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Click here to subscribeBadge of the Artillery Command of the Kraków Army. A round badge featuring an eagle in a crown with a cross, placed on a stylized wreath with a ring, bearing the inscription: "PAMIĘCI PIERW WALK I PRAC PIERW ARTYL PIERW N.DOW KRAKÓW". The pin has been removed and replaced with a soldered needle. The badge is in very good condition, as shown in the photos.
Single-piece badge made of tombac, attached with a nut. The badge is shield-shaped, with the Warsaw mermaid at the top, symbolizing the 2nd Polish Corps (2KP), and at the bottom, the identification badge of the 8th Army, surrounded by the inscription "2 Korpus Polski" with laurel branches above the text.The reverse is smooth with the stamped number, and a repaired attachment post in the center. The nut is not signed.The badge has a low number, 1023, which is becoming increasingly rare on the collectors' market.Dimensions: 36.5 x 20 mm.Overall condition as shown in the pictures.
Polish WW2 Photograph of a Corporal from the 2nd Polish Corps. A photograph taken between 1945 and 1946, featuring a corporal from the 2nd Polish Corps. The rank insignia, 8th Army patch, eagle badge, and collar patches are clearly visible.This is an early and rare example of a color photograph from that era.Dimensions: 8.2 cm x 6 cmThe general condition is visible in the photos.
WWI/WWII Medal Group, comprising Order of The British Empire (OBE), 1914 Star with bar 5th Aug - 22nd Nov 1914 (56444 Ftr R Greenhead RFA), British War Medal, Victory Medal with mention in despatches (56444 S SJT R Greenhead RA), War Medal 1939-1945, India Service Medal 1939-1945, Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (S/SJT R Greenhead ASC Meritorious Service Medal and Belgian Albert Cross for Veteran's, also Old Contemptibles Association lapel badge. All presented in framed box. The medal group represents the exemplary service of Staff Sergeant Rowland Greenhead who served in France in WWI and India during WWII. His career spanned at least 18 years and notwithstanding the award of Campaign and Service Medals, he was mentioned in despatches, received the OBE and was recognised by Belgian allies with the award of the Albert Cross For Veterans.
Pair: Staff Sergeant Tulbir Rai, 10th Princess Mary’s Own Gurkha Rifles General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, G.VI.R. (21141061 Sgt. Tulbir Rai 10 GR); Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (21141061 S. Sgt. Tulbir Rai. 10 GR.) mounted court-style for display, suspension partially broken on LS&GC, edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fine (2) £120-£160 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Sold with a 10th Princess Mary’s Own Gurkha Rifles cap badge.
Pair: Worker Grace A. Preston, Queen Mary’s Army Auxiliary Corps British War and Victory Medals (33324 Wkr. G. A. Preston. Q.M.A.A.C.) minor edge bruise to VM, nearly extremely fine (2) £70-£90 --- Grace Annie Preston enrolled in Queen Mary’s Army Auxiliary Corps and served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 26 March 1918. Sold with a Q.M.A.A.C. and A.T.S. Old Comrades Association lapel badge; copied medal roll extracts; and two photographic images of the recipient.
An unattributed group of five miniature dress medals The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Civil) Commander’s 2nd type badge, silver-gilt and enamel; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Coronation 1953; Efficiency Decoration, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Territorial with Two Additional Award Bars, mounted as worn, nearly extremely fine An unattributed group of seven miniature dress medals British Empire Medal, (Military) G.VI.R., 1st issue; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Jubilee 1935; Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, Regular Army; Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Territorial, all unnamed, mounted as worn, extremely fine An unattributed group of three miniature dress medals British Empire Medal, (Military) E.II.R.; U.N. Korea 1950-54; Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army, mounted as worn, nearly very fine An unattributed group of three miniature dress medals Defence and War Medals 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, G.VI.R., no clasp [sic], mounted as worn, very fine (18) £60-£80
Family Group: General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Cyprus (Lt. J. W. Kelly. RAOC.) in card box of issue, with named Ministry of Defence enclosure, in OHMS transmission envelope, addressed to ‘Mrs S. J. P. Kelly, 2 St. Lawrence Way, Hurstpierpoint, Sussex’; together with the related miniature award and a R.A.O.C. badge, nearly extremely fine Sporting Medals awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel W. J. Kelly, Royal Artillery A miscellaneous selection of 16 sporting medals, mainly relating to football and cricket, awarded to W. J. Kelly, the majority silver (three with gold applied centres), covering the period 1923 to 1951, three named to the recipient ‘L/Bdr. W. Kelly, R.A. Portsmouth Challenge Cup 1924-25; Bdr. Kelly, W., 1st Heavy Battery R.A. Portsmouth Season 1926-27; Lt. Col. W. J. Kelly, Winners, S’pore Dist. Cricket 1949’, the others unnamed (but some dated), generally good very fine (lot) £140-£180 --- John William Kelly was born on 14 January 1935 and was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Royal Army Ordnance Corps from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst on 4 February 1955, and was promoted Lieutenant on 4 February 1957. Serving with the R.A.O.C. in Cyprus, he was advanced Captain, and died in service on 5 September 1966. He is commemorated on the Armed Forces Memorial. Sold with copied research.
An unattributed M.B.E. group of seven The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Civil) Member’s 2nd type breast badge, silver; 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, 1st Army; Italy Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted as worn, the 1939-45 Star and Africa Stars mounted on the incorrect ribands, nearly extremely fine (7) £100-£140 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---
Pair: Private G. Carpenter, Army Service Corps, later Royal Army Veterinary Corps and Royal Engineers. Discharged due to sickness on three separate occasions, most unusually he received three Silver War Badges British War and Victory Medals (SS-19180 Pte. G. Carpenter. A.S.C.) edge bruising, nearly very fine British War Medal 1914-20 (PETROL-210032 Pte. S. Conibear. A.S.C.) nearly extremely fine (3) £70-£90 --- George Carpenter attested for the Army Service Corps on 11 October 1915 and served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 30 October 1915. He was discharged due to sickness on 2 September 1916, and was awarded a Silver War Badge no. 67693. Subsequently re-enlisting in the Royal Army Veterinary Corps on 15 May 1917, he was discharged a second time due to sickness on 11 February 1918, and was awarded a second Silver War Badge, no. 328663. Finally re-enlisting as a Pioneer in the Royal Engineers on 15 May 1919, he was discharged again due to sickness on 3 December 1919, and was awarded a third Silver War Badge no. B233305. Stanley Conibear attested for the Army Service Corps and served during the Great War with the Petrol Department, subsequently transferring to the Tank Corps. Approximately 200 members of the Army Service Corps with the Petrol-prefix. Sold with copied research.
Six: Private W. Arrowsmith, King’s Shropshire Light Infantry 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, 1st Army; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1945-48 (4042182 Pte W Arrowsmith KSLI) mounted court-style as worn, the medals all later issues, extremely fine (lot) £60-£80 --- Wallace Arrowsmith attested for the King’s Shropshire Light Infantry on 29 January 1942 and served with them during the Second World War in North Africa and Italy. He saw further service in post-War Palestine, and was discharged on 27 February 1947. Sold with the recipient’s Record of Service; Soldier’s Release Book; Certificate of Transfer to the Reserve; a large quantity of photographs; and other ephemera. Sold also with various ephemera relating to Oscar Naylor who served as a War Munition Volunteer during the Great War, and as a A.R.P. Warden during the Second World War, including the recipient’s War Munitions Volunteer Badge; On War Service Badges for 1914 and 1915; A.R.P. silver badge; and various identity cards.
1914-15 Star (6) (74872 Pnr: G. Brown. R.E.; 12297 Spr: J. Burgess. R.E.; 120106. Pnr. F. Sullivan. R.E.; 46530 Spr: J. Thomas. R.E.; 22843 Spr. S. J. Webster. R.E.; 114479. Pnr. A. A. Whitfield, R.E.) generally very fine and better (6) £100-£140 --- Francis Sullivan was born in Gateshead in 1878 and attested for the 3rd Provisional Company, Royal Engineers on 16 September 1915. Discharged due to sickness on 31 March 1916, he joined the 9th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry (T.F.) as Bandsman on 20 July 1920. James Thomas was born in West Hartlepool and worked pre-war as an apprentice at the South Durham Steel and Iron Company. He attested for the Royal Engineers in September 1914 and was awarded the Military Medal in the London Gazette of 17 July 1917. Wounded on 26 October 1918, his Army Service Record notes that he was returned to the U.K. as a ‘pivotal man’ on 28 January 1919 - likely on account of his skill set. Sydney James Webster served in France with the Royal Engineers from 13 December 1914. He died on 2 August 1919 and is buried at Gillingham (Woodlands) Cemetery, Kent. Alfred Arthur Whitfield was born in Colchester in 1869 and attested for the Royal Engineers on 17 August 1915. His Army Service Record notes possible deafness, bronchitis and asthma, but this did not prevent the military authorities from sending him to a Labour Battalion; he was subsequently discharged due to sickness on 18 February 1916 and issued a silver war badge.
An unattributed group of four miniature dress medals Military Cross, G.V.R.; 1914-15 Star; British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves, mounted as worn, extremely fine An unattributed group of nine miniature dress medals 1914 Star, with clasp; British War and Victory Medals; 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf; Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue; France, Third Republic, Croix de Guerre with palme, bronze, reverse dated 1914-18, mounted as worn, good very fine An unattributed group of three miniature dress medals 1914 Star, with clasp; British War and Victory Medals, mounted as worn, nearly very fine An unattributed group of four miniature dress medals 1914-15 Star; British War and Victory Medals; Norway, Kingdom, Order of St Olav, breast badge, mounted as worn, nearly extremely fine An unattributed group of six miniature dress medals 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, 8th Army; Pacific Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Australia,mounted as worn, good very fine (26) £100-£140
Four: Sergeant B. Gore, Cheshire Regiment 1914-15 Star (9745 Pte. B. Gore. Ches: R.); British War and Victory Medals (9745 Pte. B. Gore. Ches. R.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, Regular Army (11505 Sjt. B. Gore. Ches. R.) contact marks, edge bruising, polished and worn, fair to fine (4) £60-£80 --- Bertie Gore was born in 1896 and attested for the Cheshire Regiment on 20 November 1911. He served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 6 March 1915. He was twice wounded by gun shot, on 25 May 1915 and 7 November 1917, and was demobilised on 8 July 1919, being awarded a Silver War Badge, No. B252328.
A Second War O.B.E. group of nine awarded to Brigadier G. P. Henderson, Canadian Forces, who played an active role in the planning of Operation Jubilee, the Dieppe Raid, being present in H.M.S. Fernie while it supported the landings, 19 August 1942 The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 2nd type breast badge, silver-gilt; 1939-45 Star; Italy Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, both Canadian issues in silver; Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, with overseas clasp; Efficiency Decoration, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Canada, the reverse engraved ‘Col G P Henderson, OBE’; Netherlands, Kingdom, Order of Orange Nassay, Military Division, Commander’s neck badge, with crossed swords, silver-gilt and enamel, unmarked, with neck riband, in damaged case of issue, the group mounted court-style for wear in this order; together with the related miniature awards, these mounted as worn in the correct order, good very fine and better (9) £800-£1,000 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- O.B.E. London Gazette 22 September 1945. The original Recommendation states: ‘This officer has performed outstanding service as Colonel Executive and Colonel Military Government during the trying period under review, during which the work of Civil Affairs/ Military Government has become extremely active. During this period, the reorganisation of an inexperienced civilian administration in liberated Holland, as well as the preparation for the more detailed supervision and ground work necessary in all branches of Military Government in Germany has required the increase in Civil Affairs/ Military Government staff at Army by nearly three times. The training of these officers in their individual capacity and the organisation of the staff which has worked very smoothly and obtained excellent results is due greatly to the staff experience and organisational abilities of Colonel Henderson. During the whole period he has shown a devotion to duty and loyalty worthy of the highest praise.’ M.B.E. London Gazette 2 June 1943. The original Recommendation states: ‘Lieutenant-Colonel Henderson has taken an active interest in the Canadian Militia since 1931. At the beginning of this war he commanded a company on Internal Security duties subsequently holding various staff appointments before proceeding overseas in August 1940 in command of 5 Canadian Infantry Brigade Anti-tank Company. After being Staff Captain of 5 Canadian Infantry Brigade he attended a War Staff Course in Canada and was selected as an instructor for the subsequent course. He returned to Canadian Army Overseas in December 1941 as General Staff Officer II, 2nd Canadian Division, and became General Staff Officer I Intelligence, First Canadian Army upon its formation in April 1942. During the summer he was loaned to 1 Canadian Corps and 2 Canadian Division to assist in the planning and carrying out of the Dieppe operation, after which he continued in the Canadian Planning Staff in London. In January he reassumed his appointment as General Staff Officer 1 Intelligence, First Canadian Army. Lieutenant-Colonel Henderson has demonstrated his ability and outstanding soldierly qualities throughout his service in this war. During his special employment since June 1942 he has contributed importantly to the development of First Canadian Army not only by his part in the planning and execution of the Dieppe operation, but subsequently by his untiring and efficient work as a member of the Canadian Planning Staff. It is for his performance of these two inter-related tasks that he is recommended for the award of the Order of the British Empire 5th Class (M.B.E.)’ Gavin Peterson Henderson was born in Livorno, Italy, on 2 June 1904, where his Scottish family had operated a shipping business. Educated in Italy, Edinburgh, and Switzerland, he emigrated to Canada in the 1920s, joining the Royal Highlanders of Canada (Black Watch) in 1931. After seeing service during the Second World War, predominately on the Staff as described in the recommendations for both his M.B.E. and O.B.E., he subsequently served in the Civil Affairs and Military Government from March 1945. Post-War Henderson was employed on the Staff of Headquarters Military Government Canadian Army. He then served as Commander of the Shleswig-Holstein Provincial Detachment of the Military Government. His responsibilities covered all aspects of administration, railways, posts, telegraphs, industry and trade, public utilities &c., as well as many extraneous matters dealing with Prisoners of War and Displaced Persons. He further served a Chief Control Officer from 19 February 1947 to 4 August 1948. He retired in 1948 and subsequently went to work and live in Kenya. He died at Malindi on 23 September 1979. Sold with the Bestowal Documents for the O.B.E., the M.B.E., and the Dutch Order of Orange-Nassau, these all mounted on card; a letter confirming the award of the Commander of Orange Nassau, dated 18 December 1946; letters of recommendation from Lieutenant General Sir E. H. Barker; Air Vice Marshal H. V. Champion de Crespigny; and Major General G. W. R. Templer; various letters and photographs; a place card signed by Field Marshal B. L. Montgomery; and copied research.
Three: Corporal W. H. Dobson, Army Service Corps 1914 Star, with copy clasp (M1-8617 L. Cpl. W. H. Dobson. A.S.C.); British War and Victory Medals (M1-08617 Cpl. W. H. Dobson. A.S.C.) very fine Three: Private R. Dobson, Durham Light Infantry, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 18 May 1917 British War and Victory Medals (30299 Pte. R. Dobson. Durh. L.I.); Memorial Plaque (Robert Dobson) slight edge dig to BWM, otherwise very fine Pair: Private G. Dobson, Border Regiment 1914-15 Star (12191 Pte. G. Dobson. Bord. R.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (12191 Pte. G. Dobson. Bord. R.) some staining otherwise very fine Pair: Private E. Dobson, North Staffordshire Regiment British War and Victory Medals (14405 Pte. E. Dobson. N. Staff. R.) edge bruise to BWM, otherwise very fine (10) £120-£160 --- William Henry Dobson, a Lorry Driver from Bermondsey, London, was born in 1887. He attested into the Army Service Corps on 28 October 1914 for service during the Great War and served on the Western Front from 22 November 1914. Advanced Corporal, he was discharged on 28 March 1919. Robert Dobson attested into the Durham Light Infantry for service during the Great War. He served on the Western Front with A Company of the 18th Battalion, and was killed in action on 18 May 1917. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France. Edward Dobson, from Hanley, Stoke on Trent, attested into the North Staffordshire Regiment for service during the Great War and served on the Western Front with the 8th Battalion from 3 August 1915 and received Gun Shot Wounds to both legs on 20 November 1915, at Poperinghe, Belgium. Subsequently discharged on 24 August 1917, he was awarded a Silver War Badge, No. 131652. George Dobson, from Preston, attested into the Border Regiment for service during the Great War and served on the Western Front with the 7th Battalion from 17 July 1915. He was wounded on 16 July 1916 and saw further service with the 10th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles and was twice further wounded. He was discharged on 26 April 1919.
Family Group: Three: Lance-Corporal D. McCarthy, Royal Munster Fusiliers, who was taken was taken prisoner of war at Etreux, the scene of his Battalion's epic rearguard action during the retreat from Mons, on 27 August 1914 1914 Star, with copy clasp (7555 L. Cpl. D. Mc.Carthy. R. Muns: Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (7555 Pte. D. Mc Carthy. R. Mun. Fus.) mounted court-style for wear, light contact marks, very fine British War Medal 1914-20 (7449 Pte. T. Mc Carthy. R. Mun. Fus.) edge bruise, very fine Six: C. W. McCarthy, Australian Imperial Forces 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, 8th Army; Pacific Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Australia Service Medal, all officially impressed ‘SX9475 C. W. Mc.Carthy’, mounted court-style for wear, good very fine (10) £800-£1,000 --- Daniel McCarthy attested for the Royal Munster Fusiliers on 10 February 1904 and served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 14 August 1914. The battalion moved forward to Mons where it was held in reserve for the fighting on 24 August. During the retreat, the 2nd Munsters occupied the position of honour as rearguard to the 1st Guards Brigade which, in turn, acted as rearguard for the 1st Division commanded by Major General Lomax. On the morning of Thursday 27 August 1914, the Irishmen, supported by two 18-pounders of the 118th Battery R.F.A. and a troop of the 15th Hussars, held the villages of Fesmy and Bergues, together with two important road junctions in that immediate area. Approaching them in an arc from North to East was an entire German Army Corps preceded by masses of cavalry and backed by an impressive array of artillery. Early in the afternoon, having inflicted savage casualties on 12 battalions of the German 2nd Guards' Reserve Division which had attacked Fesmy, the Munsters began to withdraw to the South to the village of Oisy, and on to Etreux. At 5.30pm the battalion was located at a crossroads just east of Oisy. Approaching the village of Oisy, the battalion came under heavy fire from the houses on the northern outskirts, followed by salvoes from eight German field guns positioned south-east of the village. Now, for the first time, the Irishmen began to fall thick and fast and although the one remaining 18-pounder promptly came into action, its ammunition was nearly exhausted. After a series of desperate bayonet attacks, and with the artillerymen all dead and wounded about their gun, the gallant Munsters fell back to an orchard on the west of the road. Despite a further bayonet charge, at odds of fifty to one, which had temporarily held the enemy, the orchard was now ringed by Germans against whom the survivors, lining the four sides of the orchard, made every shot count. Ultimately, due to appalling casualties, lack of ammunition and the overwhelming superiority of enemy numbers, the survivors of the Battalion were compelled to surrender around 9pm. They had been fighting for 12 hours and their senior surviving officer was a Lieutenant but their sacrifice had ensured that Haig’s 1 Corps could continue unharassed on its way. McCarthy was among those taken as prisoners of war and was held as a prisoner of war in Switzerland. Repatriated at the cessation of hostilities, he was discharged on 4 April 1919 and is entitled to a Silver Wound Badge No. B185379. He applied for a clasp to his 1914 Star on 29 March 1923 at which time he was living at 136 Hyde Road, Gorton, Manchester. Timothy McCarthy attested for the Royal Munster Fusiliers and embarked for France with a reinforcement to the 2nd Battalion on 9 October 1914. Charles Walter McCarthy was born at Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, on 5 May 1911, and attested for the Australian Imperial Force in Adelaide on 20 June 1940. He was posted to the 3 reinforcement to the 2/10th Battalion A.I.F. on 5 November 1940 and embarked for Egypt on the S.S. Strathallan on 17 November 1940. He was wounded in action at Tobruk on 22nd May 1941 when a Company fighting patrol was sent into No Man's Land near Tobruk to clear White Knoll and harass enemy tanks was heavily engaged by shell and mortar fire resulting in McCarthy and seven others being wounded and one missing. He was subsequently largely in Australia during which period he was court martialed several times for being AWOL and related charges; he also appears numerous times in the South Australia Police Gazette which lists various offences. He was discharged on 25 May 1945 and died on 29 July 1963. Sold with copied research.
Four: Gunner G. Layton, Royal Field Artillery 1914 Star (42742 Gnr. G. Layton. R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals (42742 Gnr. G. Layton. R.A.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (42742 Gnr: G. Layton. 29/By: R.F.A.) minor edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fine (4) £120-£160 --- M.S.M. London Gazette 1 January 1918. George Layton attested for the Royal Field Artillery and served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 19 August 1914, being awarded the M.S.M. for devotion to duty whilst serving with the 29th Battery. Discharged permanently unfit 5 August 1918, he was issued a Silver War Badge, no. 381055, on 25 July 1918.
Family Medals: Pair: Driver G. T. Summerville, Royal Field Artillery British War and Victory Medals (1748 Dvr. G. T. Summerville. R.A.) very fine Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (28762. Gunr. G. Summerville. 1/1. Sco: Div: R.A.) edge bruising and severe nick to suspension, good fine (3) £70-£90 --- George Thomas Summerville lived at 103 Eglinton Road, Plumstead, London, and worked in the ‘shoe trade’. He served in France from 25 June 1916 with the 60th (London) Divisional Ammunition Column, Royal Field Artillery, and was later transferred to Salonika in November 1916. Summerville was later discharged from 302nd Brigade due to sickness on 20 September 1918, and was awarded Silver War Badge ‘B2693’. George Summerville was born at Ritchill, Armagh, Ireland, in 1851, and attested for the Royal Artillery at Belfast on 30 July 1868. Recorded as 17 years of age and illiterate, he served as Gunner with the South Irish Division, Scottish Division and Cinque Ports Division of the Royal Artillery. Posted to India and Aden, Summerville received his L.S.G.C. Medal and gratuity of £5 in 1887 and was discharged after 20 years with the Colours. His Army Service Record notes his intended place of residence as ‘51 Sidney Street, off Crumlin Road, Belfast.’
Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (L-37347 Dvr: J. Mack. A.174/Bde: R.F.A.) good very fine £70-£90 --- M.S.M. London Gazette 17 June 1918. John Mack enlisted in the Royal Field Artillery on 5 October 1915 and was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal for devotion to duty in France. He was discharged on 20 January 1919 due to gas poisoning, and was issued a Silver War Badge no. B92631.
Miscellaneous World Medals A miscellaneous selection, including, Belgium, Kingdom, Allied Victory Medal (2); France, Second Empire, St. Helena Medal, bronze; Third Republic, Medaille Militaire, silver, gilt, and enamel; Fifth Republic, Croix de Guerre, Theatres d’Operations Exterieurs, bronze; Germany, Prussia, Iron Cross 1914, Second Class breast badge (2), silver with iron centre, one with broken suspension; Kaiser Wilhelm Centenary Medal 1897, bronze; Ireland, Free State, Emergency Service Medal 1939-46, Local Security Force (Na Caomnoiri Aitiula) issue, 1 clasp, 1939-1946, with integral top National Service (Seirbhis Naisiunta) riband bar; Italy, Kingdom, Allied Victory Medal, bronze; East Africa Medal 1936, bronze; South Africa, General Service Medal (3), officially numbered ‘115341; 129992; 163591’; Police Faithful Service Medal, bronze (W58205W Konst J D Nagel 1979 05 01); Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Jubilee Medal for the 70th Anniversary of the Soviet Armed Forces 1918-88, bronze; United States of America, National Defence Medal (2), bronze, one in card box of issue; Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps Medal, bronze, generally very fine and better (lot) £140-£180
An inter-War C.B. and Great War D.S.O. group of ten awarded to Major-General Macan Saunders, Indian Army, temporarily employed in 1914 under Royal Marines, attached Royal Naval Division, he served at Antwerp and at Gallipoli from the first landing to evacuation The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s neck badge, silver-gilt and enamels; Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamels, with integral top riband bar; 1914 Star, with clasp (Major M. Saunders, R.M. Staff 2nd Brigade R.N. Div.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Lt. Col. M. Saunders.); India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1930-31 (Col. M. Saunders.); War Medal 1939-45; India Service Medal; Jubilee 1935; Coronation 1937, the last nine mounted as worn, reverse centre depressed on the first, some light contact marks, otherwise generally good very fine (10) £3,000-£4,000 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- C.B. London Gazette 1 January 1935: ‘Commanding Delhi Brigade Area.’ D.S.O. London Gazette 17 October 1917: ‘Capt. (Temporary Major) Sikhs, Indian Army). M.I.D. London Gazette 5 November 1915 (R.N. Div. (R.M.), Dardanelles); 13 July 1916 (Capt, 36 Sikhs, Dardanelles); 31 October 1917 (Maj. Staff, Sikhs, India); 21 February 1919 (Dunsterville Mission, Mesopotamia); 5 June 1919 (North Persian Force, Mesopotamia). Macan Saunders was born on 9 November 1884, oldest son of Colonel M. W. Saunders. He was educated at Malvern College and R.M.A. Woolwich. Lieutenant, Royal Artillery, 1903; Lieutenant, Indian Army, 1907; Captain, 1912; Major, 1918; Lieutenant-Colonel, 1919; Colonel, 1923; Major-General, 1935. Served in India until 1914, except for a year in Russia. Appointed Staff Captain and 3rd in command of the Second Royal Naval Brigade from August 1914 until June 1915, and Brigade Major of the Royal Naval Division in Gallipoli from June to August 1915. He was present during 1914 in the operations in Belgium and the siege of Antwerp, and in 1915 in Gallipoli, from the first landings to the evacuation. He was subsequently GSO3 in Egypt to March 1916; Brigade Major with the Eastern Persian Field Force to April 1917; GSO2 and Intelligence Officer with Major-General Dunsterville’s Mission (Dunsterforce) through North West Persia to the Caucasus, 1918; GSO1 Caucasus Section, GHQ British Salonika Force 1919 (wounded, despatches five times, DSO, Brevet Lt. Col.). After the war he was Military Attaché at Tehran, Persia, 1921-24; Deputy Director, Military Intelligence, AHQ India 1924-29; Director Military Operations, AHQ India 1929-30; Commander, Wana Brigade, Waziristan 1930-34; ADC to the King 1931-35; Commander Delhi Independent Brigade Area 1934-36; Deputy Adjutant-General AHQ India 1936-38; Commander Lahore District 1938; retired 1940. Chairman, Central Interview Board for Commissions, 1941-43; President Services Selection Board, 1943-47. Major-General Saunders died at his home in Fauvic, Jersey, C.I. on 2 April 1956.
The mounted group of ten miniature dress medals worn by Colonel A. S. Lancaster, 10th Gurkha Rifles, Indian Army The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, C.I.E., Companion’s 2nd type badge, gilt and enamel, complete with brooch bar; The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 2nd type badge, silver-gilt; British War and Victory Medals; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, N.W. Persia; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Coronation 1937; United States of America, Medal of Freedom, with silver palm on riband, mounted as worn, and housed in the Garrard, London, case of issue for the recipient’s full-sized C.I.E., good very fine (10) £200-£240 --- C.I.E. London Gazette 1 January 1947: Lieutenant-Colonel (Local Colonel) Alexander Stalker Lancaster, O.B.E., Indian Army, Military Attaché, British Legation, Kabul. O.B.E. London Gazette 2 June 1943: Lieutenant-Colonel (Local Colonel) Alexander Stalker Lancaster, 10th Gurkha Rifles, Indian Army. United States of America Medal of Freedom with Bronze Palm London Gazette 27 May 1949: ‘In recognition of distinguished services in the cause of the Allies.’ Sold with the recipient’s various Masonic regalia, insignia, and documents relating to his membership of both the McMahon Lodge no. 3262, and the Ullswater Lodge no. 3297., including named silver-gilt and enamel medals for both his role as Secretary and Worshipful Master of the McMahon Lodge, all contained in a leather suitcase embossed ‘A. S. L.’, with outer canvas foul-weather cover.
The mounted group of seven miniature dress medals attributed to/ representative of those worn by Engineer Captain S. F. Heraud, Royal Navy The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 2nd type badge, silver-gilt; 1914-15 Star; British War and Victory Medals; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Coronation 1937, mounted as worn, very fine and better (7) £60-£80 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, June 1998. O.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1946. M.B.E. London Gazette 17 July 1919: ‘For valuable services in H.M.S. Iron Duke, 1st Battle Squadron.’ Stanley Francis Heraud was born in Bristol in November 1891 and entered the Royal Navy as a Boy Artificer in August 1907. An Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class in the battleship Superb by the outbreak of hostilities in August 1914, he removed to the cruiser Achilles in March 1916 and was present at her famous duel with the German raider Leopard on 16 March 1917, in the company of the armed boarding steamer Dundee - after a two hour engagement, including a torpedo hit delivered by the Achilles, the Leopard was sunk with all hands, among them Dundee’s original boarding party. Advanced to Acting Mate, R.N. in May 1917, Heraud served in the Iron Duke from June 1917 until July 1920, in which period he saw action against the Bolsheviks in the Black Sea, and assisted in the ‘wrecking of engines’ of the enemy ships based at Theodosia in the Crimea. For his services he was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire. An article published by Richard C. Witte (a sometime owner of Heraud’s full-sized awards) in the O.M.R.S. Journal gives further details: ‘In November 1919, Mate Heraud was detached, with three hours’ notice, to take over as Chief Engineer of the relatively new Russian battleship Volya which was interned at Izmid, Turkey, in the Sea of Marmora. She had been the Imperator Aleksander III in the Czarist Navy and had been under the German flag at Sebastopol from May 1918 until the end of the War. She had been taken to Izmid by the Royal Navy in April 1919 to keep her out of Bolshevik hands. She was in bad condition. In nine days, however, Heraud got Volya’s machinery in working order so she could be sailed back to Sebastopol - Denekin’s White Army victories made this possible. He was assisted by ratings from Iron Duke and the Russian sailors remaining in Volya. In the passage to Sebastopol, Heraud experienced a great storm and was without sleep for 35 hours, steaming 14 knots and arriving at Sebastopol just before dark. He reported that it was difficult to get through the Straits of Bosphorus on the way. Heraud remained with the Russians for a month as ‘British Engineer to the Russian Admiralty’, instructing the Russian Engineer Officers about Volya. He saved many letters he received complimenting him on the Volya trip, including one from Russian Admiral Nenkoff, Commander-in-Chief.. Between the Wars, Heraud served in Malta Dockyard in the mid-1920s and was Engineer Lieutenant-Commander in the new destroyer Amazon from 1928 to 1931, a ship with advanced and experimental machinery - her first major cruise was 20,000 miles around South America. Further seagoing appointments in the Wallace and Shropshire in the 1930s followed, the latter ship assisting in the rescue of passengers from the stricken Italian liner Ausonia at Alexandria in October 1935. Finally, about the time of the renewal of hostilities in 1939, he came ashore to take up an appointment in Chatham Dockyard, where his speciality was gunnery mounts. He was placed on the Retired List as an Engineer Captain in 1944, but actually remained employed at Chatham until 1947,, ansd was advanced O.B.E. in the 1946 New Year’s Honours’ List. He died in 1962. Note: The recipient’s full-sized medals sold in these rooms in December 2007.
Mixed Insigina and Ephemera. A baize lined wooden box containing a quantity of British Badges, Buttons, Sweetheart Badges, a stamp holder containing a 2 1/2 pence Edwardian stamp unused, shrapnel, mementoes of service, medal riband bars, a boxed Second War King’s Badge, a Colwyn Bay Coronation Medal 1911, early British Legion insignia, regimental cap badges to include Royal Engineers, The King’s Own, Military Police, Army Service Corps, in plastic and brass, GRV & GRVI etc., Shoulder Titles, Divisional Badges, Naval Insignia in bullion and cloth, including many interesting items including an unusual and rare sporting badge of Wrexham AFC Shareholder’s & Supporter’s Association, manufactured by The Birmingham Medal & Badge Company, Albion Street Birmingham, with some enamel damage, etc., generally good condition (lot) £40-£50
A fine Great War ‘Gallipoli’ C.M.G. group of five awarded to Lieutenant Colonel C. R. Pilkington, (Commanding) 6th Battalion, Manchester Regiment, formerly 7th (Manchester) Company, 8th Battalion, Imperial Yeomanry, who was wounded in action on 4 June 1915 at the Battle of Krithia and again at Le Cateau on 21 October 1918 when he suffered shell gas poisoning The Order of St. Michael and St. George, C.M.G., breast badge, silver-gilt and enamels, complete with ribbon buckle, some minor enamel damage; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 (Lieut., C. R. Pilkington. 77 Co. 8/Imp. Yeo.) last clasp a contemporary tailor’s copy; 1914-15 Star (Major C. R. Pilkington. Manch. R.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaf (Lt. Col. C. R. Pilkington.) minor edge bruising and contact wear to Q.S.A., otherwise generally very fine or better (5) (5) £2,200-£2,600 --- Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2004 C.M.G. London Gazette 8 November 1915: ‘For distinguished service in the field during the operations at the Dardanelles.’ M.I.D. London Gazette 5 November 1915 [General Ian Hamilton’s Despatch for the Dardanelles]. Charles Raymond Pilkington was born in 1875 and educated at Clifton College. He lived at Haydock, Lancashire and was a Colliery Proprietor. Pilkington served with the 77th (Manchester) Company, Imperial Yeomanry during the Second Boer War, being present at the Relief of Mafeking; operations in the Transvaal, May and June 1900; operations in the Transvaal, east of Pretoria, July and August 1900; operations in the Orange River Colony, 30 November 1900 to January 1901 (Q.S.A. roll confirms entitlement to South Africa 1901 clasp). During the Great War he served with the Manchester Regiment in Gallipoli, Egypt and France. Pilkington received a rifle gun shot wound to the forehead at Gallipoli on 4 June 1915 and suffered shell gas poisoning at Le Cateau on 21 October 1918. Lieutenant Colonel Pilkington relinquished his commission in January 1922 and died on 27 October 1938. The following is extracted from The Lancashire Fighting Territorials, by George Bigwood: ‘The battalion went to Egypt (September 1914) under its Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Colonel G. G. P. Heywood, who had the misfortune to fall sick before his men left for Gallipoli, and was subsequently invalided home. The command of the battalion on the Peninsula therefore devolved upon Major C. R. Pilkington, who was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel. The regret felt by all ranks in consequence of the confinement to hospital of Colonel Heywood was tempered by the appointment of Major Pilkington as the Battalion’s leader. The Pilkington’s like the Heywood’s, have a long and honoured connection with the commissioned ranks of the 6th Manchesters and neither officer could wish for a more devoted body of men...’ The following is extracted from a letter written by Major-General W. Douglas to Lieutenant Colonel Pilkington after the Battle of Krithia. It was in this action that Pilkington had, what the Battalion War Diary refers to as ‘a very lucky escape’, when he was only slightly wounded by a gun shot wound to the forehead: ‘My dear Pilkington, in regard to our conversation today, I am still hoping that you may be able to collect evidence of some of the special acts of gallantry by officers and men of our battalion during the assault of 4 June. It is most unfortunate, that owing to the many casualties sustained, many deeds worthy of the Victoria Cross have not been reported. I hope that your men know this. The dash, steadiness, reckless bravery and endurance shown by the 6th Manchesters and indeed by the whole Brigade was equal to the best traditions of the British Army...’ The following is again extracted from The Lancashire Fighting Territorials, by George Bigwood: ‘Two days after the battle [of Krithia] one of the wounded officers sent to a brother officer in Manchester an account of the extent to which the Battalion suffered: “... The C.O. I hear had a slight wound, but I believe was able to remain near the firing line. I can only trust and pray that this is so. He is doing splendidly as C.O., and you know we are all devoted to him.” ... After the big engagement on 7 August only 93 men were left to answer the roll-call. Referring to this engagement, Colonel Pilkington said: “In the old volunteer days we used to say that the regiment would give a good account of itself when it came to hard knocks, but no one ever thought that the men would get so many hard knocks in so short a time as they got at Gallipoli. There was not a single man, however, who did not do his work thoroughly and well. I am proud of them. Everything was done cheerfully and without murmur. On 7 August we were in the front trenches and about nine o’clock at night we wee ordered to take a line 350 yards across. We got forward that night 150 yards in eight or nine hours, the Turkish trenches being only 300 yards away. That, I think, was the finest thing the regiment has ever done, especially when you consider that it was performed by men many of whom probably never used spades and shovels until the outbreak of war.” Sold with comprehensive copied research detail.



King’s Own Malta Regiment and Militia, Badges and Buttons. A good and scarce selection of King’s Own Malta Regiment and Militia, Badges and Buttons, including several metal and cloth examples, including a Queen’s Crown, an Officer’s King’s Own Malta Regiment Cap Badge, King’s crown Officer’s multi piece bronze Cap and Collar Badges, a Royal Malta Militia Imperial crown Cap Badge with lugs, a King’s Own Malta Regiment King’s crown with lugs, a King’s Own Malta Regiment of Militia King’s crown with slider, a King’s Own Malta Regiment King’s crown in brass with slider, a King’s Own Malta Regiment King’s crown in gilding metal with slider, a Royal Malta Militia Victorian Other Rank’s Helmet Plate with red cloth backing, assorted British Army Malta Divisional signs, both printed and woven, a Malta Royal Air Force nationality Shoulder Title, a good and complete economy King’s Own Malta Regiment Cap Badge, etc., generally good condition and better, some scarce (lot) £150-£200
British Army General’s Insignia. A General officer’s single epaulette removed from a service dress uniform with King’s crown, all metal insignia, a pair of bullion wire crossed sword & baton epaulette ranks removed from a uniform, a General officer’s King’s crown bronze service dress cap badge, a General officer’s bullion King’s crown bullion wire cap badge, two matching pairs of General officer’s gorget patches removed from uniforms with General’s mounted buttons of a sword and baton within a wreath of gilt oak leaves, good, service worn condition (9) £90-£120
Four: Sergeant C. Verge, Wiltshire Regiment 1914 Star, with copy clasp (5562098 Sjt: G. Verge. Wilts. R.) renamed; British War and Victory Medals (5562098 Sjt: G. Verge. Wilts. R.) both renamed; Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (5562098 Sjt: G. Verge. Wilts. R.) rank officially corrected, generally very fine Imperial Service Medal (2), G.V.R., Circular issue, 1st ‘coinage head’ issue (David King Foster); E.II.R., 2nd issue (Charles Ernest Riordan) in Royal Mint case of issue, nearly extremely fine (lot) £60-£80 --- Sold with an erased Victory Medal 1949-19; a Silver War Badge, the reverse officially numbered ‘299505’; a British Red Cross Society Medal for War Service, with related Proficiency in Red Cross First-Aid Medal, the reverse engraved ‘33639 G. Haymer’; a French Medaille Militaire and Croix de Guerre Theatres d’Operations Exterieurs; and other ephemera.
First World War British Medal Trio comprising of 1914-15 Star, 1914-18 War Medal and 1914-19 Victory Medal together with dog tag, Royal Field Artillery Shoulder title, on war service badge impressed to 88129 GNR Ernest George Smart, Royal Field Artillery, 17th Division HQ,Attested at Chichester on the 27th August 1914 aged 19 and 119 days into the Surrey Regiment, transferred to the Royal Army Medical Corps on 12.09.1914 and transferred later to the Royal Field Artillery on the 26.01.1915transferred to class z army reserve for demobilisation on the 3rd March 1919.
WW1 SLOUCH HAT, LINCOLNSHIRE YEOMANRY. A scarce First World War slouch hat, felt construction with folded cloth pagri bearing cloth formation badge in the colours of the Lincolnshire Yeomanry on left side, complete with original leather sweat band and thin leather chin strap, the item belonged to Major Charles Wilson who served with the Lincolnshire Yeomanry during the First World War in Egypt, Palestine and France, Major Wilson was Mentioned in Despatches by General Allenby, C in C Egyptian Expeditionary Force (London Gazette 14th June 1918, page 7049), he was part of the Wilsons of Sharrow (Sheffield) tobacco company family, the Lincolnshire Imperial Yeomanry was formed in May 1901 when the Boer War was in progress but although some men served in South Africa with the 22nd (Cheshire) Company, Imperial Yeomanry, they were in insufficient enough numbers to qualify the regiment for the South Africa 1901/1902 battle honour, on the transfer of the Yeomanry Regiments to the Territorial Force in 1908 the regiments name changed to The Lincolnshire Yeomanry, the regiment served in the Mesopotamia campaign in Palestine and Egypt in WW1, on the reorganisation of the army after WW1 and not wishing to convert to either a Royal Artillery or Tank Corps unit, the regiment was disbanded in 1920, item comes directly from family, qty.
OFFICERS MESS DRESS UNIFORM, LINCOLNSHIRE IMPERIAL YEOMANRY. Officers Mess Dress Uniform to the Lincolnshire Imperial Yeomanry, shell jacket in Lincoln Green cloth, white faced collar and cuffs edged in silver bullion lace and cord, silver cord shoulder boards with bullion embroidered rank insignia for a Major, regimental pattern buttons to the cuffs and shoulder boards two pairs of overalls in Lincoln Green cloth with double white stripes down the outside seams, also included are two officers caps in Lincoln Green cloth with white band and piping to the crown, one cap has the Lincolnshire Imperial Yeomanry cap badge in white metal with two pairs of blades to the reverse, the other is in white metal (plated silver?) with two loops, this cap also has Field Officers bullion lace to the peak, the items belonged to Major Charles Wilson who served with the Lincolnshire Yeomanry during the First World War in Egypt, Palestine and France, Major Wilson was Mentioned in Despatches by General Allenby, C in C Egyptian Expeditionary Force (London Gazette 14th June 1918, page 7049), he was part of the Wilsons of Sharrow (Sheffield) tobacco company family, the Lincolnshire Imperial Yeomanry was formed in May 1901 when the Boer War was in progress but although some men served in South Africa with the 22nd (Cheshire) Company, Imperial Yeomanry, they were in insufficient enough numbers to qualify the regiment for the South Africa 1901/1902 battle honour, on the transfer of the Yeomanry Regiments to the Territorial Force in 1908 the regiments name changed to The Lincolnshire Yeomanry, the regiment served in the Mesopotamia campaign in Palestine and Egypt in WW1, on the reorganisation of the army after WW1 and not wishing to convert to either a Royal Artillery or Tank Corps unit, the regiment was disbanded in 1920, items come directly from family, qty.
GROUPING TO 22/21 SAS VETERAN MAJOR STUART PERRY A grouping of items Special Air Service veteran Major Stuart Perry including, a sand coloured private purchase officers beret with bullion embroidered Special Air Service badge, maker 'Herbert Johnson, 38 Bond Street, London, W', Officers Canadian made 1949 Pattern Battledress Blouse, bronze rank crowns to epaulette's, c1950's period SAS parachute wings to right sleeve, embroidered 'Special Air Service' titles to both shoulders, medal ribbon bar for the Defence Medal, 1939-1945 British War Medal, and General Service Medal (Malaya), sewn to left breast, makers details to interior to 'Master Craft Uniform Co. Reg'd Quebec', dated 1955, size 22, Height 5' 7" to 5' 8", breast 41-42, a second pattern Denison Smock, quarter zip in brass with 'Swift' slider to front, 'Newey' press studs throughout, 'tail' with press studs for fastening to the back, knitted cuffs (no signs of any tabs ever having been fitted so this is believed to be a later version of the 2nd Pattern from after 1952 when the the knitted cuffs were reverted in the specifications, the 3rd Patter Denison Smock with full length zip was issued in 1959, the original cuffs appear to have been replaced with sock tops in blue), silk/nylon panels added to the inside of the collar presumably for comfort, Photographs: a framed photograph showing Major Perry, while a captain, at a ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, he is on the left of the main group, interestingly, the gentleman 2nd from the right appears to be wearing the badge of the Free French parachute battalions which was a British Parachute Regiment cap badge with the crown removed, many of these men went into the 3rd and 4th (French) SAS regiments (2 and 3 Regiment de Chasseurs Parachutistes) 24 cm x 19.5 cm, this photograph also comes with the original negative, group photograph of SAS officers, circa early 1960s, Major Perry (12th Lancers,17 Troop, D Squadron 22 SAS Malaya, 21 SAS)can be seen 2nd row down, 2nd from left, also seen in the photograph 2nd row up on the exreme right can be seen Major Charles Laurence Dare Newell (WW2 SOE in Albania, Force 136 SOE Malaya 1945, Malayan Scouts, OC D Squadron 22 SAS Malaya), sitting 2nd from the right in the front row is Lieutenant Colonel Jonn Woodhouse (Dorset Regiment WW2, Malayan Scouts, OC D Squadron 22 SAS Malaya 1957, 2i/c 22 SAS 1960, CO 22 SAS 1962) all three of these men were instrumental in establishing the rigorous selection procedure for the SAS, the officer sitting in the centre of the front row wears his wings on his left breast above his medal ribbons indicating a WW2 veteran with a least one operational parachute jump, two very scarce original photographic negatives of operations in Malaya, the first shows the view from the door of a helicopter flying over the jungle, Major Perry's rifle barrel silhouetted against the trees, the second shows an SAS patrol in a boat on a river (17 Troop was the Boat Troop of D Squadron), photograph of an RAF Aeronautical Chart of Malaya, marked to show SAS Operations in the 1950s, the bottom right hand corner of the chart is dated 1957, colour print of RAF Aeronautical Chart of Malaya showing SAS Operations conducted in the 1950s, the map is marked with red and green flags, showing jungle forts and insertion points, a separate piece of paper states 'Forts Red Flags, North to South, Kemar, Legal, Chablis, Brooke, Iskander, Insertion points Green Flags, East to West Long Jims Ladang, Paddy's Ladang' (a ladang was a plantation or field), other side of the paper reads 'Operational Areas 1950-1959, Malayan Scouts-22 Special Air Service Regiment', jungle 'forts' were used by the security forces to conduct operations against the MNLA (Malayan National Liberation Army), colour print copy of same map, colour print copy of a close up section of the same map, these were all possibly used as training/lecture aids, black and white photocopy of an original map used by Major Perry in Malaya, showing the area of operations for his unit, two positions are clearly marked, insertion points 'Long Jims Ladang' and 'Paddy's Ladang', a printed French SAS souvenir handkerchief, the centre is a maroon beret above which is the legend 'qui ose gagne' (Who Dares Wins), and in each of the corners SAS related emblems, Free French parachute wings, SAS badge with the motto 'Who Dares Wins', SAS parachute wings, and the initials 'SAS', three embroidered SAS Regiment cap/beret badges, circa 1950s/early 60s, they measure 5 cm x 4 cm and are sewn onto pieces of material, the vendor states that Major, being very proud of his service in the regiment, sewed the badges to his civilian pullovers, the badges have been cut from these, Malaya Command Formation Sign, yellow Kris embroidered on a green background, the badge is sewn on a piece of jungle green cloth and was removed from Major Perrys uniform, SAS blazer buttons, blue regimental badge to the centre, 4 x 20mm buttons, 6 x 12 mm buttons, pair of 15 carat gold cufflinks, Birmingham 2007, oval with SAS regimental badge and the initials 'SP' engraved to the front of each pairing, reverse stamped '15 625', SAS lapel pin, SAS tie pin, SAS (Artists) tie pin, commemorative coaster in Welsh slate to the 62nd Anniversary of the Malayan Emergency, 1951-2013, 'D Sqn 22nd Special Air Service', all items come directly from family, (qty).James Stuart Perry was born on February 21 1926 in Birkenhead, his father Samuel won the M.C on the Somme while serving with the Kings regiment, he was commissioned into the 12th (Prince of Wales) Royal Lancers in 1945 after passing out of Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, he was posted on secondment to The Kenya Armoured Car Regiment in anticipation of it being moved to Burma but on the surrender of the Japanese, the unit was sent to Somaliland, in 1953, Perry, whose regiment had recently been posted to Malaya for service in the 'Emergency' was posted to D Squadron Malayan Scouts/22 SAS to command 17 (Boat) Troop, at the end of WW2 the regular SAS regiments were disbanded, 21 SAS was formed in 1947 as part of the Territorial Army, to act as a reconnaissance unit in the event of a war in Europe, at the start of the emergency, Z squadron of 21 SAS was sent to Malaya and formed the Malayan Scouts, to these men were added volunteers of former WW2 SAS men stood down from service in Korea and from units already in country, initially 2 Squadrons strong, C squadron, raised in Rhodesia joined later, and then D Squadron, raised in 1953, the Malayan Scouts were later renamed 22nd Special Air Service Regiment and reinstated into the regular army, Perrys first Squadron commander was Johnny Cooper one of the original WW2 members of L Detachment/ SAS, Perrys obituary in The Times reads in part 'Perry’s squadron commander, John Cooper, one of the original members of the SAS in North Africa, described the rigours of one operation at the latter end of 1953. The squadron, which owing to leave, training, sickness and parachuting accidents, was just 40 strong, was in the jungle continuously for 122 days, supplied throughout by air. Fifteen men went down with fever or malaria, and two were killed in a CT ambush.
PRE WW1 ROYAL HORSE ARTILLERY FULL DRESS JACKET. Pre First World War Royal Horse Artillery O/R's Full Dress Jacket, blue cloth waist length jacket edged with yellow worsted cord, mix of Queen Victoria Crown and Kings Crown brass regimental ball buttons with double cord braids across the front with a loop at each end, scarlet cloth collar edged with yellow cord, single inverted Good Conduct chevron (2 years service) to left cuff with bullion embroidered 1898 Pattern, Battery 3rd Prize Badge for Gunnery above, white blanket lining, stamped to interior with 'R.H.A.' and two regimental numbers '20729' and '18137', Royal Army Clothing Factory acceptance stamp to sleeve lining, also includes yellow worsted caplines, no size label but approx sizes, shoulder to shoulder 17" (43cm), armpit to cuff 18" (46cm)
EARLY 20TH CENTURY MILITARY PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM CIRCA 1902-5. Early 20th century military photograph album circa 1902-5, the photographs appear to be mainly of Officers and soldiers of the Norfolk Regiment and includes, Cadets at Sandhurst with Colour Sergeant wearing the distinctive staff cap badge of the College, Cadet football team with views of the college in the background, the rest of the photographs are taken in India, Hunt meeting in India, march past of a British infantry regiment in tropical white uniform, group photograph of officers and NCOs of various regiments in India including Norfolk Regiment, Welsh Regiment, Kings Shropshire Light Infantry, Royal Scots, 8th Bombay Infantry, (this is a particularly interesting photograph as it shows soldiers from the Royal Scots and KSLI wearing shoulder titles that weren't officially introduced until 1921), group photograph of officers of the Norfolk Regiment wearing pagri badge, 3 x photographs of mountains near Darjeeling, regiment on parade in full dress scarlet frocks, white Foreign Service helmets (pre Wolsley Pattern) band present, Medal award ceremony in full dress, garden party/sports event, Norfolk Regiment Rugby Team (sports top and pagri badge), medal ceremony with Highland Regiment and believed Norfolks, hunt photographs (Poona Hunt), large parade/Durbar with several regiments on parade, group photographs of Norfolk Regiment officers in uniform and mufti, group photograph of officers of one, possibly two, cavalry regiments, Wolsley Pattern helmets with coloured pagris and feather plumes, shoulder chains, Poona Hunt 1904, Polo team of 3 British and 1 Indian Officer, trophy on table engraved 'Bombay Light Cavalry', similar photo, polo match x 2, 26 x photographs of cavalry sports day with officers and families in mufti, horse racing, tent peg sticking (lances), photographs captioned 'Spelting Stakes', 'Picture Stakes', 'Butterfly Stakes', weigh ins, etc, Polo Team Myar 1905, horse racing and Polo, 2nd Battalion Royal Scots,1st and 2nd Battalions KSLI, 1st Battalion Norfolk Regiment, 2nd Battalion Welsh Regiment were in India during this time frame, fascinating insight into the British Army in India pre WW1 with some very clear photographs showing uniform details.
32nd (Cornwall) Light Infantry glengarry badge c. 1874-81. Good scarce die-stamped brass crowned strung bugle; 32 between the strings. Brass loops North & South. VGC This is probably the actual piece photographed as No. 476 in "Head-dress Badges of the British Army". Provenance. Ex Hugh King Collection, Bosleys.
German Third Reich WW2 Army / Waffen SS Tank Assault Badge Hermann Aurich, Dresden. A good die-cast silvered example. Approaching Panzer within an oval oakleaf wreath surmounted by eagle and swastika. Reverse with circular inset needle pin fixing and securing hook and bears maker's raised AH logo. Toned, VGC. Instituted 20th December 1939.
11th (Lonsdale) Bn Border Regiment 1914 HM silver cap badge by Garrard. Fine rare die-stamped London hallmarked crest of the Earl of Lonsdale on scrolls ELEVENTH BATTALION BORDER REGIMENT. Hallmarks to top of wing on reverse. Sebastian Garrard Original loop and blade fitting VGC 11th (Service) Battalion (Lonsdale), a Kitchener’s Army unit raised 1914.
German Third Reich WW2 Army / Waffen-SS Infantry Assault Badge by Adolf Scholze, Grunwold. Fine die-cast silvered rifle fitted with bayonet diagonally superimposed on oval oak wreath surmounted by eagle and swastika. Reverse bears maker's logo of AS within a triangle; complete with inset hinged vertical needle pin and inset securing hook. VGC Instituted 20th December 1939.
German Third Reich WW2 Army / Waffen SS Tank Assault Badge by Hymmer & Co, Ludenscheid. A good die-cast white metal example. Approaching Panzer within an oval oakleaf wreath surmounted by eagle and swastika. Vertical round pin fixing with securing hook inset to reverse which is marked L53. VGC Instituted 20th December 1939.
16th (Bedfordshire) Regiment of Foot Victorian glengarry badge c. 1874-81. Good scarce die-stamped brass crowned star bearing Bath style cross with XVI in the centre of BEDFORDSHIRE strap resting in a laurel sprays. Brass loops East & West. GC This is the actual piece photographed as No. 444 in "Head-dress Badges of the British Army". Provenance. Ex Hugh King Collection, Bosleys.
92nd (Gordon Highlanders) Regiment of Foot Victorian glengarry badge c. 1874-81. Fine scarce die-stamped white metal thistle wreath, Sphinx resting on EGYPT over 92. Loops East and West VGC Became 2nd Bn. Gordon Highlanders on Friday 1st July, 1881 whilst under the command of Lt. Col. George Hubert Parker (later Hon. Major-General). This is the actual piece photographed as No. 564 in “'Head-dress Badges of the British Army'.
Judge Advocate General cap badge by J.R. Gaunt, London. Fine rare die-cast silver plated crowned oval strap LIBERA PLENA CELER; upright Sword of Justice on central crimson cloth ground. Loops. VGC JAG reformed as The Directorate of Army Legal Services 1st October 1948. Redesignated The Army Legal Corps 1st November 1978.
Royal Army Chaplain's Department dress cap badge c. 1939-52 by Gaunt. Fine gilt crowned wreath, half of laurel, half of oak, mounted with silvered Maltese cross bearing pierced gilt IN THIS SIGN CONQUER motto with quatrefoil to blue enamel centre. P to reverse. J.R. Gaunt London Loops. VGC Designated Royal in 1919 for its outstanding services during the Great War.
German Third Reich WW2 Army / Waffen-SS Infantry Assault Badge. Good die-cast grey metal rifle fitted with bayonet diagonally superimposed on oval oak wreath surmounted by eagle and swastika. Reverse complete with inset hinged vertical needle pin and inset securing hook. VGC Instituted 20th December 1939.
A GROUP OF NINE FIRST WORLD WAR AND LATER MEDALSSee description belowComprising; a 1914 Star and bar to 20600 SAPR;E.S.BUTCHER. R.E., A 1914-18 British War Medal and A 1914-19 Victory Medal with M.I.D spray to 20600 A.SJT.E.S.BUTCHER. R.E., A 1939-45 Star, A 1939-45 Defence Medal, A 1939-45 War Medal, A 1935 Silver Jubilee Medal, A 1937 Coronation medal and an Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, George V Field Marshall's bust issue to 2306282 W.O.CL.11. E.S.BUTCHER. R.SIGNALS, the nine corresponding dress miniature medals mounted on a bar, two identity discs, a cap badge, two collar badges, two Royal Arms badges and a visitor's card
ANZAC Badges. Queensland Mounted Infantry (lugs N/S, one absent), Prince of Wales’s Light Horse (marked Swann & Hudson, Vic.), Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps cap badge (silver plate, Luke, Melb.) and assorted cloth (three copy triangle patches). Two ‘NEW ZEALAND’ likely WW1 shoulder titles (removed from uniform, from the estate of 26059 Pte AJ Darby NZEF, whose medals sold in C&T Sale, 11 Oct 2023). NZ Engineers badge, Hauraki Regt collars etc. (22 items)
British Army Cloth Formation Signs. Printed include 21 Indian Corps, 79th Armoured Div, 8th, 49th (1st & pair of 2nd pattern) Divs., AA Command, HQ Hong Kong, Ashford Kent Intelligence School Vols. Woven include: 8th Army, 1 Corps , Guards (pr), 6thArmoured Divs, 2nd, 3rd, 51st Divs, South Wales, East Kent (pr), Northumbrian District, 24th Independent Guards Bde., RE Training Bde (pr), Berlin District. Silk: Wessex, 40th Div (pr), Ulster. Royal Navy Petty Officer bullion cap badge etc. Several removed from uniform. (46 items)
British Women’s Units Insignia, four Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (one OSD with blades and safety pin, one with safety pin, one (Gaunt London) numbered ‘G18415’ and another with lugs removed), a solid QMAAC, a pinned Women’s Legion, ATS cap badges & OSD collar (Firmin London), ATS S/Ts, MTC button, WLA badge, BRCS & QAIMNSR collars etc. (24 items)
Military range with 1943 Battledress Blouse by Windsor & Black label marked L/C Scutt D Coy Foresters, both sleeves with cloth green Foresters shoulder title, orange desert rat on black backing, shield with VI, X, XVII and XLV in corners formation with a few moth holes, 1942 Army Greatcoat Dismounted size 10, Brodie steel helmet with liner, Notts & Derby cap badge, stag horn sheath knife with Gurkha style scabbard, another knife by Watson of Old Bond St etc in mixed condition.
Edkins family miltaria range to include; 1. First World War Memorial Plaque to Reginald Edkins, a unique name on CWGC, he died serving as 29210 Pte Machine Gun Corps on 24th October 1918 and is buried in Rugby (Croop Hill) Cemetery. 2. 1939-1945 Star, France and Germany Star and BWM attributed to 13110446 Pte Albert Edward Edkins Royal Pioneer Corps. With Soldier’s Service Book, four ID discs, RPC sweetheart badge, silver medallion engraved Eddie Edkins Boxing 1926 and silver hallmarked match case. Also with Army Prayer Book, six silk hankies, 1909 WM medal for King’s visit to Rugby etc.
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