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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: | 21st November 2013 | Time: | 10:00AM |
| Details: | Viewng: Tuesday 19th November 10am to 5pm Wednesday 20th November 10am to 5pm |
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| Auction Lots - Page 2 | |||
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| Pair: Boatman M. Brennan, Ottawa Contingent Egypt 1882-89, undated, one clasp, The Nile 1884-85 (211, Boatn. M. Brennan, Ottawa Contgt.), engraved in sloping serif capitals; Khedive's Star 1884-86, unnamed as issued, extremely fine, mounted court style for display purposes (2) £1,200-1,600 |
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| Five: Police Sergeant T. Dawson, Metropolitan Police, Late Coldstream Guards Egypt 1882-89, undated, one clasp, Suakin 1885 (5635 Pte. T. Dawson. 1/Coldm. Gds.); Jubilee 1897 (P.C. T. Dawson. S. Divn.); Coronation 1902, bronze (P.S. T. Dawson. K. Div.); Coronation 1911 (P.S. T. Dawson.); Khedive's Star 1884-6, reverse impressed '5635 C.G.', good very fine (5) £280-320 Footnote: Police Sergeant Thomas Dawson, born Radcliffe, Lancashire, 1865; enlisted in the Coldstream Guards, July 1883, having previously served in the 3rd Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment; served with the Guards in Egypt and the Sudan, February to September 1885; discharged, July 1895, after 12 years with the Colours; subsequently enlisted in the Metropolitan Police, and served with S (Hampstead) and K (West Ham) Divisions. |
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| Six: Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant G. Wozencroft, Hampshire Regiment, Late Grenadier Guards Queen's Sudan 1896-98 (4969 Pte. G. Wozencroft Gren: Gds:); Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, three clasps, Cape Colony, Transvaal, South Africa 1902 (4969 Corpl: G. Wozencroft. Grenadier Guards); British War Medal (487 W.O. Cl.2. G. Wozencroft. Hamps. R.); Territorial Force War Medal (487 W.O. Cl.2. G. Wozencroft. Hamps. R.); Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (240029 R.Q.M. Sjt. G. Wozencroft. 4/Hamps. R.); Khedive's Sudan 1896-1908, one clasp, Khartoum (Pte. G. Wozencroft. Gren. Gds.), contact marks to first, lacquered, generally very fine, mounted together with an unofficially named up Victory Medal to which the recipient is not entitled (7) £600-800 Footnote: 240029 Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant George Wozencroft, born Gorton, Lancashire, 1876; enlisted in the Grenadier Guards, September 1894; served with the Regiment in Egypt and the Sudan, July to October 1898, and in South Africa, April to July 1902; discharged, 31.8.1906, after 12 years with the Colours; subsequently served during the Great War at home with the Hampshire Regiment (Territorial Army). R.Q.M.S. Wozencroft's medal entitlement for the Great War was the British War Medal and Territorial Force War Medal. He did not qualify for nor receive the Victory Medal (letter from the Ministry of Defence, dated 2.1.1986 refers). |
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| Six: Warrant Officer Class II P. Robinson, North Staffordshire Regiment, Later Sherwood Foresters Queen's Sudan 1896-98 (3954 Pte. P. Robinson, 1/N/ Staff: R.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. Oakleaves (72692 W.O. Cl.2. P. Robinson. Notts. & Derby. R.); Meritorious Service Medal, G.VI.R. (72692 W.O. Cl.2 P. Robinson. N. Staff. R.); Army Long Service & G.C., E.VII.R. (3954 Sjt: P. Robinson. N. Staff: R.); Khedive's Sudan 1896-1908, one clasp, Hafir (No. 3954 Pte. P. Robinson. 1. N. Staff. R.), engraved in large serif capitals, light contact marks to first and last, good very fine, recently re-mounted, together with the original ribands, and with the following related items: - Mentioned in Despatches Certificate, dated 8.11.1918 - Framed portrait photograph of the recipient - Three silk postcards, mounted in a glazed display frame (6) £600-800 Footnote: M.I.D. London Gazette 28.12.1918 Robinson, 72692 C.S.M. P., 5th Bn (T.F.), Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment. 72692 Warrant Officer Class II Percy Robinson, born Bolton, Lancashire, 1872, as John Smith; enlisted in the North Staffordshire Regiment under the alias Percy Robinson, November 1892; served with the Regiment in Egypt and the Sudan, October 1895 to October 1897; promoted Corporal, 1.4.1900; Sergeant, 14.6.1904; awarded Long Service & G.C. Medal, November 1910; promoted Colour Sergeant, 22.3.1913; served during the Great War on the Western Front with the Sherwood Foresters as Company Sergeant Major from 10.11.1917; suffered a gun shot wound to the head and Mentioned in Despatches; discharged, 5.2.1919, after 26 years and 77 days with the Colours. |
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| Pair: Private R. Carson, Seaforth Highlanders Queen's Sudan 1896-98 (3710. Pte. R. Carson. 1/Sea Hrs.); Khedive's Sudan 1896-1908, two clasps, The Atbara, Khartoum (3710 Pte. R. Carson 1st. Sea. Highrs.), good very fine (2) £350-400 Footnote: 3710 Private Robert Carson, born Glasgow, 1873; enlisted in the Seaforth Highlanders, July 1891; served with the 1st Battalion during the occupation of Crete, July to November 1897; in Egypt and the Sudan, January 1898 to July 1899; and in South Africa, October 1899 to September 1902 (entitled to QSA with clasps Cape Colony, Transvaal, Paardeberg, and Driefontein, and KSA); discharged, 29.7.1903, after 12 years with the Colours. |
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| Pair: Private A. Jordan, Lancashire Fusiliers, Wounded and Taken Prisoner of War at Spion Kop, 24.1.1900 Queen's Sudan 1896-98 (3182 Pte. A. Jordan 2/Lan: Fus:); Khedive's Sudan 1896-1908, one clasp, Khartoum (3182 Pte. A. Jordan. 2nd. L.F.), light contact marks, good very fine (2) £400-500 Footnote: 3182 Private Alexander Jordan, born London, 1871; enlisted in the Lancashire Fusiliers, March 1890; served with the 2nd Battalion during the Sudan Campaign, and in the Boer War; wounded and taken Prisoner of War at Spion Kop, 24.1.1900; Mentioned in General Sir Redvers Buller's Despatch, 30.3.1900, for his gallantry at Spion Kop: 'On 24th January 1900 Private Alexander Jordan worked tirelessly tending his wounded comrades, giving them water and aid, until he himself was badly wounded' (Regimental records refer); invalided home, 31.3.1900; discharged, 13.9.1900. Private Jordan's Queen's South Africa Medal with clasp for the Relief of Ladysmith forms part of the Lancashire Fusiliers Regimental Collection. |
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| Four: Private J. Tugnutt, Royal Sussex Regiment, Died of Wounds 15.11.1914 Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, five clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902, unofficial rivets between State and date clasps (5866 Pte. J. Tugnott [sic]. Rl: Sussex Regt.); 1914 Star, with Bar (5866 Pte. J. Tugnutt. 2/R. Suss: R.); British War and Victory Medals (L-5866 Pte. J. Tugnutt. R. Suss. R.), nearly extremely fine, with the recipient's Great War Bronze Memorial Plaque (John Tugnutt) (4) £300-350 Footnote: 5866 Private John Tugnutt, born Brighton, Sussex, 1881; served with the Royal Sussex Regiment during the Boer War and with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 20.9.1914; died of wounds, 15.11.1914, and is buried in Lille Southern Cemetery, France. |
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| Pair: Private J. Dix, South Wales Borderers Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, three clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Johannesburg (3473 Pte. J. Dix, S. Wales Bord:); King's South Africa 1901-02, two clasps (3473 Pte. J. Dix. S. Wales Bord:), toned, minor edge bruising, otherwise good very fine Volunteer Force Long Service & G.C., G.V.R. (Pte. J. Harris, 2 Bn. B.B. & C.I. Ry. R. (A.F.I.)), nearly very fine (3) £140-180 |
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| Five: Corporal A.J. Kingsland, Army Service Corps Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, four clasps, Cape Colony, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Wittebergen (11475 Dr: A.J. Kingsland, A.S.C.); King's South Africa 1901-02, two clasps (11475 Corpl: A.J. Kingsland. A.S.C.); 1914-15 Star (SS-18130 Pte. A.J. Kingsland, A.S.C.); British War and Victory Medals (SS-18130 Pte. A.J. Kingsland. A.S.C.), the Boer War medals with contact marks, nearly very fine; the Great War medals good very fine Pair: Private H.B. Marshallsea, Royal Berkshire Regiment 1914 Star (8269 Pte. H.B. Marshallsea. 2/R. Berks: R.); British War Medal (8269 Pte. H.B. Marshallsea. R. Berks. R.), extremely fine (7) £180-220 Footnote: 8269 Private Harry Burgess Marshallsea, born Frimley, Hampshire; served with the 1st Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment during the Great War; killed in action on the Western Front, 28.9.1915, and is commemorated on the Loos Memorial, France. |
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| Pair: Lieutenant C.J.R.G. Cadiz, South African Constabulary Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, four clasps, Rhodesia, Relief of Mafeking, Orange Free State, Transvaal (Lieut: C.J.R.G. Cadiz. S.A.C.; King's South Africa 1901-02, two clasps (Lieut: C.J.R.G. Cadiz. S.A.C.), nearly extremely fine (2) £280-320 |
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| Three: Sergeant E.C. Jourdain, Northamptonshire Regiment, Later Southern Nigeria Regiment Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, three clasps, Belmont, Orange Free State, Transvaal (5346 Cpl. A. [sic] Jourdain, 2nd. Northamptonshire Regt.); King's South Africa 1901-02, two clasps (5346 Serjt: E.C. Jourdain. Northampton: Regt.); Africa General Service 1902-56, E.VII.R., one clasp, S. Nigeria 1904 (Serjt. E.C. Jourdain. S.N. Regt.), minor edge bruising, light contact marks, nearly very fine (3) £280-320 Footnote: 5346 Sergeant E.C. Jourdain wounded at Enslin River, 7.12.1899. |
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| Five: Gunner W. Wheeler, Royal Artillery, Late Rifle Brigade Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, two clasps, Transvaal, Laing's Nek (6529 Pte. W. Wheeler. Rifle Bde.); King's South Africa 1901-02, two clasps (6539 Pte. W. Wheeler. Rifle Brigade.); 1914-15 Star (99297. Gnr. W. Wheeler, R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals (99297 Gnr. W. Wheeler. R.A.), light contact marks, very fine (5) £150-200 Footnote: 99297 Gunner William Wheeler, born 1877; re-enlisted for service in the Great War, 16.6.1915, having previously served for 12 years in the Rifle Brigade. |
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| Family Group: Four: Company Quartermaster Sergeant J.F.P. de Haas, King's Royal Rifle Corps, Late Natal Carbineers Natal 1906, one clasp, 1906 (Tpr. J.F.P. de Haas, Natal Carbineers.); 1914-15 Star (R-5815 Pte. J.F.P. de Maas [sic]. K.R. Rif: C.); British War and Victory Medals (R-5815 Pte. J.F.P. de Haas. K.R. Rif: C.), good very fine One: Attributed to Mrs. Lillian de Haas South African Medal for War Service, unnamed as issued, extremely fine (5) £250-300 Footnote: R-5815 Company Quartermaster Sergeant John Frederick Pannewitz de Haas, born Lyndenburg, Transvaal, South Africa, 1879; enlisted in the King's Royal Rifle Corps, 13.10.1914; served with the 2nd Battalion on the Western Front from 23.11.1914; promoted Lance Corporal, 15.1.1915; Corporal, 12.2.1916; Lance Sergeant, 17.7.1916; acting Company Quartermaster Sergeant, 22.5.1917; discharged, 9.11.1917, after 3 years and 28 days with the Colours; died Durban, Natal, 21.3.1937. Mrs. Lillian de Haas, née Ivers, the wife of Company Quartermaster Sergeant J.F.P. de Haas, born Belfast, Ireland; died at Durban, Natal, South Africa, 1960. |
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| Three: Private W.H. Tetlow, Grenadier Guards 1914 Star (11337 Pte. W.H. Tetlow. 1 G.Gds:); British War and Victory Medals (11137 Pte. W.H. Tetlow. G. Gds.), extremely fine, with a Brigade of Guards Athletics meeting medallion, bronze, the reverse engraved 'Burton's Court July 16th 1904 3rd. Prize Obstacle Race Pte. W.H. Tetlow' Pair: Private T.E. Bennett, Grenadier Guards British War and Victory Medals (31143 Pte. T.E. Bennett, G. Gds.), good very fine (5) £180-220 Footnote: 11137 Private William Herbert Tetlow, born Askam, Lancashire; served with the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards during the Great War on the Western Front from 8.11.1914; killed in action, 3.7.1916, and is buried in La Brique Military Cemetery, Belgium. 31143 Private Thomas Elijah Bennett, born Stoke on Trent, December 1898; enlisted in the Grenadier Guards, 23.9.1916, and served with the 1st Battalion on the Western Front from 22.9.1918; discharged, 31.3.1920. |
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| Three: Major A.W. Ingles, West Yorkshire Regiment, Killed in Action During the 1st Battalion's First Engagement of the Great War, 20.9.1914 1914 Star (Major A.W. Ingles. W. York: R.); British War and Victory Medals (Major A.W. Ingles.), toned, nearly extremely fine, with recipient's Great War Bronze Memorial Plaque (Alexander Wighton Ingles), both housed in slightly damaged leather cases (3) £350-400 Footnote: Major Alexander Wighton Ingles, born Apsley End, Hertfordshire, May 1869, the son of the Rev. Canon David Ingles, Vicar of Witham; educated at Haileybury College; Commissioned Second Lieutenant, West Yorkshire Regiment, March 1892; promoted Lieutenant, February 1894; Captain, 26.3.1900; served with the Regiment in South Africa during Operations in the Transvaal from 30.11.1900 (entitled to QSA with clasp Transvaal); served as Adjutant of Volunteers, January 1902 to January 1907; promoted Major, 7.3.1914; served with the 1st Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 9.9.1914; killed in action at the Battle of Aisne, 20.9.1914, during the Battalion's attack on the Aisne Heights, their first engagement of the Great War- the Second in Command of his Regiment subsequently wrote to Ingles's widow: 'You will be proud to know that he died a glorious death at the head of his Company. The companies on the firing line were tricked by the Germans, who advanced under cover of the white flag, and then opened fire and enfiladed our men in the trenches. Your husband then shouted out, 'All who will not surrender follow me,' and retired fighting to the trenches on the left and was soon shot down and killed by a rifle bullet. He was buried where he fell with others of the Company.' Major Ingles was the most senior in rank and age to be killed during the Battalion's first engagement of the War, and is commemorated on the Ferte-sous-Jouarre Memorial, France. |
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| Five: Marine Engineer J.C. Fitzgerald 1914-15 Star (J.C. Fitzgerald); British War and Victory Medals (J.C. Fitzgerald); Defence Medal; Legion of Frontiersmen Medal for Meritorious Service (16928 Lieut. J.C. Fitzgerald.), silver (Hallmarks for Birmingham 1930), nearly very fine (5) £140-180 Footnote: Marine Engineer John Cornelius Fitzgerald, born Plymouth, Devon, 1868, the son of Gunner Michael Fitzgerald, Royal Navy; served during the Great War with the Cameroons Expeditionary Force as a Civilian Marine Officer attached to the Royal Engineers (received Silver War Badge); died Gloucester, 15.1.1955 |
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| Four: Paymaster Lieutenant-Commander R.J.D. Bishop, Royal Naval Reserve 1914-15 Star (Payr. R.J.D. Bishop, R.N.R.), one letter of rank overstruck; British War and Victory Medals (Payr. Lt. Cr. R.J.D. Bishop. R.N.R.); Royal Naval Reserve Decoration, G.V.R., silver (Hallmarks for London 1920) and silver-gilt, extremely fine Pair: Mr. S.J. Rendle British War Medal (Samuel J. Rendle); Mercantile Marine War Medal (Samuel J. Rendle), minor edge bruising, good very fine (2) £180-220 Footnote: R.D. London Gazette 15.2.1921 Payr. Lieut. Richard J.D. Bishop Paymaster Lieutenant-Commander Richard John Daynes Bishop, R.D., Commissioned Assistant Paymaster, Royal Naval Reserve, 21.4.1911; served during the Great War in H.M.S. Magnificent and H.M.S. Proserpine; promoted Paymaster Lieutenant, 21.4.1915; Paymaster Lieutenant-Commander, 21.4.1921 |
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| Three: Private A. Hayden, Scots Guards 1914-15 Star (9958 Pte. A. Hayden. S. Gds:); British War and Victory Medals (9958 Pte. A. Hayden. S. Gds.), extremely fine, with the recipient's Great War Bronze Memorial Plaque (Alexander Hayden), in card holder (3) £180-220 Footnote: 9958 Private Alexander Hayden, born Dunfermline, Fife; served with the 1st Battalion, Scots Guards during the Great War on the Western Front from 14.1.1915; killed in action, 12.6.1915, and is buried in Vieille-Chappelle New Military Cemetery, France. |
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| Three: Lance Corporal J.P. Thomas, Liverpool Regiment, Killed in Action on the First Day of the Battle of the Somme, 1.7.1916 1914-15 Star (16402 Pte. J.P. Thomas. L'pool R.); British War and Victory Medals (16402 Pte. J.P. Thomas, L'pool R.), extremely fine, with the following related documents &c.: - The recipient's Great War Memorial Scroll, named 'L/Cpl. James Page Thomas Liverpool Regt.' - Three named card boxes of issue - Two named Record Office enclosures for the medals - Photograph of the recipient (3) £400-500 Footnote: 16402 Lance Corporal James Page Thomas, born Cardiff, 1887; enlisted in the Liverpool Regiment, 2.9.1914; served with the 18th Battalion on the Western Front from 7.11.1915; promoted Lance Corporal, 1.1.1916; killed in action on the First Day of the Battle of the Somme, 1.7.1916, when the Battalion was involved in an attack at Montauban: 'Assault pressed with great spirit and determination in spite of heavy shelling and machine gun fire. Whole system of German trenches including the Glatz Redoubt captured. Casualties estimated at just over 500' (War Diary refers); Thomas is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France |
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| Three: Private R. Rontree, Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1914-15 Star (17086 Pte. R. Rontree. R.W. Fus:); British War and Victory Medals (17086 Pte. R. Rontree. R.W. Fus.), extremely fine, with two named card boxes of issue Pair: Airman First Class T.N.E. Sawyer, Royal Flying Corps British War and Victory Medals (15788. 1.A.M. T.N.E. Sawyer. R.F.C.), extremely fine (5) £70-90 |
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| Family Group: Three: Sergeant J. H. Mangum, Middlesex Regiment 1914-15 Star (2058 Pte. J.H. Mangum. Midd'x R.); British War and Victory Medals (2058 Sjt. J.H. Mangum. Midd'x R.), good very fine Pair: Private A.G. Mangum, East Surrey Regiment British War and Victory Medals (33337 Pte. A.G. Mangum. E. Surr. R.), nearly extremely fine British War Medal (901 Pte. J.H. Mangum. Rif. Brig.), good very fine Family Group: Pair: Private P. Ledger, King's Royal Rifle Corps British War and Victory Medals (R-21766 Pte. P. Ledger. K.R. Rif. C.), BWM officially renamed, extremely fine, together with the recipient's two identity tags Three: Corporal P.W. Ledger, Royal Air Force Regiment France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals, extremely fine, in card box of issue, named to 'P.W. Ledger, Esq., 44 Carden Road, Peckham, London S.E.15', with Air Council enclosure and entitlement slip; the recipient's two identity tags; and a Royal Air Force Association lapel badge (11) £100-140 Footnote: 2058 Sergeant John Henry Mangum, born Marylebone, London, 1895, the son of Rifleman J.H. Mangum; served during the Great War in the 2/10th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment, in the Gallipoli theatre of War from 1.8.1915, landing at Suvla Bay, Gallipoli, 22.8.1915, and subsequently served with the Egyptian Expeditionary Force from 19.3.1916; wounded by gunshot in the right arm and thigh in the First Battle of Gaza, 27.3.1917; transferred to the 2/22nd County of London Battalion (The Queen's), 3.8.1918, and served with them in Palestine; wounded by gunshot in the abdominal wall in the Battle of Sharon, 19.9.1918; promoted Sergeant, 10.11.1918; died Willesden, Middlesex, 1964. 33337 Private Alfred George Mangum, born North Kensington, London, the son of Rifleman J.H. Mangum, and the younger brother of Sergeant J.H. Mangum, February 1898; served during the Great War with the 1st Battalion East Surrey Regiment on the Western Front from 5.6.1917; transferred to the 2/10th Battalion Manchester Regiment, 20.6.1917; died Gravesend, Kent, 1994. 901 Rifleman John Henry Mangum, father of the above, born Boston, Massachusetts, 1871; served during the Great War with the 18th Foreign Service Battalion, Rifle Brigade, in Rangoon, Burma from 22.12.1915 (only entitled to BWM); died Ealing, Middlesex, 1953. |
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| Three: Private W.E. Taylor, South African Infantry, Late South African Service Corps 1914-15 Star (Dvr. W.E. Taylor. S.A.S.C.- M.T.); British War and Victory Medals, bi-lingual reverse (Pte. W.E. Taylor. 2nd S.A.I. Bgde.), nearly extremely fine, with the recipient's two identity tags Three: Sergeant W.A. Deans, South African Medical Corps 1914-15 Star (Pte. W.A. Deans 1st. F. Amb- S.A.M.C.); British War and Victory Medals, bi-lingual reverse (Sjt. W.A. Deans. S.A.M.C.), good very fine Three: Driver H. Gilder, South African Service Corps 1914-15 Star (Dvr. H. Gilder. S.A.S.C.M.T.); British War and Victory Medals, bi-lingual reverse (Dvr. H. Gilder. S.A.S.C.M.T.), very fine (9) £100-140 |
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| Pair: Private H.J. Parsons, East Surrey Regiment 1914-15 Star (8500 Pte. H.J. Parsons. E. Surr. R.); Victory Medal (8500 Pte. H.J. Parsons. E. Surr. R.), traces of verdigris to Star, nerly very fine Pair: Gunner F. Westwood, Royal Artillery British War and Victory Medals (169157 Gnr. F. Westwood. R.A.), nearly extremely fine, with the recipient's identity tag Pair: Private E. Wallis, Royal West Surrey Regiment British War and Victory Medals (G-13297 Pte. E. Wallis. The Queen's R.), nearly very fine British War Medal (4) (J.59875 G.R. Smith. A.B. R.N.; 37679 Pte. A.A. Freeman. Bedf. R.; 8474 W.O.Cl.2 W.R. Couzens. Essex R.; 1950 Pte. J.J. Bolton. 19-Lond. R.), very fine or better Second World War Medals (9), 1939-1945 Star (2); Africa Star; Italy Star; Defence Medal (4); War Medal, extremely fine, together with two miscellaneous commemorative medallions (21) £80-100 Footnote: 169157 Gunner F. Westwood served with 105 A.A. Section, Royal Garrison Artillery during the Great War. G-13297 Private Edward Wallis, born Rayleigh, Essex; served with the 11th Battalion, Royal West Surrey Regiment during the Great War; killed in action on the Western Front, 26.7.1917, and is buried in Bedford House Cemetery, Belgium. 8474 Company Sergeant Major William Robert Couzens, born Battersea, London; served with the 2nd Battalion Essex Regiment during the Great War; killed in action on the Western Front, 31.8.1918, and is buried in Feuchy Chapel British Cemetery, France. 1950 Private James Joseph Bolton, born Rotherhithe, London; served with the 19th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment during the Great War; died of wounds on the Western Front, 26.9.1915, and is buried in Noeux-les-Mies Communal Cemetery, France. |
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| Three: Lieutenant R.P. Thomas, Kent Cyclist Battalion British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. R.P. Thomas.); Territorial Force War Medal (Lieut. R.P. Thomas Kent Cyc. Bn.), nearly extremely fine (3) £300-400 Footnote: Lieutenant R.P. Thomas, Commissioned Lieutenant, Kent Cyclist Battalion, 25.4.1918. |
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| Seven: Leading Telegraphist A.S. Spratt, Royal Navy British War and Victory Medals (J.55603 A.S. Spratt. O.Tel. R.N.), rate officially corrected on VM; 1939-1945 Star; Atlantic Star, with France and Germany Bar; Africa Star; War Medal; Naval Long Service & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd 'coinage head' type (J.55603 A.S. Spratt. L.Tel. H.M.C.S. Saguenay.), ship partially officially corrected on last, worn, therefore nearly very fine Pair: Mr. F. Mercer, Mercantile Marine British War Medal (Frederick Mercer); Mercantile Marine War Medal (Frederick Mercer), good very fine (9) £70-90 |
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| Pair: Gunner W.A. Morris, Royal Marine Artillery British War and Victory Medals (R.M.A. 1071-S- Gr. W.H. Morris.), good very fine Six: Sergeant P.R. Whiffin, Military Provost's Staff Corps 1939-1945 Star; Africa Star, with 8th Army Bar; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., with 'Territorial' scroll suspension (6896862 Sgt P R Whiffin MPSC), light contact marks, therefore very fine Four: Private R. Brentnall, Black Watch, Late King's Royal Rifle Corps 1939-1945 Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals, extremely fine, in card box of issue, named to 'Mr. R. Brentnall, 63 George Street, Riddings, Derby', together with the recipient's Soldier's Release Book; Soldier's Service and Pay Book; Driver's Licence; and a K.R.R.C. cap Badge (12) £100-140 Footnote: 1071 Gunner Walter Henry Morris, born Ventnor, Isle of Wight, January 1888; enlisted in the Royal Marine Artillery, 20.8.1915; promoted Gunner 2nd Class, 19.2.1916; posted to R.M.A. Howitzer Brigade, 24.10.1916; promoted Gunner, 25.1.1918; discharged, 28.3.1919. 5343843 Private Roy Brentnall, born Ripley, Derbyshire, 4.5.1915; enlisted in the Royal Berkshire Regiment, 16.5.1940; transferred to the King's Royal Rifle Corps, 22.6.1940; Black Watch, 9.7.1942; served with the 1st Light Scout Car Field Park as Driver 1st Class from 31.7.1943 in Burma, during which time he helped in the formation of 'D' Force; transferred to the Reserve, 13.5.1946; died Derby, 1986. |
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| Pair: Lieutenant G.W.S. Deadman, Royal Army Service Corps British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. G.W.S. Deadman.), nearly extremely fine Pair: Private J. Gilroy, Royal Highlanders British War and Victory Medals (5895 Pte. J. Gilroy. R. Highrs.), rank officially corrected on VM, extremely fine Pair: Sergeant H.C. McLeod, Royal Army Ordnance Corps British War Medal (S-5766 Pte. H.C. McLeod. A.O.C.); Army Long Service & G.C., G.V.R., 1st 'Field Marshal's bust' type (7574297 Sjt. H.C. McLeod. R.A.O.C.), nearly extremely fine 1914-15 Star (3) (S-18708. Pte. W.D. Sargent. Cam'n Highrs.; S4-087053, Pte. A. Ross. A.S.C.; No.206 Dvr. Jahan Khan, 25/Mtn. Bty.), very fine or better British War Medal (2) (F.17461 H.J. Pickersgill A.M.2 R.N.A.S.; William G. Bailey), nearly extremely fine Mercantile Marine War Medal (John Nicholas), suspension slightly loose, nearly very fine Victory Medal (8) (25038 Pte. F. Ingalls. 13-Can. Inf.; 451101 Pte. H.A. Sibley. 58-Can. Inf.; 1013 Sepoy Jahan Khan, 33 Pjbis.); bi-lingual reverse die type (5) (Gnr. P.B. Fredericks. S.M.B.; A/Cpl. W.J. Moore. S.A.M.C.; Condr. J. Harlow. S.A.S.C.; Burg. H.N. de Clercq. Bloemhof Kdo.; Burg J.G. Swanepoel. 11 de Z.A.I.), nearly very fine or better, together with a British Red Cross Society Medal for War Service (21) £140-180 Footnote: Lieutenant G.W.S. Deadman, promoted Lieutenant, Royal Army Service Corps, 28.10.1918. S-18708 Private William D. Sargent, born Greenock, Renfrewshire; served with the 7th Battalion Cameron Highlanders during the Great War; killed in action on the Western Front, 21.10.1916, and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France. |
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| Pair: Schoolmaster W.J. Saville, Corps of Army Schoolmasters British War Medal (W.O. Cl.1 W.J. Saville. C. of A.S.); Army Long Service & G.C., G.V.R., 1st 'Field Marshal's bust' type (Schmstr: W.J. Saville. C. of A.S.), toned, nearly extremely fine, together with named card box of issue in original envelope for the BWM Special Constabulary Long Service Medal, G.V.R. (William Barrowclough.), extremely fine, together with the recipient's City of Glasgow Special Constabulary Services Rendered Medal 1914-19, with '3 Years' Bar, silver (Hallmarks for Edinburgh), the reverse engraved 'Wm. Barroclough' (3) £140-180 Footnote: Schoolmaster William James Saville, born Bermondsey, London, May 1870, and educated at the Royal Masonic Institute for Boys, Tottenham, London; enlisted in the Corps of Army Schoolmasters, 1893; promoted Schoolmaster (Warrant Officer Class II), 2.1.1901; promoted Schoolmaster (Warrant Officer Class I), 29.10.1912; Commissioned Lieutenant, Army Educational Corps (as the Corps of Army Schoolmasters had become), 11.12.1920; retired, 4.3.1922, and took up an appointment as an Assistant Master at St. James's School for Boys, Dover, Kent. Mr. William Barrowclough, born Stockport, Lancashire, 1866; served during the Great War as a Special Constable with the Corporation of Glasgow. |
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| Five: Attributed to Lieutenant D.L. Griffith-Jones, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, Mentioned in Despatches for the Anzio Landings, 22.1.1944 1939-1945 Star; Atlantic Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals, M.I.D. Oakleaf, extremely fine, with the following related items: - The recipient's five related miniature awards, with Gieves, London, receipt - Mentioned in Despatches Certificate, dated 1.8.1944 - Report of Wound or Hurt, dated 29.11.1941 - The recipient's Passing Out Certificate from H.M.S. King Alfred as a Temporary Sub-Lieutenant, dated 21.2.1941 - The recipient's Thames Nautical Training College, H.M.S. Worcester, Certificate, dated 9.4.1936 - Various photographs of the recipient, including one of him with the crew of MGB 82 - The recipient's copy of Night Action, MTB Flotilla at War, by Captain Peter Dickens, D.S.O., M.B.E., D.S.C. (5) £140-180 Footnote: M.I.D. London Gazette 1.8.1944 Temporary Lieutenant David Leoline Griffith-Jones, R.N.V.R. (Epsom) 'For outstanding courage, leadership, resource and determination during the assault on Anzio and in subsequent bombardments in support of the Army, and in maintaining an unbroken flow of supplies which accomplished the building up of the beach-head despite bombing, mining and bombardment by shore batteries.' Lieutenant David Leoline Griffith-Jones, the younger brother of Squadron Leader J.M. Griffith-Jones, D.F.C.; Commissioned Sub-Lieutenant, 21.2.1941; wounded in the right hand by cannon shell splinter, 29.11.1941, whilst serving with MGB 89; promoted Lieutenant, 1.6.1942, and appointed skipper of Motor Gun Boat 82; he later took part in Operation Shingle, the amphibious assault on Anzio, 22.1.1944 (Mentioned in Despatches). For other medals to the Griffith-Jones family see Lots 21 and 80 |
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| Family Group: Four: Sergeant J.P.S. Worling, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1939-1945 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; War Medal, extremely fine, in card box of issue, named to 'J. Worling, Esq., Coyle View, Ballator, Aberdeenshire, Scotland', with named Air Council condolence slip; and portrait photograph of the recipient Six: J. Fehrsen, South African Forces 1939-1945 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals; Africa Service Medal, all officially impressed '229955 J. Fehrsen', very fine, mounted as worn, with two South African Tank Corps badges; Union Defence Forces enclosure; and a photograph of the recipient The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 2nd type, Civil Division, Member's (M.B.E.) Badge, attributed to Mrs. J. Johnston, silver, nearly extremely fine, on lady's bow riband Pair: M.A. Griffith-Jones Jubilee 1935 (M.A. Griffith-Jones); Coronation 1937, nearly extremely fine, mounted as worn, together with the recipient's related miniature awards (13) £300-400 Footnote: 1280312 Sergeant John Patterson Smith 'Jack' Worling, the brother-in-law of Lieutenant D.L. Griffith-Jones, served during the Second World War with No.15 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve; killed in action, 13.4.1942, when his Stirling was shot down over the North Sea by an enemy night fighter during Operation Gardening, and is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. John Fehrsen was the husband of Lieutenant D.L. Griffith-Jones's sister-in-law. Mrs. J. Johnston, of Aberdeen, was Jack Worling's aunt. Mr. Michael Arthur Griffith-Jones, the youngest brother of Squadron Leader J.M. Griffith-Jones, D.F.C., and Lieutenant D.L. Griffith-Jones; born 1925; served as a Boy Chorister at St. George's Chapel, Windsor, 1934-39; later a Choral Scholar at King's College, Cambridge, 1943-46; and Vicar-Choral at St. Paul's Cathedral, 1947-51. For other medals to the Griffith-Jones family see Lots 21 and 79 |
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| Four: Petty Officer C.H.V. Sellwood, Royal Navy 1939-1945 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal; Polar Medal 1904-, G.V.R., one clasp, Antarctic 1929-30, bronze, second 'Crowned Head' type (C.H.V. Sellwood), extremely fine (4) £600-800 Footnote: Polar Medal with clasp 'Antarctic 1929-30' London Gazette 1.5.1934 Clarence H.V. Selwood [sic], British, Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition, 1929-1931 Clarence Henry Victor Sellwood, born Bradfield, Berkshire, 17.4.1906; enlisted in the Royal Navy, 22.10.1923; served as Assistant Steward in Discovery II during the first BANZARE voyage led by Sir Douglas Moulson; advanced Petty Officer; 'during World War II served in one of the ships which was sunk by the Graf Spee. In 1947 he emigrated to Australia where he is thought to have died in a great flood and earthquake' (British Polar Exploration and Research, Poulsom and Myres refers). Sellwood's original Polar Medal was incorrectly named 'Selwood'; a replacement medal was issued, but bearing the incorrect clasp 'Antarctic 1929-31'; finally a second replacement was issued with the correct spelling of the recipient's name and the correct clasp. |
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| Five: Staff Sergeant L.P. Jones, Intelligence Corps, Late Army Air Corps Defence and War Medals; General Service 1918-62, G.VI.R., three clasps, Palestine 1945-48, Arabian Peninsula, Cyprus, M.I.D. Oakleaf (14494531 Sjt. L.P. Jones. A.A.C.); Korea 1950-53, 1st 'Britt: Omn:' type (14494531 Sjt. L.P. Jones. Int. Corps.); United Nations Medal for Korea, nearly extremely fine, mounted as worn (5) £600-800 Footnote: M.I.D. London Gazette 14.4.1959 14494531 S/Sgt. L. P. Jones, Intelligence Corps 'In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Cyprus for the period 1st July to 31st December 1958.' |
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| Pair: Sergeant G.M. Pouncey, Royal Army Veterinary Corps General Service 1918-62, E.II.R., two clasps, Malaya, Cyprus, unofficial retaining bar between clasps (22270746 Sgt. G.M. Pouncey. R.A.V.C.); Africa General Service 1902-56, E.II.R., one clasp, Kenya (22270746 Sgt. G.M. Pouncey. R.A.V.C.), very fine (2) £180-220 |
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| Pair: Rifleman R. Jeacock, Green Jackets General Service 1918-62, E.II.R., one clasp, Brunei (23873993 Rfn. R. Jeacock. 1 Green Jackets.); General Service 1962-2007, one clasp, Borneo (23873993 Rfn. R. Jeacock. 1 Green Jackets.), light contact marks, very fine (2) £180-220 |
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| Five: Sergeant A. Cakebread, Royal Artillery Gulf 1990-91, one clasp, 16 Jan to 28 Feb 1991 (24632345 Bdr A Cakebread RA); General Service 1962-2007, one clasp, Northern Ireland (24632345 Sgt A Cakebread RA); NATO Service Medal, one clasp, Former Yugoslavia; NATO Service Medal, one clasp, Kosovo; Jubilee 2002, mounted court style as worn, nearly extremely fine (5) £250-300 |
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| Three: Sapper G.S. Stratford, Royal Engineers NATO Service Medal, one clasp, Non Article 5; Iraq 2003-11, no clasp (25155616 Spr G S Stratford RE); General Service 1962-2007, one clasp, Northern Ireland (25155616 Spr G Stratford RE), light contact marks, nearly extremely fine, mounted court style as worn (3) £180-220 SINGLE CAMPAIGN MEDALS |
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| A Fine Army Large Gold Medal to Major-General J. Skinner, 16th Foot, Who Fought with the Regiment's Light Company During the American Revolutionary Wars; He Commanded the 16th Foot During the Expedition To, and Capture of, Surinam, May 1804; And Commanded the Fourth Brigade During the Guadeloupe Expedition of February 1810 General Officer's Large Gold Medal for Guadeloupe (Brigr. Genl. John Skinner.), nearly extremely fine, with all proper gold suspension fittings and full neck cravat £35,000-45,000 Footnote: Major-General John Skinner commissioned Ensign, 16th Foot, 1772; joined the regiment in West Florida the following year before being posted as a Lieutenant on detachment with the Light Company in St. Augustine, East Florida, December 1775; served with the regiment during the American Revolutionary Wars and was present at the Siege of Savannah in Georgia, October 1779; the Franco-American attempt at recapturing the British held position ultimately failed, with their forces suffering 244 killed, nearly 600 wounded and over 100 captured; the British losses amounted to 40 killed, 63 wounded, and 53 missing; he was also present at the Siege of Charlestown, May 1870, which lead to the capture of 5,000 American troops; Skinner served with the light company during the disastrous reverse at the Battle of Cowpens, 17.1.1781, before serving with what was left of the light infantry, under Cornwallis' overall command, at the battle Guilford Court House, 15.3.1781; the following year he was given command of a company before returning for home service; Skinner embarked for Nova Scotia in 1791, before being posted to Jamaica the following year; he received brevet of Major in 1794, before gaining his Majority in the 16th Foot the following year; he was employed with the local rank of Lieutenant-Colonel during the Second Maroon War, 1795-1796; with the successful conclusion of the latter he returned with the regiment to England; appointed Lieutenant-Colonel by brevet, 1798, he embarked with the regiment for Barbados in 1804; arrived in Barbados with 573 men, March 1804; he commanded his regiment in the expedition to Surinam, during which the Dutch held colony was captured, with the garrison being carried, 5.5.1804; advanced Lieutenant-Colonel, 16th Foot, April 1805; remained in Surinam until October 1807, with the regiment suffering heavily from Yellow Fever; Colonel, April 1808, and Brigadier-General in the West Indies, December 1808; Skinner commanded the Fourth Brigade in the expedition to Guadeloupe, February 1810; the brigade was composed of a battalion of 600 men formed from the 13th and 63rd Regiments, a detachment of 200 men of the York Light Infantry Volunteers, and the 4th West India Regiment; Skinner's brigade combined with Brigadier-General Maclean's Third Brigade to form the 1st Division under the overall command of Major-General Hislop; Skinner received the approbation of Lieutenant-General Sir George Beckwith, Officer Commanding the expedition (London Gazette 16.3.1810), and advanced to Major-General in June 1811; he continued to serve on the Staff of the West Indies for several years after, including being present for the capture of the Dutch colony St. Martin. |
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| A General Officer's Coatee A Rare, c.1820 General Officer's Swallow Tailed Coatee, together with a complete tally of gilt General Officer's buttons, by R. Bushby, St. Martin's Lane, London, in situ; an Officer's copper-gilt Gorget inscribed with 'G.R.' cipher, retaining its chamois leather backing named 'Lieut. Coll. Skinner' and one silk rosette with tie; a full dress 'bullion' epaulette with lanyards and minor accoutrement; and an early Victorian Court Sword, the steel blade etched with Crown and 'V.R.' cipher, surmounted by decorative gilt scalloped guard, housed in its black leather scabbard with finely engraved gilt mounts, small repairs and mothing to scarlet and navy blue Melton cloth, the silk lining somewhat shot and unstable, otherwise in overall good condition (lot) £3,000-4,000 |
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| Military General Service 1793-1814, one clasp, Egypt (J. Gairn, R. Arty.), minor edge nick, nearly extremely fine £800-1,000 Footnote: Gunner James Gairn, born Banff, Scotland, c. 1781; enlisted in the 2nd Battalion, Royal Artillery, June 1799; discharged, July 1817, after 18 years and 91 days' service. Provenance: Glendining, March 1988 Spink, December 1997 |
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| Military General Service 1793-1814, one clasp, Egypt (W. Weston, 20th. Foot), nearly extremely fine £1,000-1,200 Provenance: J.B. Hayward, June 1976 |
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| Military General Service 1793-1814, one clasp, Talavera (W. Alvey, 23rd. L. Dns.), good very fine £1,400-1,600 Footnote: Corporal William Alvey, born Nottingham, 1787; enlisted 23rd Light Dragoons, July 1806; served with the Regiment in the Peninsula from 1809 and was 'wounded left leg at Talavera and disabled shoulder from fall from horse being shot under him' (Service Papers refer) during the Regiment's disasterous charge at the Battle of Talavera, 28.7.1809, in which the Regiment suffered 102 Officers and men killed and wounded, and 105 taken prisoner, a loss of nearly 50%, on what was the last occasion that British cavalry regiment carried its Colours into action; promoted Corporal, December 1813; discharged, August 1814; died Nottingham, April 1854. Provenance: Sotheby, February 1912 Leyland Robinson Collection, 1952 Thornton Collection, 1956 Glendining, 1983. |
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| Military General Service 1793-1814, one clasp, Java (P. Haines, 59th. Foot.), good very fine £1,000-1,200 Footnote: Private Patrick Haines, born Fethard, Co. Tipperary, c.1789; enlisted in the 59th Foot, October 1807; served with the Regiment in Java and slightly wounded at the storming of Fort Cornelis, 26.8.1811; discharged November 1815, after 8 years and 44 days with the Colours. Provenance: Sotheby, November 1910 Glendining, March 1927 Spink, 1976. |
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| Military General Service 1793-1814, four clasps, Talavera, Albuhera, Vittoria, Toulouse (J. Griffin, Serjeant, 3rd. Dragoon Guards.), good very fine £1,000-1,400 Footnote: Sergeant James Griffin, born Wells, Somerset, c.1780; enlisted in the 3rd Dragoon Guards, February 1799; served with the Regiment throughout the whole of the Peninsular War, and present at all four actions in which they took part; promoted Corporal, September 1816; Sergeant, September 1822; discharged, October 1825, after 26 years and 259 days with the Colours. |
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| A Superb M.G.S. to Quarter Master W. O'Grady, 87th Foot, Who Saw Action During the Flanders Campaign of 1794, Where He Was Wounded and Taken Prisoner of War; Served With the Forlorn Hope at the Storming and Capture of Monte Video, And Present at the Taking of Buenos Aires, 1807, Where He Captured 70 Mounted Spaniards and Was Awarded a Unique Regimental Gold Medal for His Conspicuous Bravery; Finally Served With the Regiment on the Peninsular, And Wounded During the Defence of Tarifa Military General Service 1793-1814, six clasps, Talavera, Barrosa, Vittoria, Nivelle, Orthes, Toulouse (W. O'Grady, Qr. Mr. 87th. Foot), extremely fine £3,000-4,000 Footnote: Quartermaster William O'Grady, was the first man to join the 87th (Prince of Wales's Irish) Regiment when it was formed in 1793 (according to family tradition his father had intended him for the law, and never forgave him for enlisting). He went with the Regiment with Lord Moira's expedition to Flanders in 1794, and received a sabre wound in the head at Alost. He was subsequently wounded when on piquet duty by a musket ball in the left ankle, and was taken prisoner when Bergen-op-Zoom was captured by the French. In 1797 he embarked with the Regiment for the West Indies, and took part in the expedition to Martinique, and the capture of Surinam and Curacoa. Gallantry in South America: The Forlorn Hope at Monte Video and Bravery at Buenos Aires In 1807 O'Grady served in the campaign in South America, and was part of the Forlorn Hope at the storming of Monte Video, 3.2.1807: 'At 3 o'clock, in extreme darkness, the attacking column stole out towards the breach, arriving close to it before it was discovered. The first discharge of the enemy's guns struck down only one man, but the second laid low 25 men out of 30 who were following in immediate support of the leaders... casualties were heavy as the troops sought an entry point, but finally a breach was located, first by Captain Renny, of the 40th Foot, who was killed as he attempted to get through, and secondly by Lieutenant Smith [later Lieutenant General Sir Harry Smith, Bt., G.C.B.], of the 95th Foot. With great difficulty the attackers successfully forced their way in' (The 1/87th and 1/89th from 1804 to 1817 refers). British casualties during the assault were 6 Officers and 110 men killed, and 21 Officers and 258 men wounded. At the Battle of Buenos Aires, O'Grady was tasked with guarding the Regimental baggage, with approximately 20 of the Regiment's sick and lame soldiers for sentries. 'The party was in a house in the suburbs surrounded by an orchard. The evening before the attack seventy mounted Spanish who had concealed themselves in the orchard decided to attack. O'Grady's well placed sentries opened fire and brought down their leader. The rest tried to escape, but were quickly rounded up by O'Grady, who marched them off to Headquarters. As the house was outside the town, the British Commanding Officer, Lieutenant-General John Whitelocke, ruling that it was outside the area of conflict, instructed O'Grady to release his prisoners and return their arms. The next night the house was again attacked by the enemy; this time O'Grady and his men, who after Whitelocke's ruling dared not return fire, were seized and taken prisoner, and the baggage plundered' (ibid). On the 12th August, Whitelocke signed an armistice, O'Grady and his men were released, and the British forces returned home. For his gallantry in South America O'Grady was Commissioned Quartermaster in the 2nd Battalion, 87th Foot; Whitelocke by comparison was Court Martialled, Cashiered, and dismissed from the Service. 'Faugh-au-Ballagh': The 87th at Barrosa In 1809 O'Grady accompanied his Regiment to Spain, and was present at the Battle of Talavera, 27-28th July 1809. In March 1811 the 87th formed part of a force of 4,000 men under General Graham which sailed up the coast from Cadiz to Algeciras and landed behind the lines of the French besiegers of Cadiz. The intention was to take the enemy in the rear and to raise the siege of Cadiz. The two forces met at Barrosa on the 5th March: 'The 2/87th and a detachment of Coldstream Guards emerged from the pinewoods and came immediately into fierce action, the Irishmen shouting their old battle cry 'Faugh-au-Ballagh' (Clear the Way). Ensign Keogh was cut down as he was attempting to take the Eagle of the 8th Regiment, whereupon a Sergeant of the 87th killed the French Officer holding it and bore it away. This was the first Eagle to be taken during the War and the Prince Regent decreed that the 87th would henceforth be named The Prince of Wales's Own Irish Regiment and would bear an eagle with a laurel wreath on its Colours' (ibid). On the 31st December 1811 O'Grady was present at the Defence of Tarifa, a little town of 3,000 inhabitants at the extreme southern tip of Spain that, along with Gibraltar and Cadiz, was one of three fortresses providing refuge for the guerrilla chief Ballesteros. The garrison of 3,000 men, comprising 1,800 British troops, including the 2/87th, and 1,200 Spanish, was attacked by the French on the last day of the year, but came under a devastating fire from the 87th, and were blasted away, losing 207 men. The defenders suffered only 36 casualties, including O'Grady, who was wounded in the head. The French launched a second attack two days later, but after having lost some 500 men and a considerable quantity of stores they finally raised the siege. O'Grady served through the rest of the Peninsular Campaign, and was additionally present at the Battles of Vittoria, Nivelle, Orthes, and Toulouse. Later transferred as Quarter Master to the 12th (East Suffolk) Foot, he retired in May 1829 and died in 1856. William O'Grady was additionally awarded by Lieutenant Colonel Sir Edward Butler a unique Regimental Gold Medal for Gallantry at Buenos Aires. The medal, the first ever to be presented by the Regiment, was formally in the Regimental Collection, but was lost when the Regimental Museum was bombed in 1993 during the Troubles, and has never been recovered. The latest published transcript of the Military General Service Medal roll incorrectly states that he additionally received the clasp for Nive. This is not confirmed by the Army Lists from the period, which state 'he received the war medal with six clasps', and the medal appears entirely as issued. |
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| Military General Service 1793-1814, six clasps, Vittoria, St. Sebastian, Nivelle, Nive, Orthes, Toulouse (T. Mc.Gee, Gunner, R. Arty.), top backstrap pierced, minor edge bruising, good very fine £800-1,200 Provenance: Glendining, November 1980 Glendining, December 1990. |
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| Military General Service 1793-1814, eight clasps, Talavera, Busaco, Ciudad Rodrigo, Salamanca, Vittoria, St. Sebastian, Nivelle, Nive (Ludolph Bening, Corpl. 2nd. Line Bn. K.G.L.), very fine £2,000-2,400 Footnote: Corporal Ludolph Bening, born Hildesheim, Hanover, c.1786; enlisted in the 2nd Line Battalion, King's German Legion, December 1803; served with the Regiment throughout the Peninsular War, and was present at every battle, save Fuentes d'Onor, in which the Regiment was engaged; served during the Waterloo Campaign, 16-18.6.1815; discharged, July 1816, as a result of 'a severe wound received with a musket ball in the right foot, in the Battle of Waterloo on the 18th June 1815' (Service Papers refer). Provenance: Spink, January 1977 Sotheby, June 1983 |
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| Military General Service 1793-1814, nine clasps, Busaco, Fuentes d'Onor, Ciudad Rodrigo, Salamanca, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nive, Orthes, Toulouse (Paul Peattie, 42nd. Foot), lightly polished, good very fine £2,800-3,200 Footnote: Private Paul Peattie, born St. Andrews, Fife, 1785; enlisted in the Black Watch, August 1803; served with the 2nd Battalion in the Peninsular from 1810; transferred to the 1st Battalion, 1812; wounded in the side during the storming of the great fortress at Burgos, 19.9.1812: 'The main body of the assaulting force was composed of Pack's Portuguese, who were assisted by the whole of the 1/42nd and by the flank companies of Stirling's brigade of the 1st Division, to which the Black Watch belonged... the storm succeeded, but with vast and unnecessary loss of life, and not in the way in which Wellington intended. It was bright moonlight, and the firing party, when coming up over the crest, were at once detected by the French, who opened a very heavy fire upon them. The Highlanders commenced to reply while still 150 yards away, and then advanced firing till they came close up to the work, where they remained for a quarter of an hour, entirely exposed and suffering terribly. Having lost half their numbers they finally dispersed, but not till after the main attack had failed... the whole affair would have been a failure, but for the assault on the gorge. Here the three light companies- 140 men, were led by Somers Cocks, recently promoted to a majority in the 1/79th.' The light companies broke through the palisades at the rear, driving out the French battalion there and the whole defence of the hornwork collapsed. The allied force had 421 killed and wounded in this operation, of whom 204 were in the Peattie's Battalion. Peattie served throughout the remainder of the Peninsular campaign, up until the Battle of Toulouse, where the losses were again severe- Black Watch casualties were 433 Officers and men, the greatest loss of any unit present; he was discharged in October 1814, admitted to Chelsea Hospital, March 1852, and died in Edinburgh, March 1875. Provenance: Glendining, May 1920 Glendining, September 1990. |
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| The Ten Clasp M.G.S. to Sergeant W. Veitch, 94th Foot, The Maximum Number of Clasps to the Regiment Military General Service 1793-1814, ten clasps, Fuentes d'Onor, Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz, Salamanca, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nove, Orthes, Toulouse (W. Veitch, Serjt. 94th. Foot), minor edge nick, good very fine £3,400-3,800 Footnote: Sergeant William Veitch, born Glasgow, c.1788; enlisted in the 94th Foot, April 1808; served with the Regiment in the Peninsular from January 1810; promoted Corporal, January 1813; Sergeant, October 1814; discharged, April 1815; re-enlisted as a Private in the 25th Foot, August 1815; promoted Corporal, August 1818; Sergeant, June 1819; discharged May 1832, after 26 years and 147 days with the Colours; died in Glasgow, October 1862. Only 4 Officers and 19 men from the 94th Foot received the M.G.S. with ten clasps, all with the same clasps representing the Regiment's complete service in the Peninsular. Provenance: Sotheby, 1910 Coutts Collection, 1921 Glendining, June 1941 Leyland Robinson Collection, 1953 Elson Collection, 1963 Power-Hines Collection, Spink, July 1996. |
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| Alexander Davison's Medal for the Nile 1798, 48mm, bronze-gilt, pierced for ring suspension, gilding rubbed in places, edge bruising, nearly very fine £150-200 |
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| Alexander Davison's Medal for the Nile 1798, 48mm, bronze, about extremely fine £200-250 |
| 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: | 21st November 2013 | Time: | 10:00AM |
| Details: | Viewng: Tuesday 19th November 10am to 5pm Wednesday 20th November 10am to 5pm |
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