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| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals and Militaria | |||
| Auctioneer: | Spink | Location: | 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET |
| Contact: | Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066 | ||
| Date: | 25th July 2013 | Time: | 10:00AM |
| Details: | Tuesday 23 July 2013 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m. Wednesday 24 July 2013 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m. |
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| Auction Lots - Page 2 | |||
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| Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated '1942', extremely fine £1,000-1,200 |
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| Order of British India, 2nd type, First Class (O.B.I.) neck Badge, gold and enamel, extremely fine £800-1,000 |
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| x Kaisar-i-Hind Medal, G.VI.R., First Class, gold, with integral top riband bar, extremely fine, in case of issue £1,000-1,200 |
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| Kaisar-i-Hind, G.V.R., 2nd type, Second Class, silver, with Second Award Bar, dated '1946', and integral top riband bar, nearly extremely fine £300-400 |
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| The Most Venerable Order of St. John, Knight of Grace's set of insignia, neck Badge, 54mm, silver and enamel, lions and unicorns in angles; Star, 70mm, silver and enamel, lions and unicorns in angles, good very fine, with neck riband, in case of issue The Most Venerable Order of St. John, Officer's breast Badge, 42mm, silver and enamel, lions and unicorns in angles, extremely fine (3) £300-400 |
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| x The Most Venerable Order of St. John, Serving Brother's breast Badge, circular type, silver and enamel, good very fine, with silver Maltese Cross emblem on riband, in Spink, London, case of issue, together with two St. John Ambulance Association Badges, silver (Hallmarks for Birmingham 1915), reverse engraved '190676 Robert W. Glendinning'; bronze, reverse engraved 'A113200 Leslie Cave' (3) £30-40 |
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| The Highly Emotive Edward Medal for Mines to Workman T. Birkett, Who Helped With the Attempted Rescue of Miners Trapped by a Terrible Fire in the Wellington Pit, Whitehaven, 11.5.1910; Of the Original Shift of 143 Miners Only 7 Survived Edward Medal (Mines), E.VII.R., bronze (Thomas Birkett), nearly extremely fine £1,000-1,400 E.M. London Gazette 11.2.1911 Thomas Birkett, Workman 'On account of conspicuous bravery in connection with the attempt made to rescue their fellow workmen at the Wellington Pit, Whitehaven, on the 11th of May, 1910.' The original citation, London Gazette 22.7.1910, states: 'On the 11th May, 1910, a terrible fire occurred in the Wellington Pit, Whitehaven, at a point about 4,500 yards from the shafts. Various rescue parties, with great courage and self-devotion and at considerable risk, descended the mine and endeavoured to extinguish the fire and penetrate to the persons in the workings beyond the same. Thorne and Littlewood, fitted with breathing apparatus, reached within a distance of 150 yards of the fire, but were driven back by the great heat and effusion of gases. The others got to within about 300 yards of the fire, working in the smoke backing from the fire. It was found impossible to penetrate to the scene of the fire or to rescue any of the entombed miners. Had an explosion occurred - a by no means unlikely eventuality, seeing that the mine is a very gassy one - they would undoubtedly all have been killed. Special gallantry was shown by John Henry Thorne, to whom the Edward Medal of the First Class has already been awarded, and by James Littlewood.' For this action John Henry Thorne and James Littlewood were awarded silver Edward Medals (the award to Thorne being a Second Award bar); and 64 men, including Graham, were awarded bronze Edward Medals, the greatest number of Edward Medals ever to be given for one incident. The Wellington Pit Disaster 'The first indication something was wrong reached the shaft top about eight o'clock on the evening of Wednesday, 11th May, 1910. An exploration party was dispatched down the shaft and news quickly spread around the town. A large party of police was almost immediately on the spot but there was no issue of keeping order - the huge crowds, which soon grew to thousands, stood quietly on the clear, starlit night. A terrible explosion involving a large loss of life was feared. An entire shift of men, numbering 143, had entered the mine the previous evening. Only seven had managed to escape immediately after the explosion, leaving 136 men still unaccounted for. Right through the night and all the next day, rescue parties were at work trying to reach the workings where the missing men were entombed, but it was extremely difficult, the atmosphere dense. Some of the timbering in the mine was on fire while the only means of ventilating the portion of the pit where the men were trapped was entirely cut off. At the pithead there were heart-rending scenes. Women, with children, in pain and anxiety waited for news of their loved ones. Many of them stayed at the pithead all night and the whole of the following day refusing to leave for rest or refreshment and a number collapsed, worn out by their vigil. As the day wore on and successive rescue parties reported the stupendous difficulties underground, hopes of saving the imprisoned men diminished and the distress of the crowd grew more acute. The demonstration of grief was extreme. Weeping women and children would not leave as it became extremely doubtful any further lives would be saved. The mine was on fire, many fire extinguishers and other fire appliances had been sent to the scene. In Whitehaven itself business was at a standstill. The fishermen and dock labourers all volunteered any assistance they could render. And a large number of doctors and nurses had mustered waiting to give aid. The police were engaged keeping the crowd from surging on to the pit shaft. Mr. J.B. Atkinson, H.M. Chief Inspector of Mines for the Northern District, arrived at four o'clock in the afternoon, accompanied by Mr. H.A. Abbott, Inspector of Mines for the North-Eastern District, and they were briefed on the situation. They both then descended the shaft to inspect the progress that had been made. The fire by now had taken hold at the friction gear. With the risk to the rescue teams and the possibility of a further explosion, Mr. Atkinson ordered the mine be cleared of all men. He stated it would be impossible for anyone to be alive on the other side of the fire and ordered every man to proceed to the surface. Some of the rescue party, concerned for trapped men, needed to be forcibly dragged away. A conference was held at the pit top at nine o'clock that Thursday evening between the Inspectors and Colliery Officials. It was decided to wait until special rescue teams arrived from Armstrong Whitworth and Co. at Elswick, and The Sheffield Mining Company. The teams arrived around eleven o'clock that evening and proceeded to enter the shaft with their special breathing apparatus. The Sheffield men, John Thorne and James Littlewood, were well known in mining circles as the two most experienced men available. The party descended the shaft at 11:25pm, accompanied by the Inspectors, Colliery officials, and a party of the best miners that they could find. On reaching the bottom, they walked for just under three miles before stopping to set their equipment. Thorne and Littlewood then set off on their own in an attempt to pass the fire and get into the workings beyond, to check the air there. After battling ahead for 170 yards the smoke was so thick that they could not see their torches. Thorne, who led, with Littlewood a few steps behind, tripped over some fallen telegraph wires which were so hot they badly burned his legs. On reaching the brattice cloth, he put his hand around the side and described it "like putting your hand inside an oven". They could hear the crackling of the fire but could see nothing for the smoke. The heat was so intense that the soldered name plates on the helmets were melted and caused a blister on each of the men's faces. Reluctantly, they decided to turn back after twenty minutes, no longer able to stand the heat and fearing for another explosion. On arrival back at the shaft top, it was realised that nothing further could be done for the trapped men. Mr. Atkinson made the decision to build a two foot thick stopping in the main passageway in an attempt to starve the oxygen of fire. This was achieved by Friday morning. On Friday morning a large congregation of around 3,000 miners assembled in the Market Place demanding to be allowed to continue the search for their trapped comrades. A telegram had already been sent, by the miners, to the Home Secretary, the Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill, asking for such permission. On Sunday morning, a party of seven entered the mine hoping to reach the seat of the fire by the return airway. About one and a half miles in, the doors separating the intake from the outtake were opened and four men entered with breathing apparatus. Mr. Steel, the Mine Manager; Mr. Blair, the Assistant Manager; Mr. Henry, the Under Manager; and John Thorne had travelled about 190 yards when their canary fell from its perch. Further on, their safety lamps went out. Undaunted, they continued over many falls until the heat was 85 degrees Fahrenheit and they could no longer see their electric lamps for the smoke. They had reached a point 500 yards beyond the stopping in the intake and within 400 yards of the fire. They reluctantly came to the decision that no one could make it past the fire and all beyond must be long since dead. It was decided to build another stopping in the return and a further stopping in the intake as the only possible course to put the fire out.' (Whitehaven News, 12-17.5.1910 refers). The first of the bodies were recovered from the pit on the 27th September, and a mass funeral took place with an estimated 10,000 people attending. Many families had lost more than one family member, with the McAllister family losing seven members to the fire. |
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| x Indian Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (4977 Naik Barmayya 64th Pioneers.), very fine £300-350 I.D.S.M. Indian Government General Order 1360 1917 Barmayya, No. 4977 Naik, 64th Pioneers (Mesopotamia). M.I.D. London Gazette 15.8.1917 Barmayya, No. 4977 Naik, Pioneers, Indian Army (Mesopotamia). |
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| Military Medal, G.V.R. (25749 Sjt: G. Baxter. 85/By: R.F.A.), lacking retaining rod, very fine £100-140 M.M. London Gazette 18.7.1917 25749 Sjt. G. Baxter, R.F.A. 25749 Sergeant Gilbert Baxter, M.M., served with 45th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery during the Great War on the Western Front from 6.11.1914. |
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| Military Medal, G.V.R. (9-4561 Pte. P. Kenny. 6/R. Muns: Fus.), nearly very fine £200-240 M.M. London Gazette 24.1.1919 9/4561 Pte. Kenny, P., 6th Bn., Royal Munster Fusiliers (Tralee) (Salonika). 9/5461 Private Patrick Kenny, M.M., served with the 6th Battalion Royal Munster Fusiliers during the Great War on the Western Front from 19.12.1915. |
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| British Empire Medal, Military Division, E.II.R. (T/23184602 Dvr. Malcolm T. Bignall, R.A.S.C.), nearly extremely fine £300-350 B.E.M. London Gazette 22.10.1957 T/23184602 Driver Malcolm Trevor Bignall, 19 Company, Royal Army Service Corps 'Driver Bignall was driving a fifty ton transporter carrying a Centurion tank down a steep hill into the village of Hurstbourne Tarrant, when the brakes failed completely. He endeavoured to steer the vehicle into the left hand bank in order to slow its momentum, but owing to the combined weight of the tank and trailer this manoeuvre was unsuccessful. Realising that an accident was now inevitable he ordered his co-driver to jump from the vehicle, whilst he remained at the wheel in an effort to control the vehicle's passage, but as it gathered speed and momentum the flywheel disintegrated and the flying pieces injured him. Even so he managed to slew the vehicle across the road into a field and avoid the village of Hurstbourne Tarrant. In the resultant crash he received serious injuries. Driver Bignall acted with great courage and with complete disregard for his own safety by remaining at the wheel of his vehicle. His action in bringing the transporter to rest in the way he did undoubtedly saved extensive damage to property and probably saved injuries and loss of life to the population of the village.' The Hurstbourne Hill Incident 'A massive tank transporter weighing about 20 tons, carrying a 50-ton Centurion tank from Tidworth to Chilwell, hurtled down Hurstbourne Hill (gradient 1 in 5) on Tuesday, 18th June, at 12:15pm. The brakes failed and the 70-ton mass careered crazily down the hill with the driver, 22-year-old Driver Malcolm Bignall, of the 19th R.A.S.C. Depot, Retford, Nottinghamshire, straining to save it from smashing to pulp the houses at the bottom of the hill. Miraculously he steered the transporter into the left bank, braking it a little, but the vehicle with its massive load continued down the hill, swerving as it did so. At the bottom of the hill it swung hard to the right, parting company with the tank it was carrying, which shot to the left. The lorry and carrier ploughed into the garden of the first house at the bottom of the hill, where a tank trap stopped them from going any further. Driver Bignall, whose right leg was broken and right hip badly damaged, was thrown clear before his lorry came to a halt, facing the way it had come. Bignall told the nurse who attended him: "I did all I could to stop the thing from hitting the houses." The tank, which had broken free of its lashings, careered down the left side of the road, tearing up the road surface, flattening fences and poles, tearing up a huge yew tree and piling it against the nearest house, and completely flattening a newly-built garage in the garden of that house. The co-driver, Driver M. Elliott, was pushed clear by Bignall half-way down the hill. He escaped without injury. For almost the full length of the hill, which is half-a-mile long, pieces of brake drum and wreckage were scattered. The road at the beginning of the line of houses was ripped up and fences and bushes each side flattened as if a bomb had been dropped nearby. When the ambulance and police arrived the scene was utter chaos. Traffic was held up in both directions, parts of the crashed vehicle lay all over the road, telephone wires were strewn about; everyone there appeared dazed. The one person who saw the final frightening scene, when the army lorry, transporter, and its Centurion tank load broke apart, was Mr. John Powell, the landlord of the George and Dragon, Hurstbourne Tarrant. "I heard that tanks were coming through Andover. I half expected an accident, knowing that the hot day would melt the brake fluid and make it pretty difficult for anything of that size to come down that hill. I was outside when it happened. As soon as I saw it out of control I dashed back to telephone the police. I did not wait to see what would eventually happen." When Mr. Powell got back to his house he told his wife and she bundled her nanny, 22-year-old nurse Miss Eileen Downing, into a car and they drove to the crash. "I went to tend the driver who was beside his lorry," said Eileen Downing. "I washed his face, cleaned the facial and shoulder lacerations, and put a disinfected compress on his broken leg. It was only after I had done this that I recognised him. I told him that I knew his mother, father, and wife- they live in London near where I used to work- but he did not recognise me. The last time I saw him was last Christmas." A doctor was called from a nearby surgery and arrived with the ambulance. He treated Driver Bignall, then Bignall was driven to Tidworth Military Hospital with his co-driver, Elliott.' Mr. and Mrs. Thompson, who are the owners of the house on the right-hand side of the road where the tank came to rest, were away for the day. They moved into this house, The Limes, a few months ago. Now a 50-ton tank lies on top of their new garage, built two months ago.' (Andover Advertiser, 21.6.1957 refers). Gift from the Village After the accident the Rev. K.M.C. Melrose, vicar of Hurstbourne Tarrant, visited Bignall in hospital. Thinking that the villagers owed the driver a debt of gratitude, he appealed to his flock for a gift: 'They eagerly responded, and before the end of Bignall's first week in hospital he was presented with an inscribed table lamp and a gift voucher.' (Andover Advertiser, 25.10.1957 refers). MEDALS TO THE USSHER FAMILY |
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| The Unique and Historically Important K.C.H. and Five Clasp Naval General Service Medal Group to Rear Admiral of the Blue Sir Thomas Ussher [C.B.], Royal Navy; A Master Exponent of Both the Boat Action and the Broadside, He Always Led from the Front Even when on Crutches. Seriously Wounded Several Times, 'Equivalent to the Loss of a Limb', And Taken Prisoner of War, He was a Daring Officer who Reconnoitred The Entire French Fleet in Brest Harbour on His Own Initiative- Entering the Harbour in a Gig under the Cover of Darkness He Obtained Exact Intelligence on the Disposition of the Enemy Fleet and was Only Discovered when His 4-Oared Vessel was Abreast of the French Admiral's Ship: Ussher Made Good His Escape from 3 Boats and 11 Pursuing Gun-Brigs. Whilst In Command of the Redwing He Obliterated 7 Spanish Vessels With a Broadside Delivered at Pistol Shot Range Off Cape Trafalgar, 7.5.1808; He Captured Almuñecar Castle With The Aide of Spanish Partisans, Before Being Given the Honour of Conveying Napoleon in H.M.S. Undaunted to Start His Exile on Elba, 1813 a) The Royal Guelphic Order, Military Division, Knight Commander's (K.C.H.) set of Insignia, by Rundell, Bridge, and Rundell, London, neck Badge, 87mm including crown and crossed swords suspension x 58mm, gold and enamel, Hallmarks for London on suspension ring; Star, 78mm, silver, gold, and enamel, the reverse engraved 'Rundell, Bridge & Rundell. Jewellers to Their Majesties & Royal Family, London', with gold retaining pin, very minor green enamel damage b) Naval General Service 1793-1840, five clasps, 1 June 1794, Redwing 7 May 1808, Redwing 31 May 1808, Malaga 29 April 1812, 2 May Boat Service 1813 (Thos. Ussher, Capt. R.N.), last lightly lacquered, nearly extremely fine (3) £40,000-50,000 Thomas Ussher served as Midshipman in H.M.S. Invincible for the Fleet action that became known as 'The Glorious First of June.' A total of seven Large Naval Gold Medals and 15 Small Naval Gold Medals were awarded for this action; Ussher served as Commander in H.M.S. Redwing (brig), when under his command she captured or destroyed a convoy of 12 Spanish merchant vessels escorted by seven armed vessels (including the schooners Diligente and Boreas), 35 miles off Cape Trafalgar, Spain, 7.5.1808. During this spirited action the 18-gun Redwing got within point blank shot of the enemy. The seven Spanish escorts formed in close line and advanced with the intention of boarding. Ussher, however, brought his guns to bear with such devastating effect that within two hours only two of the armed vessels remained afloat. Both schooners turned over and were lost with all hands, a number of gunboats ran ashore and four merchant ships, in their attempts to scatter, were sunk by the Redwing; Ussher served as the same rank and in the same vessel for the capture of two Spanish vessels, and the destruction of a third in the Bay of Bolonia, near Cape Trafalgar, and the silencing of a gun battery, 31.5.1808. The Redwing chased a mistico and two feluccas into the Bay of Bolonia, which took shelter under a gun battery of six long 24-pounders. Ussher landed with a party of 40 seamen armed with pikes, stormed the battery area, spiked the guns and destroyed the magazine. The mistico was then destroyed and the two feluccas brought out. For this and several earlier actions Ussher was advanced to post rank; Ussher served as Captain in H.M.S. Hyacinth, and officer commanding of a small squadron, for the capture of the French privateers Brave and Napoleon, lying within the mole of Malaga, Spain, 29.4.1812. The squadron consisted of the Hyacinth, Goshawk (Commander James Lilburne), the gun-brig Resolute (Lieutenant John Keenan) and No. 16 gunboat (Lieutenant Thomas Cull). British merchant shipping had consistently come under attack by several fast rowing French privateers under the command of a Chief named Barbastro. Unable to flush the privateers out of the mole, Ussher decided to attack them in port by employing boats. Despite the harbour entrance being defended by a 15-gun battery and being overlooked by a castle Ussher pressed on with his attack - taking the lead boat himself. Lieutenant Hustings carried the mole-head battery, whilst Commander Lilburne with the gunboat and other boats boarded and captured the enemy rowboats. Guns from the castle opened up on the attackers and French infantry entered the mole-head battery just as Captain Ussher left after spiking the guns. British losses were Commander Lilburne and 14 men killed and 53 officers and men wounded; Ussher served as Captain in H.M.S. Undaunted, when the marines from the Repulse, Volontaire, and Undaunted, under Captain Michael Ennis R.M., were landed and destroyed some newly erected works near Morgiou, Toulon, while the boats from the same ships, under the command of Lieutenant Isaac Shaw of the Volontaire, covered by the launches and H.M.S. Redwing, brought out six laden merchant vessels, 2.5.1813. Approximately 7 'Redwing 7 May 1808' clasps issued Approximately 5 'Redwing 31 May 1808' clasps issued Approximately 17 'Malaga 29 April 1812' clasps issued Approximately 48 '2 May Boat Service 1813' clasps issued Rear Admiral of the Blue Sir Thomas Ussher, C.B., K.C.H. (1779-1848), son of the Reverend Henry Ussher, a Senior Fellow of Trinity College, Dublin and first Astronomer Royal of Ireland; Thomas Ussher joined the Royal Navy as Midshipman (under the patronage of Colonel W.B. Conyngham, M.P., uncle of the then late Marquess Conyngham), 1791. He was appointed to H.M.S. Squirrel (Captain W. Drury) later that year, and, 'in that vessel, after serving on the Irish station, he proceeded to the coast of Africa; where, to avenge an insult offered to the British flag, he assisted in driving the Portuguese Governor of Prince's Island, in the Bight of Benin, with severe loss, from the two batteries (one mounting 22, the other 4 guns) defending the harbour' (O'Byrne, refers). His return passage to England was one of hardship - with the officers and crew of the Squirrel reduced to a daily allowance of 1 oz of bread and a single cup of water each. Ussher was appointed to H.M.S. Invincible (Captain the Hon. T. Pakenham), September 1793. He served in the latter vessel during 'The Glorious First of June', before following his Captain for service in H.M.S. La Juste. Both Captain and Ussher had been instrumental in the capture of La Juste during Lord Howe's action. Between 1795-1796 Ussher served in H.M. Ships Prince George, Glory and Thunderer (all bearing the flag of Sir Hugh Christian). He made passage with H.M.S. Thunderer to the West Indies. On the way out, 'he removed with Sir H.C. Christian to the Astraea frigate. During the operations of May 1796, against Ste. Lucie, Mr. Ussher, who had been nominated Acting-Lieutenant of the Minotaur.... was employed on shore in command of a party of seamen attached to the army under Sir Ralph Abercromby. Subsequently to the surrender of the island, he was ordered to act as Lieutenant in the Pelican brig (18-guns)....under Capt. Searle the latter vessel, with only 97 men on board, beat off in the most dashing manner, near Désirade, the French frigate Médée of 40 guns and 300 men, after a close action, in which the enemy sustained a loss of 33 men in killed and wounded.... This affair took place on the morning of 23 Sept. 1796; and in the course of the same day the sloop retook the Alcyon, late a British army victualler, and then a prize to the Médée' (O'Byrne, refers). A Liking for Boats In September the following year he took part in the destruction of the French privateer La Trompeur off St. Domingo. His bravery was commended in his commanding officer's despatch (London Gazette 1797, p114). La Trompeur (16-guns and 160 men) engaged the Pelican for over half an hour before trying 'to effect her escape, but, being overtaken, had resolutely defended herself until the fire of her opponent sent her to the bottom. Sixty only of her brave crew could the British save, but among them was their gallant chief, whose life was preserved through the exertions of Mr. Ussher.... On 4th April 1798, Mr. Ussher, who, in command of two boats containing 14 men, had been occupied... in looking into the different creeks about Cumberland Harbour and St. Jago de Cuba in search of a privateer.... landed in a sandy bay near the latter port. While his men were reposing on the beach, they were of a sudden, although a sentinel had been posted on a height to prevent a surprise, attacked by between 60 and 70 soldiers, who, with a volley of musketry, rushed upon them.... A deadly conflict ensued, and lasted until Mr. Ussher, having succeeded in regaining his only remaining boat - the Spaniards had swamped the other - was enabled to fire into the midst of them a swivel, loaded with 200 musket-balls. The enemy then fled; and the British re-embarked, with a loss, however, of two killed and 10 severely and slightly wounded. Among the latter was Mr. Ussher' (Ibid). Despite being wounded Ussher attempted to capture another French privateer the following day. With only two boats and 19 men at his disposal he attempted to board Le Moulin a Café (7-guns and 83 men) near Cumberland Harbour. He was rebuffed by a broadside, 'yet, unwilling to retreat, and eagerly anticipating a re-enforcement from the Pelican, he remained exposed to a destructive fire until, having had his best marksmen killed and many others wounded, he was himself felled by a shot through the right thigh. Conceiving his wound to be mortal, he directed those of his party, who were able, to retire, and he then, from loss of blood, fainted. On recovering his senses he found himself in the hands of the French.... For many months after his return to the Pelican, Mr. Ussher was under the necessity of using crutches' (Ibid). Always Lead From the Front- Even on Crutches Despite his physical state he volunteered to lead another daring attack in January 1799. Ussher, 'with the Pelican's cutter and 12 men, to attack another privateer, La Trompeuse, of 5 guns and about 70 men, lying in the Artribonite River, at the west end of St. Domingo. The original plan had been to approach the privateer with 50 men in a merchant schooner. The plan had been changed due to weather conditions. Undeterred the gallant Ussher lead his men to board, capture and destroy the privateer, 'much to the credit of Mr. Ussher; who, it may be here added, was present, while belonging to the Pelican, in upwards of 20 boat engagements with the enemy' (Ibid). In May 1799 he was appointed to H.M.S. Trent (36-guns, Captain R.W. Oatway). On the 7th June using the ship's barge he boarded and towed out a schooner under the guns of a large battery in Aguada Bay, Puerto Rico. Having, 'with the assistance of the Trent's cutter under Mr. H. M'Cleverty, the Master, towed the prize out beneath a ruinous fire.... he returned in the cutter and, fortunately without further loss (every one nearly of the barge's crew had been killed or wounded) brought off a felucca' (Ibid). In July of the same year Ussher again commanded boats in the capture of another felucca. He brought her out from under another battery in the face of a troop of cavalry at Laguira. Ussher returned to England in September 1800, 'from the effects of his wounds, which threatened even to produce locked-jaw, was obliged for a time to seek half-pay, thereby, losing the fairest chance of promotion. Although, on being surveyed by the College of Surgeons, the injuries he had received were declared equal to the loss of a limb.... his late Commander in Chief Sir Hyde Parker, in a letter to the Secretary of the Admiralty, 'recommended him, in justice to his merits, not only for a pension, but for any mark of favour their Lordships might think proper to bestow on him." On applying in June, 1801, for employment, contrary to the advice of his physicians, he was at once appointed to the command of the Nox cutter. In this vessel, which was stationed off Weymouth in attendance upon the King, he remained four months' (Ibid). Under the Cover of Darkness Between 1803-1804 Ussher was appointed to the command of the Joseph and the Colpoys. Both were attached to the blockading force under Admiral Cornwallis off Brest. At the end of 1804, 'the British Fleet, during a succession of hard weather, was blown off the coast; and on regaining his station Admiral Cornwallis was in some doubt as to whether or not the enemy had left port. On hearing of this, Mr. Ussher, of his own accord, stood close in shore after dark, and, hoisting out his gig (a 4-oared boat), actually entered the harbour, discovered and rowed along the whole French line, and thereby obtained an exact knowledge of the enemy's force, consisting of 21 sail. On arriving abreast of the French Admiral's ship he was descried, and immediately pursued by three boats; but from these he fortunately escaped, as well as from the boats of 11 gun-brigs lying in Camaret Bay, who, on his clearing the Goulet Passage, united in the chase. The Colpoys, the next day, joined her own Admiral, with signal flying "The enemy the same as when last reconnoitred"; affording the latter the information that he had anxiously desired, and to Captain Puget the particulars that were required for the fructification of the plan he formed' (Ibid). Ussher's next exploit was a 'cloak and dagger' raid on Bertheume Castle. He landed at midnight with six men only 200 yards from the castle. With total surprise he overwhelmed the sentry and captured both the enemy's private signals and the commanding officer. He returned to more conventional methods, 21.3.1806, 'having driven three Spanish luggers under a battery of six 24-pounders in the port of Avillas, he pushed with two boats, manned with volunteers, through a heavy fire of grape from the battery and of musketry from a party of soldiers, who had been sent on board the vessels to defend them, and with six men in the headmast boat, boarded and carried them, the enemy jumping over one side as the British entered the other. Thirteen of the former were taken prisoners, and on the arrival of the second boat, which pulled heavy, two of the prizes, mounting each two guns, and laden with flax and steel (the third, in ballast, was restored), were brought off. On first boarding, Mr. Ussher had made two of the crew jump overboard and swim onshore, directing them to inform the officer commanding at the battery that if another gun was fired, he would hang the Spaniards, 11 in number, remaining in his possession. The menace having the effect he wished, he was enabled with safety to complete his operations' (Ibid). For the latter action he was mentioned in despatches (London Gazette 1806, p437). Ussher was mentioned again (London Gazette 1806, p570) when he landed with 24 men and captured a two gun battery at the mouth of the river Douillan, 19.4.1806. He also captured and destroyed a signal post at Douillan on the same day, both without suffering any loss. Redwing In July 1806 Ussher commanded the Colpoys, the Haughty (gun-brig), Frisk (cutter) and the Felix (schooner) in destroying several batteries at St. Antonio, Avillas and Bermeo. On 28.7.1806, 'he took possession, after much opposition, of the town of Hea, the defences of which, two batteries, were, together with a magazine and some vessels, either taken or demolished. In less than a week after the latter event he was obliged to resign the command of the Colpoys; the fatigue he had undergone having been so great as to cause the wound he had before received in his thigh to break out afresh, accompanied by the most alarming symptoms. His claims being now backed by testimonials of the strongest character from Earl St. Vincent and Admirals Cornwallis and Graves, he had the gratification of being at length, on 18th October in the same year, promoted to the command of the Redwing sloop of 18-guns. His conduct at Avillas had previously obtained for him a sword valued at 50l from the Patriotic Society; and he had had the satisfaction of receiving from the crew of the Colpoys a similar token of their "respect and esteem." ' (O'Byrne refers) Captain Ussher was now to be employed mainly in a defensive capacity. The Redwing was to protect merchant shipping against attacks from Spanish gun-boats and privateers near Gibraltar. Defence, however, was not a word with which Ussher appeared to be overly familiar with - he immediately went on the attack. Between March-September 1807 he bested a division of gun-boats and several batteries near Cabritta Point; on passing Tarifa he decoyed an enemy flotilla within range of his carronades and then forced them to seek shelter under their land batteries and 'on her return from conveying despatches to the Balearic Islands, the Redwing, on 7th September, drove several vessels on shore near the town of Calassel, on the coast of Catalonia.... On the following day, having pushed in within 100 yards of the castle of Benidorme, mounting four 18-pounders, she enabled her boats.... to board and carry a polacre-ship.... She then, although her masts, sails, and rigging were greatly damaged, made after three privateers, mounting respectively 10, 6, and 4 guns, who, under cover of the smoke, had made their escape from before the town. These she pursued until they ran on shore, apparently in a sinking state, at Jovosa, four miles west of Benidorme' (Ibid). Give Them a Broadside! Ussher resumed his station in the Gut of Gibraltar, when on 7.5.1808, 'being about six miles E.S.E. of Cape Trafalgar, he discovered, at daybreak, a convoy of 12 sail passing alongshore under the protection of seven armed vessels, namely, two schooners, the Diligente and Boreas, each mounting two long 24-pounders and two 8's, with a complement of 60 men; three gun-vessels, carrying in aggregate three long 24-pounders, two 6's, one 36-pounder, and 111 men; and a mistico and felucca, each of four guns and 20 men. Forming a line abreast, this formidable force swept, with an evident intention of boarding, towards the Redwing; who, nothing loth, prepared for the conflict by loading each gun with one round shot, one grape, one canister, and 500 musket-balls, the latter tied up in a bag. When within pistol-shot the Redwing's broadside, reserved until then, went off like a single gun. Struck at the waterline, and cut open fore and aft, the Diligente gave two or three heavy rolls, turned over, and, with all on board went down. Sharing her fate, the Boreas was soon no more; two other of the vessels, with four of the merchantmen, disappeared in the surf; and seven traders, together with the armed mistico, fell into the hands of the British. The felucca, one gun-boat, and a single merchant-vessel were all that escaped. In thus brilliantly disposing of her foes the Redwing had her foremast crippled by two 24-pounders; and a shot of similar dimensions passed through her mainmast; the gammoning of her bow-sprit was shot through; and the knee of her head was cut asunder. Her loss, however, was confined to 1 man killed, and the Master, Purser, and 1 sailor wounded; while that of the Spaniards, as by themselves admitted, extended to 240, out of 271, killed, wounded, and taken prisoner' (Ibid). Ussher was mentioned in Collingwood's despatch (London Gazette 1808, p735). On 31.5.1808 Ussher chased a mistico and two feluccas into the Bay of Bolonia, 'where, as soon as she had silenced the fire of a battery, mounting six long 24-pounders, her boats, under Lieutenant Ferguson, destroyed the mistico and took possession of the feluccas. Accompanied by the Lieutenant and 40 men armed with pikes, Captain Ussher then landed, stormed the battery, rendered its guns unserviceable, and destroyed the magazine. Up to this period the Redwing, in the whole, had not lost more than 7 men killed and 32 wounded. On his return to Gibraltar, Captain Ussher found that for "his judicious and gallant conduct in his Majesty's service" he had been promoted to Post-rank, by a commission bearing the date of 24th May 1808' (Ibid). Due to deteriorating health, as a consequence of his old wounds, Ussher was forced to return to the UK. He arrived in September 1808, 'At a public dinner given to him by the nobility and gentry at Dublin, Captain Ussher was presented with the freedom of that city' (O'Byrne refers). Subsequent appointments included to H.M.S Leyden, with whom he was involved in operations against Walcheren, and H.M. Ships America and Hyacinth (26-guns). After accompanying a fleet of merchantmen in the Hyacinth to the Mediterranean, he joined the squadron engaged in the defence of Cadiz, 'on the night of the 29th April, 1812, having assembled the boats of his own ship and of the Goshawk sloop and Resolute gun-brig, and having added to them a gun-boat, No. 16, he placed himself at the head of the whole and proceeded to the attack of several privateers, commanded by one Barbastro, a man of great enterprise and daring, and then lying in the port of Malaga; the entrance to which was protected by two batteries, one mounting 15 long 24-pounders, the other four guns of the same calibre. In his own gig with six men, supported by his Second-Lieutenant, the present Sir Thomas Hastings, in the pinnace with 20 men, he made a dash at the larger battery, and although fired at before the scaling-ladders could be placed, made himself completely master of it in less than five minutes after he had touched the shore. He immediately turned the guns against the castle of Gibralfaro, and kept the garrison there in check until all the powder he could find was expended. He then pulled up the harbour to superintend the further operations; but the boats, in the meantime, had become exposed, with such prizes as they had taken, to a murderous fire as well from the castle as from the 57th Regt. of French infantry, on the mole-wall; and the moon now rising with more than usual brightness, and displaying them to full view, while from the effects of the firing the wind died away, their position became critical in the extreme. Barbastro's own privateer.... the Braave [sic].... and the Napoleon..... were brought out - the remainder, before they were abandoned, being damaged as much as possible. In this most heroic affair the British, out of 149 officers and men, had 15, including Captain Jas. Lilburne of the Goshawk, killed, and 53 wounded' (Ibid). For this action Ussher received the high approbation of Sir Edward Pellew (Commander-in-Chief) and the Board of Admiralty. Partisans The following month Ussher contacted and gained the confidence of partisans on the Granada Coast. The latter agreed to co-operate in an attack led by the Hyacinth with the assistance of the Termagent (sloop) and the Basilisk (gun-brig). On the 26th of 'that month, and in less than an hour [they] silenced the fire of the important castle of Almuñecar, armed though it was with two brass 24-pounders, six iron 18-pounders, and a howitzer, and defended by 300 French troops. At 7am, on the 27th latter, having during the night mounted a howitzer in a breach made by the ships on the covered way to the castle, the French re-opened their fire; but by 10am the castle was again silenced, and the French were driven with great loss into the town, where they fortified themselves in the church and houses. Desirous of sparing the unfortunate inhabitants, Captain Ussher ceased firing; and at 2pm, after having destroyed a privateer of 2 guns and 30 or 40 men, at anchor under the castle, he weighed and ran down to Nersa, for the purpose of concerting plans with the guerrillas; on his arrival there he emarked 200 infantry on board his little squadron, and then stood back with them towards Almuñecar, while a body of cavalry hastened thither by a more circuitous route. A calm, however, delaying his progress, the enemy obtained a knowledge of the combined movement that was being made against them, and precipitately fled. The fortifications of the castle were ultimately demolished (Ibid). Ussher was mentioned for this action (London Gazette 1812, p1279) and for the interception of several valuable American merchantmen (London Gazette 1812, p2296). Napoleon- Ussher 'Undaunted' During Ussher's short time in command of the Euryalus, he was employed chiefly at the blockade of Toulon. He was appointed to the command of H.M.S. Undaunted in 1813, and employed his boats in a number of important operations, including at Carri, 18.3.1813; Morgiou 31.3.1813 and 2.5.1813; near Marseille in the same month and at Cassis in August. In consequence of harsh weather the Undaunted was stationed off Toulon for the duration of winter, 'where he was left by Sir Edward Pellew with a small squadron under his orders to watch the movements of the French fleet. In April, 1814, being close in with Marseille, in company with the Euryalus (Captain Charles Napier), he received from that city a deputation, consisting of the mayor and civil authorities, who had come off to inform him of the abdication of Napoleon Buonaparte, and of the formation of a provisional government in the absence of the Bourbons. He therefore landed; but he had not long done so when, through the hands of Sir Neil Campbell, who had just arrived from Paris, he received a requisition from Lord Castlereagh that he should forthwith make preparations for conveying the ex-Emperor from the shores of France to Elba. Repairing accordingly to Fréjus, he there had the honour of embarking the fallen chief; with whom, at about 8pm on the 30th he anchored at the mouth of the harbour of Porto Ferrajo. On 3rd May Napoleon landed and took upon himself the government of the island. Captain Ussher, who obtained great credit for the manner in which he acquitted himself of the delicate and important duty which had been confided to him, remained at Elba until the English transports which had brought the ex-Emperor's troops, horses, carriages, baggage etc, were cleared and sent to Genoa; whither, although entreated by Napoleon to prolong his stay, he himself proceeded' (O'Byrne, refers). During this period Ussher and Napoleon entered into many long and engaging conversations on a variety of topics which were recorded at length in Ussher's diary and then published in 1840 as a Narrative of the First Abdication of Napoleon. This was then republished alongside the diary of John R. Glover, Secretary to Rear Admiral Cockburn (on board the Northumberland) in 1890 as Napoleon's Last Voyages. This detailed account offers a fascinating insight into the fallen Emperor's mind, right from the first dinner spent together on board Undaunted, 'the party at table consisted of Prince Schoovalof, Russian envoy; Baron Koller, Austrian envoy; Comte Truxos, Prussian envoy, and our envoy, Colonel Campbell; Comte Clam, aide-de-camp to Prince Schwarzenberg; Comte Bertand, Drouot, and I. The Emperor did not appear at all reserved, but, on the contrary, entered freely into conversation, and kept it up with great animation', to Ussher departing from Elba. It is recorded that Napoleon gave Ussher a large quantity of wine and a snuff box as a token of his esteem. Ussher returned to England in August 1814. He was nominated a C.B., 4.6.1815, and awarded a pension for his wounds of £250 per annum. He was appointed Equerry in the Household of Queen Adelaide, July 1830, and appointed a K.C.H. the following year. Ussher advanced to Flag-rank in November 1846, and served as Commander-in-Chief at Cork until his death in 1848. The inscription on the reverse of Ussher's Guelphic Star dates it from the period 1831-37. His Bath insignia, in accordance with the statues in force at the time, was liable to be returned to the Central Chancery on his death. |
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| Pair: Major E.P.H. Ussher, Royal Marines China 1842 (E.P.H. Ussher, 2nd Lieut., Royal Marines.), planchet detached from original suspension and housed in silver band, with silver straight bar suspension; Baltic 1854 (Major E.P.H. Ussher, R.M.I.), engraved in large sans serif capitals, edge bruise to both, traces of lacquer, nearly extremely fine (2) £800-1,200 Major Edward Pellew Hammett Ussher (1817-78); born London, the third son of Rear Admiral Sir Thomas Ussher, C.B., K.C.H., and the godson of Lord Exmouth; Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Royal Marines, December 1836; posted to H.M.S. Wellesley, July 1837, and served in her during the operations on and off the coast of China 1840-42, and was present at the capture of Chusan, 5.7.1840; the attack and capture of Chuenpee, 7.1.1841; the capture of North Wantong, 26.2.1841; the advance on Canton, March 1841; the attack of the heights of Canton, 25-26.5.1841; the attack and occupation of Golongsoo, 26-30.8.1841 (Mentioned in Captain S.B. Ellis's Despatch for having led the Royal Marine detachment from H.M.S. Wellesley ashore at Golongsoo, London Gazette 14.1.1842); the second attack and capture of Chusan, 1.10.1841; and at the capture of the cities of Chinhai and Ningpo; promoted First Lieutenant, January 1841; transferred to H.M.S. Iris, October 1843; served in Ireland, on the books of the Flag Ship at Cork, October 1846 to August 1847; promoted Captain, August 1849; posted for service aboard H.M.S. Royal George, November 1853, and served during the Baltic Campaign; promoted Brevet Major, March 1856. SINGLE CAMPAIGN MEDALS |
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| Honourable East India Company's Medal for Mysore 1790-92, large silver medal, 42mm, silver, straight grained edge, test cut to obverse rim at 8 o'clock, otherwise very fine, rare, pierced with ring suspension £1,600-2,000 Provenance Alan Wolfe Collection, December 2005 |
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| Naval General Service 1793-1840, one clasp, Syria (A.A. Bridgman, Naval Instr.), light scratches over last part of rank, very fine, Scarce £700-800 Arthur A. Bridgman served as Naval Instructor in H.M.S. Thunderer during operations on and off the coast of Syria, 1840. |
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| Naval General Service 1793-1840, one clasp, Syria (William Court.), scratches to obverse, edge bruising, therefore nearly very fine £400-500 William Court served as Yeoman of Signals in H.M.S. Cambridge during operations on and off the coast of Syria, 1840. |
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| Naval General Service 1793-1840, one clasp, Syria (William Morey.), contact marks, therefore very fine £400-500 William Morey served as Able Seaman in H.M.S. Magicienne during operations on and off the coast of Syria, 1840. Provenance Glendining, June 1933 |
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| x Naval General Service 1793-1840, one clasp, Syria (James Hyde.), light contact marks, very fine £400-450 James Hyde served as Ordinary Seaman in H.M.S. Powerful during operations on and off the coast of Syria, 1840; one other man of this name appears on the Admiralty Claimant's List, the latter being an award for Navarino. Provenance Glendining, November 1919 |
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| Naval General Service 1793-1840, one clasp, Syria (Thomas Ellis.), minor edge bruising, very fine £300-350 Thomas Ellis served as Private, Royal Marines in H.M.S. Asia during operations on and off the coast of Syria, 1840; four other men of this name appear on the Admiralty Claimants' List, this being the only single clasp award for Syria. |
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| Naval General Service 1793-1840, one clasp, Syria (Joseph Bacon.), suspension claw tightened, contact marks, therefore nearly very fine £400-500 Joseph Bacon served as Boy in H.M.S. Benbow during operations on and off the coast of Syria, 1840. Provenance Glendining, June 1918 |
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| Naval General Service 1793-1840, one clasp, Syria (Edwin Moore.), edge bruise, very fine £400-500 Edwin Moore served as Boy in H.M.S. Rodney during operations on and off the coast of Syria, 1840. |
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| Naval General Service 1793-1840, one clasp, Syria (James Fowler.), contact marks, nearly very fine, with Memorial Card for 'James Camplin Fowler' £300-350 Two men of this name appear on the Admiralty Claimants' List, both of which are for Syria. James Camplin Fowler died 11th February 1874, aged 54, and was buried in Arnos Vale Cemetery, Bristol. |
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| x Naval General Service 1793-1840, one clasp, Syria (John Knight.), nearly extremely fine £350-400 John Knight served during operations on and off the coast of Syria, 1840; seven other men of this name appear on the Admiralty Claimants' List, three of which are for Syria. |
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| Naval General Service 1793-1840, one clasp, Syria (Thomas Wedlock.), minor edge nicks, good very fine £280-320 Two men of this name appear on the Admiralty Claimants' List, both were borne on H.M.S. Cambridge, and both were entitled to the Syria clasp. |
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| Naval General Service 1793-1840, two clasps, Egypt, Syria (John Speed, Purser.), very fine, scarce £2,800-3,200 John Speed served as Clerk in H.M.S. Renown in co-operation with the Army on and off the coast of Egypt, 1801; Speed served as Purser in H.M.S. Asia during operations on and off the coast of Syria, 1840. Provenance Gowan Collection |
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| Naval General Service 1793-1840, two clasps, Trafalgar, St. Sebastian (William Mead.), good very fine £6,000-8,000 William Mead served as Private, Royal Marines in H.M.S. Leviathan during the major fleet action off Cape Trafalgar between the British fleet under the command of Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson and the Franco-Spanish fleet under the command of Vice-Admiral P.C. de Villeneuve, 21.10.1805. At Trafalgar the Leviathan was in the weather column, 'she was closely engaged with the French flagship Bucentaure, 80 guns, and the Spanish 140 gun Santisima Trinidad and the 74 gun San Augustin, the latter of which she easily outmanoeuvred, boarded, and carried without opposition. Lashing the Spaniard to her port side, she brought on herself a nasty fire from the French 74 gun Intrepide, until the Africa, Orion, and other ships came to the rescue. Her losses in the battle amounted to twenty-six killed and wounded. The mainpiece of her head was shot through, all three masts, bowsprit, and most of her lower and topsail yards wounded, her mizzen topsail yard shot away, and a great part of the rigging cut to pieces. She received eight shots between wind and water, and had three guns completely disabled' (The Trafalgar Roll, The Officers, The Men, The Ships, Colonel R.H. Mackenzie, refers); Mead served as the same rank in H.M.S. Beagle, which assisted in the capture of St. Sebastian when some ship's boats were employed in the inner blockade, 8.9.1813. Provenance Glendining, September 1923 |
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| Naval General Service 1793-1840, two clasps, Lissa, Pelagosa 29 Novr. 1811 (John Collins.), very fine £2,500-3,000 John Collins served as Landsman in H.M.S. Active as part of the British squadron which engaged a Franco-Venetian squadron off the Island of Lissa, in the Adriatic, 13.3.1811. Captain Hoste's squadron captured two enemy frigates, the 40-gun Bellona, the 40-gun Corona and destroyed the 40-gun frigate Favorite. The combined loss to the British squadron amounted to 190 killed and wounded against an enemy loss of about 430. The original British force was approximately 886 seaman and marines against at least 2,500 Franco-Venetian allies with less than half their gun superiority. Four Small Naval Gold Medals were awarded for this action; Collins later served as the same rate in the same vessel when she in company with H.M. Ships Unité and Alceste engaged three French frigates, capturing two, off the Island of Pelagosa in the Adriatic, 29.11.1811. Approximately 64 'Pelagosa 29 Novr. 1811' clasps issued. Provenance Glendining, November 1927 Glendining, March 1985 |
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| Military General Service 1793-1814, one clasp, Egypt (J. Parkins, R. Arty.), minor edge bruise, good very fine £600-800 Gunner John Parkins, born Rotherham, Yorkshire, 1773; enlisted in the Royal Artillery, November 1796; discharged, November 1818, after 22 years' service. |
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| x Military General Service 1793-1814, four clasps, Corunna, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Orthes (Jas. Gorten, 6th Foot.), pawn broker's mark to edge at 10 o'clock, nearly very fine £600-800 Provenance Glendining, May 1902 Elson Collection, September 1963. |
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| A Superb M.G.S. to Major J. Boyd, 82nd Foot, Who Was Severely Wounded in the Pyrenees, 30.7.1813. His Clasp Combination is Believed To Be Unique To The British Army Military General Service 1793-1814, six clasps, Roleia, Vimiera, Corunna, Barrosa, Vittoria, Pyrenees (John Boyd, Lieut. 82nd. Foot.), minor edge nick, extremely fine £6,000-8,000 Major John Boyd served with the 1st Battalion, 82nd Foot during the Peninsula Campaign; only the flank company's fought at the battle of Barrosa (4.3.1811), in which they suffered almost 50% casualties (99 men killed, wounded or missing); the Regiment suffered 31 casualties at Vittoria and 173 casualties in their actions in the Pyrenees; Boyd was severely wounded in action in the Pyrenees, 30.7.1813, and received a Temporary Pension of £70 per annum commencing the following year; Captain December 1813; Major 91st Foot, January 1837. Provenance Glendining, March 1927 Glendining, October 1952 |
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| x Alexander Davison's Medal for the Nile 1798, 47mm, bronze, edge bruising, nearly very fine, with contemporary ring suspension £80-120 |
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| Honourable East India Company's Medal for Seringapatam 1799, 48mm, silver, Soho Mint, with contemporary silver 'Seringapatam' Bar, extremely fine, with contemporary loop and detachable ring suspension and top silver florate riband bar £1,400-1,600 |
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| Honourable East India Company's Medal for Seringapatam 1799, 48mm, bronze-gilt, Soho Mint, gilding rubbed in parts, edge bruising, nearly very fine, pierced with later ring suspension £150-200 |
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| Honourable East India Company's Medal for Seringapatam 1799, 48mm, bronze, Soho Mint, minor dig to reverse, otherwise good very fine £180-220 |
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| Army of India 1799-1826, short hyphen reverse die type, one clasp, Ava (Lieut. A.J. Pictet, 1st. Foot), officially impressed, Royal Mint, edge bruise, nearly extremely fine £1,300-1,600 Lieutenant Armand Jaques Pictet, Commissioned Ensign, February 1815; promoted Lieutenant, April 1820; served during the First Burma War with the Royal Scots, and present at the taking of Donabew; placed on half-pay, February 1828; later appointed Consul at Geneva; retired c.1860. |
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| Honourable East India Company's Medal for Egypt 1801, 48mm, silver, a fine quality later striking with die cracks to obverse, nearly extremely fine, with contemporary pillar suspension £400-450 Provenance Spink, April 2009 |
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| Matthew Boulton's Medal for Trafalgar 1805, 48mm, white metal, good very fine, with contemporary silver loop suspension £300-350 |
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| Honourable East India Company's Medal for Java 1811, 50mm, gold, a later striking with die crack to obverse, extremely fine, with contemporary gold loop suspension £2,000-3,000 |
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| Honourable East India Company's Medal for Nepaul 1814-16, 51mm, silver, a slightly later striking, nearly extremely fine, with contemporary silver loop suspension £450-500 Provenance Spink, April 2009 |
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| Waterloo 1815 (Corporal George Wilson 18th. Hussars.), contemporarily renamed in large serif capitals, good very fine, with steel clip and straight steel bar suspender £300-400 Corporal George Wilson served with the 18th Hussars in Captain George Luard's Troop during the Waterloo Campaign, 16-18.6.1815. |
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| x Waterloo 1815 (Thomas Barlow 2nd Batt. Coldstream Gds.), minor edge bruising, good very fine, with steel clip and split ring suspension £1,400-1,800 Private Thomas Barlow, enlisted in the Coldstream Guards, March 1807; served in Lieutenant-Colonel Sir William Gomm's Company during the Waterloo Campaign, 16-18.6.1815; discharged, January 1824, after 18 years and 297 days with the Colours. |
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| x Waterloo 1815 (Serj. William Hill. 2nd Batt. 30th Reg. Foot.), worn, good fine, with original steel clip and split ring suspension £600-700 Sergeant William Hill served in Captain James Skerrow's Company, 2nd Battalion, 30th Foot during the Waterloo Campaign, 16-18.6.1815. |
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| x Waterloo 1815, naming lightly erased, nearly very fine, with later ring suspension £250-300 |
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| Honourable East India Company's Medal for Burma 1824-26, 38mm, silver, good very fine, with original steel clip and split ring suspension £500-600 |
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| St. Jean d'Acre 1840 (2), silver, pierced for ring suspension as issued, worn, good fine; gilded-bronze, pierced for ring suspension as issued, very fine (2) £100-150 |
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| x St. Jean d'Acre 1840, silvered-bronze, pierced for ring suspension as issued, good very fine, with contemporary silver ring and straight bar suspension £60-80 |
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| Ghuznee 1839, a fine quality 'Officer's Indulgence' privately made hollow cast medal, 37mm, gold, obverse impressed 'Ghuznee 23rd. July 1839' within wreath, reverse impressed 'Affghanistan', unnamed, extremely fine, with contemporary gold double loop swivel suspension and gold riband buckle £600-800 Provenance Dr. Arthur B. King Collection, 2003 |
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| Defence of Jellalabad 1842, 1st 'Mural Crown' type, edge engraved in serif upper and lower case letters 'Pte. W. Wall. XIII P.A.L.I.', very fine, with contemporary replacement steel clip and straight bar suspension £550-650 |
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| Kelat-i-Ghilzie 1842, unnamed as issued, very fine, with original steel clip and straight bar suspension £800-1,200 |
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| x Maharajpoor Star 1843 (Segt. Michael White H.M. 39th Regt.), very fine, original brass riveted hook replaced with later suspension bar £380-420 320 Sergeant Michael White, born Templenoe, Kerry, Ireland; enlisted 39th Foot, 1824; discharged 1845, after 21 years and 207 days service with the Colours. |
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| Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals and Militaria | |||
| Auctioneer: | Spink | Location: | 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET |
| Contact: | Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066 | ||
| Date: | 25th July 2013 | Time: | 10:00AM |
| Details: | Tuesday 23 July 2013 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m. Wednesday 24 July 2013 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m. |
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