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WWI 1914-15 Star trio to 1590 Dvr C. Bradley R.A. (S.Sth R.F.A. on Star) good very fine and better. With copied MIC, Charles Bradley landed France 14/4/15. (Y) £40
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WWI 1914-15 Star to 24957 Cpl E. Povall Ches R. Nearly extremely fine. Edward Povall was killed in action with 8th Bn on 27th April 1916 and is buried in Amara War Cemetery. With copied MIC, CWGC and Soldiers Died, landed Balkans 17/11/15, born in Wallasey. (R) £30
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WWI BWM and Victory Medal to S.S.1029 E.F. Tehan A.B. R.N. good very fine. Edmund Frederick Tehan was killed in action when the armoured cruiser H.M.S. Good Hope was sunk with all hands at the Battle of Coronel off the coast of Chile on 1st November 1914 and with no known grave is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial. With copied service paper, CWGC and ship research, he was born in Bognor 2/9/86, enlisted 14/8/08, transferred to RFR 14/8/10, joined Good Hope 13/7/14. CWGC list as Christopher Fredrick Edmund Tehan. (R) £100
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WWI BWM and Victory Medal to 2 Lieut S.A. Bartholomew (BWM is re-named) very fine. Samuel Arthur Bartholomew served with 12th Bn Royal Sussex, landed France as a Sgt 4/3/16, commissioned to 5th Bn R Fusiliers 31/10/17, promoted Lieut 28/9/18 (LG 31/10/19), resigned commission 1/4/20. Sold with 2 ID discs silver coloured ID bracelet, Sussex Regt cap badge and 6 metal pips. With copied MIC, LG and wedding day photo. (R) £50
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WWI BWM and Victory Medal to 119358 3 A.M. T.A. Turner R.A.F. good very fine. With copied service papers, Thomas Arthur Turner enlisted RFC 17/1/18, joined 25 Sqn 7/4/18, returned UK 12/3/19, discharged 30/4/20. (R) £30
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WWI BWM and Victory Medal to 3944 Pte J. Grant R. Highrs extremely fine. With copied MIC, only issued a pair, later served Labour Corps. (Y) £30
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WWI BWM and Victory Medal to 38152 Pte G. Massey L'Pool R. very fine. With copied MIC, pair only, later served RAMC. (Y) £30
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WWI BWM and Victory Medal to 9526 Pte E. Hall R.W. Fus fine to very fine. With copied MIC, served 2nd Bn, landed France 29/8/14, issued 1914 Star. (Y) £30
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WWI BWM and Victory Medal to 4860 Pte R. Shaklady L'Pool R. fine to very fine. With copied MIC, pair only, later served MGC. (Y) £30
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WWI BWM and Victory Medal to 17018 Pte J. Aitken R. Scots good very fine. With copied MIC and roll, pair only, served with 15th Bn. (Y) £30
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WWI BWM and Victory Medal to 2751 Pte S. Watts Som L.I. very fine. With copied MIC, pair only, later served RASC. (Y) £30
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WWI BWM and Victory Medal to 36193 Pte H.I. Green York & Lanc R good very fine. With copied MIC, pair only. (Y) £30
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WWI BWM and Victory Medal to 77003 Gnr J. Broster R.A. very fine, BWM toned. With copied MIC and SWB roll, Joseph Broster enlisted 4/12/15 in RGA, discharged 3/4/19 and issued Silver War Badge No B163520 (this missing). (Y) £20
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WWI BWM and Victory Medal to 2436 Dvr G. Grant R.A. very fine. With copied MIC and SWB roll, George Grant enlisted in RFA 20/5/15, to France 10/11/15, discharged due to wounds 22/5/18 and issued a Silver War Badge No 388123 (this and star missing). (Y) £20
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WWI BWM and Victory Medal to 113999 Pte W.S. Owen R.A.M.C. nearly extremely fine. With copied MIC, only issued a pair. (Y) £20
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WWI BWM and Victory Medal to 930685 Dvr L. Holtaway R.A. nearly extremely fine. With copied MIC, only issued a pair. (Y) £20
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WWI BWM and Victory Medal to 202284 Pte H. Tavener S. Staff R. nearly extremely fine. With copied MIC, roll and SWB roll. Horace Tavener enlisted 18/8/15, served with 9th and 1/6th Bns, discharged due to sickness 23/1/19 and issued a Silver War Badge No B270441 (this missing), only issued a pair. (Y) £30
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WWI BWM and Victory Medal to 166598 Gnr J. Hunt R.A. nearly extremely fine. With copied MIC, only issued a pair. (Y) £20
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WWI BWM and Victory Medal to 4183 Dvr W.D. Tate R.A. very fine. (Y) £20
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WWI BWM and Mercantile Marine War Medal to George H. Thoms extremely fine. (Y) £50
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WWI BWM and Army Field Marshal's uniform LSGC to 30929 Gnr E.J.F. Ulph R.A. (1416990 on LSGC) polished, good fine. With copied MIC, roll and research, Edwin James Frederick Ulph was born in Gibraltar where his father was serving in the Army, his rank was amended on MIC from Musician to Gunner, only issued a BWM as he was serving with 55th Coy RGA based on the Northern Section in Gibraltar. (R) £40
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WWI 1914-15 Star and BWM to 1091 Pte J. Ewing Ches R. fine to very fine. With copied MICs, served 13th Bn, landed France 25/9/15, later served Coldstream Gds. (Y) £24
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WWI BWM to 5571 Pte E.H. Brownjohn Glouc R. nearly extremely fine with several feint Verdigris spots on obverse. Ernest Henry Brownjohn was killed in action as 201960 with 1/4th (City of Bristol) Bn on 2nd October 1917 and is buried in Dulhallow A.D.S. Cemetery. With copied MIC, CWGC and Soldiers Died, issued a pair, from Frome. (R) £20
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WWI Mercantile Marine War Medal to Robert B. Philpott nearly extremely fine. (Y) £20
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1917-1918 Birmingham Special Constabulary Water Works Guard Medal with plain suspender, about mint, with small box, possibly of issue. (Y) £40
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Memorial large metal plate with crude style machine engraving "Lieut V.J. Austin 22 Battery R.F.A. killed in action 26.1.1915 aged 22 years", about very fine, measures 21cm x 30cm x 40cm, 6 screw holes, said to have been mounted at Longbridge Austin Factory. Vernon James Austin was killed in action near La Bassee and is buried in Canterbury (St Martin) Churchyard at his father's wish as he was a scholar of King's School. His father was the Governing Director of Austin Motor Company and must have used his influence to get his son's body repatriated. With copied CWGC, Soldiers Died and MIC, landed France 17/8/14. (B) £30
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Unusual Battle of the Falklands German family triple mourning card all killed on 8th December 1914, O.F.M. Hubertus on S.M.S. Nurnberg, M.J.M. Hubertus on S.M.S. Scharnhorst and H.F.I.M. Hubertus on S.M.S. Gneisenau, all were holders of the Iron Cross, rubbing to edges. (Y) £20
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1909 India GSM Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 clasp to 9125 Pte R. Pitts 1/Duke of Wellington's Regt good very fine. With copied MIC, also issued a BWM. (Y) £70
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1909 India GSM Waziristan 1921-24 clasp to 3949744 Pte G.O. Edwards Welch R. nearly extremely fine. (Y) £70
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1923 GSM 2 clasps Kurdistan, N.W. Persia to 2432 Sowar Bishan Singh C. of Guides (Cav) a few contact marks, nearly very fine. (Y) £70
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1923 GSM Iraq clasp to 87830 Gnr A. Terry R.A. extremely fine. Alfred Terry served with R.H.A. in WWI and issued a 1914-15 Star trio, with copied MIC. £70
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1923 GSM Iraq clasp to 292512 Dvr B. Ellis R.A. extremely fine. With copied MIC, no WWI service. (Y) £60
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1909 India GSM North West Frontier 1930-31 clasp to 4686382 Pte F. Austin K.O.Y.L.I. good very fine. (Y) £70
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1909 India GSM Burma 1930-32 clasp to 3521782 Pte B. Burgess Manch R. edge bruising and contact marks, fine. £80
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1909 India GSM Burma 1930-32 clasp to 3521679 Pte J. Shelley Manch R. good very fine. (Y) £80
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KGV Territorial Efficiency Medal to 1741 Pte B. Bennett 5-N. Staff R. Good very fine. With copied MIC, landed France 5/3/15, later served MGC, TEM issued 1922. (Y) £70
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KGV Territorial Efficiency Medal to 202546 Sjt S. Cooper 6-Essex R. very fine. With copied MIC, issued a 1914-15 Star trio. (Y) £50
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KGV INDIAE IMP Territorial Efficiency Medal to 755673 Sjt J. Bytheway R.A. nearly extremely fine, in box of issue addressed to Himley Rd, Dudley. (Y) £30
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1923 GSM Palestine clasp to 4915549 Pte E. Young S. Staff R. very fine. (Y) £100
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1923 GSM Palestine clasp to 1438788 Gnr D. Robertson R.A. official correction to son of surname, very fine. With copied roll, served with 17th Heavy Battery. (Y) £55
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1936 India GSM North West Frontier 1937-39 clasp to 4857056 Pte H. Anderson Leic R. Very fine. (Y) £100
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WW2 Distinguished Flying Cross (1944), Air Force Cross (1945), 1939-1945, Air Crew Europe (France and Germany bar) Stars, Defence Medal and BWM attributed to Flt Lt Frank Norton R.A.F.V.R. good extremely fine. Frank Norton's DFC was announced in the London Gazette dated 14th November 1944 and the AFC dated 14th June 1945. He was born in Derby 16/6/17, enlisted as No 1222449 AC 2 22/12/40, joined No 33 FTS Canada 29/10/41, re-mustered as a Sgt Pilot 27/3/42, T Flt Sgt 1/5/43, commissioned 17/2/44, posted 61 Sqn at Skellingthorpe 27/2/44, granted Acting Flt Lt 21/8/44 and posted to No 1660 Conversion Unit, to No 2 Flying Instructor School 25/10/44, Empire Air Navigation School 8/12/44, last day of service 28/12/46, relinquished commission 1/7/59.With copy of Derby Telegraph article which includes a photo in uniform, and reads "Flying Officer Norton whose parents live in Derby has been on operations for more than two years in Wellingtons, Stirlings and Lancasters, he has completed 36 "ops" on Lancasters alone."With 41 copied pages of 61 Sqn Operations Book while Frank Norton was with them and he was the pilot of the Lancaster J.B. 138 "Just Jane" which completed over 100 sorties. He completed sorties to Essen, Nuremburg, Toulouse, St Medard, Mailley-le-Camp, Lomallies, Tours Marshalling yards, Duisburg, Eidhoven, Poitiers, Aunay, Watten, Limoges, Vitry, Beauvoir, St Leu, Chalyndrey, Nevers etc. On the 24/25th July on a sortie to Stuttgart "his aircraft was attacked by a fighter near Karlsrhue and he had to feather starboard inner engine, continued to target losing height. Bomb doors could not be opened or the bombs released. Later the bomb load was manually released and he had to land with bomb doors opened and a tyre burst on landing."Sold with DFC and AFC boxes of issue, original Statement of Service from RAF Records Office dated 1990, 1991 MOD letter regretting being unable to help with regards to AFC citation, Air Ministry Orders for DFC & AFC, detailed research letter from Martin Cook asking for information on the Mailley-le-Camp raid, also with 5 copied wartime photos and copy of his will bequeathing the DFC, AFC and medals to his godson who is the vendor. Also with book Ton-Up Lancs by Norman Franks which states Just Jane flew approximately 123 missions, with Frank Norton at the controls for over 20 of them. (See photo) ( 1/2B) £4000
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1943 RAF Evader's Distinguished Flying Cross (1944), 1939-1945, Air Crew Europe Stars, Defence Medal and BWM attributed to Flt Lt Raymond Arthur Smith R.A.F. extremely fine to nearly mint. He was the W/O on a Halifax with No 10 Sqn that was shot down over the Netherlands on the return leg from Essen on 26th July 1943. With copied MI9 interview:"I took off from MELBOURNE (Yorks) at about 2000 Hrs on 25 Jul in a Halifax aircraft to bomb Essen. On the way home we were attacked by fighters and about 0130 Hrs the pilot gave the order to abandon aircraft. I came down in a wood near OISTERWIJK, about 5 Miles N.E. of TILBURG. I buried my parachute and flying kit under some leaves and took out the maps from my escape kit and roughly located my position. I started off walking South and a little later I hid under a bush and slept until dawn.I then started walking again. I stopped a man in the road and he pointed out my position to me on my map, but would not give me any further help. I then met a young lad who recognised my RAF uniform. He motioned to me to hide in the hedge. He came back to me later bringing with him his father. He also had a pack of food and some very old civilian clothes for me. I hid my RAF trousers under some scrub and put the civilian jacket on over my battle dress jacket. I then continued on my way.Some hours later I went up to a man who was standing outside a farm, and by gesture made him understand I wanted something to drink. He took me in the house and gave me some milk. He then went out and returned with a man who spoke English. This man took down some details of my number, name and rank, and after collecting some food for me took me out and hid me in a wood, telling me he would return later. He came back at 2100 hrs bringing with him an English speaking man from ROTTERDAM. They then took me back to the farm and I spent that night (26 Jul) in a barn.Next morning at about 0800 hrs, after my unknown helper had given me a ration card and 5 guilders, the 2 English speaking men and I set out for ROTTERDAM. From 26 Jul - 9 Oct I was sheltered by helpers at various addresses in HOLLAND. On 9 Oct the man who had arranged my accommodation during the period mentioned above, Sgt Hempstead, 2 Dutchmen and I left the HAGUE by train for AMSTERDAM.At AMSTERDAM we were hidden on the station by the station master, who appeared to be friend of my helpers. At 0500 hrs we all went over to a platform where the PARIS train was waiting. We got underneath the train and lay on an iron platform under the carriage. The train left at 0730 hrs and arrived at the Gare du Nord, Paris at about 2130 hrs. We came out of our hiding place, and, under shelter of another stationary train on the next line, we took off our overalls which were covered in dirt. We then went into a toilet on the station and washed. On the station we lost one of the Dutchmen who was travelling with us. He had an address in his suitcase which we had been told to go to. We spent one night at an address I do not remember and the next day my helper found out where the Dutchman was staying. He also obtained papers for us saying we were Dutchmen travelling to BORDEAUX with permission to break our journey in Paris.On 11 Oct we met the Dutchman and went to stay at his hotel. At 220 hrs (14 Oct) we caught a train to BORDEAUX which arrived about 0700 hrs on 15 Oct. We stayed in the waiting room until 0900 hrs and then got a train to BAYONNE. We got off the train at DIX at about midday as we had been told that there was a control between DIX and BAYONNE. We spent the rest of that day in a room in a hotel and that night (15 Oct) we went to catch the 2130 hrs train for IRUN. My helper who always went ahead first, came back and told us that the train was full of troops. We therefore went over to the other side of the station, jumped down on to the railway track, dodges underneath a stationary train and got underneath the IRUN train. I lay flat on a brake bar and clung with my hands and feet on to cross girders. I found it very difficult to hang on, as when the train was in motion, the brake bar moved. The train got into HENDAYE about two and a half hours late. My helper got off here and came back saying that some of the carriages were to be dropped and that we would therefore have to move further up the train. We scrambled out, ran up the track and again got underneath another carriage. I took a pep tablet here. Our train was considerably overdue when it reached IRUN and we found that the LISBON train, which we had intended to catch, had already gone. We therefore made a dash for the goods yard and sat on the ground underneath a stationary goods train. We waited all day under the train. By this time we were very hungry as we had nothing to eat since we left DIX. At night the train we were under began to move and we had to scramble out very quickly in order to avoid being pinned under.We moved under another goods train and sat on the girders. After a short time, a man came along tapping the wheels. My helper lost his balance and slipped off. Realising that we should probably all be found, we made a dash. We got separated, but a little later I found Hempstead again. We went over to the other side of the station where the Spanish trains were standing and got into a carriage. We slept that night in the train and in the early morning a cleaner who came into the carriage told us the train was going to SAN SEBASTIAN. We left IRUN at 0700 hrs (16 Oct) and arrived in SAN SEBASTIAN about half an hour late. We found we could not get out of the station without tickets. We therefore went over to the other side of the station and out through the goods entrance. We were still wearing overalls and berets. We stopped a man in the street and asked him the way to the British Consulate. He led us there and we waited outside until about 1000 hrs when an official arrived. The next day we were taken by car to Madrid and on 24 Oct we left for Gibraltar, arriving the next day."Of the other 6 members of his crew, only the pilot Sqn Ldr Hartnell-Beavis survived. The DFC was announced in the London Gazette dated 7th January 1944. Sold with wealth of supporting documents and artefacts including DFC Buckingham Palace letter of issue and box, Air Ministry letter to his wife dated 7/10/43 telling her it was believed he had been killed in action, Record wrist watch (not working) with reverse engraved "Presented to P/O R.A. Smith by F. Pollard & Co Ltd in recognition of being awarded the D.F.C. Jan 7 1944, 1938 boxed 9ct gold 32mm Midland Counties Amateur Roller Speed Skating Championship Winner's medal to Raymond A. Smith, un-named 9ct gold and enamel NSA Speed Test 1st medal, bronze NSA Speed Test 3rd medal, 1939 NSA silver Amateur Championship winner's medal, Observer's & Air Gunner's Log Book from September 1944 (front page states "Original log book lost at RAF Station Melbourne, Approx Hrs 350) presumably after he had been shot down it was disposed of, certificates of service, good range of photos (both military and civilian), Caterpillar Club Membership Card, RAF Escaping Society Membership Card, RAF Association Card, newspaper articles, Pobjoy Mint boxed Bomber Command Medal, cased measuring instruments etc. Raymond Arthur Smith was born 9/2/21, lived in Leicester, enlisted 20/12/40 No 1213143, 20 OTU Lossiemouth Oct-Dec 1942, 76 Sqn Feb-May 1943, joined 10 Sqn in May 1943, shot down over Holland 26/7/43, arrived back in UK 28/10/43, commissioned 2/7/43 (published 10/8/43), DFC gazetted 7/1/44, promoted Flg Off 2/1/44, Flt Lt 2/7/45, discharged 1946, re-enlisted 15/1/51, posted to 241 OCU Dishforth 25/1/51, discharged 14/6/52. As he never returned to operational flying after his successful evasion, the DFC is almost certainly an award for his successful 3 month evasion from Netherlands, through France and Spain. (See photo) ( 1/2B) £3500
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WW2 PQ-16 Arctic Convoy Distinguished Service Cross, 1939-1945, Atlantic, Italy Stars, BWM and 1950 UN Korea Medal attributed to Captain Harold James Kay, Master, extremely fine and better. DSC has 1942 London hallmark and privately engraved on reverse Capt H.J. Kay 27.2.45 1943 (it is assumed the 27/2/45 refers to date of investiture). The DSC was in the London Gazette dated 5th January 1943 "For bravery and resolution in taking his ship and her valuable cargo to North Russia in the face of relentless attacks by enemy aircraft and submarines."Captain Kay was the master of the 7,000 ton Ocean Voice, the Commodore's flagship for Arctic Convoy PQ-16 sailing to Russia in May 1942. From the 25th May, the convoy was under constant air attack and on 27th May 8 merchant ships were sunk by the Luftwaffe and the Ocean Voice received a bomb hit in a forward hold where 7 Hurricanes were stored and set on fire and which blew a large hole in her side and it was feared she would sink. But the fires were brought under control and she maintained her station and got through without further damage. After being repaired in Russia, she sailed again under Captain Kay's command as the Commodore's flagship on the return convoy QP-14. On 22nd September 1942 she was sunk by torpedoes from U-435 but all the crew were rescued. With copied certificates of competency for Foreign-going Steamships as Second Mate 2/8/19, First Mate 10/10/23 and Master 12/10/26. (See photo) (R) £750
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WW2 1939-1945, Atlantic (France and Germany bar) Stars, Defence Medal and BWM un-named as issued but attributed to D/JX 641614 A.B. Basil Jones extremely fine. With copied photo, letters and Commendation Certificate which was published in London Gazette dated 11th September 1945 "For skill and devotion to duty in volunteering and successfully salvaging the M.F.A. Longwood." The vessel was returning from a voyage to North Russia, but had a series of serious engine breakdowns culminating in the vessel being anchored of Sando Island in the Faroes and the crew evacuated. On 23rd January the ship was in danger of being dragged aground and volunteers were called for to re-board the ship and the entire D.E.M.S. Staff volunteered when some merchant seaman did not. The ship was ultimately saved. (R) £40
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WW2 BWM and Australia Service Medal to P.M. 5032 K.A. Henderson about very fine, with Australian cap badge. With 2 copied pages of service record, Kenneth Alexander Henderson was born 1/1/25, enlisted Royal Australian Navy 23/9/42, discharged 21/3/46. (R) £40
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WW2 1939-1945, Africa (North Africa 1942-43 bar), Italy Stars, Defence Medal and BWM attributed to LAC A.H. Hawkes R.A.F. extremely fine to mint. In Air Ministry box of issue addressed to A.H. Hawkes, address struck through, with blue slips of issue. With RAF cap badge. (R) £30
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1923 GSM Palestine 1945-48 clasp to 14488222 Pte J. Sanderson E. Yorks very fine. (Y) £60
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1923 GSM Palestine 1945-48 clasp to 19073088 Gnr L. Preston R.A. extremely fine. He served with 6th Field Regt in Palestine, with copied roll. (Y) £40
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WW2 Defence Medal, BWM and 1923 GSM Palestine 1945-48 clasp to AS.17275 Pte K. Matsaba A.P.C. very fine and better, swing mounted for wear. As he served with African Pioneer Corps, entitlement to WW2 pair is suspect. (Y) £40
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