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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: | 24th April 2014 | Time: | 10:00AM |
| Details: | Viewing: Wednesday 23 April 10am to 5pm Private viewing by appointment only |
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| Auction Lots - Page 5 | |||
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| Three: Private C.B. Stokes, North Somerset Yeomanry 1914 Star (328 Pte. C.B. Stokes, 1/1 N. Som: Yeo.); British War and Victory Medals (328 Pte. C.B. Stokes, N. Som. Yeo.), nearly extremely fine, mounted court style as originally worn (3) £140-180 Footnote: 328 Private Clarence Bruce Stokes, born Gillingham, Somerset, August 1893; enlisted in the North Somerset Yeomanry, 15.4.1911; served with the Regiment on the Western Front from 2.11.1914; discharged, 14.4.1916. |
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| Four: Private A. Ritchie, Machine Gun Corps, Late London Regiment 1914-15 Star (2110 Pte. A.S. Ritchie. 11-Lond. R.); British War and Victory Medals (2110 Pte. A. Ritchie. 11-Lond R.); Khedive's Sudan 1910-22, one clasp, Darfur 1916 (2110 Pte. A.S. Ritchie. 1-11. Lond. R.), officially impressed, nearly extremely fine, scarce (4) £600-800 Footnote: 2110 Private Archibald Stanley Ritchie, born Tooting, Surrey, 1893; enlisted in the 11th (Finsbury Rifles) Battalion, London Regiment, 8.8.1914; served with the Regiment in the Gallipoli theatre of War from 10.8.1915; posted to the 162 Brigade Machine Gun Corps, and served with the Corps in Sudan during the Darfur campaign of 1916; discharged 30.3.1918; died at home in Morden, Surrey, 26.10.1957. |
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| Five: Warrant Officer Class I F.E. Willis, Confidential Clerk to Political Officer, North Persia Force, Late East Kent Regiment 1914-15 Star (834 Sjt. F.E. Willis. E. Kent R.); British War and Victory Medals (240043 A.W.O. Cl.1. F.E. Willis. E. Kent R.); General Service 1918-62, G.V.R., one clasp, N.W. Persia (F.E. Willis.); Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (240043 C.Q.M.Sjt. -A.S.Mjr.- F.E. Willis. 5/E. Kent R.), number officially corrected on BWM and TFEM, nearly extremely fine, mounted as originally worn (5) £300-400 Footnote: M.I.D. London Gazette 5.6.1919 Willis, 240043 Clr. Sjt. (A./W.O. Cl. I.) F.E., 1/5th Bn., E. Kent R. (T.F.) 'For distinguished and gallant services and devotion to duty.' 240043 Warrant Officer Class I F.E. Willis, served with the 5th Battalion East Kent Regiment during the Great War in Mesopotamian Theatre of War from 9.12.1915; awarded Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, 1919 (Army Order 275); served as Confidential Clerk to Political Officer North Persia Force, August to December 1920, and recommended to receive the General Service Medal by The High Commissioner for Iraq. |
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| Five: Sergeant B. Priest, South Staffordshire Regiment, Late Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 1914-15 Star (30048 Pte. B. Priest, Notts. & Derby. R.); British War and Victory Medals (30048 Pte. B. Priest. Notts. & Derby. R.); Army Long Service & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd 'Coronation robes' type, with 'Regular Army' bar suspension (4906088 Sjt. B. Priest. S. Staff.R.); Meritorious Service Medal, G.VI.R. (4906088 Sjt. B. Priest. S.Staffords.R.), campaign medals good fine, otherwise good very fine (5) £200-300 Footnote: 4906088 Sergeant Bert Priest, served during the Great War with the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment in the Balkan theatre of War from 7.11.1915. |
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| Four: Captain G. Bullen, Royal West Kent Regiment and Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps, Late London Regiment 1914-15 Star (1977 Pte. G. Bullen. 28-Lon'd.R.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt G. Bullen); Efficiency Medal, G.V.R., with 'Ceylon' scroll suspension, and additional service Bar (Rfn. G. Bullen. C.P.R.C), very fine, mounted court style for display purposes (4) £180-220 Footnote: E.M. Ceylon Government Gazette 22.6.1934 3240 Rifleman G. Bullen, Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps E.M. Second Award Bar Ceylon Government Gazette 27.8.1937 Acting Sergeant G. Bullen, Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps Captain Geoffrey Bullen, born Cambridge; enlisted in the 28th (Artists Rifles) Battalion, London Regiment, 1.9.1914, and served with the Regiment on the Western Front from 29.12.1914; Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Royal West Kent Regiment, 15.5.1915, and served with the 1st Battalion; received a gunshot wound to the shoulder in the disastrous attack on 'Wood Lane' (High Wood), 22.7.1916, on which occasion the Royal West Kents suffered 400 Officers and Men killed or wounded; retired with the rank of Captain, and emigrated to Ceylon, where he was employed as a rubber planter. |
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| Three: Surgeon Commander G. H. Hayes, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (Surgn. G.H. Hayes, M.B., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (Surg. Lt. Cr. G.H. Hayes. R.N.), very fine, mounted as originally worn (3) £80-100 Footnote: Surgeon Commander George H. Hayes served on the China Station in H.M.S. Tamar, the Royal Navy depot at Hong Kong; advanced Surgeon Commander, 5.10.1925, and served in H.M.S. Osprey. |
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| Three: Lieutenant P. Irwin-Packington, Royal Garrison Artillery 1914-15 Star (2.Lieut. P. Irwin-Packington. R.G.A.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. P. Irwin-Packington.), extremely fine (3) £70-90 Footnote: Lieutenant P. Irwin-Packington, promoted Lieutenant, 4.3.1916; relinquished his commission on account of ill-health caused by wounds, 14.3.1919. |
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| 208 | |||
| Family Group: Three: Private W.C.H. Bond, Royal Sussex Regiment 1914-15 Star (G-5739 Pte. W.C.H. Bond. R. Suss: R.); British War and Victory Medals (G-5739 Pte. W.C.H. Bond. R. Suss. R.), toned, nearly extremely fine Three: Private A.R. Bond, Royal Sussex Regiment British War and Victory Medals (G-11674 Pte. A.R. Bond. R. Suss. R.); India General Service 1908-35, G.V.R., one clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 (G-11674 Pte A R Bond R Suss R), good very fine (6) £100-140 |
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| Three: Private C. Cayford, London Regiment 1914-15 Star (2327 Pte. C. Cayford. 4-Lond. R.); British War and Victory Medals (2327 Pte. C. Cayford. 4-Lond. R.), minor official correction to VM, good very fine Pair: Chief Motor Mechanic R.A. Clark, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve British War and Victory Medals (M.B. 2320 R.A. Clark. C.M.M. R.N.V.R.), nearly extremely fine Pair: Major J.H. Fawcett, Machine Gun Corps, and East Surrey Regiment British War and Victory Medals (Major J.H. Fawcett.), good very fine Pair: Private M. Duffy, London Regiment British War and Victory Medals (6685 Pte. M. Duffy. 13-Lond. R.), good very fine Pair: Private F.S. Sheldon, London Regiment British War and Victory Medals (5999 Pte. F.S. Sheldon. 19-Lond. R.), good very fine Pair: Airman Second Class B. Norton, Royal Air Force British War and Victory Medals (403797 2.A.M. B. Norton. R.A.F.), light file marks to naming, nearly very fine (13) £120-150 Footnote: Major James Hill Fawcett, Commissioned Lieutenant, East Surrey Regiment, 11.9.1914, having previously served in the 1st Volunteer Battalion, West Surrey Rifles; promoted Captain, and seconded for service with the Machine Gun Corps, 11.9.1916. |
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| Three: Private R. McKechnie, Fife and Forfar Yeomanry 1914-15 Star (1930 Pte. R. McKechnie, Fife & Forfar Y.); British War and Victory Medals (1930 Pte. R. Mc.Kechnie. Fife & Forfar Y.), good very fine, scarce (3) £200-240 |
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| Three: Private W. Andrews, Lothian and Border Horse 1914-15 Star (1727 Pte. W. Andrews. Loth. & Bord. H.); British War and Victory Medals (1727 Pte. W. Andrews. Loth. & Bord. H.), extremely fine, rare (3) £240-280 Footnote: 1727 Private William Andrews served during the Great War with the Lothian and Border Horse on the Western Front from 22.9.1915. |
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| Three: Second Lieutenant A.M.J. Tucker, Australian Imperial Force 1914-15 Star (177 Sjt. A.M.J. Tucker. 10/Bn. A.I.F.); British War and Victory Medals (2-Lieut. A.M.J. Tucker. A.I.F.), extremely fine (3) £200-240 Footnote: Second Lieutenant Alfred Martin James Tucker, born Melbourne, Victoria, 1893; enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force, 20.8.1914; promoted Acting Sergeant, 28.8.1914; served with the 10th Battalion during the Great War; wounded at Gallipoli by a bullet wound to the head and right leg, 29.4.1915; Commissioned Second Lieutenant, 1.10.1916. |
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| A Scarce Great War Nurse's Group of Three to Lady Wardlaw-Milne, née Bolton, French Red Cross 1914-15 Star (Nurse. V. Bolton. F.R.C.); British War and Victory Medals (V. Bolton), nearly extremely fine, scarce, with two National Union of Conservative & Unionist Associations Women's Organisation badges, gilt and enamel, one with 'Divisional Vice President' suspension bars; the other with 'Divisional Chairman' suspension bars (3) £200-300 Footnote: Lady (Vyvien Mary) Wardlaw-Milne, née Bolton, the wife of Sir John Sydney Wardlaw-Milne, K.B.E., Unionist Politician and Member of Parliament for the Kidderminster Division of Worcestershire, served during the Great War with the French Red Cross. |
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| 214 | |||
| Family Group: Pair: Sapper H.A.T. Marsh, Royal Engineers 1914-15 Star (31085 Spr: H.A.T. Marsh. R.E.); Victory Medal (31085 Spr. H.A.T. Marsh. R.E.), good very fine Six: Sapper F.W. Marsh, Royal Engineers 1939-1945 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., with 'Territorial' scroll suspension (2053365 Spr. F.W. Marsh. R.E.), good very fine Six: Sapper N.A. Marsh, Royal Engineers 1939-1945 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., with 'Territorial' scroll suspension (2055182 Spr. N.A. Marsh. R.E.), good very fine (14) £100-140 |
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| 215 | |||
| Pair: Private A. Berry, Lancashire Fusiliers 1914-15 Star (4381 Pte. A. Berry, Lan. Fus.); Victory Medal (4381 Pte. A. Berry. Lan. Fus.), good very fine Pair: Private G.W. Duckworth, Royal Fusiliers British War and Victory Medals (53790 Pte. G.W. Duckworth. R. Fus.), polished, fine Pair: Private A. Reeves, Devonshire Regiment British War and Victory Medals (24518 Pte. A. Reeves. Devon. R.), nearly extremely fine Pair: Private E. Martin, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry British War and Victory Medals (10179 Pte. E. Martin. D.C.L.I.), very fine Pair: Private A. Miller, Dorset Regiment British War and Victory Medals (24148 Pte. A. Miller. Dorset. R.), nearly very fine Pair: Private H. Constable, Royal West Kent Regiment British War and Victory Medals (GS-7569 Pte. H. Constable. R.W. Kent R.), nearly very fine Pair: Sergeant W.W. Benstead, Middlesex Regiment British War and Victory Medals (5868 Sjt. W.W. Benstead. Midd'x R.), toned, nearly very fine Pair: Private E. Hepper, Royal Irish Rifles British War and Victory Medals (17-2073 Pte. E. Hepper. R.Ir. Rif.), nearly very fine (16) £140-180 Footnote: 24518 Private Alfred Reeves, born Meopham, Kent; served with the 8th Battalion, Devonshire Regiment during the Great War; died of wounds on the Western Front, 6.10.1917, and is buried in Godewaersvelde British Cemetery, France. |
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| Pair: C. Scaliaris, Merchant Navy British War Medal (Constantinos Scaliaris); Mercantile Marine War Medal (Constantinos Scaliaris), good very fine, mounted court style for display purposes (2) £40-50 Footnote: Constantinos Scaliaris, born on the island of Andros, Greece, 1878. |
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| Four: Lieutenant-Colonel P.E. Wylie, Kings Own Scottish Borderers, Who Commanded the Arab Battalion of the Camel Corps British War and Victory Medals (Lt. Col. P.E. Wylie); Egypt, Kingdom, Order of the Nile, Fourth Class breast Badge, by Lattes, Cairo, 74mm including suspension x 52mm, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, silver marks on reverse, rosette on ribbon; Khedive's Sudan 1910-22, no clasp, unnamed as issued, good very fine or better (4) £1,000-1,200 Footnote: Egypt, Order of the Nile, Fourth Class London Gazette 22.4.1921 Captain Percy Edward Wylie 'In recognition of valuable services rendered.' Lieutenant-Colonel Percy Edward Wylie, born Calcutta, August 1884, and educated at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst; Commissioned Second Lieutenant, King's Own Scottish Borderers, 23.4.1904; promoted Lieutenant, 21.11.1906; employed with the Egyptian Army, 1.10.1911, and served in the Kassala District of Sudan, October 1911 to December 1912, and the Blue Nile District, January to December 1913; promoted Captain, 19.2.1914; served with the Egyptian Expeditionary Force during the Great War, and in the Sudan as Officer Commanding the Arab Battalion Camel Corps, in operations in Eastern Sudan against poachers and slavers; took part in the Darfur operations, 1916; retired with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, 26.8.1922; died in Cape Town, 10.3.1953. |
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| Five: Private A.J. Herridge, Dorset Regiment British War and Victory Medals (1258 Pte. A.J. Herridge. Dorset. R.); Territorial Force War Medal (1258 Pte. A.J. Herridge. Dorset. R.); India General Service 1908-35, G.V.R., one clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 (200063 Pte A J Herridge, Dorset. R.); Territorial Force Efficiency Medal (200063 Pte. A.J. Herridge. 4/Dorset: R), VM and TFWM silvered, otherwise very fine (5) £250-300 |
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| A Scarce Campaign Group of Eight to Brigadier D.R.G. Peal, Indian Army, Late 5th Mahratta Light Infantry, 16th Rajputs, 1st Lancers (Skinners Horse), and 67th Punjab Infantry British War and Victory Medals (Lt. D.R.G. Peal); India General Service 1908-35, G.V.R., four clasps, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919, Waziristan 1919-21, Waziristan 1921-24, Burma 1930-32 (2-Lt. D.R.G. Peal. 1 Lrs.), officially renamed; 1939-1945 Star; Africa Star, with 8th Army Bar; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals, the Second War awards all named 'I.A.771 Brig D.R.G. Peal', generally good very fine or better, mounted in an unconventional court style as worn, and housed in a leather case, together with the enclosure for the Second War awards (8) £300-400 Footnote: Brigadier Daryl Robert George Peal, born April 1899; Commissioned Second Lieutenant, 13.2.1918; served during the Great War with 2/67th Punjabis; promoted Lieutenant, 13.2.1919; transferred to 1st Lancers, April 1919; 16th Rajputs, February 1921; 110th Mahratta Light Infantry, January 1922; promoted Captain, 13.2.1923; transferred to 2/5th Mahratta Light Infantry, October 1923; promoted Major, September 1935. |
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| Three: Private T.H. Roberts, Royal Welsh Fusiliers British War Medal (203729 Pte. T.H. Roberts. R.S. [sic] Fus.); Victory Medal (203729 Pte. T.H. Roberts. R.W. Fus.); India General Service 1908-35, G.V.R., two clasps, Waziristan 1919-21, Waziristan 1921-24, second clasp loose on riband as issued (4180156 Pte. T.H. Roberts, R.W. Fus.), light contact marks, nearly very fine (3) £140-180 |
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| Six: Colonel C.V.D. Rose, Indian Medical Service, Late Royal Army Medical Corps, Royal Air Force, and Royal Artillery, Who Was Wounded on the Western Front During the Great War, and Was Taken Prisoner-of-War at the Fall of Singapore, 15.1.1942, While in Command of the 20th Combined Hospital in Malaya and Singapore British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. C.V.D. Rose); India General Service 1908-35, North West Frontier 1935 (Maj. C.V.D. Rose, I.M.S.); 1939-1945 Star; Pacific Star; War Medal, nearly extremely fine, first three mounted as worn (6) £300-400 Footnote: Colonel Charles Vincent Douglas Rose, born Southport, Lancashire, November 1897, and educated at University College, London, where he served in the London Officer Training Corps. Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Royal Field Artillery, 10.9.1916; served with the Artillery on the Western Front from 27.12.1916; wounded, June 1917; promoted Lieutenant, 10.3.1918; Commissioned Royal Air Force (Medical Branch) November 1922; transferred to the Royal Army Medical Corps with the rank of Captain, 16.2.1928; served with the Artillery in India 1929-33 (Ferozapore 1931, Razmak 1932); transferred to Indian Medical Service with the rank of Major, 14.2.1933; served on the North West Frontier in the Loe Agra Operations, February to April 1935; promoted Lieutenant-Colonel, 25.4.1939. Appointed Officer Commanding 20th Combined General Hospital in Malaya and Singapore, 1940; taken Prisoner-of-War at the Fall of Singapore, 15.1.1942; retired with the rank of Honorary Colonel, 13.8.1948; died, 1.1.1960. |
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| Seven: Lieutenant-Commander J.W. Passmore-Edwards, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, late Royal Navy British War and Victory Medals (Mid. J.W. Passmore-Edwards. R.N.); 1939-1945 Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals; Naval General Service 1915-62, G.VI.R., one clasp, S.E. Asia 1945-46 (Lt.Cdr. J.W.P. Edwards. R.N.V.R.), nearly extremely fine (7) £350-400 |
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| 223 | |||
| Four: Corporal F. Rogers, London Regiment British War and Victory Medals (3215 Cpl. F. Rogers. 6-Lond. R.); Defence Medal; Special Constabulary Long Service Medal, G.VI.R., with three Additional Long Service Bars, dated 1947, 1957, and 1967 respectively (Frederick Rogers), BWM officially corrected, nearly very fine (4) £50-70 |
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| Four: Private J. Houghton, Army Cyclist Corps, Later Police Constable, Liverpool City Police British War and Victory Medals (18190 Pte. J. Houghton. A. Cyc. Corps.); Liverpool City Police Good Service Medal, silver, with 'Service Over 30 Years' clasp, reverse engraved 'Presented by Watch Committee To Con. 223.E. J. Houghton 15-9-44'; Liverpool City Police Good Service Medal, bronze, no clasp, reverse engraved 'Presented by Watch Committee 15th. Sept. 1939.', edge engraved 'Con: 223 "E" John Houghton.', good very fine or better, both Police awards with integral top riband brooch bars, together with the recipient's St. John Ambulance Association Medallion, bronze, the reverse engraved '317220 John Houghton', in named card box of issue; registered addressed envelope for the Great War medals, addressed to Mr. J. Houghton, 3 Guildhall Road, Aintree, Liverpool; and a quantity of various dated original hand-written letters from circa 1919 addressed to the recipient and his wife at 45 Rufford Road, Crossens, Southport, Lancashire (5) £160-200 Footnote: 18190 Private John Houghton, born St. Helens, Lancashire, 1891; enlisted in the Army Cyclist Corps, 4.2.1916, and served with the 2/1 West Lancashire Divisional Company, Army Cyclist Corps during the Great War on the Western Front from 16.3.1917; Wounded in Action by gunshot and shrapnel wounds to legs and feet; 29.10.1918; discharged, 28.2.1919. @SubHead:A Collection of Medals to the Royal Guernsey Light Infantry |
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| Pair: Private A.T. Ayling, Royal Guernsey Light Infantry, Killed in Action on the Western Front, 13.4.1918 British War and Victory Medals (1766 Pte. A.T. Ayling. R. Guernsey L.I.), traces of lacquer, nearly extremely fine, with the recipient's Great War Bronze Memorial Plaque (Arthur Thomas Ayling) (2) £250-300 Footnote: 1766 Private Arthur Thomas Ayling, born Stratford, London; served with the 1st Battalion, Royal Guernsey Light Infantry during the Great War; killed in action on the Western Front, 13.4.1918, and is commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium. |
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| 226 | |||
| Pair: Private T.F. Howlett, Royal Guernsey Light Infantry British War and Victory Medals (940 Pte. T.F. Howlett. R. Guernsey L.I.), good very fine (2) £180-220 Footnote: 940 Private Thomas Frederick Howlett, born Guernsey, c.1887; served with the 1st Battalion, Royal Guernsey Light Infantry during the Great War; killed in action on the Western Front, 1.12.1917 during the Battle of Cambrai, and is commemorated on the Cambrai Memorial, France. |
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| 227 | |||
| Pair: Private G.H. Ashley, Royal Guernsey Light Infantry British War and Victory Medals (1889 Pte. G.H. Ashley. R. Guernsey L.I.), nearly extremely fine (2) £140-180 |
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| 228 | |||
| Pair: Private E.W. Guilliard, Royal Guernsey Light Infantry British War and Victory Medals (3577 Pte. E.W. Guilliard. R. Guernsey L.I.), good very fine (2) £140-180 |
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| Pair: Private A.F. Hearnden, Royal Guernsey Light Infantry British War and Victory Medals (1932 Pte. A.F. Hearnden. R. Guernsey L.I.), nearly extremely fine (2) £140-180 |
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| 230 | |||
| Pair: Private F.A. Le Feuvre, Royal Guernsey Light Infantry British War and Victory Medals (3571 Pte. F.A. Le Feuvre. R. Guernsey L.I.), contact marks, minor edge bruising, nearly very fine (2) £100-140 |
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| Pair: Private J.F. Lezan, Royal Guernsey Light Infantry British War and Victory Medals (1085 Pte. J.F. Lezan. R. Guernsey L.I.), good very fine (2) £140-180 |
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| 232 | |||
| Pair: Corporal S. Stent, Royal Guernsey Light Infantry British War and Victory Medals (1208 Cpl. S. Stent. R. Guernsey L.I.), good very fine (2) £140-180 |
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| 233 | |||
| Pair: Private W.L. Wakeford, Royal Guernsey Light Infantry British War and Victory Medals (1162 Pte. W.L. Wakeford. R. Guernsey L.I.), good very fine (2) £140-180 |
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| The Rare 'Southern Desert, Iraq' Campaign Group of Six to Major C.L.M. Voules, Mahratta Light Infantry, Indian Army, Who Subsequently Died of Wounds in Eritrea, 17.3.1941 India General Service 1908-35, G.V.R., three clasps, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919, Waziristan 1919-21, Waziristan 1921-24 (Lt. C.L.M. Voles, 110 M.L. Infy.); General Service 1918-62, G.V.R., one clasp, Southern Desert, Iraq (Capt. C.L.M. Voules, 10-5-Mahratta L.I.), rank officially corrected; 1939-1945 Star; Africa Star; Defence and War Medals, generally good very fine or better, the GSM Regimentally unique to an Officer (6) £1,200-1,600 Footnote: Major Charles Lyons Mervyn Voules, born 25.1.1900; Commissioned Second Lieutenant, 15.4.1919; promoted Captain, 15.4.1925; served in the operations against the Akhwan in the Southern Desert, Iraq, with the 3rd Battalion, 5th Maharatta Light Infantry, whilst on attachment from the 10th Battalion, January to June 1928: this was principally a Royal Air Force Operation and Voules was one of just a small handful of non-R.A.F. personnel to be awarded the General Service Medal with this clasp; served during the Second World War; died of wounds, 17.3.1941, and is buried in Keren War Cemetery, Eritrea. Approximately 67 'Southern Desert, Iraq' clasps awarded to non-R.A.F. personnel: 36 to Iraqi civilians serving with AKFORCE; 29 to 3/5 Maharatta Light Infantry, and 2 to 10/5 Maharatta Light Infantry, whilst on attachment to 3/5 M.L.I.: Captain Voules and his servant Motilal. |
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| Pair: Lance Naik Lall Hussain, 4th Mountain Battery India General Service 1908-35, G.V.R., two clasps, North West Frontier 1930-31, Mohmand 1933 (31343 Gnr. L-Nk. Lall Hussain, 4 Mtn. Bty.); India General Service 1936-39, one clasp, North West Frontier 1936-37 (31343 Gnr. L-Naik Lall Hussain, 4 Mtn. Bty.), polished, nearly very fine India General Service 1936-39 (3), one clasp (2), North West Frontier 1936-37 (38312 Signlr. Lal Hussain, 5 Mtn. Bty.); North West Frontier 1937-39 (12438 Sep. Gurbhajan Singh, 2-12 F.F.); two clasps, North West Frontier 1936-37, North West Frontier 1937-39 (14232 Sepoy Kesho Ram, 1-10 Baluch R.), nearly very fine (5) £120-160 |
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| Four: Subadar Ramsing Gurung, 1st Gurkha Rifles, Indian Army India General Service 1908-35, G.V.R., one clasp, North West Frontier 1930-31 (1397 Rfm. Ramsing Gurung, 1-1 G.R.); India General Service 1936-39, one clasp, North West Frontier 1937-39 (1397 Nk. Ramsing Gurung, 1-1 G.R.); War Medal (I.O.28459 Subdr. Ramsingh Gurung, 1 G.R.); India Service Medal, unnamed as issued, light contact marks, generally very fine, mounted court style for display purposes (4) £60-80 |
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| 237 | |||
| Three: Instructor Lieutenant Commander F.J.D. Williams, Royal Navy Naval General Service 1915-62, G.VI.R., one clasp, Palestine 1936-39 (Schlmr. F.J.D. Williams. R.N.); Defence and War Medals, light contact marks, edge bruise to last, nearly extremely fine, scarce to rank, mounted as originally worn (3) £140-180 Footnote: Instructor Lieutenant Commander F.J.D. Williams, served as a Naval Schoolmaster; Commissioned Instructor Lieutenant, 1.7.1939; retired, 7.9.1957, with the rank of Instructor Lieutenant Commander. |
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| Five: Major R.I.G. Clark, Royal Army Service Corps, late Gordon Highlanders General Service 1918-62, G.VI.R., one clasp, Palestine (2876002 L Cpl. R.I.G. Clark. Gordons); 1939-1945 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals, M.I.D. Oak Leaf, nearly extremely fine, GSM rare to unit, mounted as worn (5) £100-140 Footnote: M.I.D. London Gazette 8.11.1945 Maj. (temp.) R.I.G. Clark (105686), Royal Army Service Corps 'In recognition of Gallant and Distinguished service in North West Europe.' Lieutenant-Colonel Ronald Ireland Gordon Clark, enlisted in the Gordon Highlanders, and served as part of a section of just one Officer and 22 men from the Gordons in Palestine whilst on attachment to the 2nd Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment ; Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Royal Army Service Corps, 5.10.1939; promoted Lieutenant, 29.11.1939; Captain, 1.9.1943. |
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| Four: Lieutenant W.H. Clark, Sea Cadet Corps, Royal Naval Reserve, Late Port and Marine Section, Palestine Police, and Middlesex Regiment General Service 1918-62, G.VI.R., one clasp, Palestine (131 B/Const. W.H. Clark. Pal. Police.), officially corrected; Defence and War Medals; Cadet Forces Medal, E.II.R (Ty.Lt. (S.C.C.) W.H. Clark. R.N.R.), good very fine, mounted as worn, together with a photograph of the recipient in Alexandria (4) £120-160 Footnote: Lieutenant W.H. Clark served with the 1st Battalion Middlesex Regiment in Egypt and Palestine, 1931-35; joined the Palestine Police Force in May 1938. <@Footnote> @$:<@Footnote> |
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| Three: British Constable H. Wilson, Palestine Police General Service 1918-62, G.VI.R., one clasp, Palestine (3192 B.Const. H. Wilson. Pal. Police); Defence and War Medals, the Defence Medal impressed in large sans-serif capitals '2059 B/Const. J. Bickley. Pal. Police', nearly extremely fine (3) £60-80 Footnote: 3192 British Constable H. Wilson, joined the Palestine Police Force, 29.11.1938; served in Nazareth throughout the period 17.12.1938- 4.2.1948, and also received the clasp 'Palestine 1945-48' to his General Service Medal. <@Footnote> @$:<@Footnote> |
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| Pair: Sergeant G.A. Wilks, Military Provost Staff Corps, Late Northumberland Fusiliers General Service 1918-62, G.VI.R., one clasp, Palestine (4336866 Sjt. G.A. Wilks. R. North'd. Fus.), rank officially corrected; Army Long Service & G.C., G.VI.R., with 'Regular Army' bar suspension (4336866 Sjt. G.A. Wilks. M.P.S.C.). good very fine (2) £60-80 |
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| Eight: Regimental Sergeant Major J.C. Grieve, Royal Signals India General Service 1936-39, two clasps, North West Frontier 1936-37, North West Frontier 1937-39 (2868603 R.S.M. J.C. Grieve, R. Sigs.), officially renamed with minor official correction; 1939-1945 Star; Burma Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals; Coronation 1953; Army Long Service & G.C., G.VI.R., with 'Regular Army' bar suspension (2868603 Sjt. J.C. Grieve R. Signals), good very fine or better, mounted as worn (8) £120-160 |
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| Pair: Warrant Officer R.C. Breeze, Royal Air Force India General Service 1936-39, two clasps, North West Frontier 1936-37, North West Frontier 1937-39 (519273. Cpl. R.C. Breeze. R.A.F.); Royal Air Force Long Service & G.C., E.II.R. (W/O. R.C. Breeze (519273) R.A.F.), edge bruise to latter, good very fine (2) £160-200 |
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| Five: Private D. Campbell, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders India General Service 1936-39, one clasp, North West Frontier 1936-37 (2979560 Pte. D. Campbell, A. & S.H.); 1939-1945 Star; Pacific Star; Defence and War Medals, nearly extremely fine (5) £100-140 Footnote: 2979560 Private Duncan Campbell, born Alexandria, Dumbartonshire, 1916; enlisted in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, April 1936; killed in action, 13.1.1942, and is commemorated on the Singapore Memorial. |
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| Pair: Warrant Officer Class II D.A. Walker, Royal Army Educational Corps India General Service 1936-39, one clasp, North West Frontier 1937-39 (2607862 W.O. Cl.2. D.A. Walker, R.A.E.C.), partially officially corrected; Army Long Service & G.C., G.VI.R., with 'Regular Army' bar suspension (2607862 W.O. Cl.II. D.A. Walker. A.E.C.), extremely fine, scarce to unit (2) £80-120 Footnote: 2607862 Warrant Officer Class II D.A. Walker served with the Royal Army Educational Corps in India attached variously to 2nd Battalion Green Howards and 1st Battalion Leicestershire Regiment. |
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| Five: Acting Inspector of Boilermakers J. Flick, H.M. Dockyard Malta 1939-1945 Star; Atlantic Star; Italy Star; War Medal; Imperial Service Medal, G.VI.R. (John Flick), good very fine, the last in Royal Mint case of issue (5) £50-60 Footnote: I.S.M. London Gazette 13.7.1951 Flick, John, Acting Inspector of Boilermakers, H.M. Dockyard, Malta. |
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| Six: Lieutenant-Colonel W.A. Forrest, Royal Army Medical Corps, Late Sub-Lieutenant, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, Who Served With the Submarine Service in H.M.S. Scythian 1939-1945 Star; Africa Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals; General Service 1918-62, E.II.R., one clasp, Malaya (Major W.A. Forrest. R.A.M.C.), good very fine (6) £240-280 Footnote: Lieutenant-Colonel William Alistair Forrest, born Wandsworth, London, 23.7.1924; Commissioned Sub-Lieutenant, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, 23.7.1944; volunteered for the 'Submarine Service' and served in H.M.S. Scythian from 11.10.1944, during which period the submarine earned the battle honours 'Atlantic 1944' and 'Malaya 1945'- during her patrols in the Straits of Malacca, Scythian is recorded to have sunk several Japanese vessels; after the War qualified as a Doctor at St. Mary's Hospital, London, and joined the Royal Army Medical Corps with the rank of Lieutenant, 13.10.1951; promoted Captain, 13.10.1952; Major, 13.10.1959; served with the Far East Land Forces in Malaya 1959-62; Senior Instructor, First Aid Training School, R.A.M.C., 1963-64; promoted Lieutenant-Colonel, 13.10.1964; Officer Commanding Training Wing R.A.M.C. Depot 1964-66; Senior Medical Officer, 19th Infantry Brigade and Commanding Officer 19th Field Ambulance, 1966-68; retired, 5.4.1970. |
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| Seven: Captain B.M. Roberts, Royal Engineers, Severely Wounded When His Dingo Scout Car Ran into a Minefield in Italy, June 1944 1939-1945 Star; Africa Star, with 1st Army Bar; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals; Efficiency Medal; G.VI.R., with 'Territorial' scroll suspension (Lt. B.M. Roberts, R.E.); Jubilee 1977, very fine or better, mounted as originally worn in this order, together with a G.VI.R. 'For Loyal Service' badge (7) £250-300 Footnote: Captain Brian Meiric Roberts, born Cardiff, 1917; Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Royal Engineers at the start of the Second World War and served in the Middle East, March 1943; present at the final battles of the Tunisian Campaign, and promoted Captain; appointed the C.R.E's Reconnaissance Officer, following which he moved to the Italian front, and present in the final battle for Cassino and part of the R.E. team that constructed the famous 'Amazon' bridge over the Rapido river; severely wounded, June 1944, as the campaign moved through central Italy, when his Dingo scout car ran into a minefield; repatriated to the U.K. and ended the War as a Mine Warfare Instructor at the R.E. O.C.T.U., Newark. After the War served as Chief Engineer, Crawley Development Corporation, and awarded the 1977 Silver Jubilee Medal for services as Chief Engineer of the New Towns Commission. He died in 2000. |
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| A Second War Prisoner-of-War's Campaign Group of Eight to Corporal J. Wright, East Yorkshire Regiment, late York and Lancaster Regiment and Royal Northumberland Fusiliers 1939-1945 Star; Africa Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals; Korea 1950-53, 1st 'Britt: Omn:' type (68689 Fus. J. Wright, R.N.F.); United Nations Medal for Korea; General Service 1918-62, E.II.R., one clasp, Malaya (68689 Cpl. J. Wright, E. Yorks), minor contact marks, generally good very fine, mounted as originally worn (8) £300-350 Footnote: 68689 Fusilier J. Wright, served during the Second World War with the York & Lancaster Regiment; taken Prisoner-of-War and imprisoned in Stalag 4F at Hartmansdorf Chemnitz. |
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| A Second War 'Tobruk' Prisoner-of-War's Campaign Group of Five to Private J.H. Fowkes, Worcestershire Regiment 1939-1945 Star; Africa Star; War Medal; General Service 1918-62, G.VI.R., one clasp, Malaya (5248333 Pte. J. Fokwes, Worc. R.), number partially officially corrected; Army Long Service & G.C., G.VI.R., with 'Regular Army' bar suspension (5248333 Pte. J.H. Fowkes, Worc. R.), nearly extremely fine (5) £180-220 Footnote: 5248333 Private Joseph Harry Fowkes, born Blackheath, Worcestershire, 25.12.1912; enlisted in the Worcester Regiment, 30.3.1931; served with the Regiment in Malta, China, and India; served during the Second World War in Sudan, September 1939 to July 1941, and in Egypt, July 1941 to June 1942; taken Prisoner-of-War at Tobruk, 21.6.1942, and subsequently held in Stalag IVB; released, May 1945; served with the B.A.O.R., and in the Far East, May 1950 to August 1951; Awarded the Long Service Medal, 1952; discharged, October 1952; died, 11.5.1954. |
| 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: | 24th April 2014 | Time: | 10:00AM |
| Details: | Viewing: Wednesday 23 April 10am to 5pm Private viewing by appointment only |
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