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| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| Arms, Armour, Militaria and Ethnographica | |||
| Auctioneer: | Tennants Auctioneers | Location: | The Auction Centre, Leyburn |
| Contact: | Telephone: +44 (0) 1969 623780 Facsimile: +44 (0) 1969 624281 | ||
| Date: | 9th December 2011 | Time: | 10:30AM |
| Details: | Viewing: Thursday 8 December 10 am to 5 pm Morning of sale from 8.00 am |
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| Page: | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 | ||
| Auction Lots - Page 1 | |||
MEDALS | |||
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| A Second World War Trio, to SERGT.LEONARD G.COOK. comprising Defence and War Medals and Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal; a 1914-15 Star, to 72569 PTE.F.L.RYDER. L'POOL R.; an Efficiency Medal (George VI), with TERRITORIAL suspender bar, to 4536227 PTE.J.W.COX. W.YORKS., a Service Medal of the Order of St John, with three long service clasps, to 36867. SGT. W.C. MAIN. DURHAM. S.J.A.B; six Single Medals, comprising an Ottoman 1915 War Medal, Africa Star with 1st ARMY clasp, Italy Star, JMCDSO Cross, Vita 1978-1979 Tanzania Medal and Nigerian Crisis 1966-1970 Medal; a Silver War Badge, numbered 57387 (13) £80 - 120 |
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| A First World War Gallantry Group of Three Medals, awarded to 15190 PTE.W.FREARSON. 9/YORK.R., comprising Military Medal, British War Medal and Victory Medal, together with a typed dedication describing the action for which he received the Military Medal "At Dickebush on the 22nd June 1917, when the camp was being heavily shelled, this man, who is a groom, immediately fetched his two horses away. Whilst doing so, one horse that he had hold of was killed by a shell and the other one was wounded in the chest and tried to break away. Private Frearson held on, and led it to safety." A Second World Group of Five Medals, of 1939-45 Star, Africa Star, Italy Star, Defence and War Medals. £400 - 500 |
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| A First World War Pair, awarded to M-33652 PTE.C.S.SAMPEY. A.S.C., comprising British War Medal and Victory Medal, and a Princess Mary 1914 Christmas tin with greetings card. £60 - 80 |
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| A First World War Pair, awarded to 1776 PTE. H. HOULDSWORTH, E.LANC.R., comprising 1914-15 Star and Victory Medal; three Single Second World War Medals and a quantity of cap badges and other medallions £50 - 80 |
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| A First World War Pair, awarded to 48422 PTE.W.KIRBY, NOTTS. & DERBY. R., comprising British War Medal and Victory Medal; five darts medals, a button and three other medallions £40 - 60 |
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| A First World War Memorial Plaque, to JOHN TAYLOR (Lance Corporal) of the Coldstream Guards, mounted in a planished metal cruciform frame with laurel wreath fillet, together with scroll, a copy of a letter home from his brother Bill describing his last moments, a Belford and District Soldiers and Sailors Comforts Fund certificate, a letter from the War Officer and a Visitation of Graves booklet. £60 - 80 |
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| An 18 Carat Gold Humane Society Stanhope Medal, awarded to NOEL AUGUSTUS KINCH 13TH AUG.1936, with ribbon and buckled bar brooch, 53.2 gms, in case of issue £1500 - 2000 |
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| A First World War Air Force Gallantry Group, comprising Air Force Cross (GRI 1918), British War Medal and Victory Medal, awarded to CAPT.C.BOWMAN R.A.F. £1800 - 2200 |
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| A First/Second World War OBE Medal Group, awarded to 55025 PTE.G.S.HEPTON. E.YORK.R., comprising OBE Breast Badge (GRI) in case of issue, British War Medal and Victory Medal, with miniatures including Pacific Star, two Defence Medals and two 1939-45 War Medals, together with a Certificate of Competency First Class Engineer (Steamship) to George Stephenson Hepton 9th February 1925 £100 - 150 |
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| A Khedives Sudan Medal 1896-1908, with clasp KHARTOUM, awarded to 3550. PTE.J.HILL.5TH.FUSers. £100 - 150 |
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| The Order of St John Serving Brother Breast Badge 1949-74 and Service Medal of the Order of St John 1949, awarded to 42907 SGT.T.BASSITT YORKS. S.J.A.B., with three 5-year bars, a 5-year cross, a chain set with a silver medallion and service bars from 1937-1962, a lapel badge and Yorkshire Rose badge, together with citations, certificates, letters of congratulations and other related ephemera. £50 - 60 |
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| A First World War RAF Trio, awarded to 12290 PTE H.L.TAYLOR, NORTH'D FUS: (later Lieutenant RAF), comprising 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal, together with his pilot's leather helmet, Goggle Mask Flying Mark II by the Triplex Goggle Mask & Lens Co.Ltd., related photographs, including a handmade Souvenir album of Sir Alan Chobhams Air Display Sunday 28th July 1935, and ephemera including a typed synopsis of the career of Lieutenant Henry Lumsdon Taylor. **Lieutenant Lumsdon Taylor was shot in the head in an air fight (described in detail in the ephemera) and was returned to England to recover. After briefly returning to France, he was again sent home where he was posted to an aircraft ferrying unit. On one of his many delivery trips he crashed a Sopwith T.1 Cuckoo at Ossett, Yorkshire. He was unhurt, but the aircraft was severely damaged, photographs of which are included with this lot. £180 - 250 |
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| A Boer War/First World War Group of Five Medals, awarded to 5489 SGT.J.A.BELL 12TH RL.LANCERS (later 49036 S.M.1. RAF), comprising Queen's South Africa Medal with six clasps RELIEF OF KIMBERLEY, PAARDEBERG, DRIEFONTEIN, JOHANNESBURG, DIAMOND HILL and WITTEBERGEN, King's South Africa Medal with two clasps SOUTH AFRICA 1901 and 1902 (renamed), 1914 "Mons" Star with clasp 15TH AUG.- 22ND.NOV.1914, British War Medal and Victory Medal (5) £250 - 350 |
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| A General Service Medal 1918-62, with clasp CYPRUS, awarded to 23408675 PTE.L.DAWSON. D.L.I., in box of issue with dog tag; a Mercantile Marine War Medal 1919, to DAVID L.SMITH; four Single Second World War Medals, comprising Atlantic Star, Pacific Star, Burma Star and War Medal, and a copy Air Crew Europe Star (7) £80 - 120 |
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| An Imperial Service Medal (George V), awarded to FREDERICK SMITH, cased; a Jubilee Medal 1935; a Coronation Medal 1953. (3) £40 - 50 |
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| A Rocket Apparatus Volunteer Long Service Medal (George VI Rocket Apparatus), presented to WILLIAM EVERSON WARD £50 - 80 |
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| A Queen's South Africa Medal, with two clasps NATAL and TRANSVAAL, awarded to 1709 GNR: J.JOHNSTON, DURHAM R.G.A. £70 - 90 |
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| A South Africa Medal 1879, with clasp 1879, awarded to T/1740. PTE.J.HURLEY. A.S.CORPS, suspender repaired. £300 - 400 |
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| An India Medal 1896, with two clasps PUNJAB FRONTIER 1897-98 and TIRAH 1897-98, awarded to 5048 Pte.J.Saunders 2d Bn. K.O. Sco:Bord: £120 - 180 |
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| An India General Service Medal 1854, with clasp BURMA 1887-89, awarded to 1938 Lce Corpl.N.Harrison 2d Ches.R. (possibly renamed) £100 - 200 |
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| 21 | |||
| A Queen's Sudan Medal 1899, awarded to 5931 P'TE E.DESMOND 1/GREN:GDS: (possibly renamed) £200 - 300 |
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| 22 | |||
| A Volunteer Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, (Victoria - Overseas), awarded to Voltr. A.Harris N.Agire Voltr.Rifles. £50 - 80 |
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| A First World War Trio and Memorial Plaque, awarded to 9877 PTE.J.E.BORTHWICK, YORKS:L.I., comprising 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal, together with five Field Service Postcards stating 'I am quite well', one stating 'I have been admitted to hospital' and another stating the name of the hospital, dates from February 1915 to September 1917; also two embroidered silk postcards and other ephemera. £150 - 200 |
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| 24 | |||
| A Canadian Memorial Cross (GRI), with ring suspender, the reverse engraved 325813 PTE.E.R.RICHARDSON, and stamped STERLING. £80 - 120 |
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| A Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, awarded to CONST.FREDERICK BURGESS, together with his Defence Medal, 1949-45 War Medal, three Royal Life Saving Awards, St John's Ambulance Association badge and medallion, and a British Legion badge; three Single First World War Medals, with research material, comprising two British War Medals to 46708 PTE.C.C.COOKNEY. ESSEX R. and 2597 PTE.J.MITCHELL W.YORK.R, and a Victory Medal to 29046 PTE.W. WHEELWRIGHT W.RID.R; three Continental Medals, comprising Belgian Croix de Guerre, First World War; Dutch War Cross, Second World War and Italian East Africa Medal; and a British War Medal, name erased and lacking suspender (15) £80 - 120 |
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| A First World War Gallantry Group of Three Medals, awarded to 15-1622 PTE R.PAWSON, 6/W.YORK:R., comprising Military Medal, British War Medal and Victory Medal £500 - 600 |
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| 27 | |||
| A Volunteer Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (Edward VII), to 1123 L.CPL G. HALL. 2ND V.B. SHROPS. L.I.; a Field Marshal Lord Roberts of Kandahar Society of Miniature Rifle Clubs Silver Medal, with clasp engraved "PRESENTED BY QUEEN ALEXANDRA July 27. 1907", and a similar bronze medal, awarded to the above; a Silver and Enamel Miniature Rifle Clubs Society Medallion, Birmingham 1903 (4) £80 - 120 |
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| An RAF Pair, awarded to SGT.P.HALL (F4156234) RAF, comprising a General Service Medal 1962 and RAF Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, with the miniatures (4) £80 - 120 |
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| 29 | |||
| An Imperial and Royal Austrian. Bronze Military Merit Medal ("Signum Laudis") of the Order of Military Merit Cross with Swords, in case of issue, with citation dated 18th May 1916; a "Gold" Example, (no swords) in case of issue (3) £50 - 60 |
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| A First World War Trio and Memorial Plaque, awarded to 465 PTE.A.SLEDGE, 4/BN. A.I.F., comprising 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal; a 1939-45 Star and War Medal; an Imperial Service Medal, to RONALD RICHARD GUY, cased; a Copy of Their Name Liveth, by the Imperial War Graves Commission (8) £100 - 200 |
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| A Second World War Group of Five Medals, awarded to S/4455362 Corporal N Bennett R.A.S.C., comprising 1939-45 Star, Africa Star with 8TH ARMY clasp, Italy Star, Defence Medal and War Medal with MID, together with related ephemera including box of issue cover with issue paper, Soldier's Release Book, Testimonial, Identity Card, photographs and letters, and unrelated engineering and other invoices £50 - 60 |
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| A Second World War Naval Group of Five Medals, awarded to P/KX528968 J Rutherford, comprising 1939-45 Star, Atlantic Star, Pacific Star, Defence and War Medals, with cardboard box and issue paper, together with a portrait photograph, group photograph and Naval cap £50 - 60 |
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| A K.B.E., C.M.G. Group of Nine Medals awarded to Colonel Sir Charles Clifford, Royal Field Artillery, comprising:- The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, K.B.E. (Civil) Knight Commander's 1st type set of insignia, neck badge in silver gilt and enamel and breast star in silver, silver gilt and enamel; The Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George, C.M.G., Companion's neck badge in silver gilt and enamel; 1914-15 Star (LT.COL., R.F.A.); British War Medal and Victory Medal with MID oak leaf (LT.COL.); Coronation Medal 1911 (LIEUT. COLONEL CHARLES CLIFFORD, V.D., 3RD WEST RID.BRGDE R.F.A. SHEFFIELD); Jubilee Medal 1935 (un-named); Volunteer Decoration V.R. (un-named) complete with top bar, hallmarks for London 1902; and Territorial Decoration GVR (un-named) complete with top bar, hallmarks for London 1919, all mounted on a purple velvet display board with a Royal Artillery cap badge. Together with four M.I.D. certificates mounted in two glazed frames, a group photograph of the recipient and his son Lieutenant Eric Clifford, copied Gazette entries, newspaper cuttings and research material. K.B.E. London Gazette 3rd June 1925 "Colonel Charles Clifford, C.M.G., V.D., T.D., J.P. For political and public services in Sheffield" C.M.G. London Gazette 1st January 1918 M.I.D. London Gazette 15th June 1916; 1st January 1916; 4th January 1917; 14th December 1917 **Charles Clifford was the 4th son of Frederick Clifford, Q.C., Middle Temple. He commanded the Sheffield Territorial Artillery in France from April 1915 and afterwards commanded the 126th Brigade Royal Field Artillery. For his wartime services he was four times mentioned in despatches and awarded the C.M.G. He was later an Honorary Colonel of the 71st Field Brigade R.A. (T.F.) He was the proprietor of the Sheffield Telegraph group of papers, a J.P. for the City of Sheffield, and was sometime Chairman of the Executive of the Sheffield Conservative Federation and Chairman of the Sheffield Brightside Parliamentary Division. Awarded the K.B.E. in 1925 for his political and civic services, he also received an LL.D. from the university. In the 1930's he gave some land to the University of Sheffield to build a dental school; the Charles Clifford Dental School being finally opened in 1952. Colonel Clifford died at Whirlow, Sheffield, on 5th March 1936 See Illustration on Inside Front Cover £3000 - 4000 |
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| Seven Victory Medals, to:- 101056 DVR.J.DOYLE. R.A.; 84100 GNR.J.BURNETT. R.A.; 41248 PTE.H.KILNER. WORC.R.; 3-10191 A.CPL. A.WOODCOCK. DURH.L.I.; 22-210 PTE.F.THOMPSON. DURH.L.I.; 30561 PTE.G.RIGG E.YORK.R.; and one name erased; a Princess Mary 1914 Christmas Tin, lacks contents (8) £70 - 90 |
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| Ten Second World War Medals, comprising 1939-45 Star, Atlantic Star, Africa Star, Pacific Star, Burma Star, Italy Star, France and Germany Star, Defence and War Medals, and Special Constabulary Long Service Medal to WILLIAM WELSH (10) £60 - 70 |
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| A Pair of Medals, awarded to 23756318 CPL G K SMALES RAMC, comprising United Nations Medal UNFICYP and Efficiency Medal (Territorial) with additional long service bar, in a framed display £50 - 80 |
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| A Collection of Fourteen Foreign Medals, including two Croix du Combattant medals, three for the Liberation of the Philippines, US Joint Service Achievement Award, US Honorable Service While a Prisoner of War Award, US Bronze Star, US Navy Haitian Campaign Medal etc (14) £70 - 100 |
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| Thailand/Siam - The Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant 2nd Class, to a lady, comprising breast star and badge with ribbon, each stamped 37/1 £70 - 100 |
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| A Quantity of Medals and Militaria, including a Second World War group of five medals, comprising 1939-45 Star, Africa Star, Defence and War Medals, a Lusitania Medal, a Victory Medal, an On War Service badge, a King's Badge, a silver ARP badge, various Royal Commemorative medallions, cap and other badges, and a Princess Mary 1914 Christmas tin - lacks contents £100 - 150 |
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| A First World War Memorial Plaque, to JOSEPH BOWERS. £40 - 60 |
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| A Second World War RAF Group of Four Medals, awarded to 508310 Flight Sergeant Jack K Raine, comprising a British Empire Medal, Africa Star, Defence and War Medal, together with Service and Release Book, Statement on Discharge of an Airman's Qualifications and Employment, a letter of request for attendance to the Investiture, related photographs and other ephemera £200 - 300 |
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| A First World War Trio, awarded to 28585 GNR:L.LAWS, R.G.A., comprising 1914 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal £70 - 100 |
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| 43 | |||
| A Quantity of Masonic Regalia, including 30th Degree Rose Croix sash with Star jewel, Collarette with Eagle jewel, and apron; Royal Ark Mariner apron, collar and jewel, collarette and jewel and four breast jewels; two Mark Masters aprons and a full dress apron and collar, a silver gilt breast jewel to East Coscote Lodge, a silver gilt breast jewel to Bradgate Lodge, three plated breast jewels, two 1938-88 Jubilee badges; other jewels including two hospital jewels four collar jewels to Leicestershire and Rutland and three mantle badges, four Steward breast jewels and two badges etc in a leather case £200 - 300 |
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| A Quantity of Masonic Regalia to the Lodge of Prudence No.2069, Leeds, including a 9 carat gold and enamel breast jewel, 35.6gms, in case of issue, a silver gilt and enamel breast jewel, three gilt metal jewels, three aprons, a collar, a sash, certificates, book, ties and ephemera in a leather case £400 - 500 |
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| A Silver Gilt and Enamel Masonic Breast Jewel, to Crusader's Lodge No.5938 1945-46, in case of issue. £50 - 60 |
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| 46 | |||
| An RAOB Xmas Island 1957 Silver Gilt and Enamel Breast Jewel, Grapple Lodge 8912, the reverse engraved Presented in 1958, and a gilt metal and enamel Grapple Lodge jewel; three Silver IDMA (International Dance Music Awards) Medals and a Georgian brass token (6) £50 - 60 |
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| A 9 Carat Gold Masonic Breast Jewel, with presentation inscription to W.Bro. A.P.Dean, W.M. by the Brethren of Olicana Lodge 1936-1937, the breast bar engraved OLICANA 1522, 16gm, cased. £200 - 300 |
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| 48 | |||
| A 19th Century Masonic Rose Croix 18th Degree Paste Set Gilt Metal Collar Jewel, as a ten pointed star, the points divided by leafy scrolls all set with white and green paste stones, centred by a verre eglomise panel and with hinged coronet suspender, cased £200 - 300 |
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| A Collection of Masonic Regalia:- Knights Templar sash, gloves, cap with silver cross, breast jewel, breast star, leather belt, sword and sword frog; Rose Croix 18th Degree apron and collar; Holy Royal Arch Chapter Past Masters collar and jewel, Companions apron and sash; Craft Worshipful Masters Masonic apron and Past Master's collar and jewel; Provincial Grand Lodge full dress apron and collar with jewel to Hampshire & Isle of Wight; Mark Mason apron; Royal Ark Mariners Members apron; Red Cross of Constantine Divisional Officer's Sash and Knight Companion's breast jewel; two silver gilt breast jewels and ten other jewels etc £100 - 150 |
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| 50 | |||
| A Late Victorian/Edwardian Masonic Glass Tumbler, etched with masonic symbols and the name William Mann; a Masonic Glass Rinser, etched with compass and set square; a Modern Stuart Glass King's Court Masonic Goblet, boxed (3) £70 - 90 |
| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| Arms, Armour, Militaria and Ethnographica | |||
| Auctioneer: | Tennants Auctioneers | Location: | The Auction Centre, Leyburn |
| Contact: | Telephone: +44 (0) 1969 623780 Facsimile: +44 (0) 1969 624281 | ||
| Date: | 9th December 2011 | Time: | 10:30AM |
| Details: | Viewing: Thursday 8 December 10 am to 5 pm Morning of sale from 8.00 am |
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| Page: | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 | ||