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Click here to subscribe1914 Star, Victory Medal and British War Medal, as Awarded to 8713 Sergeant W. Bailey, 1st Manchester Regiment and Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, as Awarded to 3512655, Warrant Officer Class 2 W. Bailey, Manchester Regiment and a silver Medallion, the reverse inscribed, "3rd Manchester Regiment Novices 1919 Tug of War C.S.M. W. Bailey, (5).
Imperial Service Order, as Awarded with Henry Vansen, with citation, Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, (pre 1917), as Awarded to 2557 Lance Corporal H. Vancen, Bedfordshire Regiment, 1914-15 Star, War Medal 1914-20, Victory Medal, India General Service Medal with Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 Clasp and a Defence Medal, all as Awarded to 47020 Bombardier S.T. Vanson, Royal Artillery and accompanying miniature Dress Medals, 1914-1919 Victory Medal and 1914-1920 War Medal, as Awarded to D-2601 Corporal A.J. Vansen, First Dragoons and a London County Council London Fire Brigade Good Service Medal, as Awarded to Fireman F.V.E. Vanson and 1914-1920 War Medal as Awarded to 200127 Private H.S. Bracey, East Surrey Regiment.
The Broons original artwork (1955) drawn and signed by Dudley Watkins. From The Sunday Post Fun Section 27 Nov 1955. Joe's 'sojer' pal from the army is now a big French importer and the family get all dressed up to meet him at the docks off a luxury liner. Unfortunately it's the wrong boat and Jacques is just a wee ÔIngin Johnnie' (door-to-door onion seller)! Indian ink on cartridge paper 18 x 15 inches
Carter (Thomas). Medals of the British Army, and How They Were Won, 3 vols., (The Crimean Campaign; Egypt, Peninsula, Waterloo, and South Africa; India, China, etc.), 1st ed., 1861, eighteen chromo. plts., a.e.g., vol. 3 with stitching loose, orig. blind stamped cloth gilt, spines faded, front cover of vol. 1 stained, binding of vol. 3 becoming detached, 8vo, together with Mayo (John Horsley), Medals and Decorations of the British Army and Navy, 2 vols., 1st ed., 1897, fifty-five chromo. plts., stitching strained, one plt. loose, orig. cloth, spines faded, upper cover of vol. 2 with small ring stain, large 8vo, plus Long (W.H.), Medals of the British Navy and How They Were Won, 1st ed., 1895, twenty-one chromo. plts., some foxed, two oval ink stamps on front pastedown, contemp. linen, spine worn, with cloth torn and loose, most of leather label missing, 8vo, plus seven others on medals (13)
Lawrence (Thomas Edward, 1888-1935). Typed Letter, Hut 105, RAF Cadet College, Cranwell, [1923], to Colonel Dyas [Librarian, Staff College, Camberley], syaing that a friend pciked up his letter by chance when it arrived at All Souls, 'In writing back I'm worse off than you. No Who's Who or Army List in the Canteen to give me the decorations all Colonels (bar me!) have. Please excuse the bareness', telling that his request for a a copy fo his book ['Seven Pillars of Wisdom'] puts him in difficulty because the numbers are small and he wants to restict the circulation, saying that there are some plain texts 'and I'd send you one if I thought there was anything worth the Army's while in it. But there isn't... My job was the reverse of the British Army's. I was with the savages, trying, with them, to defeat the regular forces of the (Turkish) Empire. So to you people it's like Alice in the Looking Glass', excusing the long letter but saying that he wanted to convince himself that there was no reason to send a copy fo the book, finishing that the new reprint will be finished in the summer and he'd be happy to laon a copy of that, typed signature only ('T.E. Shaw') and beneath '"Lawrence" was only a fake name, and I'm sick of it. Hence the change', with some neat old pencil notes, 'Keep', suggesting date and identifying recipient, at foot, 'The only writn. (or spoken) 1/2 avowal I know, R', 1 page, folio The identity of 'R' is unknown but could be Ronald Storrs, a close firend of Lawrence's. (1)
Lawrence (Thomas Edward, 1888-1935). A group of eleven black and white photographs, c. 1918 to 1970s, two vintage prints showing Lawrence full-length [as Aircraftman T.E. Shaw at Miranshah, 1928], one with small coffee stain at uppe margin, both approx. 20 x 15 cm, plus two photos during his period with Power Boats , eqarly 1930s, one a portrait the other with TEL barely visible in the cockpit of RAF 202, two reprint photo prots. including one by Howard Csoter, a vintage black and white print of numerous Arabs on camels [possibly Feisal's army] with blindstamp American Colony, Jerusalem, approx. 17 x 23 cm, marked on thre verso property of E[ric] H. Kennington Estate, plus a small snapshot showing TEL with three other soldiers (Karachi), a tiny snapshot portrait fo Dr Salame (Akabar, 1919), plus two reprints of TEL's mother and brother, plus tow printed items, a copy of the Order of Service for TEL's funeral at St Paul's Catheral, sl. soiled and creased, plus a printed card that Lawre4nce sent out to correspondents 'To tell you that in future I shall write very few letter. T.E.S.' (13)
Groves (Captain J. Percy). "On Service" at Home and Abroad, pub. Raphael Tuck, n.d., c.1890, numerous chromo. and b&w plts. and illusts. by Harry and Arthur Payne (two damaged), a.e.g., orig. pict. cloth, some wear, 4to, together with Richards (Walter), His Majesty's Territorial Army, 4 vols., Virtue & Co., n.d., c.1900, col. plts. by R. Caton Woodville, a.e.g., orig. pict. cloth, rubbed and marked, 4to, plus a qty. of others, Military, incl. some WWII pamphlets etc. (2 cartons)
Sergeant B Brett, Royal Army Ordnance Corps; a WWII medal group of War and Defence medal 1939-45 Star, Africa Star, Italy Star mounted on a bar together with sundry other medals, medal ribbons, an extensive collection of booklets, occupation money, service forces information booklets, a rare copy of "Fresh Target", a combat beret with army ordnance badge, a collection of three army ordnance badges and two metal flashes mounted on leatherette strap, sundry other flashes and a good Kukri in heavy stitched leather scabbard with two hanging straps together with his interesting photograph album of his WWII service, especially in Egypt, 1942 and Italy, 1945 with inscribed entries
World War Two group of medals, comprising of a 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence Medal; War Medal and Territorial Efficiency Medal named to '1434874 B.Q.M.S. G. STEVEN R.A.',mounted as worn, and a bar of miniature medals in box; medal ribbon bar; pair of cloth Sergeant's stripes and other cloth and metal insignia; an Army Bible, prayer book, another small bible and a 'RA' matchbox holder
Group of Second World War medals, comprising; 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence medal; War medal and Territorial Efficiency medal named to '3191054 PTE. D. COLTART KOSB'.Pte, Coltart was part of the airborne unit of the KOSB at the frop on Arnheim in 1944, and was subsequently captured by the Germans and served time in Stalag IV B, also included in this lot are photographs of Pte Coltart and his comrades; Soldier's Service and Pay Book; Territorial Army Embodiment Notice to Join; Register Form for Recovered Allied Prisoners of War; letter to P.O.W. Pte. Coltart via Red Cross, Geneva; Returned P.O.W. slip; Ausweiskarte; Pte. Coltart's dog tags and Stalag tag; KOSB shoulder title and collar badge; silver 'COWAL MEDAL'; KOSB anniversary medal in fitted box and three Third Reich coins Note: T.E. Medal official re-issue
HULME (F. EDWARD) The Flags of The World, Their History, Blazonry and Associations, 26 col. plates, orig. cl. gilt, {1897}--FLAGS OF ALL NATIONS, col. folding chart c. 2' x 3' in orig. pictorial wrappers, revised ed, Brown, Son & Ferguson, Glasgow, n.d.--CRESTS OF THE BRITISH Army, col. folding chart in orig. pictorial wrappers, sl. soiled, Gale & Poulden, n.d.--OFFICIAL CRESTS OF THE ROYAL NAVY, as above, covers detached, Gale & Poulden, n.d.--and 4 others on flags (8) LOCATION H
An unusual Third Reich Army officer's sword, blade 323/4", by Eickhorn, bright plated stirrup hilt with eagle and swastika pommel, the crosspiece eagle with angular outstretched wings, wire bound black plastic grip, in its black painted scabbard with leather belt strap and light canvas shoulder strap to go under the uniform. GC (Please see lot 676 for image)
A good ERII officer's 1821 pattern sword of the R Army Service Corps, slightly curved, fullered blade 34", by Wilkinson Sword Ltd, no 86250 (1963), etched with crowned ERII cypher, regimental badge and laurel wreath within Union wreath panels, regulation plated hilt, wirebound fishskin grip, in its plated scabbard, with leather knot and oilskin cover. Near VGC, retaining most original polish and plating (lower 12" of blade cleaned, 8" section of scabbard plating bubbled). (Please see lot 801 for image)
An unusual Vic light pattern 1821 R Artillery officer's sword, slender, slightly curved blade 32", by Gore & Haines, Army Outfitters, Leicester St, Regent St, London, etched with scrolled panels, regulation steel 3 bar hilt, wirebound fishskin grip, in its steel scabbard. GC, the blade retaining some original polish (dark surface rust to hilt and scabbard). (Please see lot 801 for image)
1914-15 stars (3): (7027 Pte G Hounslow Rif Brig; T4 110634 Pte W E T Day, ASC; and third erased); BWMs (4: L9 2881 B G Palmer Act LS, RNVR, 1111 Rfmn Narbahadur Thapa 1-6 Grks, 1345 Pb Flr Jit Nareyan Dangole PP (vendor states PP believed Pashupati Regt, R Nepal Army, naming part corrected), and erased; Victory medals (4: 57114 Cpl H A Pryke MGC, 40630 Pte J Carolan R Innis Fu, 299626 Spr F Woodward RE, and erased). (11)
Five: 1939-45 star, Italy star, Defence, War, EF in Infantry and AAC carton to Mr C Knapp, LS & GC Geo VI Regular Army 1st type (313194 S Sjt C M Knapp 17-21 L) NEF, together with certificate to Knapp who served with the 17th/21st Lancers from April 1919 to February 1939; a copy of their Regimental journal Sept 1938, photo of Inspection at Aldershot 1926, and approx 275 black and white photos of army life in Egypt, family photos, views etc. Photos in varied condition
"The Army in India: a Photographic Record 1850-1914" NAM publication, in DW, 1968; "The Soldiers of London" in 1963, and "Military Uniforms of Britain and the Empire" 1968 (library copy) both by Maj Money Barnes; "British Military Prints" by Neville, 1909, colour illus, original half calf (some wear); "Richard Simkins Uniforms of the British Army" 2 vols, by Carman, profusely colour illus, in DWs, 1982 and 1985; 5 other titles. GC (11)