A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. pair awarded to Able Seaman E. Harris, Hawke Battalion, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, who was three times wounded in action Military Medal, G.V.R. (WZ-995 A.B. E. Harris, Hawke Bn. R.N.V.R.); British War Medal 1914-20 (W.Z. 995 E. Harris. A.B. R.N.V.R.) contact marks to the latter, edge bruising, very fine (2) £700-£900 --- Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2009 (Military Medal only and since re-united with the British War Medal). M.M. London Gazette 20 August 1919. Eddie Harris was born on 2 October 1896. Living in Neath and a Collier by occupation, he enlisted into the South Wales Division R.N.V.R. on 11 May 1915, initially serving at Crystal Palace. He was promoted to Able Seaman in August 1915 and Leading Seaman in November 1915. Posted to the Hawke Battalion, he entered France on 10 July 1916 and reverted to Able Seaman at his own request in November that year. In March 1917 he was admitted to hospital at Etaples suffering from Trench Feet but was able to rejoin his unit during the following month. He was admitted to the 7th Canadian General Hospital in Etaples in November 1917 suffering from the effects of gas. Recovering he was able once more to return to his unit but in March 1918 he was again wounded - suffering from a gunshot wound and the effects of gas, for which he was invalided to England. In August 1918 he returned to the Hawke Battalion in France but was wounded for the third time in September 1918 - suffering a gunshot wound to the chest, leg and foot, for which he was invalided to England. For his brave services Able Seaman Harris was awarded the Military Medal. He was demobilised on 13 January 1919. Sold with copied service papers.
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A Second War ‘Italian campaign’ M.M. group of seven awarded to Sergeant F. T. Roberts, Royal Signals Military Medal, G.VI.R. (2582617 A. Sjt. F. T. Roberts. R. Signals.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 2nd issue, Territorial (2582617 Sgt. F. T. Roberts. M.M. R. Sigs.) mounted as worn in the incorrect order; together with three commemorative medals, for Dunkirk 1940; the Royal Federation of Veterans of King Albert I of Belgium; and the European Confederation of Combat Veterans, these three all with their related miniature awards, generally good very fine (10) £800-£1,000 --- M.M. London Gazette 26 October 1944 The original recommendation states: Sergeant Roberts was responsible for laying lines in the Trocchio area and forwards. During the period 11 May to 18 May [1944] he spent on the average five hours a day in the open repairing lines under shell fire and mortar fire. This was apart from the many hours repair work which had to be undertaken on lines which were not at the time under shell fire, and the time spent in laying new lines. In particular during the period from 1550 hours on 12 May to 2355 hours on 13 May, he line from Purple Sector Control to 99 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment was constantly broken by shelling and mortar fire, and Sergeant Roberts was employed for 21 hours on this line during this period. On one occasion fifty-seven breaks were mended. This line was of the greatest importance as it provided the only communication to the regiment responsible for smoking the River Gari. In addition, during the day of 16 April, Sergeant Roberts laid two lines from 10 Brigade exchange across the river to the D.M.A. During the laying of these lines there was considerable shell and mortaring and their construction was of the greatest assistance in providing communication across the river both for brigades and for the D.M.A. Doing the whole of this period Sergeant Roberts, working very long hours and in very adverse conditions, remained cheerful, tireless, and a fine example to his men. His example did much to ensure good line communication within his area of responsibility.’
A Great War 1918 ‘Canal du Nord’ M.C. attributed to Lieutenant H. H. Phinney, Canadian Field Artillery, who died as a result of gas poisoning on 29 November 1921 Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued, in case of issue; together with the recipient’s Memorial Scroll ‘Lieut. Henry Havelock Phinney, M.C., Canadian Field Artillery’, with Buckingham Palace enclosure, slight tear to scroll, good very fine £600-£800 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- M.C. London Gazette 8 March 1919; citation published 4 October 1919: ‘For conspicuous gallantry on the night of 26-27 September, 1918, near Inchy. He took a section of 18-pounders practically in front of our outpost line in order to fire with open sights at point-blank range, thus assisting infantry to cross the Canal du Nord. His task was an important one, and he carried it out with great skill and courage, making a daylight reconnaissance on the 26 September under considerable difficulty and heavy fire.’ Henry Havelock Phinney, a native of Winnipeg, and a well-known and successful oarsman, attested for the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force and was posted initially to the 6th Battalion, Canadian Infantry, before transferring to the Machine Gun Section of the Fort Garry Horse. Sailing for England with the first contingent of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, he landed at Plymouth, Devon on 16 October 1914, before being posted to an Officers Training Depot. Commissioned Second Lieutenant in the 14th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers, on 12 March 1915, he subsequently resigned his commission on account of ill-health in March 1916, and returned to Canada, having not served in a theatre of War. Recovering back in Canada, Phinney was commissioned a Lieutenant in the Canadian Field Artillery on 16 April 1917, and served with the 1st Field Battery, 1st Brigade during the Great War on the Western Front. Commanding a section of two 18-pounder guns, he was badly gassed in February 1918, which resulted in him spending three months in hospital in London. Recovering, he returned to the Front and later volunteered for a dangerous mission at the Canal du Nord in September 1918, for which gallantry he would be awarded the Military Cross. Phinney continued to suffer as a result of his gas poisoning, and died as a result at Padwirth, Surrey, on 29 November 1921. Sold with the recipient’s Royal Overseas Officers’ Club Membership Card for 1917; various postcard photographs of the recipient; and copied research.
A rare ‘Waziristan’ 1924 ‘immediate’ M.S.M. group of ten awarded to Captain A. Greenhalgh, Royal Engineers, attached Madras Sappers and Miners, Indian Army General Service, 2 clasps, Kurdistan, Iraq (314075 A. Sjt. A. Greenhalgh. R.E.); India General Service 1908-35, 3 clasps, Waziristan 1919-21, Waziristan 1921-24, Burma 1930-32 (1854281 C.S.M. A. Greenhalgh. R.E.); 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Coronation 1937, unnamed as issued; Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, Regular Army (1854281 W.O. Cl.1. A. Greenhalgh. R.E.); Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (1854281 Cpl. A. Greenhalgh. R.E.); Indian Independence Medal 1947, unnamed as issued, nearly very fine or better (10) £700-£900 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Provenance: Peter Duckers Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, July 2019. M.S.M. London Gazette 23 March 1925: ‘In recognition of valuable services rendered in connection with Military Operations in Waziristan, 21st April 1923 to 31st March 1924’ Arthur Greenhalgh was born in Sheffield in 1899. He re-attested for the Royal Engineers at Conway on 1 February 1919 having already attested for ‘qualifying service’ on 29 April 1918 in Sheffield. His Great War medal index card shows the award of British War and Victory Medals subsequently crossed out and the medal roll similarly marks his awards as ineligible and returned. He was initially assigned to the Inland Water Transport Section and later in 1919 he was posted to India, as acting Sergeant, attached to the 13th Company, Madras Sappers and Miners, serving in this capacity in Iraq and Kurdistan, 1919-20 and Waziristan 1919-24. He was awarded an immediate M.S.M. for service in Waziristan (Corporal, acting C.S.M.), one of only 94 M.S.M.s awarded for Waziristan in the period 1920-28 and one of the last ‘immediate’ awards. Greenhalgh subsequently served in the Madras Sappers and Miners in Burma 1930-32 and in the Second World War, having been promoted Warrant Officer Class I in 1934 and Sergeant Major Instructor in 1936. He was appointed Regimental Sergeant Major, Madras Sappers and Miners, in March 1939 and was authorised to serve beyond 21 years in 1940. Appointed Lieutenant and Quartermaster, Madras Sappers and Miners, in September 1940 he was advanced to War Substantive Captain in September 1943, serving as Staff Captain, Adjutant General’s Staff, H.Q. from that date. Sold with copied research.
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. awarded to Lance-Corporal F. Ritchie, 4th Regiment, South African Infantry, who rescued wounded soldiers of the 20th London Regiment who had lain exposed in No Man’s Land for many days Military Medal, G.V.R. (5762 Pte. F. Ritchie. 4/S.A. Inf: Bn:); together with the recipient’s Silver War Badge ‘SA 180’, this lacking pin, traces of adhesive to reverse, otherwise extremely fine (2) £240-£280 --- M.M. London Gazette 22 January 1917. The original recommendation states: ‘On the night of 12 October [1916] north of Eaucourt L’Abbaye after our attack that day rendered most valuable assistance in organising a mixed body of men under heavy fire and digging a new front line trench. Also brought in to safety from no man’s land under fire on the early morning of 13 October a number of wounded men of the 20th London Regiment some of whom were found lying close to the enemy’s trenches and had been there many days.’ Frederick Ritchie was born in Kilmarnock, Scotland, around 1885, and attested for the 4th South African Infantry at Potchefstroom on 4 September 1915. Posted to France on 15 April 1916, he was promoted Corporal on 20 July 1916 and was appointed Lance-Sergeant on 9 September 1916. Tried by Court Martial for drunkenness just a month later, he was found guilty and reduced to Private. He subsequently reported sick at the end of November 1916 and was sent to Hospital at Le Treport suffering from an aggravation and swelling to the left knee; the injury ended his campaign and his was discharged permanently unfit at Bordon Camp in the summer of 1917. Sold with copied service record and recommendation for the M.M.
Four: Gunner J. Mulholland, Royal Field Artillery, late South African Constabulary Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Rhodesia, Relief of Mafeking, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, unofficial retaining rod between state and date clasps (192 1st. Cl: Tpr: J. Mulholland. S.A.C.); 1914 Star (7948 Gnr: J. Mulholland. R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals (RFRA-7948 Gnr. J. Mulholland. R.A.) traces of verdigris to Star and VM, minor edge bruising, very fine and better (4) £300-£400 --- James Mulholland, a brick layer, was born in Glasgow around 1874 and originally served during the Boer War with the South African Constabulary, being one of a very small number of men in his unit entitled to the clasp Relief of Mafeking. The QSA medal roll adds: ‘Discharged time expired, 19.12.01’ and notes further time spent as a Trooper in the Rhodesian Regiment. Returning to civilian employment, Mulholland enlisted in the Army Reserve (Special Reservists) at Budden Camp on 6 July 1908. Appointed Gunner in the Royal Field Artillery, he was present at annual training from 1909 to 1914 and served during the Great War as part of the British Expeditionary Force from 14 September 1914. Transferred to the Mediterranean theatre of operations on 14 January 1916, he was discharged from further military service in June 1917. Sold with copied service record and medal roll confirming entitlement.
British War Medal 1914-20 (4) (Pte. G. Pigden. 4th S.A.I.; Pte. W. L. Randall. 4th S.A.I.; Pte. J. R. White. 4th S.A.I.; Pte. J. F. Wilson. 4th S.A.I.) traces of adhesive to reverse of all, very fine and better (4) £100-£140 --- George Pigden was born in Cape Town around 1898 and attested for the 1st South African Infantry at Cape Town on 23 April 1917. He joined the 4th Regiment on the Western Front 31 October 1917, and was killed in action on 5 December 1917. He is buried at Gouzeaucourt New British Cemetery, near Cambrai. William Lucas Randall was born in Heidelberg, Transvaal, around 1896, and attested for the 4th South African Infantry at Potchefstroom on 20 August 1915. Posted to France on 3 June 1916, he was killed in action on 18 July 1916. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France. John Robert White was born in London around 1899 and attested for the South African Infantry at Potchefstroom on 11 September 1915 - his documents incorrectly stating his age as 20 years. Embarked for England with “C” Company 25 September 1915, his service record records him as Missing on 12 October 1916 and Killed in Action on 15 October 1916. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France. John Fleming Wilson was born in Germiston around 1898 and attested for the 1st South African Infantry at Germiston on 7 February 1917. He joined the 4th Regiment on the Western Front on 13 June 1917, and was evacuated to No. 64 Casualty Clearing Station on 21 September 1917 suffering from a compound fracture to the skull. He died of his injuries two days later and is buried at Mendinghem Military Cemetery. Sold with copied service records for all four recipients.
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.C. group of five awarded to Major S. Dawson, Royal Field Artillery Military Cross, G.V.R., the reverse inscribed ‘Capt. S. Dawson R.F.A. Flanders’; British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Major S. Dawson.); Belgium, Kingdom, Order of the Crown, Fourth Class breast badge, silver and enamel, with rosette and gilt palm on riband; Croix de Guerre, A.I.R., bronze, mounted court-style for display, nearly extremely fine (5) £800-£1,000 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- M.C. London Gazette 1 January, 1918. M.I.D. London Gazettes 4 January 1917 and 5 July 1919. Belgian Order of the Crown and Croix de Guerre London Gazette 24 October 1919. Major Samuel Dawson was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Royal Field Artillery on 13 June 1915, after five years in the ranks, and served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 27 May 1916. Promoted Lieutenant on 1 July 1917, and appointed temporary Major on 15 March 1918, he was wounded in action in May 1918. For most of the War Dawson served as a Staff Captain with 40th Division, and for his services he was awarded the Military Cross, was twice mentioned in Despatches, and was twice honoured by the Belgian government. He transferred to the Reserve of Officers with the rank of Major on 12 December 1920. Sold with copied research.
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. awarded to Private T. Cleugh, 1/1st Northumbrian Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps (Territorial Force) Military Medal, G.V.R. (386337 Pte. T. Cleugh. R.A.M.C.) good very fine £160-£200 --- M.M. London Gazette 23 July 1919. For service in France. Thomas Cleugh attested for the Royal Army Medical Corps and served with the 1/1st Northumbrian Field Ambulance, R.A.M.C. (Territorial Force) during the Great War on the Western Front from 22 April 1915. He was demobilised on 4 February 1919.
A Great War ‘Vimy Ridge’ M.M. awarded to R. F. L. Sheldon-Williams, 10th Canadian Machine-Gun Battalion Military Medal, G.V.R. (181115 Pte. R. F. L. Sheldon-Williams. 10/Coy. Can: M.G.C.) extremely fine £400-£500 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- M.M. London Gazette 9 July 1917. The original Recommendation states: ‘For exceptional devotion to duty while acting as a runner from 9 to 12 April [1917] at Vimy Ridge. He displayed great courage and bravery throughout, being on duty practically the whole time without sleep.’ Ralf Frederic Lardy Sheldon-Williams was born in Elvetham, England, on 4 March 1875 and having emigrated to Canada attested for the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force at Victoria, B.C. He served with the 47th Battalion, Canadian Infantry during the Great War on the Western Front from 21 August 1916, and was seconded on attachment to the 10th Brigade, Canadian Machine Gun Company on 6 October 1916. Awarded the Military Medal for his gallantry at Vimy Ridge in April 1917, he was promoted Sergeant on 22 February 1918. Returning to Canada following the cessation of hostilities, he was discharged at Toronto on 21 June 1919. Sold with copied service papers and other research.
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.C. group of three awarded to Captain F. A. Keall, 52nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry, for his gallantry at Tilloy on 1 October 1918 when, leading his company, they successfully captured 150 enemy prisoners and 20 machine-guns; wounded shortly alter, he continued to lead his men Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; British War and Victory Medals (Capt. F. A. Keall.) good very fine (3) £1,000-£1,400 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- M.C. London Gazette 4 October 1919; citation published 15 November 1919: ‘For most conspicuous gallantry and determined leadership of his company on the 1st October, 1918, on the enemy positions north of Tilloy. At one point he was held up by a large number of enemy machine guns. These he attacked successfully, capturing about 150 prisoners and 20 machine guns. Later, an enemy field gun firing over open sights was captured and the hilltop cleared of the enemy. He was shortly afterwards wounded, but continued to lead his men.’ Frank Alfred Keall was born in Oxford, England, and having emigrated to Winnipeg, Canada, was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the 144th Battalion, Canadian Infantry. He served during the Great War with the 52nd Battalion on the Western Front from 3 May 1917, and was promoted acting Captain on 12 September 1918. For his gallantry at Tilloy on 1 October 1918 he was awarded the Military Cross, being wounded that same day. Returning to Canada in March 1919, he was demobilised on 11 May 1919. Sold with a photographic image of the recipient, and copied service papers and other research.
Bilingual Victory Medal 1914-19 (4) (Pte. J. H. Matheson. 4th S.A.I.; Pte. H. T. Matthews. 4th S.A.I.; Pte. D. Page 4th S.A.I.; Pte. J. R. Patrick 4th S.A.I.) traces of adhesive to reverse of all, wear and traces of verdigris to the VM to Matheson, this fair; the remainder very fine (4) £80-£100 --- John H. Matheson was born in Cape Town around 1891 and attested for the 4th South African Infantry at Potchefstroom on 21 August 1915. His papers note that he struggled with military discipline with repeated entries for ‘conduct prejudicial to good order’. Posted to the Western Front, he suffered a gunshot wound to the ear on 25 March 1918 and was later discharged at Maitland in May 1919. Henry Thomas Matthews was born in Cardiff in 1897 and attested for the 1st South African Infantry at Cape Town on 8 May 1917. Posted to the 4th Regiment on the Western Front 11 November 1917, he is recorded as a Prisoner of War in Germany from 24 March 1918. Repatriated on 8 December 1918, he was discharged at Maitland in May 1919. Donald Page was born in Mafeking in 1890 and attested for the 1st South African Infantry on 8 April 1918. Posted to France on 25 August 1918, he transferred to the 4th Regiment on 30 August 1918 and was discharged in September 1919. His service records add: ‘Disability. Malaria and gas effects att. to service.’ James Rice Patrick was born in Glasgow around 1896 and attested for the 4th South African Infantry at Potchefstroom on 7 December 1915. He served in France from 6 August 1916 and received a gunshot wound to the chest on 22 March 1918. He was later discharged at Maitland in July 1919. Sold with copied service records for all four recipients.
An unattributed group of eight miniature dress medals 1914 Star, with clasp; British War and Victory Medals; Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue; Russia, Empire, Order of St. Anne, Military Division, silver-gilt and enamel; Order of St. Vladimir, Military Division, silver-gilt and enamel; Serbia, Kingdom, Medal for Zealous Service, gilt; Greece, Kingdom, War Cross 1916-17, silver, mounted for wear, nearly very fine and better (8) £100-£140
A Great War M.B.E. group of four awarded to Group Captain M. J. James, Royal Naval Air Service and Royal Air Force The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E., (Military) Member’s 1st type breast badge, silver, hallmarks for London 1919; 1914-15 Star (Flt. S. Lt. M. J. James, R.N.A.S.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Lieut. M. J. James.) mounted as worn, good very fine and better (4) £300-£400 --- M.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1919. M.I.D. London Gazette 14 June 1918 (Egypt). Maurice Jewison James was commissioed temporary Sub-Lieutenant in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve on 18 September 1914, and was soon after posted to the Royal Naval Air Service, being confirmed in the rank of Flight Sub-Lieutenant on 24 January 1915. He served with both the Royal Naval Air Service and then the Royal Air Force during the Great War, and for his services in Egypt was Mentioned in Despatches, and was also appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire. Remaining in the Royal Air Force, he was ultimately advanced Group Captain on 11 March 1940.
A Great War ‘Western Front’ ‘Tyneside Irish’ M.M. group of three awarded to Pte. S. S. Watson, Northumberland Fusiliers Military Medal, G.V.R. (23-629 Pte. S. S. Watson. 25/North’d: Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (23-629 Pte. S. S. Watson. North’d Fus.) very fine (3) £300-£400 --- M.M. London Gazette, 11 May 1917. Simon Shield Watson was born in Haltwhistle, Northumberland, on 9 July 1895. He attested into the Northumberland Fusiliers for service during the Great War and served on the Western Front with the 23rd, 25th, 14th, 9th and 1st Battalions. Awarded the Military Medal in May 1917, he was discharged ‘Class Z’ and died in Haltwhistle in June 1923. Sold with copied research.
A Second War M.M. awarded to Lance-Naik Alla Baksh, Punjab Regiment, Indian Army Military Medal, G.VI.R. (15325 L-Nk Alla Baksh Punjab R) scratches to reverse field, heavily polished and worn, therefore about fair, the naming details all perfectly legible £300-£400 --- M.M. London Gazette 1 August 1946: ‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the far East.’
Military General Service 1793-1814, 2 clasps, Nivelle, Toulouse (James Duffy, 11th. Foot.) edge nicks, good very fine £1,000-£1,400 --- Provenance: Lieutenant-Colonel J. B. Gaskell Collection 1911, Glendining’s, May 1911. James Duffy was born in Cootehill, Monaghan in 1792. A Weaver by occupation, he attested for the 11th Regiment of Foot on 25 December 1808 and was wounded in the left leg at Pampeluna on 30 July 1813. Admitted for Pension due to amputation of left leg at thigh on 7 September 1814, after 5 years and 250 days’ service, he was granted a pension of 1/- per day for life. Sold with copied discharge record.
An interesting 1914 Star Trio awarded to Major H. F. Woodgate, Railway Transport Establishment, who played international cricket for Ireland and jointly patented what was believed to have been the first automatic rifle, in 1894 1914 Star (Major H. F. Woodgate. R.T.E.); British War and Victory Medals (Major H. F. Woodgate.) contact marks, the second with an official correction to the second initial and slightly polished, otherwise nearly very fine (3) £240-£280 --- Herbert Ferdinand Woodgate was born in Hythe, Hampshire on 28 February 1864. He was commissioned from the Royal Military Academy into the South Wales Borderers on 6 February 1885. On 9 January 1894, together with William Griffiths, he patented a ‘recoil operated gun’, which was tested by the British Army but deemed unsuitable for production. A keen cricketeer, he was selected to play for Ireland against Scotland in August 1888. Later, despite the loss of investors, he continued his endeavours alone, undaunted in his efforts to produce a suitable automatic rifle, but his ‘Woodgate Rifle’ prototype was again rejected in 1900. He served in South Africa with his regiment during the Boer War and was awarded a Queen’s South Africa Medal with clasps for Cape Colony, Transvaal, and Orange Free State. Later recalled for service during the Great War, he was appointed Honorary Major on 27 September 1914 and served on the Western Front with the Railway Transport Establishment from 6 October 1914. He died in Chelsea, London, around March 1943. Sold with copied medal roll extracts and copied research.
The mounted group of six miniature dress medals worn by Sergeant R. Ferguson, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R.; Military Medal, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar; 1914 Star, with clasp; British War and Victory Medals; Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue, mounted as worn and housed in a Spink, London, leather case, the lid embossed ‘No. 9782 Sergt. R. Ferguson 93rd Highlanders from Major Duncan & Major Couper 1st March 1920’, good very fine (6) £240-£280 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- D.C.M. London Gazette 2 December 1919: ‘During the operations near Forest on 23rd October, 1918, he was A./C.S.M. Prior to moving to their assembly position, the company became slightly disorganised, and he reorganised them under intense enemy barrage. Next day he went forward with his company in the attack on the enemy position near Paul Jacques Farm; finding a number of men in the battalion on the left without N.C.O.’s he organised them into a platoon, and led them on to their objective. After supervising the consolidation he rejoined his company. He showed marked gallantry and ability.’ M.M. London Gazette 11 October 1916. M.M. Second Award Bar London Gazette 18 June 1917. According to the Battalion war diary, this award was give in the field for an attack on the high ground overlooking Fontaine les Croisilles and the Hindenburg Line, in the neighbourhood of that village and the river Sensee on 23 April 1917. Robert Ferguson, a native of Paisley, served with the 2nd Battalion (attached from the 4th Battalion), Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, during the Great War on the Western Front from 10 August 1914. Note: The recipient’s full-sized medals were sold in these rooms in February 2022.
A scarce Africa General Service Medal for Kenya awarded to Lance Corporal D. V. Leaman, 1st Battalion, Devonshire Regiment, who died of gunshot wounds received on operations against the Mau Mau, 10 November 1953 Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Kenya (22652621 Pte D V Leaman Devons) in named box of issue, a later issue with engraved naming, nearly extremely fine £240-£280 --- Derek Victor Leaman was a ‘19 year old Torquay soldier serving in Kenya with the 1st Battalion, The Devonshire Regiment... has died in a Military Hospital after receiving gunshot wounds while on active service against Mau Mau terrorists. A War Officer telegram... told Mr and Mrs E. Leaman, of 36 Starpitten Grove that their son Derek, a lance-corporal with B Company, died at Nyeri Military Hospital on Tuesday.... Before joining the Army, Derek was employed as a market gardener at Stokeinteignhead... Derek, one of a family of eleven... was at 16 years of age, interested in horses and for a time he was apprenticed as a jockey...’ (newspaper cutting included in lot refers) Lance Corporal Leaman died from a gunshot wound to the pelvis received whilst on operations. He died in Nyeri Military Hospital, 10 November 1953, and is buried in Nairobi Cemetery. Sold with the following original and contemporary documents: Army Certificate of Education Third Class, dated 20 June 1953; Inventory of Soldier’s Effects, dated 19 January 1954; letter addressed to recipient’s mother regarding photographs of her son’s grave and funeral from Captain and Adjutant J. P. Randle, Devonshire Regiment, dated 4 January 1954; photograph of recipient’s funeral, and grave; newspaper cutting relating to recipient’s death, dated 13 November 1953.
A Great War ‘Battle of Passchendaele’ M.M. group of nine awarded to Sergeant J. J. Cronje, 4th Regiment, South African Infantry, later South African Medical Corps, who was decorated for repeatedly hauling wounded men on his back and carrying them from the Menin Road to the comparative safety of Allied First Aid Posts and Casualty Clearing Stations Military Medal, G.V.R. (2290 Pte. J. J. Cronje. 4/S.A. Inf:); 1914-15 Star (Pte. J. J. Cronje 6th Infantry); British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (Pte. J. J. Cronje. 4th S.A.I.); 1939-45 Star (228144 J. J. Cronje) this privately engraved; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Africa Service Medal, the last four officially impressed ‘228144 J. J. Cronje’, mounted as worn, suspension slack on BWM, nearly very fine and better (9) £360-£440 --- M.M. London Gazette 14 January 1918. The original recommendation - initially for a D.C.M. - states: ‘This man who was a Company stretcher bearer showed great gallantry and devotion to duty during the operations at Ypres on 20 September 1917. Whilst acting as one of a party of stretcher bearers, he continued to carry wounded men to safety on his back under heavy shell fire, after the remaining members of the party were either killed or wounded.’ John Cronje, a blacksmith, was born in Riversdale, South Africa, on 9 September 1894, and attested for the 1st South African Infantry on 14 August 1915. Posted to the Western Front with “K” Company, 4th S.A.I., his papers record that he was wounded in action on 28 February 1917, 18 April 1917 and 24 March 1918; the latter occasion is stated as a severe injury to the shoulder and left knee, received in the opening days of the German Spring Offensive - possibly at Marrieres Wood. Invalided to England 30 March 1918, Cronje embarked home to South Africa per Cawdor Castle and was demobilised at Maitland 24 May 1919. He later returned to service at Kimberley with the South African Medical Corps from 24 December 1941. Appointed Corporal in June 1942 and Sergeant in October 1944, he witnessed extensive service as a male nurse in Italy and North West Europe; he was demobilised in March 1946, his character rated as ‘exemplary’. Sold with copied service records for both campaigns; with private research detailing the names of 4 comrades recommended for the M.M. alongside Cronje, all members of “D” Company, 4th S.A.I.
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.C. and Second Award Bar group of four awarded to Major D. K. Turner, 8th Battalion Canadian Infantry and Manitoba Regiment, late 27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry, who was wounded by gun shot in November 1917 Military Cross, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar, unnamed as issued; 1914-15 Star (71221 Pte. D. K. Turner. 27/Can: Inf:); British War and Victory Medals (Major D. K. Turner.) mounted court-style for wear, good very fine (4) £1,800-£2,200 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- M.C. London Gazette 25 November 1916; citation published 13 January 1917: ‘For conspicuous gallantry in action. After the defence of the position he led a patrol forward and captured two enemy machine guns and fifty prisoners. He displayed great courage and initiative throughout.’ M.C. Second Award Bar London Gazette 1 February 1919; citation published 3 May 1919: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He made a personal reconnaissance on the nigh of the 30th-31st August, 1918, under machine-gun fire, and directed the assembly of the battalion for the attack on Olive and Ostrich Trenches. After the attack he took out forward posts and established them under heavy machine-gun and artillery fire. His reconnaissance work throughout the fight was a great factor in its success.’ Duncan Kenneth Turner was born in Inverness, Scotland on 31 August 1890 and having emigrated to Canada attested for the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force at Winnipeg on 25 October 1914. Posted to the 27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry, he served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 18 September 1915, before being granted a temporary Commission as a Lieutenant in the 8th Battalion on 5 March 1916. Suffering concussion and deafness later that month, Turner was medically evacuated to England, before returning to the Field with the 11th Battalion in June 1916. Posted back to the 8th Battalion on 31 August 1916, it was with this unit that he was awarded the Military Cross, for his gallantry in capturing two enemy machine guns and fifty prisoners. After then spending much of 1917 in and out of hospital, including as a result of having been wounded by gun shot to the forehead and right wrist on 10 November 1917, he was appointed Acting Captain on 25 November 1917, and then temporary Major in the Manitoba Regiment on 12 August 1918, being awarded a Second Award Bar to his Military Cross for his gallantry later that month. He returned to Canada in August 1919, and was demobilised on 15 August 1919. Sold with copied service records and other research.
Pair: Lance-Corporal H. Ryman, 4th Regiment, South African Infantry 1914-15 Star (Pte. H. Ryman 8th Infantry.); British War Medal 1914-20 (L/Cpl. H. Ryman 4th S.A.I.) traces of adhesive to reverse of both, very fine Pair: Private W. S. Simpson, 4th Regiment, South African Infantry 1914-15 Star (Pte. W. S. Simpson 6th Infantry.); British War Medal 1914-20 (Pte. W. S. Simpson. 4th S.A.I.) traces of adhesive to reverse of both, very fine Pair: Private N. Elman, 4th Regiment, South African Infantry, who died of wounds on 11 September 1916 1914-15 Star (Pte. N. Elman 6th Infantry); Bilingual Victory Medal 1914-19 (Pte. N. Elman. 4th S.A.I.) traces of adhesive to reverse of both, good very fine (6) £100-£140 --- Harold Ryman was born in Durban around 1895 and attested for the 4th South African Infantry at Potchefstroom in September 1915. Posted to France from 21 April 1916, his papers record him as ‘missing’ on 15 July 1916 during the Battle of the Somme. Later stated to be with his unit and uninjured, Ryman remained on the Western Front, and later suffered a gunshot wound to the thigh and arm on 11 April 1918, and another to the shoulder and thigh on 17 October 1918. He was discharged at Maitland on 6 May 1919. William Strachan Simpson attested for “E” Company, 4th South African Infantry on 14 September 1915. Posted to the Western Front, he was tried by District Court Martial on 2 February 1916. His papers state: ‘When on active service using violence to his superior officer’. Found not guilty, but judged guilty of ‘offering’ violence, he was sentenced to 14 days in the cells. Afflicted by bronchitis in January 1918, Simpson survived the war and was discharged at Maitland in June 1919. Nathan Elman was born in the District of Korna, Russia, around 1887, and attested for the 4th South African Infantry at Potchefstroom on 30 August 1915. Posted to “E” Company on 14 September 1915, he arrived in France on 30 June 1916 and died of self inflicted wounds in the woods of the Grand Chateau, Villers Chatel, just a few months later. He is buried in Quatre-Vents Military Cemetery, Estree-Cauchy, France. Sold with copied service records for all three recipients.
Waterloo 1815 (Ensign L. Lind, 1st Batt. 91st Reg. Foot.) fitted with a replacement silver clip and small ring suspension, pitting to obverse field, polished, nearly very fine £1,800-£2,200 --- Lawrence Lind was born in 1796 and was admitted to the Royal Military College in November 1810. Serving initially as a Volunteer in the 71st Foot, he was commissioned Ensign in the 91st Regiment of Foot on 9 June 1814, and served in Captain Thomas Hunter Blair's company during the Waterloo Campaign, 16-18 June 1815, receiving prize money of £34 14s 9d. He subsequently transferred to the 69th Regiment of Foot on half-pay, and retired on 31 August 1832.
Bilingual Victory Medal 1914-19 (4) (L/Cpl. E. C. Baker. 4th S.A.I.; L/Cpl. W. G. Birch. 4th S.A.I.; L/Cpl. A. H. Dixon. 4th S.A.I.; Pte. N. J. Thomson. 4th S.A.I.) glue residue to the reverse of all medals, very fine and better (4) £80-£100 --- Ernest Cecil Baker was born in Kimberley and attested for the 4th South African Infantry at Potchefstroom on 24 November 1915. Posted to France 29 June 1916, his papers record that he suffered a gunshot wound to the head and right hand in December 1917. Evacuated to the Royal Victoria Hospital, he was later discharged at Maitland on 28 May 1919. William Garcia Birch was born in the Transvaal in 1896 and attested for the 4th South African Infantry at Potchefstroom on 20 August 1915. Disembarked at Marseilles 20 April 1916, he was appointed Lance Corporal on 11 June 1916, and died of wounds received in action at No. 23 General Hospital, Etaples, on 19 July 1916. He is buried at Etaples Military Cemetery, France. Alfred Hollings Dixon was born in Johannesburg on 1894 and attested for the 4th South African Infantry at Potchefstroom on 16 September 1915. Disembarked at Rouen on 25 July 1916, he joined the Regiment on the Western Front on 1 August 1916 and was killed in action on 17 October 1916. He is buried at Warlencourt British Cemetery, France. Nicholas Johannes Thomson was born in Richmond, Cape Province, around 1896, and attested for the 4th South African Infantry on 24 March 1917. Embarked at Cape Town per Euripidies on 20 April 1917, his papers state that he suffered a severe shrapnel wound to the arm on 5 April 1918. Evacuated from the Western Front, he was discharged at Maitland in November 1919. Sold with copied service records for all four recipients.
A scarce M.S.M. for gallantry awarded to Acting Company Sergeant Major J. S. Holborn, M.M., 4th Regiment, South African Infantry, who was twice decorated for initiative and courage and was later killed in action during the German Spring Offensive on 17 April 1918 Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (X15 A.Cpl. J. S. Holborn. 4/S.A. Inf:) traces of adhesive to reverse, minor edge bruise, nearly extremely fine and scarce to unit £300-£400 --- M.M. London Gazette 9 July 1917. The original recommendation - initially for a D.C.M. - states: ‘In the operations on 9 April [1917] this Non Commissioned Officer was in charge of a platoon and displayed great initiative and courage. In the attack on the second objective he led a bombing attack against a portion of the enemy and dispersed them. In the operations of 12 April, he again led his platoon in a very gallant manner and by his courage act - a very splendid example to the men. In this attack he was wounded, but in the arm and the leg but refused to leave his post for nearly four hours after being wounded and until he had been assured that his platoon was in a secure position.’ M.S.M. London Gazette 9 March 1917. The original recommendation states: ‘For Gallantry in the Performance of Military Duty. During a course of instruction in live grenade throwing, an N.C.O. threw a live mills bomb which lodged in the parapet of the trench just above his head. L/Cpl. Holborn pushed the man aside and grasping the bomb threw it over the parapet, thus averting a most serious accident and probably saving several lives. Deed performed at Bordon, 23 July 1916.’ John Simpson Holborn, a boilermaker, was born in Gourock, Scotland, around 1876, and attested for the 4th South African Infantry at Bordon on 29 November 1915. Allocated the Regimental number ‘X15’ and attached to “K” Company, he disembarked at Rouen for the Western Front shortly after his M.S.M. winning exploits and was promoted Corporal in the trenches on 8 August 1916. Further promoted Sergeant 6 November 1916, his service records state that he survived the Battle of the Somme but was wounded in action on 12 April 1917, during the action for which he was awarded the Military Medal. Evacuated to Eastbourne suffering from a severe gunshot wound to the right hip, he returned to Belgium in March 1918 as Acting Company Sergeant Major. He was killed in action a short while later on 17 April 1918; he has no known grave and is commemorated upon the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Sold with copied service record and private research.
Military General Service 1793-1814, 9 clasps, Roleia, Vimiera, Corunna, Fuentes D’Onor, Vittoria, Nivelle, Nive, Orthes, Toulouse (R. Kennedy, Serjt. 71st. Foot.) minor edge bruising, good very fine £1,800-£2,200 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Provenance: Glendining’s, July 1928. The greatest number of clasps awarded to the 71st Regiment of Foot is 10 (the above clasps plus Pyrenees), awarded to eight recipients; a further eleven recipients, including Kennedy, received the medal with 9 clasps. Robert Kennedy, a native of Aughtergivan, Perthshire, attested for the 71st Regiment of Foot and served with them throughout the Peninsula War, and subsequently in Captain Archibald Armstrong’s Company during the Waterloo campaign, 16-18 June 1815.
The regimentally unique Great War M.C., M.M. group of six awarded to Lieutenant W. C. Maunder, Devonshire Regiment; captured and taken prisoner of war at Bois de Buttes on 27 May 1918, he was later severely wounded during an attack on Ignatovskaya, North Russia, on 27 June 1919 Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; Military Medal, G.V.R. (9415 Sjt. W. C. Maunder. 1/Devon R.); 1914 Star, with copy clasp (9415 Pte. W. C. Maunder. 1/Devon R.); British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. W. C. Maunder.); Defence Medal, mounted for wear, light pitting, very fine and better (6) £1,800-£2,200 --- M.C. London Gazette 26 July 1918: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. A hostile party had crossed a bridge, and were attacking in the flank. He at once led his men against the enemy, who were on top of an embankment, and although heavily fired on he succeeded in killing a considerable number and taking four prisoners, besides two British officers of another regiment, who had been captured. His courageous action restored complete command of the bridge.’ Annotated Gazette states: ‘St Christ Bridge, River Somme 24 March 1918.’ M.M. London Gazette 27 October 1916. William Charles Maunder was born in Dawlish, Devon in 1894. A Labourer by occupation he attested for the Special Reserve in 1911 serving 111 days before attesting for the Devonshire Regiment on 2 December 1911. His pre-war military conduct was chequered, described as ‘Fair. Bad tempered, Intelligent, honest & sober’. At the outbreak of the Great War he was serving with the 1st Battalion stationed at St Helier, Jersey. The battalion embarked for France and joined the British Expeditionary Force at Le Havre on 22 August 1914. Quickly promoted he served in the early actions of the Great War and was awarded the Military Medal whilst serving as a Sergeant with the 1st Battalion. Hospitalised in 1917 suffering from Trench Feet he was temporally attached at Hastings to the Royal Flying Corps in 1917 before returning to France with the 2nd Battalion on 2 November 1917. Appointed Acting Company Sergeant Major he was granted a Permanent Commission ‘For service in the Field’ on 4 February 1918, still with the 2nd Battalion, Devonshire Regiment, and he took up duties as Second Lieutenant with ‘C’ Company. He was awarded his Military Cross whilst serving with his company during the action at St Christ Bridge over the River Somme on 24 March 1918. Maunder was in action with H.Q. Company at Bois de Buttes near Pontavert on 27 May 1918, with orders to hold the line to the last. 23 officers and 528 men were reported as killed or missing; the 2nd Battalion was cited in the French Orders of the Day and was collectively awarded the Croix de Guerre, honours which the battalion was the first British unit to receive. Captured and subsequently held in Stralsund/Dänholm Prisoner of War Camp, Germany, he was repatriated on 14 December 1918. Granted two months’ leave he was posted Second Lieutenant with No. 2 Composite Battalion, No. 3 (Devon Regiment) Company (attached 1st Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry) on 12 April 1919 for service with the North Russia Relief Force. Embarking from Southampton on H.M.T. Czar for Russia, No. 2 Composite Battalion arrived at Murmansk on 18 May 1919 and disembarked at Sobornia Quay, Archangel on 26 May 1919. Marching to Olga Barracks on right bank of River Dwina they embarked by local Russian river tugs south up the River Dwina to the junction of rivers Dwina and Vaga. Disembarking at Beresnik they marched via Ust Vaga to the front at Seltso. No 2 Composite Battalion took part in the attack on Ignatovskaya on left bank of River Vaga on 27 June 1919; during this action Second Lieutenant Maunder received ‘Gun Shot Wounds Severe Left Arm’. Medically evacuated via Archangel he disembarked at Leith on 4 August 1919. Promoted Lieutenant he was admitted to 3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth on 5 August 1919. Transferred to Queen Alexandra Military Hospital, Millbank he was medical boarded as permanently unfit for any further Military Service due to ‘Gun Shot wound left arm’ disability 50% due to wounds, injuries equivalent to the loss of a limb and likely to be permanent in their effects 4 February 1921. He was placed on the Half-Pay list on account of ill-health on 8 March 1921. Following his discharge, and having married, Maunder set up business as a tobacconist in Teignmouth, South Devon. Following the outbreak of the Second World War he again volunteered his services and was appointed Lieutenant in the 9th (Newton Abbot) Battalion, Devon Home Guard on 1 December 1941. He died at Teignmouth Hospital on 7 June 1962, aged 67. Sold with the recipient’s Infantry Officers’ Sword, 33 inch blade by G. Boyton & Son, Clerkenwell etched with scrolls, GV cypher, regulation steel hilt with wire bound fishskin grip and leather scabbard, the ricasso numbered 2613 and faintly engraved ‘W.C. Maunder Devon’ a photographic images of the recipient; original documents; and extensive copied research. This is an age restricted lot: the successful buyer will be required to either collect in person, or arrange specialist shipping.
A collection of military embroidered cloth shoulder titles and other cloth uniform insignia, to include Hallamshire Battalion, Canadian Scottish, Irish Guards, Glider Pilot Regiment, Green Howards, Malaya Command, South Wales Borderers, Grenadier Guards, Scots Guards, Coldstream Guards and S.A.S. Regiment Malaya Scouts examples Condition Report:Available upon request
African military cap badges, to include Regiment President Steyn Bloemfontein, King's Africa Rifles, Rhodesia Light Infantry, Northern Rhodesia Regiment, Rhodesia African Rifles, Royal West Africa Frontier Force etc.; together with further Malta, Falkland Island and Palestinian examples; a naval Mine Clearance Service cuff badge; various Home Guard, Women's Land Army, A.R.P. and other home front uniform badges/insignia etc. Condition Report:Available upon request
Assorted military cloth uniform insignia/formation patches, to include British Troops in the Low Countries and Austria, Northern Ireland District, Scottish Command HQ, 2nd, 8th, 14th, 15th Army examples, Central Midland and Eastern, West Riding District Northern Command, 161st Independent Infantry Brigade examples Condition Report:Available upon request
Military cap badges, to include the Volunteer, Malta, Australian, Territorial and India Artillery; Artists Rifles, 25th County of London Cyclists, London Post Office Rifles, London Irish Rifles, Intelligence Corps, Royal Pioneer Corps, Machine Gun Corps, Royal Armoured Corps, Tank Corps, Royal Army Dental Corps, South Wales Borderers, The Buffs, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, West Yorkshire Regiment etc. Condition Report:Available upon request
Assorted Naval Division cap badges, to include the Hawke, Nelson, Hood and Anson Battalions; Scottish Regimental cap badges, to include the 3rd Lanarkshire Volunteer Rifles, Highland and Lowland Regiments, 92nd Regiment of Foot (Gordon Highlanders); Canadian cap badges to include the Carabiniers Mont-Royal, and Nova Scotia Highlanders; and a large assortment of further mixed military uniform badges, feather hackles, commemorative medals etc. Condition Report:Available upon request
Military and police cap badges, to include the Scots Guards, 1st Midlothian Rifle Volunteers, Gordon Highlanders, Cameronians, Malayan Railway Police, Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps, Penang Volunteers, Royal Lanarkshire Imperial Yeomanry, Fife and Forfarshire Yeomanry, Lothians and Border Horse, Cheshire (Earl of Chester's Own) Yeomanry, South African Kimberley Regiment, Durban Light Infantry, Cape Town Highlanders etc. Condition Report:Available upon request
Assorted Gurkha Rifles caps badges, to include the Signals and Transport Regiments, Parachute Company, 2nd King Edward VII's, 10th Princess Mary's Own, Duke of Edinburgh's Own, Prince of Wales' etc.; together with a further assortment of New Zealand military cap badges, to include the 1st Mounted Rifles Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry, 10th Regiment North Otago Rifles, New Zealand (Maori) Pioneer Battalion, 2nd South Canterbury Regiment etc. Condition Report:Available upon request
A large collection of military shoulder titles, to include the Duke of Wellington's Regiment, Green Howards, Scottish Horse, Royal West Kent, Worcestershire, Cheshire, Middlesex, Buckinghamshire, Herefordshire and Monmouthshire Regiments; also to include the Northern Rhodesia, West India, Gibraltar, Sierra Leone (Royal West African Frontier Force) Regiments, Toronto Scottish and numerous others Condition Report:Available upon request
Canadian military cap badges, to include the Glengarry Fencibles, Toronto Scottish, Saskatoon Light Infantry, Edmonton Regiment, Royal Winnipeg Rifles, Victoria Rifles of Canada, West Nova Scotia Regiment, 14th Canadian Light Horse, Lord Strathcona's Horse, Rockie Mountain Rangers, Regiment Canadian Francais, Prince Edward Island Regiment, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders of Canada, Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa, Canadian Scottish etc. Condition Report:Available upon request
Military cap badges, to include the Army Cyclist Corps, Grenadier Guards, Welsh Guards, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, Royal Jersey Light Infantry, Green Howards, Royal Welch Fusiliers, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Queen's, King's, Loyal, East Surrey, Welsh Regiments etc. Condition Report:Available upon request
Military cap badges, to include the 3rd Nizam's Lancers, Prince Albert Victor's Own Cavalry, Gardner's Horse, South Australian Scottish Regiment, Scottish Regiment 30th Battalion New South Wales, North Waterloo Regiment, Seaforth Highlanders of Canada, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), Royal Scots Fusiliers; also to include a Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders plaid brooch, Royal Company of Archers cap badges and assorted school/university cap badges (George Heriot's, George Watson's, Glenalmond College, Fettes College etc.) Condition Report:Available upon request
Assorted military cloth insignia/formation patches, to include East Anglian, Lancastrian, 264th (Scottish) Beach, Home Front and Northern Irish Brigades; Persia and Irag Command, Gibraltar Garrison, British Troops - Palestine & Transjordan, Cyprus District; 8, 12, 13, and 30 Corps examples; with further Bosnia and Gulf War patches Condition Report:Available upon request
Assorted military cap and uniform badges, to include a Royal Marines Gibraltar helmet plate, King's Liverpool Regiment, Galloway Rifle Volunteers, Toronto Scottish, Coldstream Guards, Sherwood Foresters, Gordon Highlanders, King's Own Scottish Borderers, Royal Artillery etc. Condition Report:Available upon request
A bag of military and motorbike interest ephemera, including a pair of leather motoring goggles with brown glass lenses, a booklet of Pilots Handling Notes for Auster Autocraft Aircraft, a 1943 pamphlet First Aid for Fighting Men, a 1919 copy of Illustrated Michelin Guides To The Battlefields (Battle-Fields of The Marne 1914), assorted postcards and greetings cards, etc (1 bag)
A small parcel of 19th and 20th century collectables, etc, including a hallmarked silver propelling swizzle stick, a gold plated propelling pencil, a late Victorian ruby glass double ended scent bottle, lacks one cover, a "The Acme Thunderer" whistle, a modern Henry VIII pictorial paperweight and a small quantity of military items (1 box)
The South Atlantic and Gulf operations group of four awarded to Lieutenant-Commander S. J. Ball, Royal Navy, who was aboard H.M.S. Sheffield when she was sunk by an Exocet Missile during the Falklands War, the first Royal Navy vessel sunk in action since the Second World War General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Gulf (CCMEA(M) S J Ball D145312X RN); South Atlantic 1982, with rosette (MEA(M)1 S J Ball D145312X HMS Sheffield); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue (ASLT S J Ball RN) mounted in incorrect order as worn, together with Jubilee 2002, unnamed, in card box of issue, first medal with contact marks, very fine and better (4) £2,000-£2,400 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, July 2011. Stephen James Ball was born in 1956 in Tripoli, Libya. He volunteered for service in the Royal Navy in January 1974 serving aboard a number of different vessels, including H.M.S. Sheffield from 3 March 1980, which ship he was still serving aboard when she was sunk by an Exocet missile during the Falklands War. A specialist engineer, he received his commission in February 1989, remaining with the service until his retirement as Lieutenant-Commander in September 2006. The sinking of H.M.S. Sheffield At approximately 10a.m. on 4 May 1982, HMS Sheffield was at defence watches, second degree readiness, as part of the British Task Force dispatched to the Falkland Islands. Sheffield had relieved her sister ship Coventry as the latter was having technical trouble with her radar. Sheffield and Coventry were chatting over the radio when communications suddenly ceased. Then an unidentified message was heard flatly stating "Sheffield is hit". The flagship, Hermes dispatched the escorts Arrow and Yarmouth to investigate, and a helicopter was launched. Confusion reigned until Sheffield's Lynx helicopter unexpectedly landed aboard Hermes carrying the Air Operations Officer and Operations Officer, confirming the disaster. Sheffield had picked up the incoming missiles on her ancient radar system and the Operations Officer informed the Missile Director, who queried the contacts with the fire control system. The launch aircraft had not been detected as the British had expected, and it was not until smoke was sighted that the target was confirmed as sea skimming missiles. Five seconds later, an Exocet impacted Sheffield amidships, approximately 8 feet above the waterline on Deck 2, tearing a gash in the hull, whilst the other one splashed into the sea half a mile off her port beam. The Exocets were fired from two Super Étendards launched from Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Naval Air Base, piloted by Lieutenant Armando Mayora and Captain Augusto Bedacarratz, who commanded the mission. The MOD report into the sinking of the Sheffield concluded that; "Evidence indicates that the Warhead did not detonate". Some of the crew and members of the Task Force believe however that the missile's 165 kilogram warhead did in fact detonate upon impact. Regardless, the impact of the missile and the burning rocket motor set Sheffield ablaze. Accounts suggest that the initial impact of the missile immediately crippled the ship's onboard electricity generating systems and fractured the water main, preventing the anti-fire mechanisms from operating effectively, and thereby dooming the ship to be consumed by the raging fire. After the ship was struck, her crew, waiting to be rescued, sang "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" from Monty Python's Life of Brian. The burnt-out hulk was taken in tow by the Rothesay class frigate HMS Yarmouth but sank at 53°04'S, 56°56' W on 10 May 1982; high seas led to slow flooding through the hole in the ship’s side which eventually took her to the bottom. This made her the first Royal Navy vessel sunk in action in almost forty years. Twenty of her crew (mainly on duty in the Galley area) died during the attack. The wreck is a war grave and designated as a protected place under the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986. Sold with original Certificate of Service, History Sheet for Marine Engineering Artificer, copy of recipient’s final appraisal prior to his retirement, Kit Record Book and three photographs including recipient.
The Victorian C.B. group of three awarded to General G. H. T. Colwell, Royal Marine Light Infantry, second in command of the Marines at the battles of El-Teb and Tamaai The Most Honourable Order of The Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s breast badge, silver-gilt and enamels, complete with ribbon buckle; Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 1 clasp, El-Teb_Tamaai (Major G. H. T. Colwell, R.M.) impressed naming; Khedive’s Star, dated 1884, the second with pitting from star, otherwise nearly very fine (3) £2,600-£3,000 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, June 2006. George Harrie Thorn Colwell was born on 29 September 1841, and joined the Royal Marines as a Second Lieutenant on 11 August 1858; First Lieutenant, 20 April 1860; Captain, 14 November 1872; Major, 1 July 1881. He served in Egypt during the last part of the campaign of 1882, and was present at the surrender of Fort Ghemil. He commanded the force of Royal Marines occupying Port Said, after the cessation of hostilities, from October 1882 to March 1883. Colwell was subsequently detached in temporary command of a Battalion, composed of Royal Marines of the Mediterranean, East India, and China Fleets, for service in the Soudan in 1884, serving as Second in Command, and was present at the battles of El-Teb and Tamaai, the relief of Tokar, and the march to Tamanieb. He was mentioned in despatches for his services at the battle of Tamaai, especially for bringing ‘two of our Companies through the temporary retirement of the Square’. He received the brevet of Lieutenant-Colonel for his services in Egypt, dated 21 May 1884 Colwell was appointed a Companion of the Bath on 21 June 1887, on the occasion of the celebration of the completion of the fiftieth year of Her Majesty’s reign. He was promoted to Colonel on 21 May 1888; Colonel Second Commandant, 20 November 1889; Colonel Commandant, 23 March 1895; Major-General, 10 May 1897; received medal for Queen’s Jubilee, 1897; Lieutenant-General, 19 October 1900; General, 30 January 1902. General Colwell retired on 29 September 1906, and died at Southsea on 12 June 1913. Sold with copied record of service and other research.
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