boy First Class J. T. Cornwell winning the Victoria Cross. A contemporary print of the famous portrait of Boy First Class John Travers ‘Jack’ Cornwell winning the Victoria Cross, by Frank O. Salisbury, painted on board H.M.S. Chester for the Admiralty, and published on behalf of the Boy Cornwell Memorial Fund, with illuminated citation below, signed by the artist and counter-signed by First Lord of the Admiralty Edward Carson, Admiral of the Fleet John Jellicoe, and Admiral David Beatty, mounted in a glazed display frame, the whole measuring 1055mm x 675mm, very good condition £300-£400 --- V.C. London Gazette 15 September 1916: ‘Mortally wounded early in the action, Boy, First Class, Jack Travers Cornwell remained standing alone at a most exposed post, quietly awaiting orders, until the end of the action, with the gun's crew dead and wounded all round him. His age was under sixteen and a half years.’ The original portrait, painted by court painter Frank O. Salisbury, who used Cornwell’s brother Ernest as his model, is on display at the Royal Navy’s Initial Training Establishment H.M.S. Raleigh. Please note that this lot is not suitable for shipping, but can be hand delivered within mainland Britain by prior arrangement.

Caterpillar Club Certificate of Membership card ‘F/Lt. R. G. Ledwidge’; together with the recipient’s R.A.F. rank slides and cloth badges, very good condition £120-£160 --- A.F.C. London Gazette 25 July 1967: ‘On the morning of 9 May 1967, Flight Lieutenant Ledwidge, as pilot and captain of a Canberra, was flying with his navigator on a low-level navigation and bombing training mission over Northern Germany. The major part of the flight had been successfully completed and the aircraft was returning to its base when, at a height of 500 feet above ground level the aileron control suddenly jammed at about half left aileron deflection. The aircraft immediately started rolling on to its back. Realising that his aircraft was in imminent danger, Flight Lieutenant Ledwidge could at this point have used his ejector seat to escape; however, he was aware that his navigator, who was not equipped with an ejector seat, would have no chance of escaping from the aircraft before it crashed. With complete disregard for his own safety, Flight Lieutenant Ledwidge attempted to regain partial control of the aircraft and, although he could not prevent it from continuing to roll, he was able, by a superb display of airmanship and piloting skill, to use differential engine power, rudder and elevator to prevent the aircraft from striking the ground during the first complete roll at low level. He then continued to control the aircraft through a series of full power climbing rolls, by using rudder to influence the rate of roll at different stages and thus gain as much height as possible during each manoeuvre. Flight Lieutenant Ledwidge had warned his navigator of the emergency immediately, but the harsh use of the controls and the reversals of “G” during the early stages of recovery had caused the navigator to become disconnected from the inter-communication system and be thrown around the aircraft cabin. It was not until the aircraft was climbing that the navigator was able to re-establish contact with the pilot, who instructed him to prepare to abandon. Flight Lieutenant Ledwidge then waited until the navigator had fitted his parachute pack and the aircraft was approaching the normal wings level attitude during one of the climbing rolls before giving the order to abandon the aircraft. Only when he had seen his navigator leave through the escape exit did he himself operate his ejector seat, by which time the aircraft had reached a height of about 8,000 feet. Both the pilot and navigator made a successful descent by parachute and were quickly picked up by rescue services alerted by the distress call which the pilot radioed before abandoning the aircraft. Throughout the whole of this emergency, Flight Lieutenant Ledwidge displayed exceptional presence of mind. His handling of his aircraft in a dire emergency showed superlative judgement and outstanding skill, determination and sense of duty. These qualities, allied to a courage which is an example to all and in the very best traditions of a fighting service, undoubtedly saved his navigator's life.’ A.F.C. Second Award Bar London Gazette 15 June 1974. Ronald Godfrey Ledwidge was born on 19 January 1938 and joined the Royal Air Force as a National Serviceman on 22 January 1957. Commissioned, he became a fist class test pilot during the Cold War, and joined the Caterpillar Club for having used his Irvin parachute to save his life on the occasion for which he was awarded his Air Force Cross. In later life, when asked about the incident, he commented that the citation to his A.F.C. stopped short of mentioning that his parachute landing was less than perfect, with him landing in a big heap in the middle of a field, surrounded by a gaggle of German farmworkers. Ledwidge’s other claim to fame is that, whilst involved in flight testing the Handley Page HP115 Arrowhead at the Royal Aircraft Establishment at Bedford, he instructed the American astronaut Neil Armstrong, on a goodwill visit to the U.K. in June 1971 following the Moon Landings, in how to fly the aircraft. After briefing Armstrong (who was an experienced USAF test pilot in his own right), Ledwidge handed over the keys - needless to say the flight was a success. For his services as a test pilot, Ledwidge was awarded a Second Award Bar to his A.F.C., and he eventually retired on 22 February 1976. He died on 20 July 2003. Sold with some original letters and copied research, including various photographic images, including an image of the recipient briefing Neil Armstrong.

The mounted group of fifteen miniature dress medals worn by Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Karslake, K.C.B, K.C.S.I., C.M.G., D.S.O., Colonel Commandant, Royal Artillery, who was hailed as the ‘Hero of the Quetta Earthquake’ and, in 1940, was briefly recalled to help with the evacuation of troops from Dunkirk, where he was the General Officer Commanding British troops in France immediately after the evacuation The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (Military) silver-gilt and enamels; The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India, silver-gilt and enamels; The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, breast badge gold and enamels with gold ribbon buckle; Distinguished Service Order, V.R., gold and enamels; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Driefontein, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill; King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902; 1914 Star, with clasp; British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves; 1939-45 Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Jubilee 1935; Coronation 1937; France, Third Republic, Legion of Honour, breast badge, silver and enamels, these all mounted as worn, together with a very fine miniature breast star of the K.C.S.I. in silver, silver-gilt and enamels, the central star set with small stones and with pin fitting to reverse, good very fine (16) £500-£700 --- K.C.B. London Gazette 11 May 1937. K.C.S.I. London Gazette 19 November 1935. C.B. London Gazette 1 March 1929. C.M.G. London Gazette 3 June 1916. D.S.O. London Gazette 26 June 1902. M.I.D. London Gazette 10 September 1901; 17 January 1902. M.I.D. London Gazette 17 February 1915; 1 January and 15 June 1916; 4 January, 15 May and 11 December 1917; 20 May and 20 December 1918; 5 July 1919. Henry Karslake was born on 10 February 1879, son of Lewis Karslake. He was educated at Harrow, and at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, and joined the 83rd Field Battery 23 June, 1898, and was posted to “T” Battery, Royal Horse Artillery, in 1901. He served in the South African War, 1899-1902, and took part in the operations in the Orange Free State, February to May 1900, including actions at Poplar Grove, Driefontein, Vet River (5 and 6 May) and Zand River; in the Transvaal in May and June, 1900, including actions near Johannesburg, Pretoria and Diamond Hill (11 and 12 June); in the Transvaal, east of Pretoria, July to 20 August 1900; again in the Transvaal 30 November 1900 to January 1902, and March to 23 May 1902; also during the operations in Orange River Colony, January to March, 1902 (Despatches twice; Queen's Medal with four clasps, and King's Medal with two clasps). He was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order ‘In recognition of services during the operations in South Africa’, and was invested by the King on 24 October 1902. He was promoted to Lieutenant, 16 February 1901, and to Captain 20 December 1905, and posted on promotion to the 100th Battery, R.F.A. 1906; was Officer, Company of Gentleman Cadets, Royal Military College, 20 February 1907 to 19 February 1911; posted to the 116th Battery, R.F.A., in 1911; was a Staff College student, 1912-13. He was posted to the 129th Howitzer Battery, 1914; served in the European War from 1914; became Major 30 October 1914; was Brigade Major, R.A., 6th Division, B.E.F., 9 December 1914 to 22 February 1915; Brigade Major, R.A., 12th Division, New Armies, B.E.F., 6 March to 16 August 1915; GSO2, 3rd Army, B.E.F., British Armies in France, 17 August 1915 to 26 June 1916; G.S.O.1, 50th Division, British Armies in France, 27 June 1916 to 15 September 1917; G.S.O.1, 4th Division, British Armies in France, 16 September 1917 to 4 August 1918; G.S.O.1, Tank Corps, British Armies in France, 5 August to 25 October 1918; Brigade General, General Staff, Tank Corps, British Armies in France, 26 October 1918 to 1 April 1919; G.S.O.1, Southern Division, British Army of the Rhine. He was mentioned in Despatches; was given the Brevets of Lieutenant Colonel, 1 January 1917, and Colonel, 3 January 1919; was created a C.M.G. in 1916, and was given the Legion d'Honneur. Kerslake was appointed G.S.O.1 at H.Q., Peshawar, 1920-23, and held the same position at the War Office, 1923-25; Colonel on the Staff, Southern Command, 1925-28; Brigadier R.A., Western Command India, 1928-31; A.D.C. to the King, 1930-31; Major-General, 1931; Major-General R.A., Army Headquarters, India, 1933; Commandant, Baluchistan District, India, 1933-35. Karslake's most testing time came in Quetta when, in 1935, there was an enormous and terrible earthquake, at just after 3am on the night of 31 May. The earthquake devastated Quetta, killing at least 20,000 people. It was one of the worst natural disasters of the 20th century. Although the earthquake destroyed Quetta, the military cantonment and the Military Staff College were left standing. While some of the soldiers were killed, most of the 12,000 troops were on the spot to take part in rescue and relief work. Within three hours of the earthquake, Karslake had divided up the devastated area, allocated troops to each section and deployed them to start their work. They did everything possible: providing rescue, moving in supplies, keeping law and order, running postal and medical services and setting up a refugee camp on the racecourse. It was one of the quickest and most efficient disaster operations that had ever been implemented. The credit for organising the army effort was largely due to Henry Karslake. The soldiers worked in dreadful conditions with epidemic disease a constant threat. For Karslake it was his finest hour. He retired a year later but was briefly recalled to help with the evacuation of troops from Dunkirk in 1940, where he was the General Officer Commanding British troops in France immediately after the evacuation. He died two years later, on 19 October 1942. General Karslake married, in 1905, Florence Cecil, daughter of Vice Admiral E. Rooke, and they had two sons. For the recipient’s full sized medals, see Lot 162.

The mounted group of five miniature dress medals attributed to Sick Berth Petty Officer Frederick Lee, Royal Navy, who received the rare clasp for Iraq 1919-1920 1914-15 Star; British War and Victory Medals; Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Iraq 1919-1920; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue, mounted as worn, extremely fine (5) £140-£180 --- Frederick Lee was born at Rotherhithe, London, on 4 January 1886, and was a licensed victualler before joining the Sick Berth branch of the Royal Navy in January 1906 as a probationary Sick Bert Attendant, being confirmed in that rate in the following September. He was advanced to 2nd Sick Berth Steward in October 1911, becoming Sick Berth Steward in April 1916, and Sick Berth Petty Officer in August 1920, whilst serving aboard H.M.S. Triad which ship he had joined on 1 December the previous year. Whilst serving in Triad he was one of 44 officers and ratings of the ship to be awarded the rare ‘Iraq 1919-1920’ clasp. It was one of just 129 clasps awarded in total to those who, while serving aboard H.M. Ships, were detached for service in various tenders, tugs and river craft operating within the boundaries of Iraq in the period 17 July 1919 to 17 November 1920. The 9 officers, 103 ratings and 17 Royal Marines came from the following H.M. Ships: Clio (49), Espeigle (36) and Triad (44). Whilst also serving in Triad, Lee received his L.S. & G.C. medal on 2 March 1921. He left Triad in December 1921 and served the remainder of his time ashore at Pembroke II, apart from a period aboard Repulse from July 1926 to September 1927. He was finally pensioned to shore on 7 January 1928. For the recipient’s full sized medals, see Lot 297.

Crimea 1854-56, 4 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol, of contemporary manufacture; together with a Carte de Visite photograph of Corporal J. I. Nunnerley, 17th Lancers, who rode in the Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaklava on 25 October 1854, by Daniel Jones, Liverpool, 94mm x 59mm, the recipient in civilian dress and wearing the Crimea Medal, the Turkish Crimea Medal, the French Medaille Militaire, and the Meritorious Service Medal, good very fine (2) £100-£140 --- James Ikin Nunnerley was born in Wildespool, Cheshire, in 1828 and attested for the 17th Lancers. He attended the Duke of Wellington’s funeral as a Corporal in 1852, and served with the Regiment in the Crimea. He is confirmed as having ridden in the Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaklava on 25 October 1854, and during the Charge he assisted Corporal Joseph Malone, V.C., Captain Webb, and Trumpeter Brittain. He was promoted Sergeant the day after the Charge, and left the Regiment on the reduction of the army in 1857. In later life he lived at Inkermann Lodge, Ormskirk, and died on 22 November 1905. Note: Nunnerley’s full sized group of medals sold at Sotheby’s in November 1967 and are now in the 17th Lancers Museum. The recipient’s personal narrative of the Charge, along with a similar photograph of the recipient, is published in Forgotten Heroes by Roy Dutton.

The Second Afghan War Medal awarded to Captain C. J. R. Fulford, 26th Bengal Native Infantry, who was mortally shot by an assailant on 20 April 1882 Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp (Capt. C. J. R. Fulford 26th Regt. Ben. N.I.) good very fine £500-£700 --- Cecil John Russell Fulford was born at St. Leonards-on-Sea on 8 April 1845, the eldest son of Admiral John Fulford, Royal Navy. Educated at the Royal Military Academy, he entered the Army as a Lieutenant in the Royal Artillery on 18 July 1865. Posted to India, he continued to serve with the Artillery until September 1870 when he was appointed Second Wing Subaltern in the 26th Native Infantry on probation for the Bengal Staff Corps. In March 1871 he was advanced to First Wing Subaltern and in January 1877 became Wing Officer and Quartermaster. In November 1878 he accompanied the regiment on service with the Southern Afghanistan Field Force and for a time in December he officiated as Brigade-Major to the Second Brigade of Infantry. After service in Afghanistan, 1878-79, he was posted home and joined the Staff College at Sandhurst. On passing the College he returned to India in early 1881 and rejoined his old regiment. With them, he was appointed Quartermaster of the corps and Wing Commander. In July 1881 he was appointed Officiating Deputy Assistant Quartermaster General at the headquarters of the Rohilkhand District, and in September was additionally appointed Officiating Deputy Assistant Adjutant General. In the spring of 1882 he was transferred as D.A.Q.M.G. to the Peshawar District. On 20 April 1882, in the evening, while Fulford was out walking along the road by the the shrine in front of the mission house in the cantonment of Peshawar, a fanatical Pathan crept up behind him and shot him in the back with a pistol loaded with a bullet and about a dozen pellets. Captain Fulford died of his injuries on 4 May 1882. The Pathan who shot Fulford was, within a few minutes of his crime, shot and bayoneted by a sepoy of the 35th Native Infantry, while attacking Colonel Rowcroft and a soldier of the Cheshire Regiment with a knife. Sold with copied research.

The South African Campaign 1879. By J. P. Mackinnon and S. H. Shadbolt, published by Sampson Low & Co., London, being portraits and biographical notices of the Officers of the British Army who lost their lives in the War, and records of the services of every Officer of the British Army who was engaged, 378pp, with numerous photographic plates, hardbound, covers slightly frayed, otherwise good condition £60-£80

Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 1 clasp, The Nile 1884-85 (1863. Pte. F. Wheeler. 3rd Husrs.) small edge bruise and contact pitting from star, otherwise better than good fine £220-£260 --- 2 officers and 42 other ranks of the 3rd Hussars served in the Light Camel Regiment on the Nile, all of whom received this single clasp except one man who was also present at Kirbekan. Sold with copied medal roll.

A scarce Benin 1897 casualty award to Gunner A. A. Targett, Royal Marine Artillery, who was severely wounded when a member of the Maxim gun team outside Benin City on 10 February 1897 East and West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, Benin 1897 (A. A. Targett, Gr. R.M.A., H.M.S. St. George.) good very fine £700-£900 --- Arthur Alfred Targett was born at Portsmouth in June 1869 and enlisted into the Royal Marine Artillery at Eastney Barracks on 9 March 1888. He was embarked in St George and Malacca, 24 January to 18 March 1897, and landed with the Royal Marine Detachment for the operations against Benin. Targett was severely wounded outside Benin City on 10 February 1897. His papers record that he was ‘shot by a man in a tree while storming Benin - when trying to remove the bullet it was found that the pubic bone was shattered & the bullet impacted - also bullet wound of chest (which was removed).’ The diary of Private Lewis (OMRS Journal March 2019) records that Targett continued firing the Maxim although wounded, as were all the other members of the Maxim crew. His papers note that ‘Feb. 97. Present at attack on Benin - Specially recommended.’ Targett served on a variety of ships and shore establishments until March 1909. Recalled to service in August 1914 he served at Dunkirk and then in October 1915 to Holm in the Orkneys. He is also entitled to the 1914 Star Trio. Sold with copied record of service and extracts from The Globe and Laurel detailing the Benin operations.

A large stamp collection comprising stamps, covers, albums, tins, envelopes of stamps etc. A few packs of Hawid Mounts. Noted: 'postage stamps of Ireland' presentation folder produced by the dept of Posts and Telegraphs with issues from 1922 - 50 (Cat £100+) . Early India 1/2 A postal stationery cover with Fort Railway Station cancels. 1926 China to UK registered cover 'via Siberia'. A GB Admirally Official 1d mounted mint. 2 volumes Charles & Diana Wedding with loads to be mounted. A batch of pages Club Loco Philatelica with stamps. Several £'s worth of mint GB decimal. 2x The Tom McClean Atlantic sailing covers. Benham Silk Operation Overlord cover signed by Major J Howard who led the capture of Pegasus Bridge.

LOCAL INTEREST - A George III whisky glass or tumbler engraved 'The Hon'l W Hill' (The Honourable William Hill), with a radially moulded base, 8.1cm high and 8cm diameter. Sold together with a National Trust brochure regarding the Hill family seat, Attingham Park.Notes; William Noel-Hill, 3rd Baron Berwick (21 October 1773 – 4 August 1842) was a British peer, politician and diplomatist. Born William Hill, he was the second son of Noel Hill and assumed the additional name of Noel in 1824. He was Tory Member of Parliament for Shrewsbury from 1796 to 1812, when he retired because of his absences abroad. In 1814 he replaced his brother-in-law Lord Ailesbury (who had inherited his father's earldom) as MP for Marlborough and kept the seat until the 1818 general election. However, he spent little time in Parliament.Scratches and some mossing to the underside of the base. No cracks or chips.

A group of ceramics comprising Beswick Beatrix Potter - Mrs Tittlemouse, Jemima Puddleduck, The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe and Little Pig Robinson; a Royal Albert model of Mrs Tiggywinkle, two Royal Doulton Bunnykins figures and two Coalport 'Little Grey Rabbit' figures; a Wade Hatbox Disney model of Merlin as a Tortoise, two further Wade tortoises, including one with a detachable cover; a Nao model of 'First Love' and a further Nao model of three geese, together with two resin figures and a modern teapot (qty)

Scottish. 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scot Greys) 1896 HM silver Victorian NCO arm badge. Fine scarce Birmingham hallmarked Eagle resting on tablet WATERLOO of hollow construction with flat backplate. R & W (Reynolds & Westwood) Three loops. VGC Gordon Dine Collection. The eagle is borne by the Regiment to commemorate Sgt Charles Ewart of the Regiment who captured the French standard of the 45th Veteran Regiment of the Line at Waterloo.

WW2 Royal Canadian Air Force Operational Tour Wing badge. Good scarce silver-gilt winged O, reverse stamped BIRKS and STERLING. Retaining backing plate. Two screw posts, nuts absent. GC Authorised in 1943 for RCAF aircrew who performed meritorious operational service and completed a tour of duty, the bar indicating a second tour of ops.

34th (Cumberland) Regiment of Foot, Victorian glengarry badge circa 1874-1881. Fine scarce die-stamped brass crowned Bath style cross set upon laurel sprays and resting on ARROYO DOS MOLINOS scroll,. The arms of the cross emblazoned with battle honours; to the centre 34 within CUMBERLAND REGIMENT circlet. Brass loops East and West. VGC (KK 480) The 34th was the only regiment who held the honour Arroyo dos Molinos which was granted on 30th May 1845. Became 1st Battalion Border Regt. on Friday 1st July 1881

3 x 4th (Rossendale) Lancashire Rifle Volunteers Officer buttons circa 1859-80. Good rare examples bearing LANCASHIRE RIFLE VOLUNTEERS circlet with 4 to centre. Approx. 24mm. (3 items) Firmin & Sons, London Shank. GC Formed at Rossendale 4th July, 1859 under Captain James Munn who drowned in the July 1871 Lytham Regatta. Became ‘L’ Company 3rd LRV in 1880, Hugh King Collection

Tsue Da Tee (Cui Dadi 1903 - 1974), ink on paper mounted on silk, fan leaf, written with Chinese characters in archaistic style, signed and dated autumn, 1970, with two artist seals, excuding mount 54cm long.崔大地(1309-1974) 書法扇面，水墨紙本寫於一九七零年三秋鈴印：「大地」、「崔」cf. Tsue Da Tee moved to South East Asia around the age of 30, especially active in Singapore and Malaysia. He was the Tutor of Calligraphy Society of the Hua Yi Secondary School in Singapore, who exhibited in South East Asian and Europe since 1946.Please refer to department for condition report

A collection of assorted BBC Doctor Who VHS tapes and Limited-Edition box sets. To include: The Daleks Ltd Ed 30th Anniversary box set with 2 tapes and collection catalogue, The Trial of the Time Lord 30th Anniversary 3 tape box set and Ltd Ed The 5 Doctors/The Kings Demons box set with Collectors postcards album.

A collection of 36 assorted BBC Doctor Who VHS tapes to include 5 double box sets. Featuring Patrick Troughton, Peter Davison, Jon Pertwee & William Hartnell as The Doctor.

A collection of 44 BBC Doctor Who VHS tapes featuring Tom Baker & John Pertwee as The Doctor. To include 8 double box sets and Shada pack containing original scripts book.

A large box of assorted vintage & more modern games & toys. To include: 3 boxed magnetic construction sets (Magnetix & Witka), sealed Marble Dip kit, Angel the board game, MB Games Guess Who? and Battledome.

Liverpool Pals London 1914 HM silver cap badge. Fine die-cast crest of Lord Derby. Elkington & Co Loops replaced with brooch pin GC With the approval of HM The King, one of these were presented by Lord Derby to each man who joined before 16th October 1914.

A Celtic flint head of a young man,the eyes possibly re-carved, mounted on a modern ebonised plinth,head 19cm highProvenance: By repute, discovered in a Norfolk gravel pit.Condition ReportOverall appears in good cosmetic condition, with general surface wear, small knocks, rubbing and patination commensurate with age and use. Adapted to allow for a modern display stand.notes from the vendor: This was bought from a Norfolk based dealer (specialising in medieval and a few antiquities) who in turn bought it from a local collector, sadly not sure exactly where it was found, certainly the type of stone, flint makes sense, and the story which came along with it also seemed very plausible, the type of item which would be found in a ‘pit’ no other info sadly, it was suggested at some stage, that the eye may have been re-carved but this is a suggestion only 

After H RogersThe desiccated corpse of a boy, about twelve years old, found in a vault under Saint Botolph's Aldgate old Church in 1742etching, signed in plate32.5 x 20.5cm;Lettering reads: This print is an exact representation of a boy about 12 years old who was found erect with his cloaths on in a vault under Saint Botolph's Aldgate Old Church in the year 1742, and is supposed to have been shut in at the time of the plague in London 1665, as the vault had not been open'd from that period till the time above mentioned when the church was pull'd down. The extraordinary circumstance of this boy is that his skin, fibres, & intestines are all dried & very little of his bones appears, and weighs about 18 pounds. He is in the possession of Mr. J. Rogers, No. 2 Maiden Lane Wood Street, London. This print may be had price 2s with a ticket for a sight of the boy./In the Possession of John Symmons Esq',together with an etching by a different hand, 15.5 x 6.5cm (2) Condition ReportFramed sizes: 57.5 x 42cm and 28.5 x 22cm.Unexamined out of glazed frames, both well-presented in clean and smart mounts, the H Rogers print has some foxing emerging and light time staining, also two light creases across the paper through skeleton's chest and ankles, skinning to paper around 'John Symmons' text, please refer to images.

An Aboriginal stone-carved wooden shield or 'wunda',19th century, Western Desert, Australia, coloured with natural pigments,74cm wide20cm deepCondition ReportGood patina to the handle area of the back, no losses or repairs.Notes from the vendor:Bought from Adam Prout Tribal Art, a very good tribal dealer, who had found it in a west country private collection A fine and genuine shield, excellent colour and patina, nice use around the handle, faded pigments, and a good age (19th century) One of the best Jan and I have owned over the years and a good old example 

A Maori 'toki',19th century, the adzed curved wooden shaft supporting a greenstone adze blade bound with flax,51cm long, together with a modern stand (2)Provenance: Private collection, Devon, by descent from a 19th century naval family who travelled extensively around the British Empire.A similar example sold by Finch & Co. in 'Polynesia: The Mark and Carolyn Blackburn Collection of Polynesian Art'.Literature: Adrienne L Kaeppler, 2010, item number, 476, p.344. A further example can be found in 'Art and Artefacts of the Pacific, Africa and the Americas: The James Hooper Collection', Steven Phelps, 1976, p.44, pl.12, no. 86.Condition ReportGeneral surface wear to pounamu, with tiny nibbles to blade edge. Some small splits to the wooden head. Darkening and patination. General surface wear and rubbing to handle. Appears in good structural and cosmetic condition. The blade is 4.5cm wide, 12.5cm long and 1.5cm high. The handle and shaft approx. 2cm diameter. The wooden shaft without the pounamu is 52cm long. 

Lindsay Duncan signed 6x4 black and white photograph. Lindsay Vere Duncan CBE (born 7 November 1950) is a Scottish actress. On stage, she has won two Olivier Awards (for Les Liaisons Dangereuses and Private Lives) and a Tony Award (for Private Lives). She has starred in several plays by Harold Pinter. Her best-known television rules include Barbara Douglas in Alan Bleasdale's G. B. H. (1991), Servilia of the Junii in the HBO/BBC/RAI series Rome (2005-2007), Adelaide Brooke in the Doctor Who special The Waters of Mars (2009), and Lady Smallwood in the BBC series Sherlock. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

The Springfields multi-signed page signed by Dust, Mike and Tom. The Springfields were a British folk-pop vocal trio who had success in the early 1960s in the UK, US and Ireland. They included singer Dusty Springfield and her brother, songwriter Tom Springfield, along with Tim Field, who was later replaced by Mike Hurst. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

Vincent Ball signed page with photo and name presentation. Vincent Martin Ball OAM (born 4 December 1923) is an Australian retired character actor of radio, stage and screen, active in the industry for nearly 55 years (with a brief return) firstly in Britain and then his native Australia. He has also authored a number of books. He is best known for film roles in British and Australian films and TV movies, including A Town Like Alice, Breaker Morant, Phar Lap, Muriel's Wedding and The Man Who Sued God. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

Yehudi Menuhin signed 6x4 colour promo photo. Yehudi Menuhin, Baron Menuhin, OM KBE (22 April 1916 - 12 March 1999) was an American-born violinist and conductor who spent most of his performing career in Britain. He is widely considered one of the great violinists of the 20th century. He played the Soil Stradivarius, considered one of the finest violins made by Italian luthier Antonio Stradivari. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

Mrs Mills signed 7x5 vintage promo photo dedicated to Christopher. Gladys Mills (née Jordan; 29 August 1918 - 24 February 1978), known as Mrs Mills, was an English pianist who was active in the 1960s and 1970s, and who released many records. Her repertoire included many sing-along and party tunes made popular in the music hall, using a stride piano technique. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99