There are 7060 lots that match your search criteria. Subscribe now to get instant access to the full price guide service.
Click here to subscribeA novelty silver table lighter in the form of a bomb, A J Zimmerman, Birmingham 1914, with presentation engraving 'Officers Mess 24th General Hospital Etaples The Great War Dents Made Armistice Eve 1918', 9cm high, together with a matched pair of Corinthian column candlesticks, one hallmarked Chester 1910 the other not marks, each approx 13cm high (loaded) (3)
BLUES ROCK - 6 LP RECORDS: CHICKEN SHACK - OK KEN! 1ST PRESSING BLUE HORIZON, , THE GROUNDHOGS - THANK CHRIST FOR THE BOMB 1ST PRESSING, ROD STEWART - GASOLINE ALLEY, SMALL SWIRL '71 & AN OLD RAINCOAT WON'T EVER LET YOU DOWN, LARGE SWIRL '70, KEEF HARTLEY BAND - THE BATTLE OF NORTH WEST SIX 1ST PRESSING AND BLUES JAM AT CHESS - BLUE HORIZON.
WW2 Don Briggs DFC signed white card. Posted as fitter engine to RAF Wittering working on Wellington Hampden and Manchester aircraft. Followed by tour at RAF Upper Heyford working on Wellington where he often accompanied pilots on air test. Volunteered for aircrew in 1943 and trained as flight engineer at RAF St Athan. Crewed with then Flying Office Bill Neal and his crew who had completed their first tour. Joined 156 Squadron Pathfinders and declared operational on 11 June 1944 flying operations to support Normandy invasion forces. Describes pathfinder blind marking operations and mentions engagement by two night fighters. Describes operations against V-1 bomb sites formatting on oboe equipped Mosquito. Explains that most operation after August 1944 were day and night operations to Germany. Completed 40 operations and volunteered to go onto a further tour with his crew. Awarded Distinguished Flying Cross and commissioned. Completed 62 operations. Memoir ends with a statistical breakdown of operations. Good condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and 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 £10
Set Of 10 Home Front ARP Anti-Gas Instructional Posters large, black and white, heavy paper posters about the effects of gas. Complete in their original tube container. Together with a similar ARP diagram H.E Aircraft Bomb. (Heavy damage). PAYMENT ON RECEIPT OF INVOICE PLEASE. BACS ONLY - NO CARDS ACCEPTED
A GERMAN LUFTWAFFE CLOSE COMBAT CLASP, this is the gold version and was issued to those who had completed 100 or more operational flights, this one is finished in gilt and the central winged bomb is silver and it has a flat tapered pin on the reverse, it weighs approximately 16.7g, Customers must satisfy themselves prior to sale in regards to conditions and authenticity, viewing is advised, condition reports are available on request
AN INERT MARK ONE NUMBER 36 MILLS BOMB GRENADE, this appears to be in good condition and still has its pin, the base has the markings No36 M MK and ZA.P.D.P. and was made by T.A and Co, the number 43 in a circle is also on the base, this is fully inert, ,Customers must satisfy themselves prior to sale in regards to conditions and authenticity, viewing is advised, condition reports are available on request
THE SHIP'S BELL FROM H.M. ESCORT CARRIER CAMPANIA, 1944regulation pattern, cast in bell metal with moulded rim and crown suspension, black filled lettering to front inscribed H.M.S. CAMPANIA 1944, ebonised interior with clapper staple and faintly inscribed in gothic text inside rim 25.5.52 Laurence Christopher George Millward and 8.6.1952 George William Mudford -- 12½in (32cm.) square Built by Harland & Wolff, Campania saw service towards the end of the War - her Swordfish aircraft sinking at least one U-Boat, but her main fame comes from her use as a floating exhibition at the Festival of Britain in 1951 touring the UK's ports with a civilian crew as the Festival Ship Campania to supplement the main exhibition in London. As soon as the Festival closed, she was converted for use as the HQ of Operation Hurricane, with her exhibition spaces converted to laboratories and a desalination plant, she was dispatched to witness the detonation of Britain's first atomic bomb on 3rd October 1952 at Monte Bello Islands off Western Australia. After her return to the UK at the end of 1952 she was sold, being scrapped at Blyth in 1955.The Royal Navy has long had a tradition of, when possible, christening the children of the ship's company using the ship's bell inverted as a font. Usually, their names and dates are scratch-inscribed inside the rim so it is unusual to see handsome Gothic inscriptions such as these. good original condition, lettering appears to have original black filling that is now separating,denting to front rim of bell indicating it has been rung externally, paint flaking within and christening inscriptions very faint
Corgi Aviation Archive 1:72 Scale WWII German Aircraft, all three boxed, AA38508 Messerschmitt BF110E Holland 1942, AA33716 Heinkel He 111H-16 V1 Flying Bomb Unit Ahlhorn 1944, AA38807 Dornier Do17Z-2 Holzammer Tatoi Greece, 1941 Operation Marita, dusty from display, all with certificates, G-E, boxes G-E, (3)
WASHINGTON GO-GO / HIP HOP / ELECTRO - LP / 12" COLLECTION. A collection of approx 36 x LPs/ 12". Artists/ Titles include Go-Go - The Sound Of Washington D.C (BOMB 1 - 3 x copies), Trouble Funk - Drop The Bomb, Good To Go (OST), Pump Blenders - Funk The People Live, Go Go Crankin' - Paint The Whole House Black, Trouble Funk - Say What!, Bigg Ocean Mobb, Kurtis Blow inc Deuce, Phalon - Rising To The Top, Big Daddy Kane, K9 Posse, The U-Krew, Poor Righteous Teachers, Don Baron and Rob Base. The records are generally VG+ to Ex+ and the sleeves are generally VG to Ex with some requiring a clean.
BLUES/ BLUES ROCK - LP PACK. A smashing selection of 5 blues LPs. Artists/ titles include Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation inc Remains To Beheard (LBS 83316, record VG+, has some inner sleeve transfer sheen/ sleeve Ex) & Retaliation (LBS 83223, Ex/ Ex). Groundhogs inc Thank Christ For The Bomb (LBS 83295, Ex/ Ex), Elmore James - To Know A Man (S7-63225, records Ex+/ sleeve Ex) & Chicken SHack - Accept (S7-63861, Ex+/ Ex).
KEITH MANSFIELD/ ALAN HAWKSHAW - THE BIG BEAT LP (UK LIBRARY - KPM 1044). A bonified KPM library bomb from legends Keith Mansfield & Alan Hawkshaw; The Big Beat (KPM 1044, 1969 UK pressing on KPM Music Library. Labels are bright and legible with minor age-related handling wear. The record is in sharp Ex condition, displays a couple of hairline/ wispy paper marks. The front laminated sleeve is VG condition, bright clean covers and some heavy creasing to the top left corner).
80s INDIE/ POP - LP/ 12" COLLECTION. A fine collection of around 61 LPs/ 12". Artists/ titles include Jeff Buckley - Last Goodbye (6620420, 10"), The Smiths inc Live 31-3-85 Manchester Palace (picture disc), Limited Edition Picture Disc (MM 1207, x2). Morrissey - Interesting Drug. Various - Shadow Factory: The Sarah Compilation, INXS - Kick, U2 inc Rattle And Hum, Desire (x3). The The - Mind Bomb (inc poster), Mel & Kim - FLM, Fine Young Cannibals - The Raw & The Cooked. Sinead O'Connor, Mari Wilson, Tracy Chapman, David Bowie/ Pat Metheny Group, All About Eve, Kevin McDermott, Maria McKee, The Havalinas, Clannad, Eurythmics. Condition is generally VG to Ex.
BLUES ROCK - LP COLLECTION. A collection of 34 x LPs. Artists/ Titles include John Mayall inc Blues Breakers (LK 4804), A Hard Road (LK4853), Looking Back (SKL.5010), Blues From Laurel Canyon (SKL.4972), The Diary Of A Band (LK 4918), Bare Wires (LK 4945), Crusade (LK 4890), USA Union, Savoy Brown - Blue Matter, The Butterfly Blues Band - In My Own Dream, Cream - Fresh Cream, Groundhogs - Thank Christ For The Bomb, Bloomfield/ Kooper/ Stills, Canned Heat, Creedence Clearwater Revival and Jeff Beck. The condition is generally VG to Ex+.
Original vintage Soviet propaganda poster - Careful! Life Threatening - featuring an image of a young boy walking in front of a red explosion against the black background with images of a bomb, grenade, land mine and bullet in shades of grey in the foreground, the warning text in bold yellow lettering across the image with information in Ukrainian above. Excellent condition, minor tear at top margin. Country of issue: Ukraine, designer: V.L. Vikshan, size (cm): 58x33.5, year of printing: 1965.
Original vintage political propaganda poster published in the German Democratic Republic - Die im dunkeln sieht man doch! You can see those in the dark! - featuring a dark background with a white hand wearing a ring marked with the NATO compass symbol on it and a white cufflink with a dollar sign on it visible, the hand holding a red missile bomb like a pen pointing down. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization NATO was established in 1949. Good condition, folds, pin holes. Country of issue: Germany, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 71x57, year of printing: 1980s.
Four Dambuster themed aviation prints to include limited edition 'American Dambuster', 95/180 with CoA by Nicolas Trudigan, signed in pencil by the artist and Dambuster bomb aimer Johnny Johnson (65x49.5cm), pencil sketch print 'Tenth Time Lucky' by Nicolas Trudigan, signed in pencil by the artist (41.8x29.5cm, signature slightly smudged, see photos) and 2 limited edition prints by Maurice Gardner, 'Dambuster Take Off', 221/850 and 'Dambuster Return', 604/850, both signed in pencil by the artist and 3 crewmembers, both 49.5x35.5cm
Letter Signed by Admiral of the Fleet The Earl Mountbatten Typed Letter dated 5th May 1978 on Headed Paper Broadlands, Romey, Hampshire SO5 9ZD Personally Signed by Admiral of the Fleet The Earl Mountbatten of Burma Mountbatten attended the Royal Navy College, Osborne, before entering the Royal Navy in 1916. At the age of 16, Mountbatten was posted as Midshipman to the Battlecruiser HMS Lion in July 1916 and, after seeing action in August 1916, transferred to the battleship HMS Queen Elizabeth during the closing phases of the First World War World War 11 Supreme Allied Commander of Southeast Asia the last Viceroy of India, First Sea Lord and Chief of the Defence Staff. Mountbatten was assassinated when a bomb was planted in his boat at Mullaghmore, County Sligo in the Republic of Irela Letter Signed by Admiral Frederick Augustus Maxse 1833 - 1900 ADC lord Raglin. 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
Roger W Armstrong (91st bomb group) Signed & Flown Cover Bylismy W Stalagu Luft III 20th Jul 1973 (RAFES SC4) good condition. 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
50th Anniv of the RAF Reserve Services Signed by 4 Victoria Cross Holders Personally Signed by Flight Lieutenant J. A. Cruickshank VC RAF. Awarded the Victoria Cross on 1st September 1944 while flying Catalina aircraft with No 210 Squadron Flt. Lt. W. Reid VC Victoria Cross holder. 61 Squadron RAFVR. Awarded the VC for gallantry during a raid on Dusseldorf Germany on 3rd November 1943. Despite being severely wounded, continued to fly his damaged Lancaster bomber to bomb Dusseldorf. Managed to land his aircraft safely upon return Flt Lt Learoyd VC 49 Squadron HP Hampden pilot bombing an aqueduct of the Dortmund - Ems Canal on 12 August 1940. aircraft safely upon return Lieutenant Commander Ian E Fraser VC DSC RD* Served on the Submarines H43, H44 and Sahib ( DSC) Commanded midget Submarine XE 3 from its launch. Operation Struggle the Attack on Japanese shipping at Singapore successfully damaging the Japanese cruiser Flt Lt Learoyd VC 49 Squadron HP Hampden pilot bombing an aqueduct of the Dortmund - Ems Canal on 12 August 1940. aircraft safely upon return Certified Copy No 0386 of 1000 signed Wg Cdr D I McCrae RAF Pitreavie Castle. Very few issued with additional Signatures Speakman Pitt, Fraser, Kenna, Learoyd. Details enclosed. 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
VE Day FDC with 25p VE Day Stamp Signed by 12 George Cross Holders FDC 2 May 95 London SW1 on 25p St Paul's Cathedral and Seach light Stamp Gallantry Cotswold FDC. Personally Signed by 12 George Cross Holders. Henry Stevens Police gun chase Bickley 1958, Anthony Gledhill London Police gun Chase 1966, John Bamford House Fire Youngest GC 1952 age 15, Eynon Hawkins RN Torpedoed ship rescues 1943, Richard Moore RNVR bomb & Mine disposal 1940, , Henry Flintoff drove off a bull 1944, , John Bridge RNVR Bomb disposal Italy 1943, Frederick Fairfax London police gun chase 1952, , Carl Walker Blackpool Police gun chase 1971, John Rowlands RAF Bomb disposal 1943. Geoffrey Riley Flood Water rescue May 1944. Ken Farrow GC Geroge Cross Holder, 218 Sqn, Geoffrey Riley GC Flood Water Rescue May 1944. Details enclosed. 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
DR. STRANGELOVE OR: HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE BOMBOne Sheet (27" x 41")Very Fine Folded; Artwork by Tomi Ungerer Columbia, 1964Tomi Ungerer, one of the most renowned illustrators and authors of the 1960s and 1970s, created the whimsical artwork for this wonderful cold-war comedy.With very little wear, this folded poster has only minor sporadic crimping on the edges and some faint lower credit ghosting into the upper area from being folded. Otherwise, the poster is very clean.Stanley Kubrick's satirical political war black comedy Dr. Strangelove is considered one of the best comedies ever. From memorable imagery of Slim Pickens riding the H-bomb to lead man Peter Sellers playing three different roles, the film remains a historic and hilarious piece of cinema.This lot will be auctioned on Friday, April 19th. The auction will begin at 9:30am PST and lots are sold sequentially via live auctioneer; tune in to the live streaming broadcast on auction day to follow the pace. Note other lots in the auction may close on April 18th.
SATELLITE IN THE SKYLobby Card Set of (8) (11" x 14")Very Fine Warner Bros., 1956A few of the cards have scattered crimps. Satellites in the Sky is a 1956 British sci-fi thriller that was directed by Paul Dickson. It stars Kieron Moore and BAFTA Award winner and Academy Award-nominated actor Bryan Forbes. A bomb threatens a space satellite that's manned by a crew, a stowaway, and an unbalanced scientist.This lot will be auctioned on Friday, April 19th. The auction will begin at 9:30am PST and lots are sold sequentially via live auctioneer; tune in to the live streaming broadcast on auction day to follow the pace. Note other lots in the auction may close on April 18th.
Selection of Comic Titles to include: King Comics Mandrake Nos 1, 2: Carlton Comics Ghostly Tales No 63: Carlton Comics Haunted no 34: Firefly no 1: Atlas Comics Battle tales No1: Chaos Comics Lady death No 3 The Odyssey No 1 Gold Cover; IDW Comics Angel Not Fade Away No 1: DC Comics Karate Kid Nos 3,4: Marvel Comics Warlock No 179: Marvel Comics The Golem No 176: DC detective Comics No445: Dc comics The flash no 18: Spectrum Comics Survivors No 1: Aspen Comics fathom Nos 0, 1, 2: DC Comics Thriller No1: Harvey Comics Back to the Future No 1: Dynamite Comics Bobs Burgers No 10: Image Comics Bomb queen No 1: Image Comics Department of Truth No 2: Epic Comics Dreadstar No 3: Boom Comics Do Androids dream of Electric Sheep Nos 6, 7, 24: Image Comics Spawn Nos 31, 48, 49: All 31 comics bagged & boarded, NM.
Vinyl - Over 100 Punk, New Wave, Alt & Indie mainly 12" singles to include The Ramones x 3, The Only Ones, The Clash, Sex Gang Children, The Adicts, The Stranglers, Curve, Pete Shelley, The Godfathers, The Soup Dragons, UK Subs, The Darling Buds, The Wedding Present, Snuff, Peter Hope, Primitives, The Groove Farm, Red Guitars, The Family Cat, David Sylvian, The Bomb Party, That Petrol Emotion, Grand Hart, Happy Mondays and more. Vg+ overall
US CIVIL WAR PERIOD UNION “PORK PIE” ARTILLERY HAT, STYLE USED BY GENERAL PHIL SHERIDAN, made of a black seal skin, 4” tall w/ a 2” rim (has gray cloth trim & underside), a black polished cotton lining w/ a makers label “Lasell & Brothers Manufacturers, 20 North Fourth St. Philada.” Etc., has a red braded cloth issue Artillery hat cord, has a 3 ½” wide brass crossed cannons w/ the unit # “1” above, on the side is a brass ordnance bomb w/ a black plume (feather), lacks is leather sweatband, VG – VG+
US CIVIL WAR PERIOD UNION MILITA ARTILLEY TOP HAT, unusual, is made of a black beaver skin & stands 6” tall with a 1 ¾” brim, on front is a 3” wide brass crossed cannons w/ its Regimental # “2” attached, comes w/ an issue red cloth braded hat cord along w/ brass ordnance bomb on the side & a eagle “A” (artillery) button on a red cloth rosette & a black feather, its 1 ½” brown leather sweatband is damaged, inside embossed in gold is a US Army shield & its maker “F. Whiton / Boston 143 Hanover St.”, is very attractive & in overall great condition, VG++ - EXC.
WWI Pilot’s Flying Log Book.Strettell Miller (Flight Lieutenant W. H.), Royal Naval Air Service.A flying log commencing with a course at White City on the 24th March, 1916. Actual flying commences at R.N. Air Station, Chingford on the 2nd June 1916 with circuits up to 3000ft.The log records date and time, wind direction, machine number, passenger, time in air, height and course. In August, after 11 hours, 39 minutes of flying time, Strettell Miller moved on to Cranwell and in November, after increasing his flying time to over 47 hours, he moved via Paris to R.N.A.S. Vendome in northern France. During his time here most of the remarks are ‘instruction’ or ‘testing’ and include his first flight in a Bristol Scout. The instruction flights are with passengers, and given the flight hours, it is assumed that Strettell Miller was instructing rather than instructed. In June 1917, after almost 226 flight hours, he moved back to R.N.A.S. Chingford for more instructing and testing. In February 1918, he moved to No. 2 Wing, Eastern-Mediterranean Squadron where he flew Sopwith Pups and Camels, using a Camera Gun for reconnaissance missions. On April 1st 1918, (with 463 flying hours) he joined No 62 Wing of the newly formed RAF (British Aegean Group), flying Sopwith Camels and the Airco DH6. After photo-reconnaissance, bombing practice (including attacking a dummy submarine), formation flying, etc., bombing raids were commenced. In April he bombed Gallipoli Town and in May flew ‘To bomb Hun aerodrome at Drama. Several hits. Attacked two H.A. but they dived away showing no flight’ as well as searching the Theso-Bulgar coast ‘for hostile boats and supposed submarine base’. The final entry is for a Sopwith Camel flight on the 23rd May (written April) ‘20 Hun Seaplanes at Nagara, Dardanelles. F.St ?Whinbush? shot down off Straits’.Printed columns and titles, manuscript entries on approx 107 pages. Quarter morocco binding with worn gilt-lettered cloth.[Flight Lieutenant William Hogarth Strettell Miller, b.1893, gazetted Lieutenant (RNVS) 17 August, 1915].
VINYL RECORDS a collection in six boxes of EP and LP vinyl records mostly from the 1980's and early 1990's with Prince, London Boys, Talk Talk, Double You, Afro Dizzia Act, Carrie Ann, A Flock of Seagulls, Howard Jones, Billy Idol, U2, Marc Almond ( The Desperate Hours clear vinyl), H2O, Soft Cell, The Omen, E-Zee Possee, Wood Allen, Tony Scot, Human League, Voyage, Sabrina, Visage, Shellshock, Doug Lazy (white label), Porn Kings, J.J. Brothers, Ultravox, Gary Numan, Divine,Japan, Trio, Depeche Mode, Big Audio Dynamite, Bomb The Bass, Extreme, Extreme, Erasure, D-Mob, The Sample Syndicate, Deep Heat, Yazz, Numero Uno, EAST17, Soul II Soul etc Condition Report:Available upon request
Royal Air Force Pilot’s Flying Log Books pertaining to Wing Commander J. G. Calvert, D.F.C., 640 Squadron, Royal Air Force, a Halifax pilot who completed a tour of 33 night time and daylight sorties against some of the most heavily defended enemy targets in the Ruhr valley; post-War, he subsequently flew another 163 sorties during the Berlin Airlift 1948-49 Five Log Books, the first a Royal Canadian Air Force Pilot’s Log Book covering the period 5 September 1942 to 7 June 1948, well-annotated with details of all operational sorties undertaken; the second to fifth the recipient’s post-War Royal Air Force Pilot’s Flying Log Book covering the periods August 1948 to June 1951; July 1951 to September 1953; September 1953 to December 1958; and May 1959 to March 1965, some pages slightly loose, and the spines damaged and reinforced with sellotape throughout, otherwise good condition (5) £400-£500 --- D.F.C. London Gazette 22 May 1945. The original Recommendation states: ‘On the night of the 2nd February 1945, this Captain was detailed to attack Dusseldorf and during the bombing run his aircraft was attacked by a J.U. 88. In spite of this Flying Officer Calvert was determined to hold the same course, in order to allow the Bomb Aimer to release his bombs on the objective. The decision on the part of the pilot to disregard the danger of fighter attack called for the highest degree of fortitude and determination to successfully conclude his mission. Once again, on the night of the 17th December 1944, the target being Duisburg, this Captain's aircraft was attacked by an enemy night fighter a few miles from the target, and a running fight followed, with the result that the enemy aircraft was claimed as destroyed. Although considerable height was lost during the combat, Flying Officer Calvert settled down to a bombing run and it was not until his bombs had found their objective that the pilot set course for base. The above are but two of the instances where this officer has shown the utmost disregard for his personal safety, placing the satisfactory completion of his mission before all other considerations. He has also led his Squadron on daylight attacks to the most heavily defended Ruhr cities, displaying leadership and courage of the highest order. I therefore have no hesitation in recommending this officer for the non-Immediate award of the Distinguished Flying Cross. Remarks by Station Commander: During his operational tour this Officer has carried out a number of varied and difficult sorties which have included a series of attacks, both by day and by night, on Ruhr targets, and others of equal importance throughout Germany which were vital to the enemy's war effort and where the opposition was powerful. During this time Flying Officer Calvert has displayed consistent flying skill and efficiency of a high order, and his courage and dash have always served as a valuable example to other crews. His fine offensive spirit and operational record fully merit the award of the Distinguished Flying Cross.’ James Gordon Calvert was born in August 1923, and commenced his training at No. 32 E.F.T.S. in Alberta, Canada in September 1942. Returning to the U.K. in October 1943, and having attended further courses, he was posted to No. 640 Squadron, a Halifax unit operating out of Leconfield, Yorkshire, in early October 1944, in which month he completed six sorties, including two strikes against the Krupps works at Essen, a raid on Cologne, and two trips to Holland against enemy gun positions in support of the 1st Canadian Army. Calvert flew another half dozen operations in November, all against German targets, the first to Dusseldorf on the night of the 7th-8th, when his Halifax was coned by searchlights amidst heavy flak - and attacked by a Ju. 88. Bochum having been attacked on the 8th-9th (’Intense flak. Two searchlights’), and Gelsenkirchen on the 9th-10th (’Heavy flak. Saw several a/c go down’), he flew on strikes against Julich, Munster and Sterkrade. In December, after a sortie to Solst, Calvert and his crew were ordered to attack Osnabruck on the night of the 6th-7th, his Flying Log Book once more noting heavy flak - and a feathered port outer engine. Duisburg ten days later proved even more challenging, his Halifax being attacked on four occasions by an enemy night fighter ... ‘Destroyed same. Lost 6,000 feet.’ And a sharp reminder of ever present threat of enemy night fighters came again on the night of 5-6 January 1945, during a raid on Hannover, Calvert noting ‘Bags of N. Fighters. 32 lost on this night’s sortie.’ Luckily his trips to Dortmund, Ludwigshaven and Stuttgart in the same month appear to have been of a smoother nature. February 1945 witnessed Calvert flying several more sorties, including strikes against Mainz, Goch and Wanne Eickel, but it was an attack against Worms on the night of 21st-22nd that proved the highlight, his Flying Log Book noting, ‘Intense searchlight activity. Moderate flak. Saw seven a/c shot down by fighters.’ While in March, the final month of his operational tour, he appears to have enjoyed smoother trips against Hemmingstedt, Homburg and Witten. Tour expired, he was awarded the D.F.C. and posted to Transport Command. Post-war, Calvert joined No. 47 Squadron, a Hastings unit based at Dishforth, in which capacity he flew a remarkable tally of 163 sorties during the Berlin Airlift, between November 1948 and August 1949. He then instructed on Meteors with Flying Training Command, in addition to similar duties on secondment to the Luftwaffe in the early 1960s. Having then been advanced to Wing Commander, and attended the N.A.T.O. Defence College in Rome, he was posted to N.A.T.O’s Southern Europe H.Q. in Naples, from which latter establishment he returned to the UK in 1975; shortly after which, as a result of ill-health, he was placed on the Retired List. Sold with details of the recipient’s operational sorties, taken from the Squadron Operations Book; copied birth and death certificates; various newspaper cuttings; and other ephemera, including a NATO Defense College bronze medallion embossed ‘Wing Commander J. G. Calvert’.
Four: Sergeant G. Callister, Royal Marine Artillery, who witnessed the pounding of the Turkish forts at the mouth of the Dardanelles Strait in 1915 1914-15 Star (R.M.A. 10295 Bomb. G. Callister.); British War and Victory Medals (R.M.A. 10295 Sgt. G. Callister.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (10295 George Callister. Corporal. R.M.A.) heavy edge nicks to LSGC, otherwise nearly very fine and better (4) £120-£160 --- George Callister was born in Wallasey on 10 April 1884 and attested for the Royal Marine Artillery at Liverpool in 1902. Raised Gunner in 1903 and Bombardier on 20 September 1914, he spent almost the entirety of the Great War aboard the pre-dreadnought battleship H.M.S. Lord Nelson. Upon the outbreak of hostilities, Lord Nelson covered the safe transport of the B.E.F. to France. On 14 November 1914, she transferred to Sheerness to guard the English coast against the possibility of German invasion. Ordered to the Dardanelles in February 1915, Lord Nelson took part in the bombardment of the inner forts and supported the initial landings; engaged heavily on 7 March and struck on several occasions by Turkish fire which flooded two coal bunkers, she was forced to retreat to Malta for repairs - carrying a rather interesting souvenir in the form of a stone cannonball which landed upon her deck and was kept by Flag Officer Arthur Baker. Remaining in service post-Armistice, Callister was discharged dead from the Royal Naval Hospital, Haslar, on 20 February 1923 in consequence of a tumour to his tongue.
A Great War ‘Western Front bombing party’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Private R. J. McAllister, 3rd Battalion, Highland Light Infantry; ‘although wounded, he attempted to charge the barricade, but was forced to retire, being wounded again in three places by bullets, and also injured by a bomb’ Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (10062 Pte. R. J. McAllister. 3/H.L.I.); 1914-15 Star (10062 Pte. R. J. McAllister, High. L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (10062 Pte. R. J. McAllister. H.L.I.) a little polished, otherwise nearly very fine (4) £1,000-£1,400 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 14 January 1916; citation published 11 March 1916: ‘For conspicuous gallantry. Private McAllister volunteered to form one of a bombing party in an attack on the enemy’s barricade. Although wounded, he attempted to charge the barricade, but was forced to retire, being wounded again in three places by bullets, and also injured by a bomb. His bravery and devotion were most marked.’ Annotated gazette states: ‘Richebourg L’Avone, 15 June 1915.’ Robert J. McAllister served in France from 1 December 1914, initially with the 1st Battalion and later with the 3rd Battalion. He also served with the Royal Engineers and the Machine Gun Corps. Sold with copied research including gazette notices, Medal Index Cards and Battalion War Diary extracts.
A rare Great War M.M. group of three awarded to Miss Lilian A. Forse, Voluntary Aid Detachment Military Medal, G.V.R. (Miss L. A. Forse, V.A.D.); British War and Victory Medals (L. A. Forse, V.A.D.); together with a British Red Cross Society Distinguished Service Badge, gilt and enamel, by J. Gaunt, London, reverse inscribed, ‘L. A. Forse M.M. Replacement’, this last in card box, some edge bruising and contact marks, very fine and better (4) £3,000-£4,000 --- Provenance: Tony Sabell Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, September 2012. M.M. London Gazette 4 June 1918: Mrs Lilian Audrey Forse, V.A.D., attached No. 53 General Hospital, France ‘For courage and devotion to duty displayed when during a hostile air raid a bomb fell on the hospital marquee of which she was in charge. Although great damage was done and many patients injured, she showed admirable coolness in the performance of her duties throughout, and carried on as if nothing had happened.’ Lilian Audrey Forse served with the Voluntary Aid Detachment during the Great War on the Western Front from 23 April 1917. Interestingly, the correspondence address given on her Medal Index Card is ‘c/o Scottish Women’s Hospital, Serbia.’
A Second War ‘Cardiff Blitz’ B.E.M. awarded to J. N. Anderson, Dock Porter, Great Western Railway, for his gallant conduct in rescuing two dock workers trapped in the hold of the burning S.S. San Felipe after she had been hit by German Bombers in Cardiff Docks on 9 July 1940 British Empire Medal, (Civil) G.VI.R., 1st issue (John Nicholas Anderson) generally very fine £300-£400 --- B.E.M. London Gazette 8 August 1941: ‘During an air raid a bomb fell in the hold of a vessel in which six dock labourers were working. Anderson obtained a rope and descended into the hold in which a quantity of timber was burning and smouldering. After the lead had been given by Anderson other helpers followed. In addition to the danger of suffocation from the smoke and fumes they were working under the water line. Two men were rescued alive and sent ashore. Anderson and his fellow rescuers then dug into the burning debris and recovered the bodies of four men who, apparently, had been killed outright by the explosion. Anderson showed initiative and leadership and by his courage set a fine example.’ John Nicholas Anderson was born in Cardiff in 1909 and worked as a merchant seaman for a short while from 1924, before becoming a Dock Porter for the Great Western Railway at Cardiff Docks. On 9 July 1940, the Roath Dock was raided for the first time by German Bombers. The S.S. San Felipe was badly hit and six dock workers were trapped in the hold of the ship. For his gallant conduct in rescuing two of them, and recovering the bodies of the other four, he was awarded the British Empire Medal. He died in Bridgend, Glamorgan, in 1962. Sold with copied research.

Loading...
