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Lot 349
A 'Mesopotamia 1917' D.C.M. group of four to Private A. H. Price, North Staffordshire Regiment,Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (8586 Pte A. H. Price. 7/N. Staff: R.); 1914-15 Star (11575 Pte A. H. Price. N. Staff: R.); British War and Victory Medals (11575 Pte. A. H. Price. N. Staff. R.), mounted as worn, light contact marks and polishing, otherwise very fine (4)D.C.M. London Gazette 29 August 1917, the original recommendation states:'For conspicuous gallantry in action. Being the only man left of a gun team except the No.1, he kept the gun supplied with ammunition all day. He was the last to leave the enemy's trench, bringing back the gun and tripod.'Albert H. Price is noted upon his M.I.C. as entering the war at Gallipoli prior to 1 January 1916, serving with the 7th Battalion of the North Staffordshire Regiment. This unit left Avonmouth on 19 June 1915 first landing in Alexandria before moving to Mudros.They landed on Cape Helles between 6-16 July 1915 to relieve the 29th Division, returning to Mudros at the end of July. The entire Division landed at ANZAC Cove between 3-5 August 1915 and were in action at the Battle of Sari Bair, Russell's Top and Hill 60. Soon afterwards they transferred from ANZAC to Suvla Bay, remaining there until the sector was evacuated on 19-20 December 1915. They moved to the Helles bridgehead having been rested for a week. They were then in action during the last Turkish attacks at Helles on 7 January 1916 and were evacuated between 8-9 January.The Division concentrated at Port Said, holding forward posts in the Suez Canal defences. Posted to Mesopotamia on 12 February 1916, they joined the force being assembled near Sheikh Sa'ad for the relief of the besieged garrison at Kut al Amara. Joining Tigris Corps on 27 March they were in action in the unsuccessful attempts to relieve Kut and the Battle of Kut al Amara. They saw further fighting at the capture of the Hai Salient, the capture of Dahra Bend and the Passage of the Diyala, in the pursuit of the enemy towards Baghdad.Units of the Division were the first troops to enter Baghdad when it fell on 11 March 1917; it was around this time that Price received his award. The Division then joined 'Marshall's Column' and pushed north across Iraq, fighting at Delli Abbas, Duqma, Nahr Kalis, crossing the Adhaim on 18 April and engaging again at Shatt al Adhaim. Later in the year they were twice action at Jabal Hamrin and at Tuz Khurmatli the following April. By 28 May 1918 the Divisional Headquarters had moved to Dawalib and remained there until the end of the war, enduring extreme summer temperatures. The 39th Brigade was detached and joined the North Persia Force in July 1918 which was in Transcaspia, Russia by October 1918.Sold together with a card mounted studio photograph of him in uniform with two other colleagues - his D.C.M. riband clearly visible - the photograph taken by a studio 'George' in Baku, the reverse of this marked in coloured pencil 'From Albert To Mrs E. Price, 80 Copland St, Stoke, Staff, England'; together with a further photograph of him with young recruits c.1922/24 wearing the mounted group sold here.…
Lot 445
The mounted 1951 O.B.E. group of eight miniature dress medals worn by Major P. J. B. Knight, South Staffordshire Regiment, the recipient of a rare Korea Medal named to his unitThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 2nd Type, Military Division, Officer's (O.B.E.) Badge; 1939-45 Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 2 clasps, Malaya, Cyprus, with M.I.D. oak leaf; Korea 1950-53; U.N. Korea 1950-54; Efficiency Medal, Territorial, G.VI.R., mounted as worn, very fine (8)For his full-size awards and a biographical note, please see Lot 324.…
Lot 338
The remarkable Great War D.S.O., 'Attack on Pomereuil' Second Award Bar group of four awarded to Major D. Murray, 21nd Battalion (6th City), Manchester Regiment, who was wounded in action at High Wood during the Battle of the Somme and further 'mentioned' three timesDistinguished Service Order, with Second Award Bar, silver-gilt and enamel; 1914-15 Star (Capt. D. Murray. Manch. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Major D. Murray.), mounted court style for wear, sold together with an Exeter College Boat Club Medal engraved 'Meade Fours 1885', light enamel damage to first, overall good very fine (4)D.S.O. London Gazette 1 January 1919.Second Award Bar London Gazette 2 April 1919, the original citation states:'In the absence of his commanding officer he commanded his battalion throughout the operations from 22nd October to 28th October, 1918. In the attack on Pommereuil on 23rd October, when, owing to darkness and mist, units had lost direction and became intermixed, he went forward and reorganised the attack, which was then entirely successful. He showed great courage and ability to command.'Donald Murray born at Stoke Newington on 10 March 1880, the son of Robert and Ellen Murray of Hackney. His father was an agent in the sale of cotton and wool, acting on his own account, a position which Robert had joined by 1911. One the outbreak of the Great War he applied for a commission and succeeded, being Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant on 25 January 1915 with the 22nd Battalion (7th City), Manchester Regiment, a Pals Battalion.Promoted Lieutenant on 1 March 1915 and further advanced Captain on 1 April, he entered the war on 11 November 1915 in command of 'B' Company. It is indicative of the style in which the Pals Battalions were run that Murray served with his brother David Stanley Murray during the Battle of the Somme.Remarkably he survived the carnage of the First Day of the Somme which saw 18 officers of the Regiment become casualties - including ten killed. Unfortunately that battle was just the start of the carnage and when the Battalion was posted to High Wood in support of the South Staffordshire Regiment on 15 July Murray was wounded in action. He was evacuated to Britain and did not re-join his Battalion until July 1917.Murray re-joined the Battalion when they were transferred to the Italian front in November. At some stage he was transferred to the 21st Battalion (6th City), Manchester Regiment as Second-in-Command. They saw heavy action there but returned to France on 13 September 1918, joining the 25th Division near Canchy.The Officer Commanding the Battalion was not present for some time between September and October during the which time Murray commanded the unit. His narrative of Operations from 19-24 October includes the action for which he won the D.S.O., it states:'Advanced commenced at zero hour. Owing to heavy enemy gas shelling and ground mist great difficulty was experienced in keeping touch and direction, with the result that the progress of the attack was for a long time uncertain.(Captain J. R. Miller M.C.) on Right) reported attack held up owning to a large amount of wite and very heavy enemy machine gun fire.Objective reported taken with assistance of a tank. This report was found to be an error as line was subsequently discovered to be from 200-300 yards short of objective. Consolidation took place on this line.Patrols sent out to obtain touch on left and right.Touch obtained with 6th Division on Right. Orders received to form defensive flank-right Divisions boundary L.33.d.5.3. to L.28.d.3.2.Defensive flank completed.Orders received to withdraw troops to Pomereuil'.'Murray died in October 1951 at Marylebone, his brother also survived the war, dying in 1941; sold together with copied research.…
Lot 94
The outstanding campaign group of seven awarded to Corporal C. J. O'Dell, Special Air Service & Parachute RegimentO'Dell served with the famed 11th Battalion at the Battle of Arnhem and was taken a Prisoner of War on 23 September 1944, when sharing in the fruitless task of relieving Frost's 2nd Battalion at Arnhem Bridge - he didn't go quietly, made good his escape but was re-captured by SS Troops in Holland with a hole in his leg; the gallant O'Dell subsequently saw further campaign service with the S.A.S.1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 3 clasps, Palestine 1945-48, Malaya, Cyprus (866848 Pte. C. J. O'Dell. A.A.C.), neat rods between clasps, mounted as worn, good very fine (7)Charles John O'Dell was born on 2 July 1918 and was a joiner by trade upon his joining the East Surrey Regiment on 1 September 1938. He joined the Parachute Regiment and served with the 11th Battalion during the Battle of Arnhem. On 18 September 1944, the Battalion jumped under fire, onto DZ ‘Y’ at Ginkel Heath, in Holland, with the second lift at Arnhem during Operation Market-Garden. The 11th Battalion was fought to a stand-still suffering heavy casualties just over 1,000 metres short of relieving Frost’s 2nd Battalion at the Arnhem bridge, before falling back to the 1st Airborne Division perimeter at Oosterbeek.The remnants of the 11th Parachute Battalion, along with those from the 1st and 3rd Parachute Battalion’s, and the 2nd Bn, The South Staffordshire Regiment, would be put under command of the 11th Battalion’s Second-in-Command, Major. Richard Thomas Henry Lonsdale, and become known as ‘Lonsdale Force’. They would hold their positions from the 20-25 September.O'Dell himself was taken a Prisoner of War on 23 September 1944 and taken into captivity. He did his very best to make it back to allied lines:'Escapes attempted: YESFrom Holland but was retaken again, it was before I was registered. I was retaken in Holland. No I was not physically fit, I had a small hole in leg, was retaken by SS Troops.'He spent time at Fallingbostoll and then at Salzitter Arb. Kdo. 7005 building camp from November 1944-April 1945. Returned home, he saw further active campaign service in post-War Palestine with the 17th Parachute Battalion, Army Air Corps. He subqeuently transferred to the Special Air Service, with whom he appears to have served in Malaya & Cyprus. In the near future, when previously closed sources are opened to the public, may reveal that he was one of the original members of Brigadier ‘Mad’ Mike Calvert’s newly formed Malayan Scouts in 1950. O'Dell returned to Arnhem for the 50th Anniversary in 1994 and died at Colchester in July 2013; sold together with his Parachute Regiment beret.Please see Lot 456 for his miniature dress medals.…
Lot 14
Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Ava (J. Tate, 89th Foot.), short-hyphen reverse, good very finePurchased October, 1982.James Tate was born in County Down, Ireland in 1807 and was a shoemaker upon his joining the 89th (Princess Victoria's) Regiment of Foot at Newry on 3 March 1825. He would go on to see in excess of two decades of service in the East Indies.First sharing in the actions of the First Burmese War (Medal & clasp), Tate volunteered for the 38th (1st Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot in September 1830. His service record includes various periods of imprisonment during his career and plenty of times up before Regimental Court Martial. He joined the 6th (Royal Warwickshire) Regiment of Foot in November 1935 and finally the 40th (2nd Somersetshire) Regiment of Foot in April 1842. With them he was present at the Battle of Maharajpoor in December 1843 (Bronze Star) and was discharged in April 1846, clearly surviving long enough to claim this Medal.…
Lot 10
Military General Service 1793-1814, 4 clasps, Salamanca, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Toulouse (G. Cartledge, Arty Driver), slight edge bruise, very fineProvenance:Christie's April 1984.George Cartledge is confirmed upon the medal roll as serving with the Royal Artillery. A George Cartledge was awarded a pension on 1 December 1818, listing his place of birth as Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Staffordshire; sold together with copied service papers.…
Lot 104
Sold by Order of a Direct Descendant'After some delay...a letter was received on Tuesday from Sir George explaining that the claim of the old Peninsular veteran had been doubly recognised; with the sanction of H.R.H, the Queen has been informed through Sir Henry Ponsonby of Captain Gammell's case, and Her Majesty was so interested in it that she decided to present to the veteran her Jubilee medal, in addition to the Peninsular medal...Those who know what a staunch supporter of the Throne and Constitution he has always been, as well as a brave officer in his younger days, will heartily congratulate him on the double honours he has received, especially his kind recognition by the Queen' (Bath Chronicle & Weekly Gazette, Thursday 28 September 1893, refers)The historically fascinating and unique Peninsular War and Queen Victoria Jubilee pair awarded to Captain J. Gammell, late 59th, 92nd and 61st regiments of Foot, who was almost certainly the last surviving British Officer of the Peninsular War and who claimed his campaign Medal in 1889 - an astonishing 75 years after the battle in which he participated and such a remarkable circumstance that The Queen herself then commanded that he should also be awarded her Jubilee MedalMilitary General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Nive (Ensign, James Gammell. 59th Foot.), this officially named in the style of the Egypt and Sudan Medal 1882-89; Jubilee 1887, silver, unnamed as issued, mounted together upon a silver bar for wear, on their original ribands and contained within a bespoke fitted leather case by Mallett, Goldsmith, Bath, the top lid tooled in gilded letters stating: Presented by Command of Her Majesty Queen Victoria to Capt. James Gammell, late 92nd, 61st and 59th Regiments, when in his 93rd year, 9 March 1889., traces of old lacquer, otherwise about extremely fine (2)James Gammell, second son of Lieutenant-General Andrew Gammell and Martha Stageldoir, was born in London on 3 January 1797. Scion of an old Scottish family, his father enjoyed a long (if undistinguished) military career and appears to have been a personal friend of H.R.H. the Duke of York; it is he who may have been responsible for the elder Gammell's appointment to the socially-prestigious 1st Foot Guards in September 1803.On 29 September 1813, young James Gammell was commissioned Ensign (without purchase) in the 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot (London Gazette, 2 October 1813, refers). The 2nd Battalion of the 59th had already seen its fair share of active service during the Napoleonic Wars, having been in Spain in 1808 and 1809 before being re-deployed on the disastrous Walcheren Campaign. Returning home, in 1812 the unit was sent back to the Iberian Peninsula where they participated in most of the final battles of that campaign including Vittoria (June 1813); Nivelle (November 1813) and the Nive (December 1813). Gammell clearly must have joined his regiment in the summer or autumn of that year, as his single-clasp Medal attests; for his first (and indeed only) major battle he must have seen a significant amount of fighting as the 59th suffered casualties of some 159 men killed and wounded. The regiment returned home at the conclusion of hostilities, and Gammell is next noted as being promoted into the Sicilian Regiment on 27 April 1815 (London Gazette, 6 May 1815, refers).Remaining in the peacetime Army, like many young junior officers Gammell moved through several different units over the next few years. The Sicilian Regiment may have offered the chance for some interesting soldiering, but it is unlikely he ever spent time with them as on 1 June the same year he transferred (still as Lieutenant) into the 61st (South Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot. Likely with them on garrison duty in Jamaica from 1816-22 on 21 August 1823 he moved again, this time to the 64th (2nd Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot - but again still as a Lieutenant. In 1825 he was promoted to Captain in the 92nd (Gordon Highlanders) by purchase (London Gazette, 14 May 1825, refers) - but yet again he was not destined to remain long in his regiment as a mere five months later the London Gazette carries another entry (dated 22 October) stating that he had retired on 6 October that year.It is quite likely that, in reality, Gammell had no need to be a soldier as he was an independently wealthy man. In 1816, soon after his father's death, his grandfather purchased an agricultural estate for him and, though the two were later to fall out over the subject of Gammell's marriage to a Miss Sydney Holmes, the estate ensured he was to receive a steady source of income for him and his family for the rest of his life. Marrying Miss Holmes on 21 September 1825, the couple went on to have no less than ten children and in 1834 the Gammell family moved to Edinburgh before relocating to Bath in 1856-57 and taking up residence at 16 Grosvenor Place. Here Gammell was to remain until his death on 23 September 1893 at the remarkable age of 96, which makes him quite likely the last surviving British officer to have participated in the Peninsular War - a fact supported by several primary and secondary sources, the latter including a reference in the Journal of the Orders and Medals Research Society (March 2009) and the book Wellington's Men Remembered: A Register of Memorials to Soldiers who Fought in the Peninsular War and at Waterloo. He was interred at Locksbrook Cemetery, Bath, and the occasion included his coffin being conveyed to the site in a closed hearse, covered in a Union Jack, and a wreath stating: 'In kindly remembrance of the last of the Peninsular officers.'However, his story does not end here, as just a few years previously he became the subject of a remarkable tale which led to the award of two medals - the first of which he had earned as a 17-year-old Ensign in the 59th Foot all those years ago. The 'Bath Chronicle' takes up the story:'Captain James Gammell, the only surviving officer of the British Army which fought in the Peninsular War, died on Saturday last at 16, Grosvenor Place, Bath, where he had resided for many years...By his death the work of charity in the neighbourhood of Larkhall loses a generous friend, the Conservative cause one of its most ardent supporters, and the Queen one of the most loyal and devoted of her subjects. His loyalty and attachment to her Majesty was one of the dominant features of Captain Gammell's character and his enthusiasm was evidenced during the celebration of the Royal Jubilee in 1887. Flags were liberally displayed at his residence, and the letters "V.R." in gas jets, with a shield bearing the Royal arms, and the motto "Tria in juncta uno - Quis separabit." ...In March, 1889, the Bath Chronicle thus described how Captain Gammell received the Peninsular medal and the Queen's Jubilee medal: -A curious and gratifying incident has just occurred, which for the credit of all concerned is worth recording. At the latter end of December Colonel Balguy happened to be at the National Provincial Bank, and a casual remark made by him led a venerable gentleman near to say that it was just 75 years ago that he donned the red coat. Surprised at the communication, Colonel Balguy rejoined "You must have been in the Peninsula." "I was at Bayonne in 1814, when the French made their sortie," replied the stranger. "Then you have a medal?" He explained that he never had one nor had he applied for one, and in reply to further questions, stated that he was an Ensign in the 59th Regiment, and retired as a Captain from the Gordon Highlanders in 1825. The conversation again turned upon the medal, and after some hesitation he accepted Colonel Balguy's o…
Lot 1
The Naval General Service Medal awarded to Rear-Admiral E. R. P. Mainwaring, who saw a remarkable forty-two years of active service and commanded the boats during the capture of the American letter-of-marque Rapid in 1814Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Egypt (E. R. Mainwaring.), note absence of third initial, good very fineEdward Reeves Philip Mainwaring was born on 16 June 1788 at Prince Edward Island, Canada. Scion of a great 'fighting' family of Whitmore, Staffordshire and with lineage stretching back to the Norman Conquest, his father fought during the American War of Independence and all four brothers also entered either the Army or Royal Navy - one, Benjamin, was an officer aboard 'The Fighting Temeraire' at Trafalgar and another, Frederick, fought at Waterloo as a Lieutenant in the 51st Regiment of Foot.Young Edward entered the Navy in the summer of 1799 as a First-Class Volunteer and was appointed to the 44-gun H.M.S. Roebuck which acted as a troopship between March and September 1801 for British operations during the Egyptian campaign. In November 1801 he was appointed Midshipman in the 64-gun H.M.S. Haarlem and, as was usual for the time, continued to receive appointments to other vessels when required. He was advanced to Acting-Lieutenant in 1806 aboard the 18-gun sloop H.M.S. Espoir but shortly afterward was promoted Lieutenant (11 June 1807) and removed to the 74-gun H.M.S. Plantagenet, with which vessel he saw out the rest of the Napoleonic Wars.It was with this ship that Mainwaring appears to have experienced the most exciting days of his active service. After a deployment to the Baltic Plantagenet and her crew were next assigned to the North American and West India stations. Consequently seeing much action during the War of 1812, Mainwaring must have been aboard in July 1813 when U.S. Navy Sailing Master Elijah Mix tried to destroy Plantagenet with torpedoes designed by inventor and engineer Robert Fulton. Mix made the attempt no less than seven times; the first six all missed, and the seventh prematurely exploded. The 'Yankey Torpedo' was a known threat to officers and men of the Royal Navy, and one wonders what Mainwaring thought about being on the receiving end of such an 'ungentlemanly' way of warfare.Returning to more traditional ways of engaging with the enemy, in 1814 Plantagenet was pursuing the American latter-of-marque Rapid when both vessels were becalmed when the wind died away. Mainwaring was ordered to take command of the ship's boats and, after rowing for an astonishing 11 hours, came up with the Rapid, boarded and captured her notwithstanding a spirited defence by her crew of 40 men. For this action, Mainwaring was publicly thanked by the Commander-in-Chief of the North American Station, Admiral Sir John Borlase Warren.Despite the vast reductions in manpower and ships in the aftermath of the conflict, after a mercifully short period on half-pay (1815-18) Mainwaring was fortunate to be employed at sea once again and for the following eight years served aboard the 74-gun Ramillies and the 84-gun Ganges; in the latter vessel on the West India and Brazilian stations as well as at home. Promoted Commander on 27 May 1826, perhaps a desire to somewhat settle-down led to both an appointment with the Coast Guard service and his marriage to Miss Eliza Hill, daughter of the Reverend Hill, Rector of Snailwell in Cambridgeshire. He was employed by the Coast Guard until 1835 and four years later was given command of the 18-gun sloop H.M.S. Electra on the South America Station, returning home in 1841 on promotion to Captain. Slowly but steadily rising up the seniority list to be promoted Rear-Admiral (Retired) on 12 April 1862, Admiral Mainwaring died at Brighton on 5 October 1865 at the age of 77, with his death being noted in many local newspapers and journals - all of which specifically state that he was actively employed for more than 40 years; an impressive feat indeed during the age of sail and many years of peace in Europe.…
Lot 170
The 80th RegimentThe 80th Regiment - 'Staffordshire Volunteers' - were scattered over a wide extent of territory in the Transvaal and Natal in 1878. According to The South African Campaign of 1879, they 'performed distinguished service in the first Sekukuni campaign.'1239 Medals issued to the 80th Regiment, 294 of them with the '1878' clasp and 626 of them with the '1878-9' clasp.South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1878 (684. Pte. J. Smallman. 80th Foot.), very fine…
Lot 324
A 1951 O.B.E. group of eight awarded to Major P. J. B. Knight, South Staffordshire Regiment, the recipient of a rare Korea Medal named to his unitThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 2nd Type, Military Division, Officer's (O.B.E.) breast Badge, silver-gilt; 1939-45 Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 2 clasps, Malaya, Cyprus (Major P. J. B. Knight. S. Staffords.), 2nd clasp loose upon riband; Korea 1950-53 (Major P. J. B. Knight. O.B.E. S. Staffords.); U.N. Korea 1950-54; Efficiency Medal, Territorial, G.VI.R. (Capt. P. J. B. Knight. S. Staffords.), mounted court-style as worn by Spink & Son, traces of lacquer, minor official correction to unit on sixth, very fine (8)O.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1951:'...in recognition of non-operational services in Japan in connection with operations in Korea.'The original recommendation from Air Vice-Marshal C. A. Bouchier, Senior British Liaison Officer, covering the period 25 August-16 November 1950 states:'Early in August 1950 the British 27th Brigade was ordered to move from Hong Kong direct to Korea for active service. At the same time GHQ FARELF appointed and sent Major Knight from Singapore to act as DAAG of FARELF Advance Liaison Detachment in Tokyo. The British Brigade was logistically supported throughout by American GHQ, Far East Command located in Tokyo.From the moment this Officer arrived in Tokyo he set about organising his office and his staff to serve the interests and to watch over the administrative welfare and well being of the British Brigade in Korea. In co-operation with the American authorities he organised all pay, postal and hospital arrangements as also all military movements by sea, land and air for troop reinforcements coming into Japan and Korea for the Brigade including the evacuation of the sick and wounded back to Hong Kong.This Officer has been a tower of strength to me in his selfless devotion and untiring efforts, without a break of any kind, to meet not every Service need and official requirement in respect of the Brigade but, indeed, to provide also the daily needs and necessities of life for all Officers and men of the British Brigade fighting under the primitive conditions in Korea. Particularly his work, personal visits, thought and care for the financial, physical and mental well being of our sick and wounded in the various American hospitals in Japan has been beyond praise.Major Knight repeatedly visited the Brigade in the front line in Korea with the object of speeding up the reporting of British casualties and improving administration generally. His visits were always greatly welcomed by the Brigade for from the outset it was quite obvious that this Officer had but one purpose - how best he could serve them. I most strongly recommend of this Officer the O.B.E.'Paul James Banks Knight was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant on 5 July 1941 and was awarded his E.M. in May 1950. Given his unit did not serve in the Korean War, this would be very rare to an Officer; sold together with various relevant buttons and cloth badges, including five 'South Stafford' airborne cloth badges.For his miniature dress medals, please see Lot 445.…
Lot 164
South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1879 (1774. Pte. J. Price. 1-24th. Foot.), edge bruise, good very fineJohn Price was born at Brierley Hill, Staffordshire in 1857 and enlisted into the 24th Foot at Walsall on 22 November 1878. He served in Zululand from 1 March-3 October 1879 and having further served in India from August 1880-May 1885, was released in June 1890.…
Lot 53
Three: Major C. F. Kelly, 18th Royal Irish Regiment, whose regiment saw heavy fighting during the famous storming of the Shwe-Dagon Pagoda and during the Crimean WarHe was present for the storming of the Redan during which men of the 18th actually breached Sebastopol's defences in an action which won Captain Esmonde the Victoria CrossIndia General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Pegu (Lieut. Chas. Fredk. Kelly. 18th. Royal Irish Regt.); Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (Chas. Fredk. Kelly. Capt. 18th. Rl. Irish Regt.) contemporarily engraved naming; Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue, unnamed as issue, plugged and fitted with an IGS-style suspension bar, edge bruising and light contact marks, very fine (3)Provenance:Dix Noonan Webb, September 2006.Charles Frederick Kelly was commissioned an Ensign in the 18th Regiment on 2 April 1843 and was promoted Lieutenant on 5 February 1847. He served with the regiment in the expedition under General D'Aguilar in April 1847 and was soon to see hot action during the Second Burma War. The unit went into battle for the first time on 5 April at Martaban when they were the first to storm the wall under over of the bombardment. Captain Gillespie is noted as the first in, with the Grenadier Companies and the 80th Regiment in the thick of the action too.Having secured Moulmein, they were again engaged at Rangoon when they assisted the Bengal Sappers and the Bluejackets getting through the thick jungle to bring their ladders onto the White House stockade. On 14 April they were faced with the magnificent Shwe-Dagon pagoda. A fiercely protected bastion, the spectacular 14th century pagoda was defended by cannon over its three main tiers, in addition to being protected by a brick and mud rampart. The force chosen to storm the Pagoda comprised a detachment of the 80th, two Companies of the 18th (Royal Irish) Regiment and some troops from 40th Bombay Native Infantry. An approach march having been made before dawn through jungle, the ranks of the storming party readied themselves for the attack. James Jones's History of the South Staffordshire Regiment (1705-1923) takes up the story:'The distance to be covered in the advance to the eastern entrance of the Pagoda was 800 yards. The troops crossed steadily under a heavy fire from the walls crowded with the enemy. When the storming party reached the Pagoda steps, a rush was made for the upper terrace, and a deafening cheer told that the Pagoda was won. The enemy evacuated the place in great confusion, and were severely handled by the troops and the fire from the steamers on the river.They latterly found themselves under siege at Prome in August-October 1852 and in November two Companies were sent out to the districts on patrol to locate enemy. With a force cornered at Tomah, the British waited until March 1853 for reinforcements for a full scale attack, which eventually cost the 18th 1 killed and 28 wounded. The Regiment sent Companies onto the Tonghoo Pass to shepherd a delivery of 148 elephants over the pass. Others were sent out against Myat Toon and were part of the main attack on his stronghold on 19 March, when a frontal attack with the Sikhs secured the victory. Once peace stopped the field operations, the unit was returned to Calcutta, depleted by 365 casualties over the course of the operations.'Promoted to Captain on 4 August 1854 Kelly was to serve at Sebastopol from December 1854. Whilst there the Regiment took part in the first storming of the Redan on 18 June 1855 after a heavy bombardment the night before. Unfortunately the famous Russian engineer, Totleben, was able to repair the damage during the night which- combined with a number of mis-communications between the allies- saw the attack repulsed. In the course of this the Royal Irish suffered losses of 259 killed and wounded.Part of the reason for such high losses was their surprise success, breaking through into Sebastopol itself, the famous War Correspondent William Russell noted:'The moment the enemy retreated, their batteries opened a heavy fire on the place from the left of the Redan and from the Barrack battery. Four companies of the XVIIIth at once rushed out of the cemetery towards the town, and actually succeeded in getting possession of the suburb. Captain Hayman was gallantry leading on his company when he was shot through the knee. Captain Esmonde followed, and the men, once established, prepared to defend the houses they occupied.'For his gallantry Esmonde was awarded the Victoria Cross, the Regiment however had still been decimated in the fighting. Kelly was advanced Major on 14 December 1860; sold together with copied research.… 25001 SALEROOM NOTICE:Lot is NOT subject to 5% Import Tax.
Lot 87
A group of mixed ceramics to include a set of six dining plates 'Barnyard King' by Johnson Bros; a pair of Lanley and Sons sprig vases painted with roses; various Staffordshire Spaniels; Belleek spill vase; painted glass tazza decorated with fairy and butterflies; a pair of Rococo style candlesticks with butterflies and flowers, others (qty)
Lot 97A
A collection of nine various early 20th Century baby plates including a Shelley George V Coronation 1911 plate, a North Staffordshire Pottery Co Ltd Gollies in a basket plate, Falcon Ware three blind mice plate, Duggie Duckling plate, Dr Foster went to Gloucester plate, Henry Alcock & Co Ltd ride a cock horse to Banbury Cross plate, Wedgwood and Barlaston Peter Rabbit plate, Tom Tom the Piper's son plate and a Grimwades watering horses plate
Lot 75
A Royal Copenhagen figure of a rabbit, a Crown Derby paperweight as a great tit with silver button and Beatrix Potter Sally Henny Penny Beswick with brown back stamp, a silver matchbox holder and a silver patch box together with a box of assorted china ware to include Goebel figures, Staffordshire toby peppers etc (1 box plus rabbit, great tit, hen and silver in cabinet)
Lot 1048
TWO PORCELAIN COCKATOOS 20TH CENTURY One cockatoo by Royal Belvedere Vienna, 28cm high, base 12cm, the other by Crown Staffordshire circa. 1920, 25cm high, 14cm wide Provenance: Private Collection, Lancashire Estate Condition Report: PLEASE NOTE: ALL LOTS ARE LOCATED AT SACKVILLE WEST STORAGE IN ANDOVER (SP10 3SA) AND ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO VIEWWith wear, marks, knocks and scratches as per age, handling, use, and cleaningADDITIONAL IMAGES: Please 'Ask a Question' to request additional images for this lot. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 183
Jean Margaret Peace (1915-1989) Victoria Park, Stafford, 1951 signed 'J. M. Peace' l.r., watercolour 38 x 48cmJean, a student of Edward Bawden and Eric Ravilious at the Royal College of Art, taught alongside Nan Youngman until her marriage to glass engraver David Peace. Due to restrictions on married women at the time, she was compelled to give up her teaching career. Edward Bawden praised her highly, stating that she 'possessed a standard of artistic achievement rare in the work of students'. John Betjeman was an admirer of her writing which included a nature book, 'Sweet Vernal', which was published in 1966. She produced a series of watercolours in the early 1950s while raising her family in Staffordshire before beginning to lose her sight.Condition ReportFramed: 49.5 x 59cmA little time staining. There is a faint 2.5cm vertical crease mark in the centre of the top edge. Presents well overall. Please see additional condition images. Not viewed out of glazed frame.
Lot 403
A framed collection of approximately forty-eight military cap badges including King's Royal Rifle Corps, Wiltshire Regiment, British Army Infantry Regiment, Berkshire Regiment, Northamptonshire Regiment, Essex Regiment, Oxford and Buckinghamshire Light Regiment, Welsh Regiment, South Lancashire Regiment, Dorset Regiment, South Staffordshire Regiment, East Surrey Regiment, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, Border Regiment, Royal Sussex Regiment, East Lancashire Regiment, Cambridge Regiment, Worcestershire Regiment, Gloucestershire Regiment, etc.
Lot 58
Worcester-style vase, amphora form supported by swan tripod pedestal, lobed base, unmarked, 16.5cm; a Staffordshire pottery bachelor's teaset; and a Limoges porcelain painted coffee pot, decorated with daffodils, factory marks, 24cm.Qty: 5Condition report:Loss of gilding to all items. Crazing to teapot and milk jug. Minor scratch and pink mark to coffee pot. Rim on coffee pot has also been repaired, and finial on lid missing. Please see additional uploaded images.
Lot 63
Pair of Staffordshire pearlware bocage figures, Widow of Zarephath and Elijah and the Raven, circa 1800, the widow with a child, oil barrel and jug, the prophet by a stream, square bases, inscribed 'Widow of Sapepta' and 'Elijah', old repairs, 28 and 27cm.Qty: 2Condition report:There are no numbers impressed or incised under the base of either figure.
Lot 70
Large Staffordshire stoup, 1850-70, centred with a Corpus Christi and with angels and seraphim, cracked, 46cm; another stoup with a Crucifix, 26cm; another, with Madonna and Child, 27cm; a clock-face group, Forbid them Not, 32cm; and a Wayside Cross group with a pilgrim and child, 27cm.Qty: 5
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