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WW2 Submariners Distinguished Service Medal (D.S.M) Group of Six Awarded to Stoker A S Webb, Who Served on the Torbay Under Commander Anthony Miers V.C., D.S.O. Awarded For Gallantry In Working the Periscope During Six Successful Torpedo Attacks, group comprises George VI D.S.M “KX77734 A S WEBB STO.1 HMS TORBAY”, 1939-45 star, Atlantic star, Africa star, Italy star and WW2 War medal, all un-named as issued. DSM London Gazette 7th October 1941 ‘For courage, enterprise and devotion to duty in successful submarine patrols’ with the original recommendation from Miers stating ‘For his good service during 4 war patrols as a Stoker 1st Class in H.M.S Torbay; for the efficiency with which he worked the periscope during 6 successful torpedo attacks; for the enthusiasm he has at all times shown in the performance of his duties and in particular for his skill and resource on the night of 7th June when boarding the tanker Alberta’. Aubrey Spencer Webb was born in Sudbrook Chepstow, Devon on 6th November 1907 and joined the Royal Navy on 3rd February 1927 as a Stoker 2nd class eventually transferring to the Submarine service in May 1930. Joining the Royal Fleet Reserve on 3 Feb 1939 (Po B 20127) he was back to HMS Dolphin at the end of July 1939 eventually joining H.M.S. Torbay in January 1941. HMS Torbay was commissioned in 1940 and joined the 1st Submarine Flotilla in Alexandria in April 1941 and it was her war patrols between May and July that resulted in the award of the DSM to Webb. Peter Padfield, in his book, War Beneath the Sea describes the attack on the tanker Alberta: “On 6 June, after observing much neutral traffic which they were not allowed to touch, since the ‘sink at sight’ zone did not extend to the Aegean, they identified a Vichy French tanker making for the Dardanelles and the Black Sea; Miers ran in to attack. At the last moment the tanker made a radical turn which left him trailing. Ho moved right astern and swung round to fire a single torpedo directly up her wake; it hit, wrecking her propeller and rudder but she still remained afloat and, lacking any power of motion, dropped anchor. Miers hit her with a second torpedo. Still she wouldn’t sink. He waited until after dark, then brought the submarine alongside, bridge Lewis guns at the ready and sent a boarding party (which included Webb) up over the side. She was deserted, but the engine room was flooded and they were unable to open the valves to scuttle her. Instead they parted the anchor cable with a demolition charge so casting her adrift. Two days later she was sighted again, this time under tow. Miers fired a third torpedo but it merely frightened the tug away. Finally, they found her again and put forty shells into her waterline. Even this failed to sink her, but she drifted away and was never salvaged”. Her next patrol was equally successful with her final tally being 1 Italian submarine, the Jacinta, a freighter, another tanker and seven local motor sailing troop and supply transports. It is extremely likely that Webb was present in the patrol where Torbay landed Lieutenant-Colonel Keyes and his raiding party when they landed on the North African coast to attack Rommel’s Head Quarters resulting in the award of the V.C. to Keyes. It seems likely that Webb was serving on board in March 1942 when Miers was awarded his V.C. in the Corfu Roads (his record does still show him serving on Torbay through this period and up to December 1942). Webb was present at the investiture at Buckingham Palace on 28 July 1942 when members of Torbay were decorated for their actions in the Mediterranean; Miers received his V.C., three of his officers received either a D.S.O. or D.S.C. and 24 ratings were rewarded with D.S.M.s (or a bar to a D.S.M). Re-enrolled back in the RFR in February 1944 his service record notes that he enlisted into the Royal Engineers (TA) on 11th April 1949 with the service number 22269844. Also entitled to a Royal Fleet Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal – 26/12/41. Ex Ron Penhall Collection.

WW1 British 1918 Extendable R & J Beck Ltd Trench Periscope, fine example of the extendable pattern trench periscope retaining much of its original paint finish. Complete with its removable wooden handle and housed in the original leather carry case with shoulder strap. Periscope is marked “PERISCOPE NO25 (X6 / 70) No 5998 R & J BECK LTD 1918”. Generally a good condition example.

British Periscope No14 TPL Mk 4, which retains all of the original paint finish. Complete with the original wooden handle and housed in its original brown leather case of issue. Excellent condition example.

A M49 British Bayonet (no sheath) together with a tank periscope section.

A Great War British Lifeguard trench periscope

A Great War British army Mk IX trench periscope together with a set of 1916 dated No 3 binoculars

William Lionel Wyllie, R.A. (British, 1851-1931)A destroyer ramming a German U-boat, WW1 signed 'W.L.Wyllie' (lower right)oil on canvas38.5 x 76.6cm (15 3/16 x 30 3/16in).Footnotes:This scene almost certainly depicts the celebrated occasion when on 8th February 1917 the British L Class destroyer, HMS Liberty (Lieutenant Commander PWS King) caught the German minelaying submarine UC 46 (Oberleutnant zur See Friedrich Moecke, Iron Cross 2nd) on the surface as the latter attempted to avoid the Dover Barrage which had been set up off the Goodwin Sands for just this very purpose: to further restrict submarines attempting to transit the English Channel. The ram was successful and the submarine's final resting place was re-established by the UK Hydrographic Office in 2009 as on the south east corner of the Sands, mid-Channel between Dover and Calais. There were no survivors from this boat who in her four wartime patrols (she had only first commissioned in September 1916) was credited with ten sinkings, either by torpedoing or by the mines she is reported to have laid. Lt Cdr King was appointed DSO for this sinking. The present work is full of detail, for example those on the upper deck and bridge of Liberty are seen to be wearing duffel coats as befits a cold February day, and yet it avoids being over worked. One can see something of the lowering sky, the bow wave and wash of the speeding destroyer and the periscope of UC 46 as, now horribly aware of her likely fate, she desperately attempts to out-manoeuvre her persecutor. Smoke belches from Liberty's funnels, a tatty war-worn white ensign and commissioning pennant at the fore streaming in the wind, bows up, stern tucked down and wash rolling out as the captain rings on for maximum revolutions to give him that little bit of extra speed.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Second World War Period tank periscope, marked O.W.L/TD18991/2/52, brass items, table lighter etc (boxful)

DEACTIVATED YUGOSLAVIAN MG42 HEAVY MACHINE GUN #P48421 MOUNTED ON HECKLES & KOCH LAFETTE GROUN TRIPOD WITH HENSOLDT WETZLER PERISCOPE SIGHT, BELT FEED, INERT ROUNDS, DRUM MAGAZINE, BIPOD AND AMMO BOX

Sutcliffe Models �Nautilus� tinplate and clockwork submarine from Walt Disney�s �20,000 Leagues Under The Sea� by Jules Verne, sea green body with various decals, rubber bung with periscope, boxed with inner cardboard display piece, produced between 1955-1960

1942 Dated US Sherman Tank Periscope.

A lot containing mixed metal wares including a periscope, brass mythological creature, two horns etc

An original WWII Second World War US United States Army M6 Heavy Tank periscope. Steel khaki body with glass lenses and mirrors. Mirror heads can be removed by turning the knobs to the side. Dated 1943 to the side plaque. Measures approx 28x16cm.

WWII Second World War - an original 1943 dated ' Periscope Mk 6 ' American made tank periscope, in green, with glass lenses to top and bottom. Maker's plaque present. Along with a 1941 dated ' Tel. Sighig. No. 33 Mk IIS ' gun sight. Optics in both appear free from damage. Longest (sight) approx; 41cm. 

A WOODEN PERISCOPE SUITABLE FOR THE TRENCHES, HEIGHT 54CM

A mixed lot of militaria interest including two large LMG magazines, three smaller straight magazines, stamped D83 and further stamped 9600017, a W. Ottway & Co Ltd field periscope with crosshairs, a no.4 mark II spike bayonet, a farrier's folding knife, various leather hand gun holsters, nine 30mm grenade shell cases with various inscriptions, mostly 30mm, TP, M788, an inert grenade, the base section of a mortar, and various other large brass shell cases and inert blue tipped brass cased, 30mm round stamped to the base 28107310-Y, and USE84B011-118.

A COLLECTION OF BINOCULARS AND CAMERAS including five binoculars, two Olympus Trip 35 cameras, an Yashica TL Electro X camera, a NightSpy camera, an R&J. Beck Periscope (1918) , wine Refractometer,

AN R & J BECK LTD PERISCOPE 1918 an Mk IX 1918 Periscope. No. 24248

Military night vision periscope for armoured vehicle

British Post WWII Tank Periscope piece S/A F.V. 482906, the forward half of the periscope that would be fitted for the driver, the lens and refracting mirror in excellent condition. Grey painted and constructed from aluminium and steel in an improvised wooden box

A MEL Type 1623 'Periscope Armoured Personnel Image Intensified LA51': 24volt night vision periscope for FV430 series APC's, serial number 'MPO 590' dated 1974.

including a R. D. Grey No. 4 Extreme Angle Periscope, with rotary Waterhouse stops, a Hermagis Trousse Aplanstigmatique No.2 casket set and an E. Krauss Anastigmat f/6.3 133mm lens (3)

WW1 British Pocket Periscope designed to be fitted to the bayonet tip to view over trenches and corners.

Military Brass Periscope

A WWI `Vigilant` periscope mirror, of folding form, copyright 1914 (with paper label for fixing onto a bayonet in the trenches & viewing) 9.5cm x 5cm.

Mixed Selection of Equipment including Vickers HMG canvas water jacket cover (later external writing) ... Canvas small pack with four internal compartments (magazine bag) ... Small leather belt pouch ... Brown Bakelite tank periscope marked ""APX.L794B"".  4 items.

A Second World War trench periscope by R&J Beck, no.14 Mk4, painted in olive green with an adjustable graduated eyepiece with bakelite eyecup, stamped with War Department arrow, contained within the original hardcover case and complete with turned wooden handle. Optics in working order.

Vintage Periscope (Possibly Military)

A 1918 R & J Beck Ltd trench periscope, 36cm tall, in working order, missing wooden handle

A WWII military periscope from M6 Sherman Tank, stamped Honeywell.

First World War period Trench periscope, possibly a private purchase item, together with another scope and a canvas webbing map / chart holder (3)

Night sight periscope for armoured vehicle - L4 AI

Sutcliffe Unda-Wunda Diving Submarine, grey/red with white rubber bung, periscope, key and box, submarine 23cm long and a boxed Escalado Toy by Chad Valley (2).

A World War I German binocular trench periscopeTogether with an adjustable tripod base, 63cm wide, 67cm deep, 106cm high (24 1/2in wide, 26in deep, 41 1/2in high) For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

1916 Dated Periscope, fine example retaining much of the original green painted finish to the brass body. Marked to the bottom mount “ROSS LONDON 1916”. Some wear and the optics in need of a clean.

Scarce WW1 Trench Periscope by James W Lees & Co, alloy bodied tubular periscope with angled lenses and leather covered body. The top of the periscope is stamped with makers details of James W Lees & Co Manchester. Some wear to the leather covering of the body but otherwise a good example.

WW1 British 1918 Trench Periscope by R & J Beck Ltd, good example complete with its original wooden handle. Stamped to the centre “PERISCOPE Mk IX 1918 R&J BECK Ltd No 27770”. Small crack to the optics and dirty.

WW1 British Adams & Co Type Trench Periscope, fine example retaining much of its original field green paint finish to the body of the periscope. Complete with its original fixing stake. Both lenses remain to the scope but the original Adams label is now absent. Overall a very good example.

Rare Original Cloth Carry Case for a Trench Periscope, believed to have been used for the Adams & Co type trench periscope. Complete with the cloth shoulder strap and the leather securing straps. Stamped to the top of the lid with broad arrow stamp and “18”. Shows wear but a scarce item.

A WWI British Army brass trench periscope, Mk VIII, No 2923, dated 1917, ash handle, 58.5cm

Boxed Denys Fisher Up Periscope game and MB Games Tank Battler game, both appearing complete but unchecked, plus Mettoy Military Electronic Walkie-Talkie (3)

A WW1 British military trench periscope, brass with beech handle, maker marked "R & J Beck Ltd, London", dated 1917

A WW2 Japanese 15 x 40 Nikko periscope binoculars, a/f.

British Post WWII Tank Periscope piece S/A F.V. 482906, the forward half of the periscope that would be fitted for the driver, the lens and refracting mirror in excellent condition. Grey painted and constructed from aluminium and steel in an improvised wooden box

A WWI British Trench Periscope by R & J Beck Ltd, dated 1918, no.15062, maintaining much of the original green paint and wooden handle

British Military 1986 Army Personnel Carrier Periscope No.42 MK1.

5 boxed vintage boardgames includes Noddy, Dinosaurs and Up periscope

A WWI era 'box' trench periscope with two arrow marks, length 57cm.Provenance: The Captain Allan Marshall Collection.Additional InformationWorks but image is cloudy, heavy dust and dirt, knocks and dents as well as heavy scrapes, scratches, loss to black lacquering etc throughout.

WW1 British Officers Private Purchase Trench Periscope Mirror. Contained within a canvas and leather trimmed pouch complete with spare mirror. No makers markings or date. Size extended approx 75cm. Along with a home made wooden box periscope . (2)

A WW II Lamps Electric No.1 signal lamp by JL Ltd with War Department mark, together with one other, a part trench periscope and a canvas satchel. (4)

Leitz Wetzlar 21mm view finder and a periscope type right angle view finder (glass cracked) , (2)

§ Glen Baxter (British 1944-)Miss Drunwert Subjected Miscreants to One Hour's Scrutiny by Periscope signed and dated 'Glen Baxter 1980' (lower right) ink 38.5 x 26cm

AN UNUSUAL WOODEN FRAMED TRAINING GUN AND PERISCOPE. Possibly a Lewis gun training tool with circular magazine disc, twin wooden handles and sprung trigger. With a trench type periscope.

WW1 British 1916 Trench Periscope by R & J Beck Ltd, brass body with a green paint finish applied. Complete with its original wooden handle. Stamped to the centre, however this is not that clear, you can make out the makers details of R & J Beck Ltd and the date 1916. Optics remain clear. Some wear to the finish

A WWII periscope - Frankford Arsenal 1943.

A military issue periscope, two pairs of goggles and various Lancia badges.

First World War.- Soldiers letters to Rev Thomas William Walter, Vicar of Whitwick, Leicestershire, c. 280 letters, numerous pp. & envelopes, many marked "On Active Service", most 8vo, Western Front, 1915-18, "Our firing line is about 100 yards from that of the Germans but those of a regiment on our left are 40 yards away so they are near enough... if you keep the periscope up many seconds you soon have a bullet through it... Pte W Cooke 2559... 5th Batt. Leic Reg...", folds.⁂ Thomas William Walters (1866-1951), son of Thomas and Caroline Walters of Kilvey, Swansea; educated at Queen's College, Cambridge; and became a schoolmaster in Swansea; ordained deacon in 1905 and priest in 1906, at Salisbury; served his title at Wareham, Dorset; Vicar of Whitwick, Leicester.

A Bolco Military periscope, possibly for a tank, stamped BOL/E5/4, no. 2552, 19cm high.

The Victory Medal awarded to Able Seaman J. D. Harness, Royal Navy, who was killed in action when the destroyer Vittoria was sunk by the Bolshevik submarine Pantera in the Baltic on 31 August 1919 Victory Medal 1914-19 (J.31257 J. D. Harness. A.B. R.N.) in its damaged named card box of issue for British War and Victory Medals, extremely fine £50-£70 --- John David Harness was born at Alford, Lincolnshire, and joined the Royal Navy on 1 May 1914. He served aboard H.M.S. Lord Nelson from January 1915 to September 1917, including the Dardanelles. He was transferred to the destroyer Vittoria in February 1918 and was killed in action in the Baltic on 31 August 1919. The Vittoria, Lieutenant-Commander Vernon Hammersley-Heenan, formed part of the force deployed to the Baltic to assist anti-Bolshevik forces. Patrolling in company with the flotilla leader Abdiel, it was thought safe, in the absence of hostile naval activity, for the pair to anchor about two-and-a-half miles off Seskar Island lighthouse, in the approaches to St Petersburg. At 6.20 p.m. a periscope was sighted on the starboard bow and simultaneously the tracks of two torpedoes were seen. One passed about thirty yards ahead of the Vittoria, but the second struck her on the starboard side in the vicinity of the after bulkhead of the engine room. The force of the explosion carried away the bulkhead causing the engine room to rapidly flood. The ship took a heavy list to port and in five minutes she rolled over, breaking in two as she did, the bow and stern sections rising vertically before they sank. Eight ratings died in the loss. Her attacker had been the Bolshevik submarine Pantera. Able Seaman Harness is commemorated by name on the Chatham Naval Memorial. Sold with copied record of service and other research.