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A fine Second War ‘service ashore’ D.S.M. group of four awarded to Stoker 1st Class Harold Simpson, Harbour Defence Motor Launch 1158, Royal Navy, who went ashore at Krioneri, Greece, in December 1944, under mortar fire and assisted in casting off a caique containing wounded Army personnel thereby being instrumental in saving their lives Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (Sto. 1Cl. H. Simpson. D/KX. 138065); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45, mounted as worn, nearly extremely fine (4) £1,400-£1,800 --- D.S.M. London Gazette 14 August 1945: ‘For distinguished service, energy and zeal while serving in... Light Coastal Forces, in the clearance of the Aegean and the relief of Greece during the period 1944-1945.’ The original recommendation for this award (ADM 116/5172) states: ‘Stoker First Class Harold Simpson, D/KX. 138065, H.D.M.L. 1158 (Rochdale, Lancashire). At KRIONERI (Greece) on Dec. 15th during the evacuation under fire of British Empire troops Stoker Harold Sipmson of H.D.M.L. 1158 went ashore under Mortar fire and assisted in casting off a caique containing wounded Army personnel thereby being instrumental in saving their lives.’

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. pair awarded to Lance-Corporal H. Symonds, Coldstream Guards, who was wounded by gun shot on the Western Front in September 1915, was Mentioned in Despatches, and was killed in action on 27 September 1918 Military Medal, G.V.R. (10511 Pte. H. Symonds. 5/C. Gds.); British War Medal 1914-20 (10511 Pte. H. Symonds. C. Gds.) good very fine (2) £300-£400 --- M.M. London Gazette 27 October 1916. Henry Symonds was born in Scunthorpe, Yorkshire, and attested there for he Coldstream Guards. He served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 21 August 1914, and was wounded by gun shot on the Western Front on 30 September 1915, whilst attached to the Battalion’s Machine Gun Company. Evacuated on H.M. Hospital Ship Asturius, he subsequently returned to the Front, and was Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 15 June 1916), and awarded the Military Medal whilst serving with the 5th Battalion. Reverting to the 2nd Battalion, he was killed in action on 27 September 1918, and is buried in Sanders Keep Military Cemetery, Graincourt-les-Havrincourt, France. Sold with copied research.

A Great War 1917 ‘Boesinghe’ M.M. awarded to Company Sergeant Major F. McCusker, 1st Battalion, Irish Guards Military Medal, G.V.R. (1910 Sjt: F. McCusker. 1/Ir:Gds:) suspension claw re-pinned, now slack, nearly very fine £280-£320 --- M.M. London Gazette 28 September 1917. Frank McCusker enlisted in the Irish Guards in November 1903. He served during the Great War with the Irish Guards in the French theatre of war from 13 August 1914 (entitled to Silver War Badge). Rudyard Kipling’s History of the Irish Guards in the Great War gives: ‘On 27th August [1917] medal ribbons were presented by the General of the 1st Brigade to those who had won honour in the Boesinghe battle, either by their cool-headedness in dealing with “surprise situations” or sheer valour in the face of death or self-devotion to a comrade; for there was every form of bravery to choose from. Lieutenant E. Budd received the bar to his Military Cross, and Sergeant (A/C.S.M.) P. Donohoe (No. 3056), No. 1910 Sergeant (A/C.S.M.) F. McCusker.... Military Medal....’ Sergeant McCusker was discharged in February 1919.

A Great War 1918 ‘Western Front’ M.M. awarded to Corporal A. T. Long, Royal Fusiliers, who was previously wounded Military Medal, G.V.R. (104 Pte. A. T. Long. 3/R. Fus:) minor edge bruise, good very fine £200-£240 --- M.M. London Gazette 16 July 1918. Alfred T. Long attested for the Royal Fusiliers and served with the 4th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 1 June 1915. Wounded, he transferred to the 3rd battalion, and was awarded the Military Medal in 1918, most likely for gallantry during the German Spring Offensive. Sold with copied research.

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. awarded to Private G. Garratt, Royal Berkshire Regiment, who was wounded on the Western Front in 1918 Military Medal, G.V.R. (44826 Pte. G. Garratt. 5/R. Berks: R.) cleaned, good very fine £240-£280 --- M.M. London Gazette 17 June 1919 George Garratt attested for the Royal Berkshire Regiment and served with the 5th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, being wounded in late 1918 (War Office Daily List No. 5720 of 12 November 1918 refers). Sold with copied research.

A Great War M.M. awarded to Private H. R. Dresser, 2nd Battalion, Middlesex Regiment, who died of wounds on the Western Front on 2 May 1918 Military Medal, G.V.R. (22159 Pte .H. R. Dresser. 2/Midd’x R.) good very fine £240-£280 --- M.M. London Gazette 16 July 1918. Harry Richard Dresser was born in Watford, Hertfordshire, and attested for the Middlesex Regiment. He served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and died of wounds on 2 May 1918. He is buried in Fouquescourt British Cemetery, France. Sold with copied research.

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. awarded to Private H. L. Johnson, Army Cyclist Corps, who was wounded in October 1918 Military Medal, G.V.R. (13225 Pte. H. L. Johnson. A.C.C.) scratch to obverse field, minor edge bruise, nearly very fine £240-£280 --- M.M. London Gazette 14 May 1919. Harry Lewis Johnson attested for the Army Cyclist Corps on 22 July 1915 and served with them during he Great War on the Western Front from 27 January 1916. He was wounded by gun shot to the left thigh on 10 October 1918, and was discharged on account of his wounds on 24 May 1919. Sold with copied research.

A fine Great War ‘escapers’ M.M. group of three awarded to Private J. Land, 13th Battalion (Royal Highlanders of Canada), Canadian Infantry, who was wounded in action at Messines, 20 March 1916, and taken prisoner of war during the attack on Regina Trench, 8 October 1916. A persistent escaper, who was recaptured on multiple occasions, only to finally get away 15 June 1918 Military Medal, G.V.R. (460593 Pte J. Land. 13/Cann Inf [sic]); British War and Victory Medals (460593 Pte. J. Land. 13-Can. Inf) mounted for display, edge bruising overall, therefore nearly very fine (3) £800-£1,200 --- Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2007. M.M. London Gazette 30 January 1920. ‘... in recognition of gallant conduct and determination displayed in escaping or attempting to escape from captivity...’ John Land was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada in December 1890. He served during the Great War with the 13th Battalion, Canadian Infantry on the Western Front. Land was wounded at Messines 20 March 1916, and taken prisoner of war during the attack on Regina Trench, 8 October 1916. Land escaped 15 June 1918, and returned to England 25 July 1918. Land’s escapers debrief report, the original of which is held at the National Archives, gives the following details: ‘Place and Date of Capture: Courcelette 8th October 1916. About 5 a.m. on 8th October 1916 my battalion was sent up to attack the Regina Trench. We were surrounded and at 9 a.m. I was taken prisoner with six other men of my unit. Shortly after we were taken they marched us to Cambrai, where we arrived about midnight. At Cambrai, where we remained for 10 days only, one meal a day was given to the prisoners. There were about 100 British. The meal consisted of a bowl of very poor soup, and no ration of bread was served. We were lodged in an old French barrack. I have no complaint to make as to our treatment. On 19th October, I was sent from Cambrai to Dulmen with about 100 British prisoners, and I remained there for about two and a half months before they sent me to work on commando. I have nothing particular to say about my treatment at Dulmen, except that the food was very short indeed, as I received no parcels until I was working on commando. On 31st December, a party of 30 British prisoners, of whom I was one, was sent from Dulmen to Recklinghausen, where there are large railway works. Here the prisoners – about 100 British, 15 French, and 14 Russians – were lodged in a house adjoining the railway yard. The accommodation was not bad. There were a great number of small rooms, and each room was occupied by three prisoners. The food allowed us was quite uneatable, but we lived on our parcels and had sufficient to eat. There were six guards who looked after the prisoners and we were never allowed to go outside the works. The prisoners worked with the civilians, and the hours of work were 6.15 a.m. to 6.15 p.m., and they were under the control of the civilian foremen. There was not much ill-treatment so long as the prisoners were willing to work, but if they refused to work or showed slackness, the foremen used considerable violence and knocked us about. In June 1917, on one occasion when I declined to work, pretending I was ill, the foreman, whose name I did not know, attacked me with a pitchfork and wounded me in the hand. I still have the scar. I escaped from Recklinghausen three times during the fourteen months I was there on commando, but I was always recaptured. The first time that I escaped in December 1917 I was recaptured six days later on the frontier, sentenced to 17 days’ imprisonment, and then set back to Recklinghausen. In January 1918 I escaped again, and it was four days before I was caught. On this occasion they gave me 28 days as I had a flashlight, and then sent me back to the same commando; and on 4th May 1918 I escaped once again, but after five days I was recaptured and given 35 days’ imprisonment because I had two maps. At the expiration of the last sentence I was not sent back to Recklinghausen, but they transferred me to Dortmund. At Recklinghausen things might have been worse, and from what I heard of other commandos I think that it can be looked upon as a good camp. So long as the prisoners did a reasonable amount of work they were treated properly. The worst case of violence I remember was that of a British prisoner named Smith. I do not know his regiment, but this man was always cursing and abusing the guards, who marked him out one day as we were passing out of the works, set upon him, and beat him very brutally. There were no visits from the Dutch Legation while I was at Recklinghausen. We were paid 90pfg. a day, but we had no chance of spending mony (sic) except that occasionally at rare intervals we could buy a few cigarettes. It was on 10th June that I was sent to Dortmund with six other British prisoners. I was there only five days, so there was little opportunity for me to obtain information about this commando. The prisoners worked in a large zinc factory. There were about 200 Russians and Frenchmen, and only about seven British. We were lodged in an old storehouse, and we all slept together on wooden stretcherbeds. The accommodation was very bad, and the general conditions also; the place was extremely dirty. I do not know the name of the firm to whom the zinc works belonged. Our hours of work were much longer than at Recklinghausen. The jobs given prisoners were mostly unhealthy, as the fumes from the furnaces were sometimes almost overpowering. For the first two days that I was on this commando I declined to work, and nothing was done to me beyond being abused by the foreman. The prisoners were employed principally in drawing furnaces and carrying coal, and they worked in shifts. The storehouse in which we were lodged was situated in the centre of the works, and we were never far away from the fumes emitted by the furnaces. I should say that this commando was a bad one, but the shortness of my stay there afforded me no opportunity to give detailed information. On 15th June, at 2 a.m. I managed to escape in company with one of the French prisoners.’

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of three awarded to Sergeant F. H. Stanton, who was a Methodist Clergyman prior to the Great War, and served with the Canadian Army Medical Corps before transferring to the 47th Battalion (British Columbia), Canadian Infantry Military Medal, G.V.R. (525257 Sjt F. H. Stanton. 47/W. Ont: R.); British War and Victory Medals (525257 Sjt. F. H. Stanton. 47-Can. Inf.) mounted for wear, ribands frayed, toned, very fine (3) £300-£400 --- M.M. London Gazette 14 May 1919. Frank Herbert Stanton was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in April 1888. He was a Methodist Clergyman prior to the Great War, and he initially served with No. 1 Field Ambulance, Canadian Army Medical Corps. Stanton advanced to Sergeant, and transferred to the 47th Battalion (British Columbia), Canadian Infantry (entitled to Silver War Badge). He died in October 1971.

A fine Australian Great War ‘Battle of Hamel’ 1918 M.M. group of four awarded to Corporal G. Trubi, 13th Field Company, Australian Engineers, Australian Imperial Force, who along with 8 others, was detached from his company and accompanied the infantry ‘over the top’ on the first day of the battle of Hamel on 4 July 1918, leading an engineer reconnaissance which resulted in him capturing two machine gunners and their gun Military Medal, G.V.R. (2355 L.Cpl. - T.2. Cpl. - G. Trubi. 13/Fd: Coy. Aust: E.); 1914-15 Star (2355 Spr G. Trubi. 3/F.C. Eng. A.I.F.); British War and Victory Medals (2355 2-Cpl. G. Trubi. 3 F.C.E. A.I.F.) very fine (4) £800-£1,000 --- M.M. London Gazette 21 October 1918. The original Recommendation states: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty on 4 July 1918, north of Hamel. This N.C.O. made an Engineer reconnaissance of deep dugouts and machine gun emplacements in territory just captured in our advance. His dauntless bearing and coolness in face of heavy shelling and machine gun fire set a fine example to his party - leading them from one dugout to another capturing two machine gunners and their gun. The information supplied as a result of his reconnaissance was of immediate value to the Division.’ George Trubi a 24 year old Prospector, attested for the 3rd Field Company Engineers, Australian Imperial Force, on 9 August 1915 and embarked on H.M.A.T. Beltana at Sydney on 9 November 1915. He served with the 3rd, 13th, and 15th Field Companies during the Great War on the Western Front, being awarded the Military Medal for his gallantry with the 13th Field Company on 4 July 1918. On this date, Lieutenant McKay, 2 N.C.O.’s and 6 Sappers were detached from the Company and accompanied the Infantry “over the top” on the first day of the battle of Hamel, a combined Australian, American and tank attack on Le Hamel. According to Lieut McKay’s report, his command proceeded to reconnoitre the ground captured by 11th Brigade; 42nd, 43rd and 44th Battalions, A.I.F, who had been tasked of taking the strong points around Hamel. Whilst the battle was still underway, McKay and his men made reconnaissances of enemy trenches and dugouts and R.E. dumps, coming under heavy artillery and machine-gun fire. McKay’s report notes that one machine gun and 3 prisoners were captured, the former and two of the latter being captured by Lance Corporal Trubi. Trubi returned to Australia on 28 February 1919. Sold with copied service papers and the July 1918 War diary for 13th Field Company (on CD). A group photo of 13th Company, including Trubi, is held in the Australian War Memorial collection.

The outstanding Second War Honorary ‘Intelligence’ M.B.E. and rare Great War Belgian Pilot’s D.F.M. group of twenty awarded to Capitaine-Commandant C. J. G. J. Delloye, Compagnie des Aviateurs and Aviation Militaire, who served as a Pilot with 2e Escadrille, and racked up in excess of 100 hours of reconnaissance missions over enemy lines during 1918, ‘distinguishing himself by his skill and his dash’ Continuing in service, Delloye was captured in 1940 but escaped to Britain where he was attached to the Royal Air Force as Acting Squadron Leader and served as head of the escape and evasion department of Belgium State Security in London - here he organised the routes and contacts for getting escaped and downed aircrew back to the UK as well working closely with his counterparts in MI9, including Airey Neave, organising the recruitment and cover stories for agents getting in and out of Belgium The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 2nd type breast badge, silver; Distinguished Flying Medal, G.V.R. (No 243 Flt Warrant Officer Charles Delloye, Aviation Belge.) on 1st type horizontal striped riband; Belgium, Kingdom, Order of Leopold II, Commander’s neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, bilingual motto, with neck riband; Order of Leopold, Military Division, Officer’s breast badge, silver-gilt and enamel, French motto, with rosette on riband; Order of the Crown, Officer’s breast badge, gilt and enamel, with rosette and crossed swords emblem on riband; Military Cross, First Class, L.III.R., gilt and enamel, with rosette on riband; Croix de Guerre, A.I.R., bronze, with bronze palm emblem on riband; Yser Medal 1914, bronze and enamel; Commemorative Medal for the Great War 1914-18, bronze; Allied Victory Medal 1914-19, bronze; Combat Volunteers Medal 1914-18, bronze; Frontline Fire Service Cross 1914-18, bronze; Evaders Cross, bronze; Volunteer’s Medal 1940-45, bronze; Armed Resistance Medal 1940-45, bronze; Political Prisoner’s Cross 1940-45, silvered and enamel, with riband bar with three stars; Prisoner of War Medal 1940-45, bronze, with five bronze riband bars; Commemorative Medal for the Second World War 1940-45, bronze, with small crown emblem on riband; Medal for Military Fighters of the Second World War 1940-45, bronze; Volunteer’s Medal, bronze, generally good very fine and better (20) £4,600-£5,500 --- Provenance: The Reverend E. Hawkes Field Collection, Glendinings, November 1950 (listed as D.F.M. only, and with an estimate of £15/10/0); J. B. Hayward, 1973. One of just 4 D.F.M.s awarded to Allied airmen during the Great War (3 to Belgians and 1 to a Frenchman). Appointed Honorary M.B.E. 11 November 1946. This for his work as head of the escape and evasion department at the Belge Surete de L’etat, London. These Awards were not Gazetted but are confirmed (WO 373/153/549). D.F.M. London Gazette 19 July 1919 (originally recommended for a M.M.): ‘A pilot who has distinguished himself by his skill and his dash, and who was always to be found ready to start on difficult enterprises. During the Flanders offensive of 1918, his work was largely responsible for successful counter battery work.’ Belgium Croix de Guerre, awarded 4 February 1919: ‘A remarkable pilot for his skill. His courage and his dash. Carried out many very fruitful reconnaissance missions over enemy lines during more than 100 hours of observation flights.’ Emblem for Belgium Croix de Guerre awarded 12 June 1919: ‘Showed much courage and devotion to duty during the Flanders Offensive in 1918.’ Charles Jules Ghislain Joseph Delloye was born in Thorembais les Béguines, Belgium in July 1894. He joined the Belgian military in June 1914 and was on active service with the Compagnie des Aviateurs from 14 August 1914. Delloye was an early member of the Belgian Air Force, being one of just 175 Officers and men being called to service at the start of the War. Initially based at Antwerp, Delloye was one of the defenders of that place in the early days of the War. A huge number of Belgium troops became prisoner when that town fell, the remnants being driven back to the river Yser, where they desperately and successfully attempted to hold the line during October 1914. The defenders of the Yser were later awarded the distinctive Yser medal (Delloye’s confirmed). On 30 October 1914, Delloye was transferred to Service Arriere de L’Aviation at Calais and appears to have stayed there for the next couple of years, the Compagnie des Aviateurs being renamed Aviation Militaire in March 1915. Posted for training as a pilot to the Aviation School at Etampes on 1 January 1917, he was promoted Corporal on 21 April and was posted for operational service as a pilot to 2e Escadrille on 22 July, remaining with this squadron throughout the rest of the War. Great War 2e Escadrille was a Squadron tasked with Artillery and photography work on the Western Front, under the orders of Division d’Armee. The squadron had a nominal strength of 15 aircraft; 11 2-seaters; Spad and Breguets and 4 single seaters; Nieuports and Sopwith Camels. Unlike British, French or German Squadrons, Belgium reconnaissance Squadrons had 4 fighter aircraft as part of 15 aircraft compliment, this for their own protection during missions. This was probably due to the size of the Belgium Air Force during the War, which was a fraction of the size of the other main combatant nations. By the end of the War, Belgium had just 11 Squadrons, of these one was non operational (on paper only), 7 were reconnaissance or bomber Squadrons and 3 were fighter squadrons. A report in September 1918, noted the Belgium squadrons strength at 134 aircraft. Putting this into context, at this time the British had 200 operational Squadrons and nearly 23,000 aircraft. Delloye was advanced to Sergeant on 29 July, to Premier Sergeant on 22 September and Premier Sergeant-Major on 22 November 1917. Promoted Adjutant (senior Warrant Officer) on 22 January 1918, he would fly missions throughout, being mentioned in Orders twice for his gallantry and was one of just 4 Allied airmen to be awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal by the British (others receiving the MM, DCM, MC etc). In the main, it seems Delloye was a 2-seater pilot, his citations suggest this, as do a number of copy photographs of him in and around 2e Escadrille’s Breguets and Spads. However, there are also several taken in the cockpit of different Nieuports fighters; one in a series of postcards of Belgium aviators during the War (like German Sanke cards). So it seems he flew both fighters and 2-seaters. Delloye’s entry in ‘The Belgian Air Service in the First World War’, notes at least 102 missions during the War. Delloye was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Auxiliary Engineers on 6 January 1919, and transferred to the Infantry in July of the same year. He advanced to Lieutenant, 26 December 1921, and transferred back to the Belgian Air Force as Aircrew in January 1924. Delloye advanced to Capitaine Aviateur on 26 December 1935. Second World War, Escape, Head of Bureau des Evasions and MI9 Still with the Belgian Air Force at the outbreak of the Second War, on 12 May 1940 Delloye moved with his unit to Bordeaux but when France fell, he was taken prisoner. On 16 August 1940, Delloye was returned to occupied Belgium as a prisoner of war and after release was employed in the Ministry of Finance from November 1940. At the end of July 1941 he escaped from occupied Belgium with the intention of joining Belgian forces in the UK but was captured at Leon on 29 December 1941. He was subsequently interned in Valladolid, Spain, 6 January 1942 and Mir...

The C.M.G. attributed to Captain J. G. C. Allen, a Nigerian Colonial Administrator who served in the Colonial Forces Section of the Intelligence Corps in the Second World War and was Chief of Military Intelligence in Nigeria and Liaison Officer with the Free French Forces in West Africa The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, C.M.G., Companion’s neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, with both full and miniature width neck ribands, in Spink, London, case of issue, minor white enamel damage to St. George’s horse on reverse central medallion, otherwise nearly extremely fine £300-£400 --- C.M.G. London Gazette 2 January 1956. James Godfrey Colquhoun Allen was born at St. Peter Port, Guernsey, in 1904, the son of Dr. and Mrs. J. D. C. Allen, and was educated at Blundell’s School, Tiverton, and at the University of Munich. He commenced service as a Colonial Administrator in the Nigerian Administrative Service in 1926, becoming Assistant District Officer and later District Officer, 1929-45. He was appointed Resident in 1947, and Senior Resident in 1953. He served as the Anglo-French Cameroons Boundary Commissioner 1937-39; as Nigerian Representative with the Free French Douala, 1940; as Chief Censor and Chief of Military Intelligence, Nigeria 1940-41; and as West African Liaison Officer with Free French Forces in Equatorial Africa, 1942-43. He served as Deputy Commissioner of the Colony at Lagos 1946-52; and was Director of Administration for the Nigerian Broadcasting Company, 1957-61. During the Second World War he received a commission as Second Lieutenant in the Nigeria Regiment with seniority, 3 September 1939, and subsequently transferred to the Intelligence Corps, African Colonial Forces Section, being promoted War Substantive Captain on 26 July 1942. He received the 1953 Coronation Medal, and was appointed a Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George in 1956. He died in Bath in 1982. His personal papers and memoirs are held by the Bodleian Library, Oxford. Sold with several original letters and telegrams regarding the award of the C.M.G. and letters congratulating James Godfrey Colquhoun Allen on the award; together with a newspaper cutting containing a photograph of the recipient’s investiture by H.M. Queen Elizabeth II.

Pair: Corporal Edward Cope, 2nd Battalion, 95th Foot, who was wounded in the right thigh during the expedition to South America in 1806-07, and severely wounded in the head at Vera heights in October 1813 Military General Service 1793-1814, 7 clasps, Corunna, Busaco, Barrosa, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Orthes, Toulouse (E. Cope, 95th Foot, Rifles.); Waterloo 1815 (Corp. Edward Cope, 2nd Batt. 95th Reg. Foot.) fitted with contemporary replacement silver clip and rectangular bar suspension, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine or better (2) £4,000-£5,000 --- Provenance: G. Dalrymple-White Collection, Glendining’s, July 1946. Edward Cope was born in the Parish of Shendham, near Derby, and enlisted into the 2nd Battalion, 95th Foot, at Newcastle on 24 April 1805, aged 23, for unlimited service. He served a total of 15 years 271 days, including 2 years allowance for Waterloo, and was discharged at Hastings in the rank of Sergeant on 19 January 1819, in consequence of ‘being over the establishment of the corps, and having been severely wounded in the head at Vera Heights, 7 October 1813, and also in the right thigh in South America.’ Sold with copied discharge papers.

Pair: Private William Crawford, 3rd Foot Guards Military General Service 1793-1814, 2 clasps, Vittoria, St. Sebastian (W. Crawford, 3rd Foot Guards); Waterloo 1815 (William Crawford, 2nd Batt. 3rd Reg. Guards.) fitted with original steel clip and ring suspension, some scratching in fields of both, otherwise nearly very fine (2) £2,800-£3,400 --- Provenance: Glendining’s, October 1913. The 2nd Battalion 3rd Foot Guards had been in action in Holland at Bergen-op-Zoom and following this operation was stationed near Brussels. Therefore, when Napoleon began his last campaign in June 1815, the battalion was thrown straight into the action, fighting at Quatre Bras on June 16th and at Waterloo two days later. During the battle the 2nd Battalion was positioned on the right of the line with its light company helping to defend the chateau of Hougoumont along with the light companies of the 1st Foot Guards and Coldstream Guards. Throughout the day the defenders of Hougoumont frustrated the attacks of over 30,000 Frenchmen who failed to take the position moving one historian to write, 'probably the gallantry of the defenders of this post has never been surpassed on any battlefield.' It was the crowning glory of their service under Wellington. The battalion returned to London in January 1816. William Crawford served in Lieutenant-Colonel Hon. Sir Alexander Gordon’s Company at Waterloo. Gordon himself was an A.D.C. to Wellington at Waterloo and was killed on 18 June. Crawford’s Company was engaged in the defence of Hougoumont.

Pair: Colonel C. H. V. Garbett, 3rd Bengal Cavalry, late 5th Royal Irish Lancers, who was Mentioned in Despatches and later served as Commanding Officer of the 2nd Bengal Lancers Afghanistan 1878-80, 1 clasp, Kandahar (Lt. C. H. V. Garbett. 3. Bl. C.); Kabul to Kandahar Star 1880 (Lieut: C. H. V. Garbett 3rd. Bengal Cavy.) pitting from Star, generally very fine (2) £800-£1,000 --- Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2009. Charles Henry Vincent Garbett was born on 19 March 1849 and was gazetted a Cornet in the 5th Royal Irish Lancers in 1869, joining the regiment in India. Promoted to Lieutenant in October 1871, he was appointed to the Bengal Staff Corps in October 1873, serving firstly with the 3rd Bengal Cavalry and later with the 2nd Bengal Cavalry. With the former he served in the Afghan Campaign and was Mentioned in Despatches on 1 January 1880, for his gallantry during the expedition against the Shinwari villages of Banda, Kuddi, and Roghani, where tribesmen involved in an earlier attack on British positions were known to be holded up. Garbett was advanced to Captain in November 1881 and Major in November 1889. Appointed second-in-command of the 2nd Bengal Lancers in 1892, he was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel in November 1895 and appointed Commandant of the 2nd Bengal Lancers in July 1897. He vacated that command in March 1901 and in July was promoted to Colonel. During 1902-03 he commanded the Lahore District and was placed on the Unemployed List in 1906. Sold with copied research.

Five: Lieutenant-Colonel C. G. Nurse, Indian Army, late Royal Irish Fusiliers. A man of many languages and a well respected entomologist, whilst serving in the Army and beyond, he discovered various species, giving much of his collection to the Natural History Museum, where it still resides Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 1 clasp, El-Teb-Tamaai (Lieut: C. G. Nurse. 2/R. Ir: Fusrs.); 1914-15 Star, naming erased; British War and Victory Medals (Lt. Col. C. G. Nurse); Khedive’s Star, dated 1884, unnamed as issued, contact marks, nearly very fine and better (5) £500-£700 --- Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2011. Charles George Nurse was born in Barnham, Suffolk, c.1862. He was commissioned into the Royal Irish Fusiliers as a Second Lieutenant on 22 January 1881 and was advanced to Lieutenant in July the same year. Serving with the Regiment in India, he was variously listed in the Army Lists as an Interpreter or Station Staff Officer, Kolapore. He served with the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers in the Sudan Expedition of 1884, seeing action at the battles of El-Teb and Tamaai. In December 1884 Lieutenant Nurse was seconded to the Indian Staff Corps, and in March 1885 he was appointed to the Bombay Staff Corps, serving with the Zaila Field Force during 1890, combating the activities of the ‘Mad Mullah’ in Somaliland. He was promoted Captain in the Indian Staff Corps in January 1892, and Major in January 1901. Appointed Lieutenant-Colonel in the 113th Infantry in January 1907, he retired from the Indian Army on 23 January 1909. Nurse returned to action with the onset of the Great War, being reappointed Lieutenant-Colonel from retirement. Attached to the 3rd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment, he served on the Western Front from 12 May 1915. Latterly living at ‘Redcote’, Rusthall Park, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, he died on 5 November 1933. Nurse was a well known and respected entomologist who wrote many articles on the subject, discovering a number of unknown species. His Obituary in The Entomologist’s monthly magazine, Volume 70 1934, states: ‘C. G. Nurse, elected a Special Life Fellow in 1932, became a Fellow in 1895. He was a keen entomologist who began to collect butterflies and moths when a boy at school. Indian Lepidoptera in 1892 and Indian Hymenoptera in 1897 contributing many papers on the latter Order to the Bombay Natural History Society.’ Nurse donated and later left to the Natural History Museum a large collection of insects he had collected, where they still reside today: ‘By the will of the late Lieutenant-Colonel C. G. Nurse, the Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History) have received a bequest of 3,000 Indian insects mostly obtained at Quetta, Deesa and Jubbulpore, where Colonel Nurse served with the Indian Army. Colonel Nurse was one of the small band of naturalists among military officers who devoted their leisure to the study of entomology, and was an enthusiastic collector of Hymenoptera, forming a large and valuable collection which he presented to the Museum a few years ago. The present bequest comprises the remainder of his Indian insects and includes about 1,450 Diptera (two winged flies), 1,300 butterflies, 130 dragon-flies and some others; of these the most valuable are the Diptera. The collection is especially rich in species of the family Bombyliidae, most of which are parasitic in the larval state on bees or wasps. Colonel Nurse discovered and described fourteen species of this family which were new to science, and types of these are in the collection, as well as specimens of a number of other flies which were not previously represented in the Museum. Some interesting butterflies and other insects from Aden are included.’ Sold with copied research.

Eight: Lieutenant-Colonel G. H. Bell, 27th Punjabis, late King’s Own Scottish Borderers, who died on service during the Great War Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 1 clasp, Gemaizah 1888 (2nd Lieut: G. H. Bell. 2/K.O. Sco: Bord:); India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Waziristan 1901-2 (Captain G. H. Bell 27th Punjabis); Africa General Service 1902-56, 2 clasps, Somaliland 1902-04, Jidballi (Capt: G. H. Bell. 27/Punjabis); 1914-15 Star (Lt. Col. G. H. Bell. 27/Punjabis.); British War and Victory Medals (Lt. Col. G. H. Bell.); Khedive’s Star, undated; Delhi Durbar 1911, silver, unnamed as issued, the first with light pitting from star, otherwise nearly very fine or better (8) £1,400-£1,800 --- George Henry Bell was born on 11 April 1869, the son of George Coates Bell, a Surgeon Major in the Bombay Medical Department. He was educated at Dulwich College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Upon passing out in August 1888 he took up a commission in the King’s Own Scottish Borderers with whom he saw service during the next two years in the Sudan, being present at the action of Gemaizah (Medal with Clasp and bronze star) and also took part in the operations on the Nile in 1889. In 1890 his unit went to India, and a year later he joined the Indian Army as a Lieutenant, first with the 19th Punjabis before, in 1893, switching to the 38th Dogras. During this period he spent much of his service on the North West Frontier, becoming familiar with the small forts that were common there, as well as with the Punjab in general. Fort Sandeman, Mir Ali Khel, and Jamrud made him familiar with the Zhob, Baluchistan, and the Khyber, and, in 1896, he was permanently appointed to the 27th Punjabis, of which regiment he became Adjutant and was later made Captain in 1899. He went with them to Kila Drosh (Chitral), Peshawur, Bannu, and to Kajuri Kach, Jandola, Zam, Tank, and Dera Ghazi Khan. He saw active service in 1901-2 in the Waziristan Campaign (Medal with Clasp), and again in the following two years, as his regiment was sent to the Somaliland, including the action at Jidballi, in which for a time he served as Field Intelligence Officer (Medal with two Clasps). In 1906 the 27th Punjabis returned to the North West Frontier again as Major on the Staff of the 1st Division, Peshawur, at Cherat and Malakand. Rejoining his regiment at at Multan he was once more on the Waziristan borderland in 1908, at Dera Ismail Khan and Shukh Budin; and after an absence of four years the 27th Punjabis returned there in 1912. When war broke out he was commanding a detachment at Fort Jandola. In October 1914 he and his regiment were transferred to Europe, albeit along the way they were also involved in repelling an attack on the Suez Canal. Upon reaching France in August 1915 he was second in command of the regiment during the battle of Loos and was subsequently given command of the 69th Punjabis, who had suffered heavy losses in that action. He subsequently took his new regiment east, serving with them as they fought from the Suez across the Arabian Peninsula in outposts of the Aden Hinterland. In February 1916 he was ordered to Mesopotamia to take command of the 9th Bhopals. Almost immediately after reaching the front line trenches his fine constitution broke down and he was invalided to India and died while on sick leave at Srinagar, Kashmir, on 3 September 1916, his wife, Eva, having joined him from England a week earlier. Sold with pre-Great War ribbon bar and some copied research and photographs. For the recipient’s pre-war group of miniature medals, see Lot 628.

Three: Private F. Wheatley, 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders, who was severely wounded at the Malakand Pass in April 1895 India General Service 1895-1902, 3 clasps, Relief of Chitral 1895, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Tirah 1897-98, second and third clasps unofficially affixed as usual (3783 Pte. F. Wheatley 1st Bn. Gord. Highrs.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Johannesburg, Belfast (3783 Pte. F. Wheatley. Gordon Highrs.) suspension bar somewhat bent and re-soldered at each end; King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (3783 Pte. F. Wheatley. Gordon Highrs.) contact marks and edge bruising, suspensions slack, generally good fine (3) £400-£500 --- Frederick Wheatley attested for the Gordon Highlanders at Aberdeen on 18 March 1891, age 18, having previously served with the 3rd (Militia) Battalion, Yorkshire Light Infantry. He served in the Chitral Relief Expedition of 1895, and the subsequent operations on the Punjab Frontier and with the Tirah Expeditionary Force, and received a severe gunshot wound to the leg at the Malakand Pass on 3 April 1895 (London Gazette 15 November 1895, refers.) He was transferred to the Army Reserve in December 1898, but was recalled for service in the South African War, on 9 October 1899, and was again discharged to the Army Reserve in March 1903.

Pair: Private R. Stagpole, Cameron Highlanders Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (3428 Pte. R. Stagpole, 1/Cam. Hdrs.); Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, 1 clasp, The Atbara (3428 Pte. Stagpoole, 1 Cam. Highrs.) engraved in the usual Regimental style, good very fine (2) £500-£700 --- Provenance: Kuriheka Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, June 2006. R. ‘George’ Stagpole, the son of Dudley Stagpole V.C., D.C.M., (who won both the Victoria Cross and Distinguished Conduct Medal whilst serving with the 57th Foot during the Maori Wars in 1863), attested for the Cameron Highlanders and served with G Company, 1st Battalion, during the Nile Expedition of 1898. He died, most probably from enteric fever, at Darmali. The medal rolls give his initial as “G” and note that his awards were sent to his father. Sold with copy medal roll extracts and copy regimental gazette entry of 1 September 1898 which states ‘G Company Notes. It was with the deepest regret that the old “Redan Troop”, fell in on Sunday morning, the 1st May 1898, to convey the remains of another brave Atbara hero to his last resting place. Private George Stagpole, was a son of Mr. D. Stagpole, V.C., Woolwich, Kent, and was very popular and esteemed by all.’

Seven: Acting Corporal J. Dalrymple, Rifle Brigade, later 4th Battalion, Canadian Infantry, who was wounded at Ypres on 23 April 1915 Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (2961. Pte. J. Dalrymple. 2/R. Bde:); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Defence of Ladysmith, Laing’s Nek, Belfast (2961 Pte. J. Dalrymple, Rifle Brigade); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (2961 Pte. J. Dalrymple. Rifle Brigade.); 1914-15 Star (10645 L. Cpl. J. Dalrymple. 4/Can: Inf:); British War and Victory Medals (10645 A. Cpl. J. Dalrymple. 4-Can. Inf.); Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, 1 clasp, Khartoum, unnamed as issued, light contact marks, generally good very fine (7) £500-£700 --- John Dalrymple, a shoemaker by trade, was born in 1875 and attested for the Rifle Brigade at Macclesfield, Cheshire on 22 August 1893. He served with his unit in Hong Kong from 22 October 1895, he then went on to Singapore and Malta, before proceeding in 1898 for service with the Nile Expedition during the Sudanese operations. Dalrymple served in South Africa during the Boer War from 2 October 1899, and was present at the actions at the Defence of Ladysmith, Laing’s Nek and Belfast. He was sentenced by Field General Courts Martial to 1 year hard labour for sleeping at his post while sentinel; the sentence was commuted to 84 days Field Imprisonment which he served from September to November 1901. He was granted permission to reside in Canada from 17 October 1906 and was discharged at the termination of his engagement on 21 August 1909. Following the outbreak of the Great War Dalrymple attested for the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force on 22 September 1914, and served with the 4th Canadian Infantry on the Western Front from 9 February 1915. He was wounded by a bullet to the right elbow at Ypres on 23 April 1915, and returned to England for demobilisation and discharge. Sold with copied medal rolls extracts, British Army Service records, Canadian Service records, and other research.

Four: Lieutenant G. W. B. Gough, Leinster Regiment, late Imperial Yeomanry, who was killed in action at Gallipoli on 10 August 1915 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, South Africa 1902 (37717 Pte. G. Gough. 27th. Bn: Imp: Yeo:); 1914-15 Star (Lieut. G. W. B. Gough. Leins. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. G. W. B. Gough.) good very fine (4) £300-£400 --- George William Blanthorne Gough was born in Shrewsbury on 20 December 1884 and served with the 27th Battalion, Imperial Yeomanry in South Africa during the latter stages of the Boer War. Commissioned temporary Lieutenant in the Leinster Regiment on 12 September 1914, he served with the 6th Battalion during the Great War at Gallipoli, and was killed in action at Gallipoli on 10 August 1915. The Battalion War Diary reveals that he was killed in the trenches at Rhododendron Spur, Anzac Cove by shrapnel shell while strengthening the trench subsequent to an earlier Turkish attack. He is buried at Embarkation Pier Cemetery, Turkey. Sold with various copied research including the recipient’s Birth Certificate, Medal Index Card and medal roll extracts; application form for appointment to a temporary commission, and Battalion War Diary extracts.

Four: Captain L. W. Armstrong, Imperial Yeomanry, later Army Service Corps, who was wounded during the V.C. action at Tafel Kop on 20 December 1901, where according to Kitchener his unit sacrificed themselves almost to a man to save Damant’s guns Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902, unofficial rivets between state and date clasps (Lieut: L. W. Armstrong, Imp: Yeo:) engraved naming; 1914-15 Star (Capt. L. W. Armstrong, A.S.C.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. L. W. Armstrong.) good very fine and better (4) £500-£700 --- Lionel Wellesley Armstrong was born on 8 June 1880. He served two years in the Queen’s Westminster Rifle Volunteers and then over two years in the Imperial Yeomanry during the Boer War. Serving with the 91st Company (Sharpshooters), he acted as Transport Officer to Colonel Damant’s Column for the greater part of his time in South Africa. He was wounded at Tafel Kop on 20 December 1901, during an action in which a large Boer force, disguised as British infantry, infiltrated a smaller British force. The latter composed of 2 guns 55 men under Colonel Damant, protected by 40 men of 91 Company Imperial Yeomanry. In the action that followed, the artillery horses and limbers were saved but at a cost - out of the 95 men of the column, Damant’s Horse and 39th Battery RHA lost 43 killed and wounded including Lieutenant-Colonel Damant himself who was wounded in four places. In this truly heroic action, 91st Company Imperial Yeomanry had 32 hit out of 40, and, in the words of Lord Kitchener, ‘sacrificed itself almost to a man to save Damant’s guns.’ For his gallantry that day Shoeing-Smith Ind was awarded the Victoria Cross. The following particulars of this gallant fight were obtained from the men engaged in it by the correspondent of the Central News: ‘The columns under Colonel Damant and Colonel Rimington left Frankfort on the 19th inst. and proceeded in the direction of Vrede. The force trekked all night through a most severe thunderstorm, during which three of our men were struck by lightning and killed. On reaching the neighbourhood of Tafelkop, Damant rushed a Boer piquet, killing one man and capturing Commandant Gyter. At daybreak the transport waggons were laagered, and were left behind in charge of a small escort, while Damant with two guns of the 39th Battery, and one pom-pom and ninety-five men all told, rushed forward. The little force deviated on the left flank, where a number of Boers had been located. On reaching a ridge Colonel Damant observed a party of seventy men dressed in British uniform busily engaged driving cattle in his direction. The strangers were at first taken to be a part of Rimington’s column which had gone out on the right flank. The mistake was soon discovered, however, and almost immediately another body of the enemy was located further to the left of the British laager. Our guns were speedily unlimbered, and quickly came into action. We had only been able to fire two shots when the Boers in charge of the cattle abandoned them and galloped boldly forward towards the British position. The enemy opened a galling fire on the gunners at a range of two hundred yards, and simultaneously another party of 150 Boers who had remained carefully concealed in ambush in the long grass at the foot of the ridge enfiladed the position. A large number of the gallant defenders fell at the first few volleys, but the survivors fought tenaciously, and the enemy were only able to rush and capture the position after all the men on the ridge had been either killed or wounded except three. Previous to this, however, some of the gallant gunners and the escort had succeeded in getting away the limbers of the guns, notwithstanding the heavy fire. The only gunner who had escaped the bullets then effectually destroyed the breech-blocks of the guns and rendered them utterly useless to the enemy. Out of a total force of 95 in action we had 75 killed and wounded, the 91st Yeomanry losing one officer and 14 men were killed and one officer and 16 men wounded. The Boers, who were under Commandants Wessels, Ross, and M. Botha - the latter the son of the Commandant-General - also lost heavily. They had Commandant Vandermerwe and 30 men killed. Three of the Boer dead were buried by our men, and the remainder were carried away. Later in the day a Boer came in under a flag of truce and asked for an armistice in order to allow the enemy to attend to their wounded and bury their dead. The survivors on our side state that the Boers behaved badly to our wounded on the ridge after the position had been rushed. Every one who made a movement while lying on the ground was fired at. An officer of the Yeomanry (Armstrong??) asked permission from a Boer dressed in khaki to get water for our wounded. For reply the Boer discharged his Mauser point blank at the officer’s head, but fortunately missed him. Several more of the enemy robbed and stripped our wounded and dead, and were only restrained from perpetrating further outrages by their commandants. The Boers were terribly angry when they discovered they were unable to move or use the guns which they had captured. Meanwhile Captain Scott had got together a small force and came up to the assistance of Damant’s men. Scott prepared to charge the position, when the enemy, mistaking his men for Rimington’s column, hastily retreated. The fleeing Boers, however, fell right into the arms of Rimington’s force, which was coming up to Damant’s support. Rimington opened fire, and the enemy lost a few killed, while five were captured. Rimington, with the remainder of Damant’s force, chased the flying enemy across the Wilge River. There appears to have been lately a large concentration of the enemy under De Wet at Tafelkop. Large parties of determined fighters under the immediate command of M. Botha, Meintjes, Tallvaard, Steenkamp, and Bucknill are now laying in ambush about the district, waiting to attack small columns.’ During the Great War Armstrong served as an officer in the Royal Army Service Corps from 20 September 1914 until August 1916 when he relinquished his commission due to ill-health. Though never fully fit thereafter, he was re-gazetted to the A.S.C. in April 1917 and served until demobilized in March 1919. Sold with research and an original group photograph.

Three: Captain H. C. Macdonald, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, who, after an adventurous time in West Africa, was recruited by the British Military Intelligence Department at the War Office for a secret mission to Rio de Janiero and later to St Petersburg in 1909 where he supposedly died of heart failure Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (Capt. H. C. Macdonald. A. & S. Highrs); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 Cpt. H. C. Macdonald. A. & S. Hgrs.); Africa General Service 1902-56, 2 clasps, S. Nigeria 1904, S. Nigeria 1904-05 (Captain H. C. Macdonald. S.N. Rgt.) medals mounted as worn and contained in a glass fronted display stand together with corresponding mounted group of miniature dress medals, nearly extremely fine (3) £1,200-£1,600 --- Provenance: Matthew E. Taylor Collection, Christie’s, November 1990. Henry Craigie Macdonald was born at 32 Belsize Park, Hampstead, London, on 13 April 1868. The son of Chessborough Claudius Macdonald (late 22nd Foot), Macdonald was educated at Harrow School and Jesus College, Cambridge, and then passed into Sandhurst in 1888. After graduating from the Royal Military College he was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the 93rd Highlanders on 31 May 1890. From there, Macdonald was promoted Lieutenant on 7 November, 1894, and then Captain on 12 December 1899. In 1899 Macdonald was serving with the 91st Highlanders but did not sail with that battalion when it departed on 27 October 1899 for South Africa. Instead, on 15 December 1899 he took charge of 185 reservists from the Gordon Highlanders who were temporarily stationed in Edinburgh Castle, destined for South Africa. Although he missed most of the earlier battles, Macdonald was present at a number of the military operations: the advance to Kimberley, Orange Free State (February to May 1900), operations in the Transvaal east of Pretoria (July to November 1900), Orange River Colony (May to November 1900) and was present at a number of engagements during those periods. It is recorded that, with his company, Captain Macdonald charged and occupied a pass at Olifantsnek. Macdonald was invalided home early in 1901 but on 13 November 1901 he returned to South Africa, on board the Orotava, in command of a draft of 52 non-commissioned officers and men. He was seconded to the West African Frontier Force on 26 September 1903, and soon saw further action. In December the Colonial Office decided to organise a military expedition under the command of Colonel A. F. Montanaro, the objectives being to punish various tribes which were closing trade routes, to bring under control the part of the Ibibbio country lying between the Cross and Imo rivers, and to establish a new military station. Due to an inspection of the Southern Nigeria Regiment by the inspector general of the West African Frontier Force, the expedition was delayed. However, a camp was prepared at Mbiakpan on 1 January 1904, ready to receive the troops. On the 7th, Colonel Montanaro and his headquarters staff arrived in camp, though it took until 12 January before the entire force was fully concentrated at Mbiakpan. The force assembled was made as strong as possible and consisted of: 15 officers, five British non-commissioned officers, two 2-95 guns and 428 rank and file. Prior to the arrival of Colonel Montanaro, a reconnaissance force commanded by Macdonald scouted as far as the Ikono town of Okpom-Itu. Macdonald reported Okpom-Itu as being unfriendly as he had seen large numbers of armed natives in the vicinity of the town. Based on this report, Montanaro decided to strike first into the Ikono district. The troops marched out on 13 January, taking the usual military precautions. However, the troops met no opposition as they passed through the first couple of towns. They even found a few guns had been laid down on the path. Unopposed, the column moved deeper into the district. It finally stopped on 15 January at a place called Ikot-Ntuen, where a standing camp was established. From this base camp a number of smaller columns went out daily in all directions. They demanded guns to be delivered to them by the local chiefs, and those who refused to comply were severely punished. Although natives in the area resisted a great number of these columns, three of the columns are recorded as having met the strongest resistance. The first example was when a column under the command of Macdonald, consisting of three sections of ‘G’ Company, were attacked on all sides by several hundred bushmen on 16 January at Mbiabon. The attack was repelled with considerable loss of life to the enemy. During this action, although severely wounded, 2197 Private Ojo Olan pursued the bushmen who had shot both him and Private Akandi Ibadan. Pte Olan, who was later awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal, managed to kill one of them and bring back Pte Ibadan, who had been mortally wounded. On the same day, another column lead by Lieutenant Fox was also heavily attacked and, as in the previous action, the attackers were beaten off. The third attack occurred on 22 January when a column under Captain Hosley was attacked at 0700hrs by numerous armed bushmen. The bushmen were driven off and pursued through the towns of Okpom-Ungwana and Okpom-Ita. The pursuit was finally ended late that afternoon. By 4 February most of the neighbouring Ikono towns had been dealt with and the locals had made their submissions. On 5 February the entire force marched towards Ikot-Ekpene in the Anang district of the Ibibio country with the objective of establishing a new camp. While on the march, the advance guard under Macdonald was attacked by the enemy at the town of Ikot-Ukpom. After an hour of intense fighting the enemy were forced to retire, suffering many casualties. At the same time a column near Ikot-Ntuen, under the personal command of Montanaro, was attacked and had to ‘form square’. The enemy was initially repelled but returned a short time later and attacked the column again from all sides. The fighting lasted for about three hours before the attackers were beaten off. Similarly, when a column under the command of Captain Hosley was opposed at the town of Ukana his column was attacked three times, with the enemy only deciding to retire once charged with the bayonets. The locals of the Anang district showed a more determined nature than those of the Ikono district. One notable example took place on 10 February when a column entering the town of Ikot-Ukpong suffered a fierce attack by the natives. Throughout the following day various columns visiting a collection of towns met with similar resistance. On 24 February the force moved camp to Erriam and yet again refusal to offer up arms was met with punishment. However, the tactics seem to have worked because, over a period of time, several towns in the district sued for peace. On 6 March Colonel Montanaro received instructions to divide his force and return to Calabar. Montanaro placed No 1 column under the command of Macdonald, which consisted of: 27 men ‘A’ Company, 87 men ‘G’ Company, 28 men ‘H’ Company, one British officer (Lieutenant Williams) and two British NCOs. His instructions were to complete the disarming of the Erriam district started by the previous patrol. He was further instructed to return to Ikot-Ekpene with orders to construct a permanent station. The No 2 column, which was a much larger force, was placed under the command of Major Trenchard, who had orders to proceed to the Imo River. Two days prior to this Private Ogunbi Ondo was reported as missing. To begin with it was believed that he had absconded from camp in order to loot some of t...

Pair: Staff Quartermaster Sergeant W. Dornan, Army Service Corps, who was Mentioned in Despatches for both the Boer War and the Somaliland campaign 1904 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (11565. S. Sgt. W. Dornan. A.S.C.) engraved naming; Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Somaliland 1902-04 (11565 S. Qr. Mr. Serjt. W. Dornan. A.S.C.), light contact marks, better than very fine (2) £300-£400 --- William Dornan was born at Hillsborough, County Down, Ireland, and attested for the Army Service Corps at Glasgow in 1893 at the age of 23. Advanced Staff Sergeant in 1899, he served in South Africa during the Boer War, and was Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 29 July 1902). Promoted Staff Quartermaster Sergeant, he saw further service during the Somaliland campaign of 1904, and was again Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 2 September 1904). He was discharged on 18 April 1916, due to ‘General Paralysis of the Insane’.

Three: Private A. Haldenby, 2nd Battalion, Coldstream Guards, who was killed in action whilst on patrol on the Western Front on 28 September 1914 - for rescuing the wounded member of the patrol, Lance-Corporal F. W. Dobson, of the same Battalion, was awarded the Victoria Cross 1914 Star (7317 Pte A. Haldenby. C. Gds.); British War and Victory Medals (7317 Pte. A. Haldenby. C. Gds.); Memorial Plaque (Albert Haldenby) in card envelope, nearly extremely fine (4) £240-£280 --- Albert Haldenby was born in Minster, Yorkshire, in 1890 and attested for the Coldstream Guards. He served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 26 August 1914, and was killed in action whilst on patrol on 28 September 1914: ‘On Monday 28 September the day dawned in thick mist, but just as one of these patrols from the Tunnel Post, consisting of three men, were approaching the German trenches, the mist suddenly lifted and two of the three men were instantly shot, the third escaping to the trench, with 5 bullets in his legs and had been hit in the arms. To leave the wounded out until darkness set in, when rescue would be more feasible, meant exposure for many hours without attention, while to attempt to get them in by daylight, which entailed crossing a considerable distance in full view of the enemy and exposed the whole way to his fire, appeared an impossible achievement. Nevertheless, Lance-Corporal F. W. Dobson volunteered to try, and crawled out under a heavy fire to the two men, one of whom, Private Albert Haldenby, he found dead, but the other man, Private Butler, he found alive but badly wounded in three places. Having done what he could to apply first-aid dressings to the wounded man, Dobson crawled back, and then accompanied by Corporal Brown, a second volunteer, with whose help he succeeded in dragging out a stretcher, he crawled out a second time, and finally brought the wounded man back to safety. The second adventure was assisted by a partial return of the mist.’ For this act of conspicuous bravery, Lance-Corporal Dobson was awarded the Victoria Cross, and Corporal Brown was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal. Haldenby’s body was subsequently recovered, and he is buried in Vailly British Cemetery, France. Sold with copied research

Three: Private F. Anderson, Gordon Highlanders, a ‘Piper of the Great War’ who was captured and taken Prisoner of War at Le Cateau on 21 August 1914 1914 Star (857 Pte. F. Anderson. 1/Gord. Highrs.); British War and Victory Medals (857 Pte .F. Anderson. Gord. Highrs.) mounted as worn, nearly very fine (3) £240-£280 --- Frank Anderson, a native of Huntly, Aberdeenshire, attested for the Gordon Highlanders and served as a Piper with the 1st Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 13 August 1914. He was captured and taken Prisoner of War at Le Cateau on 21 August 1914, and was held at Doberitz Prisoner of War camp. His Prisoner of War status is confirmed on both his Medal Index Card and the 1914 Star medal roll, and the International Red Cross Great War Prisoner of War records show his rank variously as Piper and Private. Although Anderson is not recorded in the book “The Pipes of War” by Seton & Grant, the book itself clearly states that it is not a complete and comprehensive record, rather an accumulation of names from contemporary accounts, and consequently Anderson can now be added to the roll of ‘Pipers of the Great War’. Sold with two original newspaper cuttings and additional copied research, including a copy of a wartime article from a local Huntly newspaper which features an article about the Anderson family and which shows a photograph of Frank Anderson in piper’s uniform stating ‘Piper Frank Anderson, 1st Gordons, Prisoner of War’.

Three: Orderly D. A. Bruce, British Red Cross Society, who served as a Chauffeur with the Scottish Unit at Rouen 1914 Star (D. A. Bruce. B.R.C.S.); British War and Victory Medals (D. A. Bruce. B.R.C.S.) nearly very fine (3) £160-£200 --- David Alexander Bruce, a native of Helmsdale, Sutherland, enlisted in the British Red Cross Society on 1 October 1914, and served during the Great War on the Western Front as both an Orderly and a Chauffeur with the Scottish Unit at Rouen.

Three: Chaplain E. S. Phillips, Royal Navy, who was present in H.M.S. Inflexible as Chaplain during the Battle of the Falkland Islands, and at the Battle of Jutland in 1916 1914-15 Star (Chapn. E. S. Phillips. M.A., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (Chapn. E. S. Phillips. R.N.) nearly extremely fine (3) £100-£140 --- Ernest Spencer Phillips was born on 5 March 1869, at The Rectory, Ickleford, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, the son of the Reverend Spencer William Phillips, the Rector of Ickleford, and his wife Emily. He was educated at Trinity College, Oxford, and taking Holy Orders was Ordained Deanon in 1893, and Priest in 1894. He served as Curate at Borden, Kent, 1893-96; South Norwood, 1896-97; and at St. Albans Abbey, 1898. He became a Naval Chaplain with seniority 10 October 1903, serving in H.M.S. Centurion, 1903-05; H.M.S. Canopus, 1905-07; H.M.S. Hermione, 1907-09; H.M.S. Topaz, 1909-11; H.M.S. Aboukir, 1911; H.M.S. Hampshire, 1911-12; H.M.S. Inflexible, 1912-16; H.M.S. Vernon, 1916-17; R.N. Air Station, 1917-18; and H.M.S. Dolphin, to 1923. He died at Brading Avenue, Fareham, Hampshire on 19 May 1950. Sold with copied research including a group photographic image from the recipient’s undergraduate days.

Three: Petty Officer J. E. Merrett, Royal Navy, who was killed on 6 August 1914, when H.M.S. Amphion struck a mine off the Thames estuary and sank with the loss of 132 men killed; she was the first ship of the Royal Navy to be sunk in the Great War 1914-15 Star (167481, J. E. Merritt [sic], P.O.1., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (167481 J. E. Merrett. P.O. R.N.) very fine (3) £240-£280 --- John Edward Merrett was born on 2 April 1877 at Devonport and joined the Royal Navy as Boy 2nd Class on 7 June 1892, serving in H.M.S. Impregnable. Advanced Ordinary Seaman, H.M.S. Centurion, 2 April 1895, he was promoted Able Seaman in the same ship on 1 May 1896, and Leading Seaman, H.M.S. Defiance, on 28 October 1898. Advance Petty Officer 1st Class, H.M.S. Defiance, 10 March 1905, he transferred to H.M.S. Amphion, 2 April 1913, and was serving in her on the outbreak of the Great War. He was consequently present at the first naval engagement of the War when Amphion sank the German mine-layer Königin Luise on the 5 August 1914: the very next day, however, Amphion became the first ship of the Royal Navy to be sunk in the War, when she struck one of her victim’s mines. The following is an account of Amphion’s all too brief wartime career: Great Britain declared war on Germany at 23:00 hours on 4 August 1914. In the early hours of the following morning Amphion sailed from the port of Harwich together with four destroyers of the 3rd Flotilla. By daylight on 5 August they were well out in the North Sea sweeping towards the Heligoland Bight. A few hours after leaving port one of the destroyers received a report from a fishing vessel who had seen an unknown vessel “throwing things over the side” about 20 miles north of Outer Gabbard. At 10:25 am Amphion sighted an unknown steamer and sent destroyers Lance and Landrail to investigate. The steamer was, in fact, the German Königin Luise, a former Hamburg-Holland passenger ferry which had been converted into an auxiliary mine-layer. On the night of 4th August she had left her home port of Emden with cargo of 180 mines and steamed south through the North Sea to lay mines off the Thames Estuary. She resembled the steamers of the Great Eastern Railway that plied between Harwich and the Hook of Holland, and had hurriedly been painted in their colours of black, buff and yellow to disguise herself. As the two British destroyers approached her, Königin Luise made off at 20 knots altering her course, before disappearing into a rain squall where she laid further mines. The destroyers pursued and at 10:30 Lance opened fire, the first naval shots of the Great War (the forward gun, which fired the shot, is preserved in the Imperial War Museum). They were soon joined by Amphion, which had won the Fleet Gunnery Prize for 1914, and the German came under a very accurate fire. Königin Luise was only lightly armed and offered little resistance. When her efforts to escape into neutral waters, and to draw the British ships onto her minefield were unavailing, Commander Biermann gave the order to scuttle her. At 12:22, on fire amidships and with smoke and steam pouring from her, Königin Luise rolled over to port and sank. 56 of a crew of 130 were rescued by Amphion. Half of these prisoners were incarcerated in a compartment in the cruiser’s bow for the grim reason that “if we go up on a mine, they might as well go first.” During the action, gun crews from the disengaged side of Amphion crossed over to watch the firing and showed their appreciation of good salvoes by cheering and applauding. After the action Captain Fox mustered all hands and reprimanded the men for leaving their posts. He reminded them that they were at war and each man had to stick to his own duty. The ship’s company saw sense of this and rather enjoyed the lecture. Returning to Harwich, Amphion then sighted another ship of the same appearance and colours as Königin Luise but this one was flying an enormous German flag. The destroyers opened fire. Captain Fox recognised her as a genuine Great Eastern Railway steamer and signalled to cease fire; at the same time, the vessel hauled down the German colours and raised the red ensign. She was the St. Petersburg, flying the German flag because she was carrying the German ambassador Prince Lichnowsky and his staff to neutral Holland. Her identity and mission established, she was allowed to proceed. At 06:45 hours on 6 August Amphion struck one of the mines laid by the Königin Luise. It exploded just beside the forebridge and broke the ship’s back. The explosion practically destroyed the bridge; all the occupants, including Captain Fox, were badly burnt, and smoke and flame poured from the slits in the conning tower. All the focsle gun crews were killed, as were many men on the forward mess decks, where the hands were having breakfast. Of the 21 German prisoners in the forward compartment, all but one were killed. Despite his injuries Captain Fox took charge. The ship was well down by the bows and attempts to extinguish the raging fires failed. Abandon ship was ordered. As most of Amphion’s boats had been destroyed, the destroyers sent their boats to rescue the crew. There was no confusion or panic; the survivors fell in on deck and, within twenty minutes of the first explosion, all survivors were aboard the destroyers. Unfortunately, although Amphion’s engines had been stopped, she still had way on, and at 07:03 hours, just as the last boatload of survivors had been taken off, she struck a second mine. Her magazine detonated in a huge cloud of pale yellow smoke and the fore-part of the ship was completely disintegrated, showering the attending destroyers with debris. One 4 inch shell fell on board the Lark, killing two of Amphion’s men and a German prisoner. Amphion then suddenly slid astern and sank at 07.05. One officer and 150 men were lost.’ Merrett was among those killed, the first British casualties of the Great War, and he is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.

Family Group: Three: Officer’s Steward 3rd Class T. N. Frost, Royal Navy, who was killed on 6 August 1914, when H.M.S. Amphion struck a mine off the Thames estuary and sank with the loss of 132 men killed; she was the first ship of the Royal Navy to be sunk in the Great War 1914-15 Star (L.4236. T. N. Frost. O.S.3, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (L.4236 T. N. Frost. O.S.3 R.N.); Memorial Plaque (Thomas Norman Frost) good very fine Imperial Service Medal, G.V.R., Circular issue, 1st ‘coinage head’ issue (Thomas Frost) in fitted case of issue, extremely fine (5) £300-£400 --- Thomas Norman Frost was born at St Budeaux, Plymouth, Devon, on 10 January 1897. His Father, Thomas Frost, was employed as a Skilled Labourer at the Royal Naval Ordnance Depot, Bull Point, Plymouth, and received the Imperial Service Medal upon his retirement. Frost junior attested for the Royal Navy on 25 February 1913 and joined H.M.S. Amphion on 2 April 1913, when the ship first commissioned. By the start of the Great War, Amphion was leader of the 3rd Destroyer Flotilla in the 1st Light Cruiser Squadron, assigned to the Harwich Force, defending the eastern approaches to the English Channel, under the command of Captain Cecil H. Fox. In the morning of 5 August, Amphion and the 3rd Flotilla sortied into the North Sea to patrol the area between Harwich and the Dutch island of Terschelling for German activity. At 10:15 a ship in the black, buff, and yellow colours of the Great Eastern Railway’s steamers that plied between Harwich and the Hook of Holland was spotted. Fox sent the destroyers H.M.S. Lance and H.M.S. Landrail to investigate and shortly afterwards another destroyer reported that a trawler had seen a suspicious ship, ‘throwing things overboard, presumably mines’. H.M.S. Amphion led the flotilla to investigate and observed that the fleeing ship was deploying mines even then. At 10:45, Lance opened fire at a range of 4,400 yards. The target was S.M.S. Königin Luise, a former Hamburg-Heligoland excursion boat that had been converted to an auxiliary minelayer by the Germans. They had planned to mount a pair of 3.5 in guns on board, but they did not have the time to do so; her only armament was a pair of lighter guns and 180 mines. On the night of 4 August, she had departed Emden and headed into the North Sea to lay mines off the Thames Estuary, which she began to do at dawn. The fire from the destroyers was ineffective until Amphion closed to a range of 7,000 yards and began hitting the German ship at about 11:15. By noon, Königin Luise was sinking and the three British ships rescued 5 officers and 70 ratings. The flotilla proceeded onwards with their patrol until they reached the Dutch coast around 21:00 and turned for home. Fox was uncertain as to the locations of the mines laid by Königin Luise and laid a course that was seven nautical miles west of where he thought the mines were. He guessed wrongly and led his flotilla over the danger area. At 06:35, Amphion struck a mine that detonated underneath her bridge. The explosion set her forecastle on fire and broke the ship’s keel. The destroyer H.M.S. Linnet attempted to tow the cruiser, but a deep crack across her upper deck showed that she was hogging badly and Fox ordered his crew to abandon ship. Shortly afterwards, her forward magazine exploded, throwing one 4-inch gun into the air that narrowly missed Linnet. One of Amphion’s shells burst on the deck of the destroyer Lark, killing two of her men and the only German prisoner rescued from the cruiser. Amphion then rapidly sank within 15 minutes of the explosion losing 1 officer and 131 ratings, including Frost, plus an unknown number of the crew rescued from Königin Luise. Frost is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.

Seven: Captain T. H. Johnson, Canadian Corps of Military Staff Clerks, late Lincolnshire Regiment, 7th Hussars, 8th Hussars, and Lord Strathcona’s Horse, who was taken Prisoner of War in March 1918 1914-15 Star (24257 Pte. H. Johnson. 7th Hrs); British War and Victory Medals (24257 Pte. H. Johnson. 8-Hrs.); Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, without clasp; War Medal 1939-45, Canadian issue in silver, these both privately engraved ‘Capt. T. H. Johnson’; Permanent Forces of the Empire L.S. & G.C., G.V.R. (Q.M.S. (W.O. II) T. H. Johnson C.M.S.C.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue (W.O. Cl. II (QMS) T. H. Johnson CMSC) the Great War awards very fine, the rest better (7) £600-£800 --- Thomas Henry ‘Harry’ Johnson was born at Emo, Port Arlington, Ireland in 1885 and served in the 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment from 1904 to 1907. Following the outbreak of the Great War he joined the Corps of Hussars, and served initially with the 8th Hussars on the Western Front from 17 October 1915, before transferring to the 7th Hussars, and was captured and taken prisoner of war on 22 March 1918, on the second day of the German Spring Offensive, being held at Munster P.O.W. Camp, Germany. Following the Great War Johnson emigrated to Canada joining ‘A’ Squadron Lord Strathcona’s Horse in 1921, and the Corps of Military Staff Clerks in 1922. During the Second World War he was commissioned Lieutenant, C.M.S.C, on 1 June 1942, and Captain on 1 June 1943. He was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal per General Order 348 of 1945. He was placed on the retired list as medically unfit, on 12 February 1945, and discharged from the C.M.S.C., Lord Strathcona’s Horse, with the rank of Captain. He died at Victoria, British Columbia, on 30 January 1967. Sold with a portrait photograph of the recipient, and extensive paperwork, ephemera, and copied research.

Family Group: Three: Private W. Hope, 18th Hussars, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 28 January 1916 1914-15 Star (28065 Pte. W. Hope, 18th. Hrs.); British War and Victory Medals (28065 Pte. W. Hope. 18-Hrs.); memorial Plaque (William Hope) nearly extremely fine Pair: Driver J. Hope, Royal Engineers British War and Victory Medals (3190 Dvr. J. Hope. R.E.) nearly extremely fine (6) £140-£180 --- William Hope was born in Alnwick, Northumberland, on 1895 and attested for the 18th Hussars. He served with them as part of the Dismounted Cavalry Brigade during the Great War on the Western Front from 1 June 1915, and was killed in action in the trenches at Vermelles on 28 January 1916. He is buried in Quarry Cemetery, Vermelles, France. Sold with copied research.

Three: Lance-Corporal W. Bailey, Royal Fusiliers, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 3 May 1917 1914-15 Star (11619 Pte. W. Bailey. R. Fus:); British War and Victory Medals (GS-11619 Pte. W. Bailey. R. Fus.); Memorial Plaque (William Bailey) in card envelope, good very fine (4) £120-£160 --- William Bailey was born in Burslam, Staffordshire, in 1884 and attested there for the Royal Fusiliers. He served with the 4th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action on 3 May 1917. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France.

Family group: Pair: Private G. Attwood, 12th (Service) Battalion (Bristol), Gloucestershire Regiment, who was killed in action on the Western Front, 3 September 1916 1914-15 Star (20054 Pte G. Attwood. Glouc: R.); British War Medal 1914-20 (20054 Pte. G. Attwood. Glouc. R.); Memorial Plaque (George Attwood) last in card envelope of issue, good very fine 1914-15 Star (406902 Pte M. Attwood. 4/Can: Mtd: Rif:) nearly extremely fine (4) £100-£140 --- George Attwood was born in 1882, and was the son of Mr and Mrs J. Attwood of Bristol, both of whom were deceased by the time of the Great War. He emigrated to Canada with his younger brother Morely, and resided in Ontario. Attwood returned to the UK to visit family before the outbreak of the Great War, and was then unable to return. As a consequence he enlisted in the British Army, and served with the 12th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment, and was killed in action on the Western Front, 3 September 1916. Private Attwood is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial. Morely Abraham Attwood was the younger brother of the above, and was born in 1893. He served during the Great War with the 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles, and was killed in action on the Western Front, 2 June 1916. Private Attwood is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. Sold with photographic images of recipients.

Three: Private R. Shaw, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, who died of wounds on the Western Front on 28 September 1916 1914-15 Star (11204 Pte. R. Shaw. L. N. Lan: R); British War and Victory Medals (11204 Pte. R. Shaw. L. N. Lan. R) edge bruise to VM, contact marks, very fine Three: Sergeant W. E. Brown, York and Lancaster Regiment, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 20 June 1916 1914-15 Star (15481 Pte. W. E. Brown. York: & Lanc: R.); British War and Victory Medals (15481 Sjt. W. E. Brown. Y. & L. R.) slight edge dig to BWM, some verdigris to VM, otherwise very fine (6) £100-£140 --- Robert Shaw was born in Liverpool, where he attested into the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. He served during the Great War with the 6th Battalion, landing at Cape Helles, Galipolli on 5 July 1915. He later served with the 1st Battalion on the Western Front, where he died of wounds received on the Somme, on 28 September 1916. He is buried in Derancourt Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Walter Edward Brown was born in Giggleswick, Skipton, Yorkshire and attested into the York and Lancaster Regiment for service during the Great War. He served on the Western Front with the 9th Battalion from 28 August 1915. Appointed Sergeant, he was killed in action on 20 June 1916. He is buried in Albert Communal Cemetery, France.

Three: Private G. W. Argent, Royal West Kent Regiment, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 7 March 1916 1914-15 Star (G-9660. Pte. G. W. Argent. R.W. Kent. R.); British War and Victory Medals (GS-9660 Pte. G. W. Argent. R.W. Kent R.); Memorial Plaque (George William Argent) good very fine (4) £100-£140 --- George William Argent was born in Bethnal Green, London, and attested for the Royal West Kent Regiment at Stratford, Essex. He serve with the 6th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 14 December 1915, and was killed in action on 7 March 1916. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Loos Memorial.

Four: Major L. W. N. White, 3-10 Baluch Regiment, Indian Army, late Natal Carbineers, Leinster Regiment and 113rd Infantry, who was Mentioned in Despatches as Intelligence Officer, Mandalay Area in the Burma Campaign 1930-32 1914-15 Star (Pte. L. W. N. White 2nd M.R.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. L. W. N. White.); India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Burma 1930-32, with M.I.D. oak leaf (Capt. L. W. N. White. 3-10 Baluch R.) mounted as worn, the first three polished and contact marked, hence good very fine, the last better (4) £300-£400 --- Luke William Newbold White was born 30 June 1894. His Great War medal index card confirms service as Trooper with 2nd Battalion, Natal Carbineers; the Leinster Regiment; and the 113rd Infantry, Indian Army. Remaining in the Army, he was advanced Captain and was Mentioned in Despatches for distinguished services rendered in connection with the operations in Burma, during the period December, 1930 to March, 1932 as Intelligence Officer, Mandalay Military Area (London Gazette 20 December 1932). Promoted Major, whilst serving with the 3-10th Baluch Regiment in India, he was dismissed the service by sentence of a General Court Martial on 28 April 1942.

Three: Private A. W. Sheen, Canadian Mounted Rifles and 2nd Canadian Tunnelling Company, who died of suffocation when a fire broke out in one of the galleries of a mine at Mount Sorrel, 14 February 1917 1914-15 Star (118044 Pte A. W. Sheen. 3/Can: Mtd: Rif:); British War and Victory Medals (118044 Pte. A. W. Sheen. 1-C.M.R.) 2nd initial officially corrected on BWM, generally good very fine (3) £80-£120 --- Alfred William Sheen was born in Richmond Barracks, Dublin, Ireland in October 1879. He was a coal miner prior to the war, having also served with the Royal Engineers. Sheen served with the 3rd Canadian Mounted Rifles, before being attached to the 2nd Canadian Tunnelling Company. Private Sheen was killed on the Western Front, when he died from suffocation as a result of a fire breaking out in one of the galleries of a mine at Mount Sorrel, about 10.40pm, 14 February 1917. He is buried in Maple Copse Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.

Three: Private R. Crook, 10th Battalion, Canadian Infantry, who was gassed, wounded in the right thigh and taken prisoner of war at Ypres, 22 April 1915 1914-15 Star (19703 Pte R. Crook. 10/Can: Inf:); British War and Victory Medals (19703 Pte. R. Crook. 10-Can. Inf.) with portrait photograph of recipient in uniform, minor edge bruising, therefore nearly very fine or better British War Medal 1914-20 (2) (153057 Pte. W. Morrison. 43-Can. Inf; 567 Spr. F. H. Irvine. C.E.) generally good very fine (5) £80-£120 --- Robert Crook was born in Galleta, Ontario, Canada in September 1880. He served during the Great War with the 10th Battalion (Canadians), Canadian Infantry and was gassed, wounded in the right thigh and taken prisoner of war at Ypres, 22 April 1915. He was interred at Munster and Friedrichsfeld, Germany. William Morrison was born in Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland in September 1892. He served during the Great War with the 43rd Battalion (Cameron Highlanders of Canada), Canadian Infantry and was wounded and taken prisoner of war when the battalion were making an assault on Regina trench, 8 October 1916 . Private Morrison died two days later, and is buried in Flesquieres Hill British Cemetery, Nord, France.

Three: Private P. Johnson [M.M.], 10th Battalion (Canadians), Canadian Infantry, who was wounded and then died of illness, 13 October 1918 1914-15 Star (19736 Pte. P. Johnson. 10/Can: Inf:); British War and Victory Medals (19736 Pte. P. Johnson. 10-Can. Inf.) mounted for display, good very fine (3) £70-£90 --- M.M. London Gazette 28 September 1918. Percy Johnson was born in Mareham le Fen, Lincolnshire in November 1890. He served during the Great War with the 10th Battalion (Canadians), Canadian Infantry on the Western Front. Johnson was wounded in action around Arleux, and died of Lobar Pneumonia at No. 1 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station, 13 October 1918. Private Johnson is buried in Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun, France.

Three: Private G. McEldownie, 13th Battalion (Royal Highlanders of Canada), Canadian Infantry, who was taken prisoner of war on the Western Front, 24 April 1915 1914-15 Star (24736 Pte B. McEldowne. 13/Can: Inf:); British War 1914-20 (24736 Pte. B. McEldowine. [sic] 13-Can. Inf.) ‘Mc’ of surname corrected; Victory Medal 1914-19 (24736 Pte. B. Maceldowine. [sic] 13-Can. Inf.) silvered, very fine Three: Private S. Hardman, 3rd Battalion (Toronto Regiment), Canadian Infantry, who was wounded and taken prisoner of war at Ypres 25 April 1915 1914-15 Star (18819 Pte S. Hardman. 3/Can: Inf:); British War and Victory Medals (18819 Pte. S. Hardman. 3-Can. Inf.) generally very fine or better (6) £100-£140 --- George McEldownie [sic] was born in Greenock Scotland in July 1888. He served during the Great War with the 13th Battalion (Royal Highlanders of Canada), Canadian Infantry and was taken prisoner of war on the Western Front, 24 April 1915. McEldownie was interned at Göttingen. Samuel Hardman was born in Manchester, Lancashire in March 1890. He served during the Great War with the 3rd Battalion (Toronto Regiment), Canadian Infantry on the Western Front. Hardman was wounded and taken prisoner of war at Ypres, 25 April 1915. He was interned at Giessen and Magdeburg, being repatriated in January 1919.

Pair: Lieutenant D. H. C. Monro, 29th Battalion (Vancouver), Canadian Infantry, who died of wounds on the Western Front, 4 May 1916 1914-15 Star (Lieut: D. H. C. Munro. 29/Can: Inf:); British War Medal 1914-20 (Lieut. D. H. C. Munro.); Canadian Memorial Cross, G.V.R. (Lieut. D. H. C. Munro) last in case of issue, nearly extremely fine (3) £200-£300 --- David Henry Carmichael Monro was born in Tiverton, Devon in February 1885. He was the son of Mr and Mrs D. C. Monro of ‘The Chestnuts’, Lindfield, Sussex, and was educated at Shrewsbury School. Monro served during the Great War with the 29th Battalion (Vancouver), Canadian Infantry died of wounds on the Western Front, 4 May 1916: ‘While in charge of a working party near Dickebusch, on the morning of April 30th 1916, he was struck in the back by shrapnel. His wounds were dressed and he was taken to No. 10 Casualty Clearing Station, where he died four days later.’ Lieutenant Monro is buried in Reninghelst New Military Cemetery, Belgium. Sold with copied research, including photographic image of recipient as part of a group.

Pair: Lieutenant-Commander W. I. Mason, Royal Naval Reserve and Mercantile Marine, who served as Master of the S.S. Clan Graham, which was twice attacked by an enemy submarine during the Great War, for which he received a King’s Commendation and was also awarded the Lloyd’s Medal for Meritorious Service British War and Mercantile Marine War Medals (William I. Mason.) in named card boxes of issue, extremely fine (2) £100-£140 --- William Isaac Mason was born at Kirkby-in-Furness, Lancashire, in 1878 and served during the Great War as Master of the Clan Line S.S. Clan Graham - she was attacked by an enemy submarine by gunfire in the Mediterranean on 26 May 1917, and was torpedoed by another submarine in the Mediterranean on 4 March 1918, but on both occasions Mason managed to get the ship to port. For his skill in doing so Captain Mason was awarded the Lloyds Medal for Meritorious Service in silver. As a Lieutenant-Commander in the Royal Naval Reserve, Mason’s name was amongst those having been brought to notice of the King, having received an expression of commendation for their services (London Gazette 29 November 1918). He was awarded the Royal Naval Reserve Officers Decoration in 1923 (London Gazette 1 March 1923, and was granted the rank of Commander on retirement. Sold with original named Board of Trade ‘Authority to wear War Medals for the Mercantile Marine’; original letter from the General Register and Record Office of Shipping and Seamen, to Lt. Commander W. I. Mason, R.N.R.; and copied research.

Pair: Able Seaman R. J. Nicklen, Royal Navy, who was tragically drowned at Yalta on 22 September 1919, when serving in H.M.S. Caradoc during the Allied Intervention in South Russia in support of anti Bolshevik White Russian Forces British War and Victory Medals (J.45235 R. J. Nicklen. A.B. R.N.) good very fine Pair: Private F. Simpson, Yorkshire Regiment, who died of wounds received in Italy during the Battle of the Asiago Plateau in June 1918 British War and Victory Medals (28157 Pte. F. Simpson. York. R.) nearly extremely fine (4) £80-£100 --- Reginald James Nicklen was born at Salisbury, Wiltshire, on 6 April 1900 and commenced naval service as Boy 2nd Class in H.M.S. Impregnable on 15 October 1915. He was advanced to Boy 1st Class, on 21 June 1916 and was posted to H.M.S. Agamemnon on 24 June 1916, then to H.M.S. Duncan, H.M.S. Victory II, and H.M.S. Caradoc, being appointed Ordinary Seaman on 20 September 1917, and Able Seaman on 27 June 1918. He was tragically drowned and ‘discharged dead’, at Yalta, South Russia, from H.M.S. Caradoc, aged 19 on 22 September 1919. He is buried in the Yalta Russian Cemetery, and is commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission on the Haidar Pasha Memorial. Fred Simpson was born at Thornaby-on-Tees in 1888, and was a resident of Stockton-on-Tees. He served with the 9th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment during the Great War and died of wounds in Italy, aged 30, on 27 June 1918. He is buried in Staglieno Cemetery, Genoa, Italy.

Pair: Second Lieutenant H. W. E. Ainley, Royal Field Artillery, who died on the Western Front on 4 February 1917 British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. H. W. E. Ainley); Memorial Plaque (Hefford William Ernest Ainley), all mounted with a Royal Artillery badge in a fine-quality leather display frame, extremely fine (3) £240-£280 --- Hefford William Ernest Ainley, a native of Huddersfield, Yorkshire, was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Royal Field Artillery on 25 July 1915 and served with ‘D’ Battery, 168th Brigade during the Great War on the Western Front. He died on 4 February 1917, from injuries sustained as a result of a fire in his bivouac on the night of 2-3 February, and is buried in Puchevillers British Cemetery, France. Sold with the recipient’s Commission Document, dated 8 October 1915; War Office letter regarding the recipient’s death; and correspondence regarding the recipient’s grave.

Five: Captain B. L. Rigden, Cornwall (Fortress) Engineers and 130th Field Company Royal Engineers, who was taken Prisoner of War in France; was wounded by gun shot in North Russia; and was Mentioned in Despatches for his services with the Military Works Department in Mesopotamia British War and Victory Medals (Capt. B. L. Rigden.); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Iraq (B. L. Rigden.); Defence and War Medals 1939-45, the first three sometime lacquered, generally very fin and better (5) £240-£280 --- M.I.D. London Gazette 9 September 1921: ‘In recognition of distinguished ands gallant services and devotion to duty with the Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force.’ Bernard Loveless Rigden was born in 1892, and resided at Canterbury, Kent. He enlisted as a Sapper into the Royal Engineers and was commissioned Second Lieutenant, No. 3 Works Company, Cornwall (Fortress) Engineers on 7 May 1915. He was serving with 130th Field Company R.E., in France when he was captured and taken prisoner of war on 17 April 1918, and was repatriated on 13 December 1918. He subsequently served with the North Russian Expeditionary Force, and was wounded by gun shot to the Right foot in July 1919, being admitted to No. 82 Casualty Clearing Station, Bakharitza, North Russia. He relinquished his commission from the Cornwall (Fortress) Engineers on 30 September 1921. Rigden subsequently served in Mesopotamia attached to the Military Works Department, and for his services he was Mentioned in Despatches. He was again commissioned in the Second World War, to be Lieutenant on 24 May 1940, and was promoted temporary Captain on 1 March 1942. He died in Faversham, Kent, on 1 May 1961.

Pair: Private R. H. Dobinson, Yorkshire Regiment, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 14 August 1917 British War and Victory Medals (18582 Pte. R. H. Dobinson. York. R.) some slight edge digs, otherwise very fine Pair: Private A. Allen, West Riding Regiment, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 14 September 1916 British War and Victory Medals (18809 Pte. A. Allen. W. Rid. R.) some staining, very fine Pair: Private E. G. Williams, Wiltshire Regiment, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 24 March 1918 British War and Victory Medals (15033 Pte. E. G. Williams. Wilts. R.) some scratches, otherwise good very fine (6) £120-£160 --- Robert Henry Dobinson was born in Escombe, Bishop Auckland, County Durham and attested into the Yorkshire Regiment for service during the Great War. He served with the 6th Battalion at Gallipoli from 28 September 1915 and saw later service with the 9th Battalion on the Western Front, where he was killed in action on 14 August 1917. He is buried in Wimereux Communal Cemetery, France. Arthur Allen was born in Bradford, Yorkshire, and attested into the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry for service during the Great War. He transferred to the West Riding Regiment and served on the Western Front with the 9th Battalion, where he was killed in action on the Somme, on 4 September 1916. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France. Ernest George Williams was born in in Aston, Warwickshire and attested into the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry for service during the Great War. He transferred to the Wiltshire Regiment, serving on both the Western Front and in the Balkans theatre with the 7th Battalion. Returning to the Western Front with the 1st Battalion, he was killed in action on 24 March 1918. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France.

Pair: Private A. A. Hill, King’s Royal Rifle Corps, who was wounded and taken Prisoner of War at Cambrai on 27 March 1918 during the German Spring Offensive, and died of his wounds in Germany on 16 November 1918 British War and Victory Medals (R-33532 Pte. A. A. Hill. K.R. Rif. C.) both in crushed card boxes of issue; Memorial Plaque (Albert Arthur Hill) in card envelope and outer transmission envelope, addressed to ‘Mrs. A. Hill, 128 Leathwa..., Battersea, S.W.’, nearly extremely fine (3) £100-£140 --- Albert Arthur Hill was born in Lewisham on 21 October 1897 and attested for the 20th Training Battalion whilst still under-age. Subsequently posted to the Rifle Brigade and then to the King’s Royal Rifle Corps, he served with the 12th Battalion, K.R.R.C. during the Great War on the Western Front, and was wounded and taken Prisoner of War at Cambrai on 27 March 1918. He died of his wounds in Germany on 16 November 1918, five days after the Armistice, and is buried in Berlin South-Western Cemetery, Germany. Sold with copied research.

Pair: Private A. G. Cann, 9th Battalion, Manchester Regiment, who was taken prisoner at Beline Brei, on 29 March 1918 British War and Victory Medals (49271 Pte. A. G. Cann. Manch. R.) in named card box of issue with original torn envelope, very fine (2) £50-£70 --- Alfred George Cann attested for the Manchester Regiment and served with the 1st/9th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front. He was taken prisoner of War at Beline Brei on 29 March 1918, and held in Güstrow prisoner of war camp, Germany. Sold together with original Buckingham Palace facsimile letter from H. M. King George V dated 1918, sent to returned prisoners of war.

Three: Chaplain to the Forces Fourth Class C. W. Carter, Army Chaplains’ Department, who was twice Mentioned in Despatches British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Rev. C. W. Carter.); General Service 1918-62, 2 clasps, Kurdistan, Iraq, with M.I.D. oak leaf (Rev. C. W. Carter.) light contact marks, better than very fine (3) £300-£400 --- Cyril Wallis Carter was born on 17 February 1888 and was educated at Westminster School and King’s College, London. He was ordained into Holy Orders and was appointed Chaplain to the Forces Fourth Class on 5 April 1918. He served during the latter stages of the Great War in Egypt, landing there in July 1918, serving in that theatre until 12 January 1919. He subsequently served with the Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force, earning the General Service Medal with clasps for Iraq and Kurdistan. For his services he was Mentioned in both General Allenby’s Despatch (London Gazette 5 March 1919), and in General Haldane’s Despatch (London Gazette 9 September 1921).

Pair: Acting Forewoman J. G. Balchin, Queen Mary’s Army Auxiliary Corps British War and Victory Medals (2944 A-Fwn. J. G. Balchin. Q.M.A.A.C.) good very fine (2) £60-£80 --- Jessie Grace Balchin was born in 1897 in Islington, London, and served in France as an Acting Forewoman with Queen Mary’s Army Auxiliary Corps from 20 September 1917 to 3 March 1919. In 1930 she married Squadron Leader R. G. Gardner, D.S.C., R.A.F. (late R.N.A.S.) who went on to serve in the Second World War (M.I.D.; C.B.E.; promoted to Air Commodore). She died in 1956. Sold with copied research.

Pair: Lieutenant C. P. Steer, 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles, who was killed in action on Vimy Ridge, 22 May 1917 British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. C. P. Steer.); Memorial Plaque (Charles Pearman Steer); Canadian Memorial Cross, G.V.R. (Lieut. C. P. Steer) generally nearly very fine or better (4) £260-£300 --- Charles Pearman Steer was born in Hampstead, London in January 1882. He served in the ranks with the 34th Company (Middlesex) Imperial Yeomanry in South Africa during the Second Boer War (entitled to Q.S.A. with ‘Cape Colony’, ‘Orange Free State’, ‘Transvaal’, ‘South Africa 1901’ and ‘South Africa 1902’ clasps). Steer was engaged in surveying prior to the Great War, and then served with the 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles in the French theatre of war from September 1915 (entitled to 1914-15 Star). Steer advanced to Company Sergeant Major in February 1916, and was commissioned Temporary Lieutenant in ‘D’ Company, 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles in January 1917. Lieutenant Steer was killed in action in positions on Vimy Ridge, 22 May 1917: ‘The following week was spent in cleaning up and training, afternoons given over to sports. On the 20th we were moved back up to the Ridge and were set to work digging new defences and putting up wire entanglements. At times our work parties, who were under observation from Lens and Mericout, were shelled. As a result Lieutenant Steer was killed on the afternoon of the 22nd. The same day, Lieutenant Darcus, with three of his men, who were putting in screw stakes, unknowingly stirred up a buried bomb and were all wounded.’ (Regimental History refers) Lieutenant Steer is buried in Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, Pas de Calais, France. Sold with copied research.

Pair: Private E. O’Shaunessy, 2nd Battalion (Eastern Ontario Regiment), Canadian Infantry and Canadian Labour Battalion, who was wounded and taken prisoner of war after a trench raid on the Western Front, 25 January 1918 British War and Victory Medals (633175 Pte. E. O’Shaughnessy. Can. Labr. Bn.) very fine Pair: Gunner P. C. Thurston, Canadian Field Artillery British War and Victory Medals (1251416. Gnr. P. C. Thurston. C.F.A.) mounted as worn, generally very fine (4) £80-£120 --- Earl O’Shaughnessy was born in Dundas County, Ontario, Canada in April 1897. He initially served with the 154th Battalion, before transferring to the 2nd Battalion (Eastern Ontario Regiment), Canadian Infantry and the Canadian Labour Battalion. O’Shaughnessy was wounded and taken prisoner on 25 January 1918 after an enemy trench raid on the Western Front. He was interned at Limburg an der Lahn, and released 12 December 1918. Perl Clarence Thurston was born in Mulberry, Kansas U.S.A. in August 1883. He served for 2 years with the Wyoming National Guard, prior to service during the Great War with the 3rd Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery (entitled to Silver War Badge). He died in Vernon, Canada in March 1964.

Pair: Private F. Goyer, 29th Battalion (Vancouver), Canadian Infantry, who was listed as missing presumed killed in action at the St. Eloi Craters, 6 April 1916 British War and Victory Medals (430973 Pte. F. Goyer. 29-Can. Inf.); Memorial Plaque (Frank Goyer) good very fine (3) £80-£100 --- Frank Goyer was born in Wolverton, Buckinghamshire in April 1880. His sister, as next of kin, is listed as residing in sister, 270 Aurora Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.A. Goyer served with the East Yorkshire Regiment for 7 years prior to joining the 102nd Rocky Mountain Rangers. He served during the Great War with the 29th Battalion, Canadian Infantry on the Western Front, and was listed as missing presume killed in action at the St. Eloi Craters, 6 April 1916. Private Goyer is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.

Pair: Lance Corporal F. Lambert, 42nd Battalion (Royal Highlanders of Canada), Canadian Infantry, who was awarded the M.M. for his gallantry as stretcher bearer on the First Day of the Battle of Vimy Ridge, 9 April 1917. He died of wounds on the Western Front, 25 April 1917 British War and Victory Medals (418129 L. Cpl. F. Lambert. 42-Can. Inf.) very fine (2) £140-£180 --- M.M. London Gazette 9 July 1917: ‘On April 9th 1917 during the attack on Vimy Ridge. This N.C.O. displayed remarkable coolness and courage in dressing wounded under severe enemy fire. The Regimental Aid Post was moved forward by the Medical Officer to the first objective, and while dressing wounded in the shell holes in this area the Medical Sergeant was sniped and killed. Corporal Lambert carried on his duties and deserves the highest praise for his utter disregard of danger in the discharge of his duties.’ Frank Lambert was born in London, England in October 1896. He served during the Great War the 42nd Battalion, (Royal Highlanders of Canada), Canadian Infantry on the Western Front, and died of wounds at No. 6 Casualty Clearing Station, 25 April 1917. Lance Corporal Lambert is buried in the Barlin Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France.

Pair: Private J. D. Young, 43rd Battalion (Cameron Highlanders of Canada), Canadian Infantry, who was severely gassed in March 1918, invalided to Canada, and died of injuries/illness attributable to service after the war British War and Victory Medals (737093 Pte. J. D. Young. 43-Can. Inf.); Memorial Plaque (John Donaldson Young) last in card envelope of issue and contained in remnants of postal envelope addressed to ‘Mrs Isabella Young, 23 Backmarsh Road, Rosyth, Dunfermline, Scotland’; Memorial Scroll (Pte. John Donaldson Young Canadian Infantry Bn.); and named Honourable Discharge Certificate; with a leather wallet embossed ‘The Merchants Bank of Canada’, and a photograph of recipient in uniform annotated ‘Yours J. D. Young’, generally good very fine (3) (3) £120-£160 --- John Donaldson Young was born in Dunfermline, Scotland in May 1882. He resided at 636 7th Avenue West, Calgary, Alberta, and served for 9 months with 103rd Regiment, Calgary Rifles prior to the Great War. Young served during the Great War with the 43rd Battalion (Cameron Highlanders of Canada), Canadian Infantry on the Western Front, and was invalided to Canada for further medical treatment after being severely gassed in March 1918. He died as a result of injuries/illness attributable to service, 13 April 1929.

Pair: Private K. D. Stephenson, 47th Battalion (British Columbia), Canadian Infantry, who lied about his age and signed up for service aged 16, was found out and discharged, only to sign up again, and be killed in action on the Western Front, 21 October 1918 British War and Victory Medals (2499687 Pte. K. D. Stephenson. 47-Can. Inf.) very fine or better 1914-15 Star (16404 Pte W. J. Bowser. 7/Can: Inf:); together with British War Medal 1914-20 (2140544 Pte. A. Copeland. B.C.R.); and Victory Medal 1914-19 (29008 Pte. H. A. Peden. 16-Can. Inf.) generally good very fine (5) £100-£140 --- Kenneth Douglas Stephenson was born in Aurora, Ontario, Canada in March 1900. He originally attested 20 November 1916 with the 234th Battalion as a Bugler (Service No. 1024446). Stephenson declared his Date of Birth as 10 March 1900. He was discharged 13 April 1917, as ‘Medically Unfit due to being Under Age’. He Reattested 2 January 1918 in the Railway Construction Depot (Service No. 2499687) and this time declared his Date of Birth as 10 March 1899. Private Stephenson was killed in action whilst serving with the 47th Battalion, Canadian Infantry on the Western Front, 21 October 1918. He is buried in La Sentinelle Communal Cemetery, France. William James Bowser was born in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada in September 1891. He served during the Great War with the 7th Battalion (1st British Columbia), Canadian Infantry on the Western Front. Private Bowser was killed in action, 15 April 1915, and is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin) Gate Memorial, Belgium. Alfred Copeland was a Native Indian, who was born on the Lillooet Reservation, British Columbia, Canada in November 1892. He served during the Great War with the British Columbia Regiment in the UK. Copeland died at Lillooet, British Columbia in March 1951. Hugh Alexander Peden was born in Glasgow, Scotland in May 1887. He served during the Great War with the 16th Battalion (Canadian Scottish), Canadian Infantry and died of injuries sustained when struck by a motor vehicle 7 December 1914. Private Peden is buried in the Bulford Church Cemetery, Wiltshire.

Six: Squadron Leader F. H. Pearce, Royal Air Force, late Royal Flying Corps, who was Mentioned in Despatches for the Waziristan in 1924 India General Service 1908-35, 2 clasps, Waziristan 1919-21, Waziristan 1921-24, with M.I.D. oak leaf, this loose (206462. Sjt. F. H. Pearce. R.A.F.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Royal Air Force L.S. & G.C., G.V.R. (206462 Sgt. F. H. Pearce. R.A.F.) small edge bruise to the last, otherwise very fine and better (6) £300-£400 --- M.I.D. London Gazette 30 May 1924. Francis Henry Pearce was born at Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, on 15 May 1889 and joined the Royal Flying Corps on 1 November 1917, being recorded as an Aero Rigger and Corporal Mechanic in the R.A.F. Muster Roll for 1918. He was Mentioned in Despatches for distinguished service during the operations in Waziristan in 1924, and was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in 1933. He continued in service in the R.A.F and was appointed Warrant Officer on 20 September 1935m, before being commissioned a probationary Flying Officer (Engineer) on 12 June 1939. He was advanced War Substantive Flight Lieutenant on 12 June 1942; and Temporary Squadron Leader on 1 January 1946. He relinquished his commission on retirement on 16 May 1947, and was granted the rank of Squadron Leader. He died in Wolverhampton on 4 October 1977.

Six: Major N. Wright, Seaforth Highlanders, who was Mentioned in Despatches for the Far East General Service 1918-62, 2 clasps, Palestine, S.E. Asia 1945-46, clasp carriage partially filed away for mounting purposes (2815629 Sjt. N. Wright. Seaforth) number officially corrected; 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf, the Second War campaign awards all privately impressed '113252 Major N. Wright. 1/Seaforth'; Army L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (Capt. N. Wright) mounted court-style, traces of lacquer, good very fine (6) £240-£280 --- M.I.D. London Gazette 22 August 1946 (Far East). Norman Wright was born in Chiswick, London, in 1904 and attested for the Seaforth Highlanders on 30 March 1925. He served with the 1st Battalion in pre-War Palestine before being commissioned Second Lieutenant from the rank of Warrant Officer Class III on 17 January 1940. By the end of the Second World War he was serving as a Major, and for his services during the Far East campaign was Mentioned in Despatches - one of just 139 ‘mentions’ given for the Far East operations, compared to around 17,000 for Burma and around 700 for the Malaya campaign. Having seen further active service post-War in South-East Asia he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in February 1949 and retired shortly afterwards to Edinburgh. Sold with the recipient’s calling card and copied research.

Four: Seaman A. L. Mains, Royal Naval Patrol Service, who was killed in action when Motor Launch 1163 was torpedoed and sunk near Mulat Island, Adriatic Sea, on 4 January 1945 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, North Africa 1942-43; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Admiralty enclosure, all mounted for display, nearly extremely fine (4) £60-£80 --- Alan Michael Mains served as a Seaman with the Royal Naval Patrol Service, and was killed in action when Motor Launch 1163 was torpedoed and sunk by a German torpedo boat near Mulat Island, Adriatic Sea, on the night of 4-5 January 1945. At 2130 hours on 4 January, ML 1163 was last heard of making an enemy contact report, and shortly afterwards was torpedoed and sunk by the German torpedo boat S 33 in the Adriatic in position 44.15N 14.49W. All hands were lost. Mains is commemorated on the Lowestoft Naval Memorial.