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A pair of Vanessa Arbuthnot cow parsley cornflower coloured fabric cushions, a Habitat King size white bedspread with two matching square cushions, a pair of Indonesian navy pattern single bedspreads, and two small rugs (box)

Medals of William Horace Miall, T.Z. 12046 ORD Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve George V medal, WWI Victory medal, George VI Defence medal unnamed as issued, a King George V and Queen Mary Coronation Medal awarded to Ch. Insp. W.H. Miall; another Queen Elizabeth awarded Supt. W.H. Miall, all with ribbons and mounted on dress bar; a George VI Police Long Exemplary Service medal awarded to Supt. W.H. Miall; a bronze Sheffield Swimming Association medal, etched Dearden Cup, 1936, Winners, City Police; another 1938 Runners Up City Police; a Societie Rosicruciana in Anglia silver gilt and enamel jewel, George Kenning & Son, London, 1904 in original presentation box

Various collectibles including automobilia ephemera, football programmes and tickets, militaria, vintage clothing, books, etc, Everton v Sheffield Wednesday 1966 FA Cup Final programme with tickets, 'The T.T.- as Geoff. Duke sees it', signed David Shepherd 'The Man Who Loves Giants' hardback book; vintage Babydeer shoes, boxed; 1944 'Manfromag' on board navy Christmas brochure; seamanship book, 1960s/70's year books; etc qty

Ca. AD 50 - 200. A pair of glass cameo fragments with a white opaque high-relief design set against a dark navy background. One fragment depicts the upper torso of a female in side view, with delicately rendered features including protruding breasts, a right arm, neck, and chin with small lips. The second fragment portrays vine leaves overlapping each other with clusters of grapes. For similar see: La Collezione Santarelli, La Glittica, p.83, fig. 1. Size: 35-27mm x 26-31mm; Weight: 41g Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.

The set includes British military and police badges. The collection consists of the following badges:Carabiniers (6th Dragoon Guards) Badge2 Royal Artillery BadgesLincolnshire Regiment BadgeRoyal Air Force BadgeRoyal Pioneer Corps BadgeStoryhurst College BadgeMerchant Navy Comfort Service BadgeBradford City Police BadgeAnchor Badge of unknown originOverall condition as shown in the photos.

An illustrated brochure containing a brief description of the history of the Polish Navy, reference drawings, patterns of rank and specialization insignia, achievements of the Navy in the West, and the number of awarded Polish, British, and French decorations. Illustrations by M. Żuławski, published in England in 1945. The overall condition is visible in the pictures. Dimensions: 17.7 cm x 11.7 cm.

Set of Shoulder Patches of the Armed Forces from the PRL period, including Navy and other branches.Overall condition as shown in the pictures.Dimensions: approx. 7 cm.

Polish Armed Forces Battledress of Sergeant J. Grzelki, Soldier of the 5th Kresowa Infantry DivisionThe jacket comes from the famous collection of the late Laskowski from Kołobrzeg. The uniform includes documentation in the form of two inventory numbers: "KS2212 Sergeant 5KDP" and "KS2212 8.09.99 Środa" — likely the date it was acquired for the collection, as well as a note with the following content:“Dear Mr. Wincenty, Attached are the agreed items. All insignia are in the left inner pocket of the sergeant’s jacket. This uniform belonged to Sergeant J. Grzelki. I will try to find out more about this person. Please call to confirm if the package arrived undamaged. Phone XXX, Best regards, Sylwia and Cezary J.”The Battle Dress P37 jacket is single-breasted, fastened with four buttons and a clasp at the bottom, with the opening on the left side. The collar has the characteristic pointed stitching with infantry-colored collar flaps (navy blue with yellow piping). On both shoulders, below the shoulder seam, there are red recognition signs with the inscription "POLAND." The left shoulder bears the 5th Kresowa Infantry Division insignia, and below that, on the right shoulder, there is the British 8th Army insignia. The shoulder straps are for the rank of sergeant. The collar flaps were likely added later.Above the left pocket, there are the following awards: Cross of Merit with Swords (swords missing), Military Medal, Monte Cassino Cross, 1939-45 Star, Italy Star, British Defence Medal, and British War Medal. The award bar is made of plastic (some parts are missing).Condition: As shown in the pictures.

Large collection of pin badges, including Army, RAF and Navy examples

Pair of Mulberry Cambridge Pin Loafers, no. Z840 style MB32050A, in navy and viridian, size 37, in original box

Mulberry felt trilby hat, no. U120, in navy blue with original tags, in red and gold Christy's London for Mulberry hat box

An Art Deco Navy Leather Clutch Bag, with faux amber applied decoration to clasp; a small python clutch bag and a box of mother of pearl caviar spoons (cased).

Royal Navy Framed Selection of Example Knots, with ships crest 'HMS Siglla, framed photos of Royal Air Force Observer, album Maritime Museum ship cards, album photo taken Portsmouth Navy Day August 1982, two Egyptian holiday albums, rifle club medallion and WWI miniature British War Medal and Victory Medal.

BRASS MARINE SEXTANT, SEWILL OF LIVERPOOL, LATE 19TH CENTURY stamped maker's mark ...MAKER TO THE ROYAL NAVY... to arc, housed in a fitted mahogany casecase 25.5cm wide

Persian crimson and navy ground rug, the central diamond medallion with floral detailing, flanked by navy spandrels with stylised motifs, the wide border featuring a dark brown field with repeating floral patterns, enclosed by multiple guard stripesDimensions: Length/Width: 238cm  Depth/Diameter: 146cm

Persian ivory ground rug, central medallions in crimson, navy, and gold tones, surrounded by a floral field, framed by navy borders with geometric and floral patternsDimensions: Length/Width: 266cm  Depth/Diameter: 158cm

Central Persian Isfahan crimson ground carpet, central floral medallion in ivory and blue, set within a field of dense floral patterns, bordered by a navy band decorated with stylised flower heads and vinesDimensions: Length/Width: 300cm  Depth/Diameter: 200cm

CWC MILITARY CHRONOGRAPH ISSUED TO ROYAL NAVY, CIRCA 1975 Case: n. 1428613, in stainless steel, screwed caseback engraved 0552/924-3306 - 4657/75 and Broad Arrow, round pushers. Bracelet/Strap: – Dial: signed, black, "T", luminescent and printed Arabic numerals, subsidiary dials for seconds and 30-min register. Movement: signed, manual-winding cal. Valjoux 7733, 17 jewels. Accessories: – Diameter Ø: 38 mm Note: running at the time of cataloguing, but a servicing is suggested.

Four bottles of Lamb's Imported Genuine Navy Rum, 70cl 40% vol, together with a bottle of Caribbean Pearl Superior Dark Rum 1L 37.5% vol, and a bottle of O.V.D Old Vatted Demerara rum 1L 40% vol (6)

Seven bottles of Woods Old Navy Rum harvested from the finest demerara cane from original navy recipe distilled at the Diamond Distillery Guyana 70cl 57% vol (7)

An early 20th century oak mounted Royal Navy boat badge, 'HMS Carron', 21 x 14cm, overall size on plaque 24 x 17cm, and a further naval boat badge, 'HMS Hercules', 23.5 x 14cm, overall size on plaque 27 x 17.5cm (2).

Two pairs of size 10 Barker gentleman's shoes, McClean no. 382926 in cedar calf/navy suede and Dowd no. 400826 in cedar calf and green tweed, retail value for each £220 - £265, both boxed (2).Condition Report: They have been extremely well looked after but have been used.

A small library of books relating to warships and the Royal Navy (20)

An Edwardian silver stick handle with rococo decoration, hallmarked for Army & Navy Cooperative Society Ltd., London, 1900, cartouche initialled, with dent and six Edwardian silver apostle coffee spoons by Harrison Brothers & Howson, Sheffield, 1906, 125g (2)

Four navy blue enamel shades, 25cm diameter with 8 link hanging chainDue to the nature and fragility of the lots in this auction, we are unable to offer an inhouse post and packing service for items purchased in this sale and strongly advise using a professional packing company. Further information on independent shippers can be found on our website - www.reemandansie.com/collection-and-shipping/

A George III silver Old English Pattern table spoon - London 1787, maker's mark indistinct, 52.5g; together with a set of six military-interest Birks EPNS tea spoons, each with a cast portrait of a General or other military leader, the stems inscribed 'The Navy'; 'South Africa'; 'Russia'; 'France; 'The Army'; and 'India', 15cm long. (7)

Royal Navy interest - three pieces: 1. a silver 1923 Royal Tournament winner's medal - struck with the inscription 'Royal Naval Interport Field Gun Competition - Olympia 1923 - Won by Devonport'; William James Dingley, Birmingham 1923; 3.2 cm diam; presented to J.W.H. Lee of Vivid II (see lot 795). (Portsmouth was represented by detachments from H.M.S. Excellent and H.M.S. Victory; Chatham by H.M.S. Pembroke; and Devonport by H.M.S. Vivid I and II.)  2. a silver-plated bosun's whistle, the buoy with two broad arrow marks, the keel engraved, 11 cm long. 3. a 1937 coronation medallion, 3.2 cm diam., with 26 cm white metal chain.

A WWI trio to the Invergordon Mutiny ringleader and alleged Communist, Leading-Stoker J. W. H. Lee of HMS. Rodney, a 'three-badge man' who was dismissed from the Royal Navy in 1931 without trial and without pension after 19 years' service. The trio comprises the 1914-15 Star, the British War Medal and the Victory Medal, all engraved 'K.19160 - J.W.H. LEE - STO. 1 R.N.' and complemented by a Battle of Jutland gilt-metal pendant-badge (2.2 cm in diam.). * James William Henry Lee (1892-1977) was born in Plympton, Devon, the son of a farm labourer (James Lee (1864-1950)). Having followed his father's trade for a short time after leaving school he entered the Royal Navy in 1913. He served on the dreadnaught HMS Thunderer throughout the First War. His record of service in peacetime is far from exemplary and he was undoubtedly considered a ringleader of the Invergordon Mutiny in September 1931. Although an official pledge had been given that there would be no victimisation or penalisation of the mutineers, when the Rodney returned to its home port, Lee and 13 other ratings were confined to barracks at Devonport. Here they underwent a gruelling 'refresher course' akin to the punishment squads of detention barracks. At the end of the course they were discharged 'services no longer required'.  In February the following year the Labour MP for Merthyr Tydfil, Mr. George Hall, asked the First Lord of the Admiralty why Leading-Stoker Lee was dismissed from the service after 19 years' service, without trial and without pension; and whether, in view of his service, it would be possible to grant a modified pension. Hansard records: LORD STANLEY: This man was one of 24 men discharged "services no longer required" by order of the Board of Admiralty. The reasons for discharge were stated in this House in the reply which was given to a question by the Hon. Member for Plaistow (Mr. Thorne) on 12th November, 1931. The answer to the second part of the question is in the negative. MR. THORNE: Is it not the case that the late First Lord of the Admiralty said that there would be no penalisation of men at all in connection with this matter [the mutiny]? LORD STANLEY: That is true; and there has been no penalisation. MR. HALL (Labour, West Ham): Will my Noble Friend and the Board take into account the special circumstances of these men, and their long service, 19 and 20 years? VISCOUNTESS ASTOR (Conservative, Plymouth Sutton): Can the Parliamentary Secretary tell us why certain Honourable Members will not allow Communists in their own party, but want them in the Navy? (Laughter) Mr. THORNE: Is the Parliamentary Secretary aware that we do not allow Communists in our organisation? (Laughter)

A mid-century motorist's picnic set for two - with plated forks and tea spoons; knives with amber catalin handles; yellow bakelite plates, cups and saucers and beakers; a plated and tin food container; and a glass  bottle with black bakelite cap, the thermos missing (cream plastic lid present), in a navy blue vinyl case.

A Royal Navy group of four to Petty Officer Albert James Finch (1878-1959): 1. the China War Medal (1900) - A.J. FINCH A.B. - H.M.S. UNDAUNTED 2. the Victory Medal and the British War Medals - 182065 A.J. FINCH P.O. R.N. 3. the Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (George V - first version) - 182065 A.J. FINCH P.O. 1CL. - H.M.S. ORION

A silver enamel, amethyst and peridot wreath brooch, 35cm diameter, a Whitby jet and conch cameo Flora, a 9ct rose gold agate pendant, a silver and marcasite Navy Crown brooch and a collection of costume jewellery

7 Military Aircraft/Battleship Books. (8000g)Military Aircraft Markings & Profiles - Hardback Book (Sleeve is poor/Book Good)Luftwaffe - The illustrated history of the German Air Force in WWI - Hardback Book (Fair)Fighter! A pictorial history of international fighter aircraft Hardback Book (Sleeve Fair/Book Good)The Battleship Scharnhorst Anatomy of the Ship Hardback Book (Good)Bismark Pride of the German Navy Hardback Book (Sleeve Fair/Book Good)Warship Pictorial Kriegsmarine Schnarhorst Paperback Book (Good)Schnellboote A Complete operational history Paperback Book (Good) Condition Report - Fair-Good

Four Hornby Boxed and Tested Runners Steam Locomotives(2100g)Hornby R3240 Drummond Class 700 0-6-0 30693 in BR black with early emblem, VG in Good boxHornby R2403 Grange Class 4-6-0 6862 "Derwent Grange" hand painted from Black to Green, F in Fair boxHornby R2233 Class 6000 'King' 4-6-0 "King Stephen" in GWR green, F in Fair boxHornby R2204 Rebuilt Merchant Navy Class 4-6-2 35020 "Bibby Line" in BR Green, very dusty, missing single deflector, F in Fair box Condition Report - Locomotives - Very Good (1), Fair (3)Boxes - Good (1), Fair (3)

2 Model Kits - Trumpeter Italian Navy Battleship RN Roma & Italeri Vosper 72'6" MTB 77 1/35 Scale (3850g). (2)Trumpeter Italian Navy Battleship RN Roma - 05318 - 1/35 Scale.Italerie Vosper 72'6" MTB 77 - 5610 - 1/35 Scale. Condition Report - Boxes - Good/FairKits - Appear Complete As New

Over 30 Unbuilt/Sealed Figures Model Kits - 1/35 Scale. (3500g). (32)MB (Master Box Ltd)Eastern Region Peasants, WWII Era - MB3588 (Box unsealed/appears complete)MB German Motorcyclists 1940-1943 - MB3539 (Box unsealed & slightly crushed/appears complete)MB US & German Paratroopers 1944 - MB35157 (Box unsealed & a little dented/appears complete)MB 'Urgent Dispatch' - MB35212 (Box unsealed & a little dented/appears complete).MB Civilians, Western region, WWII Era - MB3567 (Box unsealed & a little dented/appears complete).MB Women of WWII era - MB35148 (Box unsealed/appears complete)MB Women at War: US Navy WAVES - MB3556 (Box unsealed/appears complete)Tamiya - Wehrmacht mounted Infantry Set - 35053 (Box unsealed/appears complete).Tamiya - WWII Japanese Utility Boat Set - 26.Tamiya - German Soldiers at field briefing - 35212 (Box unsealed/ appears complete).Tamiya - Brick Wall Set - 35028 (Box unsealed and squashed/ appears complete).Tamiya - Brick Wall Set - 35028 (Box unsealed/ appears complete).Tamiya - Brick Wall Set - 35028 (Box unsealed/ appears complete).Wolf - Resting German soldier WWII Resin model.Verlinden Productions - German Recon. Group WWII - 995.Verlinden Productions - 'Dear John' Vietnam - 420 (Box scuffed)Verlinden Productions - 1430 Us Marines Vietnam War - 1430.Plus model - Organ Grinder - 291 (Box scuffed)Plus model - Refugees - 292 (Tamiya - Brick Wall Set - 35028 (Box a little scuffed).Verlinden Productions - SS Cavalry/Mounted - 701.MiniArt - Soviet Villagers - 38011 - Sealed.MiniArt - Soviet Villagers - 38011 - UnsealedMiniArt - German Train Station Staff - 38010 - SealedMiniArt - French Civilians - 38037 - SealedMiniArt - Tram Crew w/Passengers - 38007 - SealedICM - B4 1939 Production German car with passengers - 35531 (Unsealed/appears complete)MiniArt - Ruined House - 35526 (Unsealed/Appears complete).2 x Boxes Of Tusk Models (approx. 10 figures in each). Condition Report - ALL UNBUILT and as new inside, boxes in varying conditions. (see descriptions)

Two Hornby OO gauge Steam Locomotives in Boxes, both Tested Runners(1200g)Hornby R2910 Class A4 4-6-2 60010 'Dominion Of Canada' in BR Green with late crest - Ltd Edition of 1000. Commonwealth Collection, with certificateHornby R2171 Class 8P 'Merchant Navy' 4-6-2 35005 "Canadian Pacific" in BR blue - as preserved Condition Report - Locomotives - Very GoodA4 Box - Very GoodMerchant Navy Box - Fair

Five boxed Budgie diecast models to include 238 British Railways Delivery Van, LMS Liverpool Road Van, 702 Scammell Scarab Royal Navy, No 224 Railway Engine (play worn, creasing to box) and Routemaster Bus, diecast vg unless stated, boxes gd-vg

Three: Second Hand E. Gempton, Royal Naval Reserve 1914-15 Star (1330 S.A. E. Gempton, 2 Hd., R.N.R.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (1330 S.A. E. Gemptan. 2 Hd. R.N.R.); Royal Naval Reserve L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (D.537 E. Gempton, Sean., R.N.R.) note variation to surname, very fine Pair: Painter First Class F. B. Coller, Royal Navy British War and Victory Medals (165861 F. B. Coller Ptr. 1. R.N.) nearly very fine (5) £60-£80 --- Ernest Gempton was born in Brixham, Devon, on 6 March 1870, and enrolled in the Royal Naval Reserve on 30 November 1892. Posted to Grimsby on 23 August 1915 - likely on anti-submarine and minelaying duties - his R.N.R. Service Record notes admittance to the Royal Naval Hospital, Plymouth, on 7 November 1917 in consequence of neurasthenia. Classed as ‘unserviceable’, he was invalided on 24 December 1917. Francis Brandon Coller was born in Peckham on 29 April 1872. He served at the training establishment Impregnable from 20 December 1914 to 17 September 1915, and was shore pensioned after more than 20 years of service with the Royal Navy.

The mounted group of three miniature dress medals attributed to/ representative of those worn by Captain A. Dodgson, Royal Navy Jubilee 1897, silver; Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, no clasp; Khedive’s Star, dated 1882, mounted for wear, about extremely fine (3) £80-£100 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Arthur Dodgson was born in Walthamstow, Essex in July 1859. He joined the Royal Navy as a cadet in July 1872, and was advanced to Sub-Lieutenant in October 1878. Dodgson served with H.M.S. Orontes from October 1881 to January 1883, and was advanced to Captain in December 1901. He was in command of the depot ship H.M.S. Calliope, and the Kingstown Flotilla during naval manoeuvres in August 1903, when he met with a tragic end. Captain Dodgson had been involved in a serious bicycle accident five years prior, which had left him hospitalised and drifting in and out of consciousness for several months. Upon his return to service it would appear that he could no longer cope with the pressures, and tried to resign his commission. Having been persuaded that he would be a loss to the service, he carried on until 7 August 1903. On the latter date he retired to his cabin, wrote two letters including one to his wife, and then cut his own throat with a razor. He was buried with full military honours at Haslar Cemetery on 14 August 1903. Note: The recipient’s full-sized medals were sold in these rooms in March 2023.

A rare and unusual Great War ‘seaplane incident’ George Cross (exchange A.M.) and Second World War C.B.E. group of eight awarded to Group Captain P. D. ‘Robbie’ Robertson, Royal Air Force, late Merchant Navy and Royal Naval Air Service His heroic efforts to save his pilot from the blazing wreckage of their seaplane in February 1918 left him with such severe burns to his face, hands and legs ‘that his recovery was for some time in doubt’ The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Military), Commander’s 2nd type neck badge, silver-gilt and enamels, with its Garrard & Co. case of issue; George Cross (Act. Flight Cdr. Paul Douglas Robertson, R.N.A.S. 1918) with its Royal Mint case of issue; British War Medal 1914-20 (Capt. P. D. Robertson. R.A.F.); Mercantile Marine War Medal 1914-18 (Paul D. Robertson); Victory Medal 1914-19 (Capt. P. D. Robertson. R.A.F.); Defence & War Medals 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf; Coronation 1937, the last seven mounted for wearing, together with an earlier mounted set of related miniature dress medals (8), with the A.M. up front, generally very fine (9) £16,000-£20,000 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Provenance: Glendining’s, November 1999. Just three members of the Royal Naval Air Service received exchange-George Crosses. A.M. London Gazette 18 June 1918: ‘The King has been pleased to award the Albert Medal to Acting Flight Commander Paul Douglas Roberston, R.N.A.S., in recognition of his gallantry in endeavouring to save life in February last. The circumstances as follows: On the 28th February 1918 a Seaplane got out of control and spun to the ground. Acting Flight Commander Robertson, the Observer, jumped from the machine just before it reached the ground and landed safely, as the ground was marshy. The Pilot, Flight Lieutenant H. C. Lemon was imprisoned in the Seaplane, which, on striking the ground, immediately burst into flames, and notwithstanding that the vicinity of the Seaplane was quickly a furnace of blazing petrol, and that heavy bombs, a number of rounds of ammunition, and the reserve petrol tank were all likely to explode, Acting Flight Commander Robertson returned and endeavoured to extricate the Pilot, and only desisted when he had been so severely burned in the face, hands and leg that his recovery was for some time in doubt. He displayed the greatest gallantry, self-sacrifice and disregard of danger in his efforts to extricate the Pilot.’ C.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1944. Paul Douglas Robertson was born at Willesden, Middlesex on 30 April 1891, the son of a Master Mariner and Marine Superintendent, a profession that led to young Paul being educated in London, Jamaica and Australia. In August 1907, he followed his father into the merchant service, when he became an indentured apprentice to George Thompson & Co. Ltd. and he subsequently qualified for his certificates of competency as Second Mate and First Mate. But the advent of aviation and the progression of war persuaded him to change direction, and, in October 1915, he was commissioned in the Royal Naval Air Service as a Temporary Probationary Flight Sub. Lieutenant. Having then taken his aviator’s certificate (No. 2454) in a Grahame-White Biplane at R.N.A.S. Chingford on 9 February 1916, he was posted to the seaplane base at Calshot. In January 1917, he transferred to R.N.A.S. Killingholme in North Lincolnshire, from whence he would have flown patrols over the North Sea; his service record notes him as having attacked an enemy submarine on 27 June 1917, ‘results unknown.’ Then in February 1918, on being promoted to Acting Flight Commander, Robertson took command of the Hornsea Mere Sub. Station in Yorkshire. It was in this capacity that he teamed-up with Flight Lieutenant Hubert Lemon for a patrol on the 28th, their Large Seaplane taking off at 1647 hours but, when at 2,500 feet, it ‘spun to the ground and burst into flames’; his service record refers. His bravery on that occasion, in attempting to rescue the pilot from the blazing wreckage of their aircraft, led to an Admiralty recommendation for an Albert Medal in Bronze, although it is said that other members of the relevant committee considered that ‘a recommendation for the Gold Medal could have been justified.’ The extent of the burns to his face led to the loss of his left eye but he was able to attend an investiture at Buckingham Palace on 31 October 1918. Roberston obtained a regular commission as a Flight Lieutenant in the newly formed Royal Air Force and gained steady promotion in the inter-war period, being appointed a Group Captain in July 1939. His appointments in the Second World War included a tour of duty in Canada 1940-42, including service as the Operations Station Commander at R.C.A.F. Patricia Bay, Vancouver Island, B.C., and, on his return to the U.K., command of the R.A.F. Station, Squires Gate, near Blackpool, for which he was awarded the C.B.E. He had earlier been mentioned in despatches (London Gazette 2 June 1943, refers). Placed on the Retired List in December 1945, Robertson settled in Cornwall, and he exchanged his Albert Medal for the George Cross in 1972. Following the death of his wife, he emigrated to Auckland, New Zealand, where he died in August 1975. Sold with a quantity of original documentation, including his Federation Aeronautique Internationale (British Empire) Aviator’s Certificate (No. 2454), with portrait photograph, dated 9 February 1916; a photograph album of mainly Second World War interest, including career notes, images from the recipient’s visit to the wreck of the Tirpitz in 1945, and pasted down mention in despatches certificate, dated 2 June 1943; a presentation programme for the 10th reunion of old Squire’s Gate personnel, October 1955, and an album containing numerous watercolour pictures by the recipient, including still life and nautical subject matter. Also sold with a quantity of presentation pieces, including a silver tankard, with hallmarks for Sheffield 1942 and engraved inscription, ‘Presented to Group Capt. P. D. Robertson C.B.E., A.M. from the Officers R.A.F. Squires Gate Oct 1st 1945’; a silver cigarette box, with gold inlay and initials ‘PDR’ to lid, hallmarks for Birmingham 1953 and engraved side inscription, ‘To G. Capt. P. D. Roberston, C.B.E., A.M., from members of No. 3 S. of G.S. (Squires Gate) incorporating Brooklands Aviation Ltd.’; a silver cigarette case, with engraved R.A.F. Wings to front of case, gilt interior, hallmarks for Birmingham 1940; a silver vests case, hallmarks for Birmingham 1923, with engraved initials ‘PDR’ to front of case; a damaged metal cigarette case with engraved interior inscription, ‘A small token of my great respect for my master F./Lt. P. D. Robertson, October 13th 1927’; together with a cut out section of uniform bearing his R.A.F. Wings and medal ribands, and a small quantity of buttons and studs. Please note that this lot is not suitable for shipping, but can be hand delivered within mainland Britain by prior arrangement.

Wreckage from Zeppelin L31 Three pieces of wreckage of the German Zeppelin L31, that was brought down over Potters Bar by Second Lieutenant W. J. Tempest, Royal Flying Corps, the first Canadian to shoot down a Zeppelin from the air, on 2 October 1916, comprising fragment of the airship’s outer duralumin lattice, and two pieces of the airship’s engine (?), with R.C.M.I. accession numbers in ink to first and second, all in relic condition (lot) £300-£500 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Zeppelin L31 was an R-Class Imperial German Navy super Zeppelin commanded by Heinrich Mathy. 198m in length with a crew of 19 and a maximum speed of 64mph, it took part in several raids over London during the Great War. It was shot down over Potter’s Bar by Second Lieutenant Wulstan J. Tempest, a Canadian serving with the Royal Flying Corps, shortly after midnight on 2 October 1916 with the loss of the entire crew. Tempest’s own report is a vivid account of how the L31 met her end: ‘There was a heavy ground fog on and it was bitterly cold, otherwise the night was beautiful and starlit at the altitude at which I was flying. I was gazing over towards the NE of London, where the fog was not quite so heavy, when I noticed all the searchlights in that quarter concentrated in an enormous pyramid. Following them up to the apex, I saw a small cigar-shaped object, which I at once recognised as a Zeppelin, about 15 miles away, and heading straight for London. Previous to this I had chased many imaginary Zepps only to find they were clouds on nearing them. At first I drew near to my objective very rapidly (as I was on one side of London and it was on the other and both heading for the centre of the town): all the time I was having an extremely unpleasant time, as to get to the Zepp I had to pass through a very inferno of bursting shells from the A.A. guns below. All at once, it appeared to me that the Zeppelin must have sighted me, for she dropped all her bombs in one volley, swung around, tilted up her nose and proceeded to race away northwards climbing rapidly as she went. At the time of dropping her bombs, I judged her to be at an altitude of about 11,500 feet. I made after her at all speed at about 15,000 feet altitude, gradually overhauling her. At this time the A.A. fire was intense, and I, being about five miles behind the Zeppelin, had an extremely uncomfortable time. At this point my mechanical pressure pump went wrong, and I had to use my hand-pump to keep up the pressure in my petrol tank. This exercise at so high an altitude was very exhausting, besides occupying an arm, this giving me one hand less to operate with when I commenced to fire. As I drew up with the Zeppelin, to my relief I found that I was free from A.A. fire, for the nearest shells were bursting quite three miles away. The Zeppelin was now nearly 15,000 feet high, and mounting rapidly, I therefore decided to dive at her, for though I held a slight advantage in speed, she was climbing like a rocket and leaving me standing. I accordingly gave a tremendous pump at my petrol tank, and dived straight at her, firing a burst straight into her as I came. I let her have another burst as I passed under her and then banking my machine over, sat under her tail, and flying along underneath her, pumped lead into her for all I was worth. I could see tracer bullets flying from her in all directions, but I was too close under her for her to concentrate on me. As I was firing, I noticed her begin to go red inside like an enormous Chinese lantern and then a flame shot out of the front part of her and I realised she was on fire. She then shot up about 200 feet, paused, and came roaring down straight on to me before I had time to get out of the way. I nose-dived for all I was worth, with the Zepp tearing after me, and expected every minute to be engulfed in the flames. I put my machine into a spin and just managed to corkscrew out of the way as she shot past me, roaring like a furnace. I righted my machine and watched her hit the ground with a shower of sparks. I then proceeded to fire off dozens of green Very's lights in the exuberance of my feelings. I glanced at my watch and saw it was about ten minutes past twelve. I then commenced to feel very sick and giddy and exhausted, and had considerable difficulty in finding my way to ground through the fog and landing, in doing which I crashed and cut my head on my machine-gun.’ For his gallantry that night Tempest, the first Canadian to shoot down a Zeppelin from the air, was awarded the D.S.O. ‘in recognition of conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in connection with the destruction of an Enemy Airship’ (London Gazette 13 October 1916). Subsequently awarded the Military Cross and advanced Major, he is commemorated in the names of two streets in Potters Bar, ‘Tempest Avenue’ and ‘Wulstan Park’, close to where the L31 crashed. Sold with copied research, including numerous photographic images of the wreckage, one of which is annotated: ‘Despite the presence of the military [standing guard], many souvenir hunters managed to sneak off with fragments of the wreckage.’

Poland, People’s Republic, Order of Polonia Restituta, Commander’s neck badge, gilt and enamel, good very fine United States of America, Navy Cross, bronze; Navy Good Conduct Medal, bronze; Humanitarian Service Medal, bronze, with riband bars for the first two; together with Surface Warfare (Enlisted man’s) Insignia; two Midshipman’s badges; and a US Navy Honourable Discharge lapel badge, extremely fine (lot) £60-£80 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---

Four: Chief Petty Officer J. Drewett, Royal Navy Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Somaliland 1902-04 (J. Drewett. C.P.O. H.M.S. Cossack); 1914-15 Star (115654 J. Drewett. R.N.) rate obliterated; British War and Victory Medals (115654 J. Drewett. C.P.O. R.N.); together with the recipient’s Silver War Badge (R.N. 4368) and riband bar, all contained in an old oak box with brass label inscribed ‘J. E. Drewett’, good very fine and better (4) £140-£180 --- Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, February 1999. James Henry Drewett was born in Carlidnack, Mawnan, Cornwall on 30 January 1866 and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class on 17 February 1881. Serving in numerous ships around the coast of Africa and in the Mediterranean, he was promoted to Chief Petty Officer on 5 November 1898. He embarked in H.M.S. Cossack, an Archer Class Torpedo Cruiser, on 29 March 1900 and was engaged in operations off the Somaliland Coast between January 1902 and June 1903, receiving the medal and clasp. Shore pensioned on 19 June 1906 he joined the Royal Fleet Reserve at Devonport on 14 October 1906. Mobilised from reserve at Devonport as Chief Petty Officer he embarked in H.M.S. Challenger, part of the 9th Cruiser Squadron off West Africa, on 2 August 1914; he next embarked in H.M.S. Hyacinth whilst deployed to German East Africa to blockade the German light cruiser S.M.S. Königsberg during 1915. He was discharged Invalided ‘found to be unserviceable’ on 8 December 1915; a subsequent application for the Royal Navy Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 7 June 1916 was declined as deemed to be ‘Ineligible’ (ref ADM 171/73); he was, however, awarded a Silver War Badge no. RN 4368. In retirement he was a Licensed Victualler in Mutley, Plymouth before moving to his daughter’s home in Chandler’s Ford where he died on 26 April 1948, aged 82. Sold with copied service records and other research.

Renamed and Defective Medals (5): Candahar Ghuznee Cabul 1842 (Pte. A. Walker. 40th Regt.) modern engraved naming; India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp (2), Pegu (Serjt. J. McGrath. 2d. Coy. 5th Batt. Arty.) renamed; Chin-Lushai 1889-90 (1438 Pte. James Barratt 1st Battn. Cheshire Regt.) with top lugs, renamed; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., Anchor obverse, this a cast copy (Heny. Cornelius Ropemaker H.M.S. Implacable 22 Years) pierced with two rings for suspension; Efficiency Decoration, G.V.R., Canada, undated, last missing ‘v’ of royal cipher,all lacquered, generally nearly very fine (5) £240-£280 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---

Memorial Plaque (William John Garner) in torn paper envelope with card outer cover, extremely fine £70-£90 --- William John Garner was born in Bromley, Essex, on 15 August 1896. An errand boy, he joined the Royal Navy at Portsmouth on 26 January 1913 and was appointed Boy 2nd Class. Raised Ordinary Seaman 15 August 1914, and Able Seaman 13 February 1915, he was posted to the M-Class destroyer Opal on 15 March 1916 and served at Scapa Flow attached to 12th Destroyer Flotilla. Present at the engagement of U-67 on 24 July 1917, Garner’s promising naval career was ended when Opal crashed headlong into rocks off the east coast of South Ronaldsay on 12 January 1918; the ship was later found battered and broken on the Clett of Crura, all the crew - bar 1 survivor - having succumbed to the sea and dreadful weather conditions.

Regimental Sweetheart Brooches. A Great War era 9ct. hallmarked Gold and Tortoiseshell Regimental Sweetheart Brooch with a regimental emblem to the Inniskilling Dragoons, together with four Great War era hallmarked Silver and Tortoiseshell Regimental Sweetheart Brooches with regimental emblems to the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Royal Naval Air Service and the Queen’s Bays, all with fitted hinged pins for wearing, approximately 25mm diameter, generally very fine (5) £120-£160 --- Note: The lot is subject to CITES legislation. Organic materials, such as tortoiseshell may be covered by CITES legislation and this may impact export to other countries. Please be aware that it is the buyer’s responsibility to arrange for any CITES export licences for their purchase. In addition to CITES, tortoiseshell, if imported into the United States of America, will be subject to USA Fist and Wildlife regulations.

A rare Gallipoli operations C.G.M. group of five awarded to Sergeant J. G. Way, Royal Marine Light Infantry, who was decorated for his gallantry with the Royal Naval Division at Achi Baba on 13 July 1915 Conspicuous Gallantry Medal, G.V.R. (PO.4356. Lce. Corp. J. G. Way, R.M.L.I. Po. Bn. R.N. Div.); 1914 Star with clasp (PO.4356 Pte. J. G. Way, R.M. Brigade); British War and Victory Medals (PO.4356 Sgt. J. G. Way. R.M.L.I.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (PO.4356. J. G. Way, Private. R.M.L.I.) mounted court-style, nearly extremely fine (5) £10,000-£14,000 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- C.G.M. London Gazette 13 September 1915: ‘The following awards have been approved for services in the Gallipoli peninsula: Lance-Corporal John Gibson Way, R.M.L.I., Po. 1356 / R.F.R. B. 487/Portsmouth Battalion. For his services on the 13th July, when he exhibited great courage, presence of mind and powers of personal leadership in a moment of crisis in assisting Major Sketchley to turn a retreat into a successful advance.’ John Gibson Way was born at Ryde in the Isle of Wight on 21 January 1875, and joined the Royal Marine Light Infantry as a Bugler at Gosport in April 1889, aged 14. Having then completed his 12-year term of service, he transferred to the Royal Fleet Reserve and was a regular attendee of annual drills in the lead up to the Great War. Duly mobilised on the outbreak of hostilities in August 1914, he was assigned to the R.M. Brigade and served with the Royal Naval Division at Ostend, Dunkirk and Antwerp in August-October 1914. Next embarked for the Dardanelles as a Lance-Corporal, he first served in Gallipoli between April-May 1915, when he was wounded on the first day of the latter month. But it was for his second tour of duty on the peninsula that he was awarded the C.G.M., when, as orderly to Major E. F. P. Sketchley, R.M.L.I., he displayed great gallantry at Achi Baba on 13 July 1915. The citation for Sketchley’s subsequent award of the D.S.O., as published in the London Gazette on 13 September 1915, states: ‘For services during operations south of Achi Baba where a retreat began and rapidly developed, which might have had very serious consequences. Major Sketchley who was in the supports, assisted by Lance-Corporal J. G. Way, prevented some of the men from retiring further. He then gathered together about forty of them and leading them forward, re-occupied some of the trenches. He returned twice to gather more men and collecting in all about 100, retook further trenches, took 40 prisoners and secured the position. He exhibited great courage, presence of mind and powers of personal leadership in a moment of crisis.’ Britain's Sea Soldiers, by Cyril Field, adds further detail: ‘Major Sketchley, R.M.L.I., seeing the 157th [Brigade] pulling back, rallied them and led them, with some marines of Plymouth Battalion over the parapet to reoccupy the trenches they had lost, at the point of a bayonet. He himself was armed with only his fly whisk, which he waved over his head as he charged. For his gallantry, he was awarded the D.S.O. and his orderly Lance-Corporal J. G. Way, R.M.L.I., who had stuck close to his side the whole time, the Conspicuous Gallantry Medal.’ Way, in fact, was wounded by shrapnel in his left hand, but whether that wound was the reason for his embarkation for the U.K. in August remains unknown. Back home, he served at the gunnery establishment Vernon - and elsewhere - and was advanced to Sergeant in August 1917, a month before adding the L.S. & G.C. medal to his accolades. He was demobilised in May 1919. Sold with a good quantity of original documentation, including the recipient’s Parchment Certificates of Service (2); Royal Marines Third Class Certificate of Education, dated 20 June 1892; Parchment Certificate of Discharge, dated 24 January 1905; Certificate for Wounds and Hurts, dated 9 August 1916 but in respect of his hand wound in Gallipoli on 13 July 1915, and Certificate of Demobilisation, dated 16 April 1919.

Seven: Commander (Engineer) J. N. Millar, Royal Canadian Navy, late Royal Navy British War and Victory Medals (M.32119 J. N. Millar. A/E.R.A.4. R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Defence Medal, Canadian issue in silver; Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, with overseas clasp; War Medal 1939-45, Canadian issue in silver; United States of America, United States Merchant Marine War Medal 1941-45, bronze, mounted court-style for display; together with the recipient’s British Empire Service League Canadian Legion medal, gilt and enamel, the reverse engraved ‘Jack N. Millar New York (USA 120) 1955-57’, with top ‘Past Commander’ riband bar, lacquered, very fine Pair: Gunner H. D. Forbes, Canadian Field Artillery British War and Victory Medals (340434 Gnr. H. D. Forbes. C.F.A.) nearly extremely fine (10) £80-£100 --- John Nelson Millar was born in Glasgow on 24 September 1896 and enlisted in the Royal Navy for hostilities only on 21 June 1918, borne on the books of H.M.S. Venerable as an Acting Engine Room Artificer Fourth Class from 28 October 1918. He was shore demobilised on 20 February 1919. Emigrating to the United States of America in 1923, he founded an elevator repair service, based in Newark, New Jersey, and following the outbreak of the Second World War offered his services to the United States Navy, but was rejected by virtue of not being a United States citizen. Instead, he proceed to Canada, and was commissioned Lieutenant (Engineer) in the Royal Canadian Navy on a hostilities only basis on 17 November 1942. He was placed on the Retired List with the rank of Commander (Engineer) on 5 September 1948, and died on 3 June 1962. Sold with copied service papers Henry Dean Forbes attested for the 69th Battery, Canadian Expeditionary Force at Toronto on 10 December 1914 and served overseas with the 6th Canadian Field Artillery in France. He was demobilised in August 1919, and was permitted to proceed on discharge to Chicago, United States of America. Sold with the recipient’s Discharge Certificate; Permit to proceed to the United States in Uniform on Discharge; a letter to the recipient's mother in Chicago from the Chaplain at Witley camp, sent during the War; and a leather bound set of the Book of Common Prayer and Hymnal, Oxford University Press, the cover page of the former inscribed ‘To dear Dad, from Erthel, Christmas 1925’, and later inscribed ‘At rest. May 24th 1934 - 77 years’.

Six: Petty Officer R. E. Fleming, Royal Navy 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, North Africa 1942-43; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45; Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Bomb & Mine Clearance 1945-53 (JX154738 R E Fleming PO RN) the NGS a laser-engraved later issue, extremely fine (6) £300-£400 --- Approximately 145 medals or clasps issued for six months consecutive work in the disposal of bombs and mines in different parts of the world. The medal was issued with three obverse types, viz. G.VI.R., 2nd issue, and E.II.R., 1st and 2nd issues.

Ten: Stoker Petty Officer F. E. Elkins, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (K.22546, F. E. Elkins, Sto. 1., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (K.22546. F. E. Elkins.. Sto. 1. R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (K.22546. F. E. Elkins. L. Sto. H.M.S. Pembroke.) mounted as worn, the GVR awards heavily polished and worn, therefore fair to fine; the Second War awards good very fine (10) £100-£140 --- Frank Ernest Elkins was born in Dalston, London, on 10 February 1896 and joined the Royal Navy as a Stoker Second Class on 13 May 1914 and served during the Great War in H.M.S. Tiger from 3 October 1914 until the cessation of hostilities, being promoted Stoker First Class on 7 January 1915, and Leading Stoker on 1 December 1925. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 18 May 1929, and was further promoted Stoker Petty Officer on 3 July 1931. Shore pensioned on 14 May 1936, he briefly served from 10 to 23 May 1937 to coincide with the Coronation Review, and was again recalled for War service in 1939. He served throughout the Second World War in a variety of ships and shore based establishments, and was again shore discharged on 20 September 1945. Sold with copied service papers.

Three: Able Seaman V. G. C. Walker, Royal Navy, who served in H.M.S. Minotaur at the Battle of Jutland 1914-15 Star (J.32923, V. G. C. Walker, Boy. 1., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (J.32923 V. G. C. Walker. A.B. R.N.) mounted as worn, contact marks, good fine and better (3) £60-£80 --- Victor George Charles Walker was born in Croydon, Surrey, on 28 August 1898 and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class on 3 November 1914. He served in H.M.S. Minotaur from 23 July 1915 until the cessation of hostilities, and was present in her at the Battle of Jutland, 31 May 1916, when Minotaur served as flagship of the 2nd Cruiser Squadron. Advanced Leading Seaman on 12 July 1917, he was shore pensioned on 28 August 1928, after 12 years’ man’s service. Sold with two postcard photographs of the recipient, and copied record of service.

Six: Petty Officer Cook W. H. Hagan, Royal Navy 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star, 1 clasp, France and Germany; Africa Star; Burma Star; War Medal 1939-45; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 2nd issue, with Second Award Bar (MX.46626 W. H. Hagan. P.O. Ck. H.M.S. Broadway.) ship partially officially corrected, mounted as worn, some staining, generally very fine (6) £60-£80 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---

Six: Lieutenant Commander A. C. Cresswell, Royal Navy, who died on active service whilst serving with H.M.S. Medway, the depot ship for the 1st Submarine Flotilla, at Alexandria, 1 September 1941 British War and Victory Medals (Mid. A. C. Cresswell. R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45, generally very fine or better (6) £100-£140 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Arthur Clifford Cresswell was a Canadian, who was born in April 1899. He joined the Royal Navy as a Midshipman in 1918, and service during the Great War included with H.M.S. Bellerophon. Cresswell advanced to Lieutenant in October 1920, and to Lieutenant Commander in October 1928. He was appointed as the Navigating Officer to H.M.S. Medway, the depot ship for the 4th Submarine Flotilla on the China Station in April 1937. The latter was serving in Hong Kong in 1940, before she sailed for Alexandria where she supported the 1st Submarine Flotilla, which operated in the Eastern Mediterranean. Lieutenant Commander Cresswell was serving with her when he died on active service, 1 September 1941, and he is buried in the Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt. Sold with copied service papers.

A Great War trawlerman’s D.S.M. awarded to Trimmer G. O. Pickess, Royal Naval Reserve, H.M.T. Bombardier, for the destruction of a German U-boat in May 1918 Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (TS.3646. G. O. Pickess, Trim. R.N.R. “Bombardier” North Sea. 31. May. 1918.) good very fine £500-£700 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- D.S.M. London Gazette 29 November 1918: ‘For services in action with enemy submarines.’ The recommendation states: ‘Pickess, George Owen. H.M.T. Bombardier Action with enemy submarine 31 May 1918. This rating is, in my opinion, the bedt Hydrophone Operator at this base. He gave great assistance during the operations lasting for 29 hours against an enemy submarine which was eventually destroyed on 31 May 1918.’ The Armed Trawler Bombardier took part in the destruction of a German U-boat in the North Sea on 31 May 1918. There is some confusion as to whether it was the UC-49 or the UC-75, both of which were sunk this same day. The Merchant Navy by Hurd credits Bombardier with the former boat, whilst Keble Chatterton in Beating the U-Boats credits her with the latter. Sold with extracts from both narratives.

Pair: Corporal S. Dooley, Eire District, St. John Ambulance Brigade Service Medal of the Order of St John, silver, straight bar suspension (31861. Cpl. S. Dooley. Eire. S.J.A.B. 1945.); Ireland, Free State, Emergency Service Medal 1939-46, Army, Air Corps, Navy issue, with two 1939-46 clasps, bronze, unnamed as issued, with integral top riband bar, extremely fine, the first scarce to an Irish recipient (2) £160-£200

Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1945-48 (D/SSX.831685 R. J. Hodgkins. Ord. Smn. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue (K.58131. O. Starck. Sto. 1. H.M.S. Ceres.) light contact marks, good very fine (2) £80-£100

Three: Cook H. Thomas, Royal Navy, who was killed in action during the First Battle of Sirte when H.M.S. Neptune, on convoy duty to Malta, struck four mines in quick succession off the Tripoli coast on 19 December 1941, and sank within minutes; of the 764 Officers and crew in Neptune only one man survived 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Admiralty enclosure, in card box of issue addressed to ‘Mrs. M. Thomas, 57 Gaddesby Road, King’s Heath, Birmingham 14’, extremely fine (3) £60-£80 --- Hubert Thomas served during the Second World War in the Leander class light cruiser H.M.S. Neptune, as part of Force K deployed as convoy support to Malta. On 17 December 1941 the supply ship MV Breconshire was being escorted to Malta by Force K near the Gulf of Sirte, when the British ships sighted Italian battleships escorting a convoy to Tripoli. After seeing Breconshire safely into Malta, Force K sailed again to search for the Tripoli convoy. At 1:0 a.m. on 19 December 1941, whilst approximately 20 miles off the Tripoli coast, Neptune hit a mine. She then went full speed astern and struck two more mines, seriously damaging her propellers and rudder. The destroyer H.M.S. Kandahar went to assist but in doing so she herself struck a mine. At about 4:00 a.m. Neptune was struck by a fourth mine and sank within a few minutes. Only 16 men from a compliment of 764 survived the initial sinking and managed to climb aboard a raft; however, all but one man succumbed whilst on the open seas. The Neptune’s sole survivor, Able Seaman Norman Walton, was picked up by the Italians on Christmas Eve and made a prisoner of war. The loss of H.M.S. Neptune represented the greatest single tragedy for both the Mediterranean Fleet and the New Zealand Navy of whom 151 men were part of Neptune’s crew. Thomas was amongst those killed, aged 27. He is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial, and his medals were sent to his widow Mrs. May Thomas.

Five: Chief Petty Officer Supply C. J. W. Hamlyn, Royal Navy, who was killed in action when H.M.S. Kite was torpedoed and sunk by U-344 in the Barents Sea on 21 August 1944 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star, 1 clasp, France and Germany; Arctic Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Admiralty enclosure, in named card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mrs. B. W. Hamlyn, 8 Field Way, Wavertree, Liverpool 15’, the Arctic Star with Defence Council enclosure in separately named case of issue, extremely fine (5) £500-£700 --- Charles James William Hamlyn joined the Royal Navy and served as a Supply Chief Petty Officer during the Second World War in H.M.S. Kite. He was killed in action when Kite, as part of convoy JW59 to Northern Russia, was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-344 in the Barents Sea on 21 August 1944; of the 10 officers and 207 ratings onboard, only nine survived. U-344 was sunk the next day with the loss of all hands. Hamlyn is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial. His medals were sent to his widow, Betty Winifred Hamlyn.

A poignant Second War Coastal Forces D.S.M. awarded to Ordinary Seaman T. W. Walkinshaw, Royal Navy, an 18-year-old rating who was decorated for his gallantry in M.T.B. 723 in the summer of 1944 but subsequently a victim of the terrible conflagration that engulfed Ostend harbour in February 1945 Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (Ord. Smn. T. W. Walkinshaw. C/JX. 579799.) mounted on original investiture pin, toned, extremely fine --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Provenance: Sotheby’s, December 1998. D.S.M. London Gazette 19 September 1944: ‘For outstanding courage, skill and determination in light coastal craft in successful actions with enemy forces.’ The original recommendation states: ‘For outstanding courage, coolness and devotion to duty in action against strong enemy forces on the nights of 9-10 June and 27-28 June 1944. In the first action this rating at his Oerlikon gun continued to fire with skill and accuracy although wounded in the leg. He refused medical attention until his boat had made a successful withdrawal.’ Thomas William Walkinshaw was born in Birmingham, Warwickshire in July 1926 but his family later settled in Lichfield, where his father was publican of the Angel Inn in Market Street. Young Thomas was briefly employed as an electrician at a Midland aerodrome prior to joining the Royal Navy, aged 16. Subsequently drafted to Coastal Forces, he was awarded the D.S.M. for gallant deeds enacted in M.T.B. 723 in actions in the Nore area in June 1944, when she was commanded by Lieutenant A. McDougall, D.S.C., R.N.V.R. and formed part of the 58th Flotilla. The first of those actions took place off Egmond on the night of 9th, when six boats carried out an attack on four enemy armed trawlers and a gun coaster, using newly delivered ‘magnetic pistol’ torpedoes (CCR). One of 723’s consorts was set on fire and sank with a loss of two men. Less than a week later – on the night of the 14th - five boats from the 58th Flotilla were back in action off the Texel, including 723, an enemy coaster being sunk and a large tug heavily damaged. Following these successful actions, 723 took a direct hit on her bridge during a ferocious fire fight off Ymuiden on the night of 4-5 July. An eye-witness who saw the fatal round find its mark later wrote, ‘a shower of red sparks burst amidships, she reeled, slowed, swung off course but regained station almost at once.’ Her bridge a shambles and her skipper ‘Archie’ McDougall mortally wounded, 723 nonetheless made it back to Lowestoft. Walkinshaw later transferred to M.T.B. 798, in which he was killed in Ostend on 14 February 1945, when a fire broke out during a refuelling session, causing catastrophic explosions of ordnance and petrol tanks. In what amounted to the greatest disaster to befall Coastal Forces in the entire war, a dozen boats were destroyed with a loss 64 officers and ratings, and a further 65 wounded. Aged just 18, he was the son of Charles Clarence and Beatrice Maud Walkinshaw, of Lichfield, Staffordshire. He is commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial. Sold with full research including copied photographs of the recipient and his crew.

A post-War ‘Civil’ M.B.E., Second War Malta Convoy D.S.M. group of eight awarded to Sick Berth Petty Officer C. E. Buddin, Royal Navy, who delayed treatment of his own serious wounds to help his shipmates when serving in H.M.S. Cairo during Operation ‘Harpoon’ in June 1942 The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Civil) Member’s 2nd type breast badge; Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (M.35924 C. E. Buddin. S.B.P.O.); Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1936-1939 (M.35924 C. E. Buddin. L.S.B.A. R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, coinage head (M.35924 C. E. Buddin. L.S.B.A. H.M.S, St. Angelo.) mounted court-style, light contact marks, otherwise otherwise good very fine (8) £1,600-£2,000 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Provenance: Spink, November 1998. M.B.E. London Gazette 2 June 1962. For his services as Assistant Secretary to the Local Committee of the Royal Naval Benevolent Trust, Portsmouth. D.S.M. London Gazette 22 September 1942: ‘For bravery and resolution in H.M. Ships while escorting an important convoy to Malta.’ The original recommendation states: ‘During 14 June 1942, H.M.S. Cairo was in action with strong enemy air forces, and on 15 June was engaged with a superior enemy surface force. On 14 June, Sick Berth Petty Officer Buddin showed skill and devotion to duty in tending the wounded and on 15 June, when severely wounded, showed unselfishness in requesting the Medical Officer to leave him until all other wounded had been attended to.’ Charles Ephraim Buddin was born in Mitcham, London on 13 October 1902, and entered the Royal Navy as a Probationary Sick Berth Attendant in October 1920. Having then served in the gunboat H.M.S. Aphis on the China Station from April 1929 to May 1931, he was advanced to Leading Sick Berth Attendant and awarded his L.S. & G.C. Medal in November 1935. In August 1939, after additional service off Palestine, he joined the cruiser Cairo and he remained similarly employed until being seriously wounded on the Malta run in Operation ‘Harpoon’ in June 1942, wounds that necessitated the amputation of a leg. In the interim, Cairo saw action in the Norwegian campaign, in which she was damaged by enemy aircraft off Narvik on 28 May 1940, with a loss of 10 killed. In his capacity as a senior Sick Berth Attendant, Buddin would have been much in demand in treating those who were wounded. He was mentioned in despatches (London Gazette 1 July 1941, refers). Following protracted repairs, Cairo was employed in the Western Approaches but in June 1942, she was deployed as an anti-anticraft cruiser to the Malta convoy Operation ‘Harpoon’. Running the gauntlet of relentless air attacks, in addition to a clash with an Italian light cruiser division which became known as the battle of Pantelleria, Cairo suffered resultant damage and casualties, not least on the 14th and 15th, including two 6-inch shell hits from the enemy cruiser Eugenio di Savoia. As cited in the recommendation for his resultant award of the D.S.M., Buddin carried out sterling work in treating the ship’s casualties, even after he was himself seriously wounded on the 15th. In consequence of those wounds, which led to the amputation of a leg, he was evacuated home and, ultimately, invalided ashore. He received his D.S.M. in a Buckingham Palace investiture held in May 1944. Afterwards he moved to Portsmouth as Assistant Secretary to the Local Committee of the Royal Naval Benevolent Trust, and eight years later was appointed the Secretary, which services resulted in the award of his M.B.E. in June 1962. Sold with full research.