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CELTIC F.C. VS. REST OF SCOTLAND, PHOTOGRAPH, 15TH MAY 1915 by A. Agnew, mount with players, staff and match details inscribed, the match in aid of Belgian Relief Fund, Hampden Park, Celtic won 1-0, framed and under glass45.5cm x 55.5cm overall

CELTIC F.C., TWO LETTERS FROM THE S.F.A., 1950 AND 1951 the first relating to the dismissal of a caution for John McPhail (date 24th October 1950), the second addressed to James McGrory (dated 13th November 1951), along with a Celtic Playing Staff facsimile autograph sheet

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.

SELMER 'PENNSYLVANIA SPECIAL' SAXOPHONE, CZECHOSLOVAKIA, CIRCA 1938 engraved maker's name and number 266665, in fitted casecase 62cm wideCondition good to fair. Moving parts function (some not so freely as others). Two noticeable dents to curve of body. Another smaller up towards bell. Serial number as per description. Further wear as per use and age. Not having a saxophonist on staff, we have not played 5is and cannot assess tone. Ample images available.

A collection of 00 gauge Hornby Dublo models including box set EDP12 (1954-1958) containing the Duchess of Montrose 2-6-2 locomotive with tender and 2 coaches together with various wagons, lineside accessories, track, Dinky miniature staff figures etc most in original boxes

7th/8th Cent. Indian Gupta period pink sandstone "Dancing Shiva" sculpture He is depicted here with eight arms and in each of his hands holds an iconographic attribute associated with him (a staff with a skull, a trident, ...). Through his dance he shows his role as creator and destroyer of the universe: he surveys the endless cycle of time and notices its rhythm with his drum and footsteps. The statue is a precursor to the well-known figure of Shiva dancing a cosmic dance (Nataraja).INDIA - GUPTA PERIODE - 7° / 8° EEUWvrij uitzonderlijke sculptuur in rode zandsteen : "Dansende Shiva" - hoogte en breedte : 95 en 68 cmHij wordt hier afgebeeld met acht armen en houdt in elk van zijn handen een aan hem gekoppeldiconografisch attribuut (een staf met een schedel, een drietand, ...). Door zijn dans toont hij zijn rol alsschepper en vernietiger van het universum: hij overziet de eindeloze cyclus van de tijd en merkt haarritme met zijn trommel en voetstappen. Het beeld is een voorloper van de bekende figuur van Shivadie een kosmische dans danst (Nataraja)prov : uit een oude Belgische collectie

New Caledonian wooden staff decorated with a sculpted human face - with beautiful patinaNIEUW-CALEDONIË staf in hout versierd met een gesculpteerd menselijk gelaat - met mooie patine - hoogte : 99 cm uit een oude collectie van Schilde

Gillet & Johnson of London- Early 20th century 8-day oak cased domestic regulator c1920, flat topped hood with glazed side panels and applied moulding above a square hood door, long trunk door with geometric patterned mouldings on a conforming plinth with applied skirting, 12” sheet brass dial with a matted centre and cast cherub spandrels, silvered chapter ring with Roman numerals, five minute Arabic's, quarter and minute tracks, with matching steel hands and makers name on a silvered cartouche, dial pinned to a substantial four pillar rack striking movement with a deadbeat escapement and maintaining power, striking the hours on a coiled gong. With brass cased weights, pendulum and key. Case with a brass presentation plaque from the staff of Lloyd's register of shipping to E Salmon on the occasion of his retirement in 1926.Gillet & Johnson were founded in London during the mid 19th century and are highly regarded manufacturers of clocks, clock movements and particularly turret clock movements, bells and carillons. The firm is still in existence today.Dimensions: Height: 213cm  Length/Width: 38cm  Depth/Diameter: 24cm

A CHINESE BRONZE IMITATION PORCELAIN FIGURE OF SHOULAO, YOU CHANGZI (1874-1922). The brown glazed and gilt decorated porcelain God of Longevity standing dressed in long robes on a cloud form base next to a crane, holding a peach staff. Eight character impressed factory mark to base 'Fujian Huiguan, You Changzi zao'. (Made by You Changzi, Fujian Guild). Late Qing / Republic period. 29.5cm tall.

TWO CHINESE PORCELAIN BALUSTER VASES, 19/20TH CENTURY. A blue and white vase decorated with lady and boy in a garden scene; Together with a crackle ware vase with lion mask ring handles decorated with man holding a staff, with incised Chenghua mark to base. 26cm and 35.5cm tall. (2) Firing fault to rim with T shaped hairline measuring around 4cm from the rim, with chips and glaze chips around the foot. The crackle ware vase with three sections restuck at the rim, with small chips to foot.

THREE SOUTH EAST ASIAN BRONZE MODELS OF BUDDHAS. Comprising: a buddha Shakyamuni, Laos, seated in dhyanasana, 18th-19th century, another probably Burmese, seated on a raised mound base 12.5cm high and a standing figure of a priest, with spirally twisting staff, on lotus base, 26cm high (3) The Laos buddha with small losses to footrim, cracked and repaired around neck.Small, possibly Burmese buddha, with loss to edge of footrim, some remnants of gilding. Standing priest with staff - loss to lower part of staff, restored repair to corner of base, losses to his hair and knot, with old in-filling, surface wear and general lacking of crispness to casting.Some wear overall.

Star Wars - Three Original Last 17 Figures to include Barada with Staff, Imperial Dignitary & Anakin Skywalker in a vg overall condition

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)

Kalthoff, Alfred Deckenleuchte "Modell 5535", einflammig. Rot lackierter Metall-Schirm. Best. Hersteller Staff, 70er Jahre. H. 30, D. 40 cm.

Y  A LONG ZULU RHINOCEROS HORN KNOBKERRY/CLUB SOUTH AFRICA, 19TH CENTURY The Ceremonial Prestige staff of long proportions, modern stand knobkerry 81cm long Provenance: Ex Private family collection with 19th century historical family connections to Africa Condition Report: The weight of this item is 226g Υ CITES REGULATIONS Please note that lots marked with the symbol (Υ) in the printed catalogue and the online catalogue may be subject to CITES Regulations when exported. Relevant CITES Regulations information may be found here. The refusal of any CITES licence or permit and any delay in obtaining such licences or permits shall not give rise to the rescission or cancellation of any sale, nor allow any delay in making full payment for the Lot. With wear, marks, knocks and scratches as per age, handling, use, and cleaning. Natural patina from handling and age- some natural shrinkage visible throughout, slight lifting to material around pommel top, occasional darker marks and surface bruises from age and handling Please see additional images for visual references to condition which form part of this condition report. All lots are available for inspection and Condition Reports are available on request. However, all lots are of an age and type which means that they may not be in perfect condition and should be viewed by prospective bidders; please refer to Condition 6 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers. This is particularly true for garden related items. All lots are offered for sale "as viewed" and subject to the applicable Conditions of Business for Buyer's condition, which are set out in the sale catalogue and are available on request. Condition Report Disclaimer

* WILLIAM BIRNIE RSW RGI (SCOTTISH 1929 - 2006), LA CASA ROSA, LERICA oil on board, signed, titled label versoframed and under glass image size 12cm x 30cm, overall size 24cm x 42cm Handwritten artist's label versoNote: Bill Birnie studied at Glasgow School of Art under Gilbert Spencer and then at Hospitalfield under Ian Fleming. After graduating, he joined the staff at Hyndland Secondary School in 1952. That same year he was also elected a member of the Society of Scottish Artists (SSA). In 1958, he became a founder member of the Glasgow Group and formed the Glasgow Group Society, of which he was Vice-President for 32 years. In 1965, he was elected a member of the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour (RSW), a society of which he also became Vice-President and Treasurer. He became Principal Art Teacher at Douglas Academy, near Bearsden, and later at Gryffe High, near Kilbarchan. Bill's abilities not only as a teacher but also as an administrator were noticed by the Department of Education and he was soon appointed Head Examiner in Art for Scotland. He still managed to maintain a very active exhibiting schedule and showed in all the main public galleries and many of Scotland's best commercial galleries. His work was enthusiastically collected and increasingly sought after. He was elected a member of the Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Art (RGI) and of the Paisley Art Institute (PAI). In the early years, he painted from his garden, showing the village of Kilbarchan in its changing seasons, under a quiet blanket of winter snow, or framed in a blazing sunset through autumnal trees. Later visits to France and Italy with his artist wife, Cynthia Wall, whom he married in 1953, brought new subject matter, cafe scenes, vine groves, Italian clifftop villages, and the crumbling facades of palaces and churches of Venice. It was characteristic of the man that when told that his illness was terminal, he calmly put his affairs in order and started work for a final one-man show at the Open Eye Gallery (Edinburgh) the scene of so many of his successful shows. Unsurprisingly, the exhibition was a complete sell-out. In recent years there has been a widely acknowledged acceleration in the prices achieved at auctions around the UK for William Birnie's paintings. In the Scottish Contemporary Art Auction of 8th November 2020 lot 567 "The Red House" a 60 x 90cm oil sold for £3000 (hammer) which, not for the first time in recent years, set a new auction record for a painting by William Birnie.

* CHARLOTTE CHEVERTON (BRITISH 1960 - 1991), GRANDPA'S BASKET mixed media on board, attributed and titled on printed gallery exhibition label versomounted, framed and under glass image size 12cm x 8cm, overall size 23cm x 20cm Label verso: The Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh.Note: Leith School of Art (Edinburgh) was set up in 1988 by two art teachers, Mark and Lottie Cheverton. Their aim was to establish a supportive, community learning environment for art students. The Chevertons ran the School together for three years, offering a Foundation course and a range of short courses. They recognised that studying art could be a challenging experience, and they wanted to create a positive tradition for teaching art and a learning environment where students would feel nurtured and grow in their ability. Tragically in 1991, the Chevertons were killed in a car accident. It was clear that their original vision of teaching was a strong one, and in 1992 Philip Archer, one of their close friends who shared their vision, became Principal. Since that time the School has grown and evolved. New year-long courses have been added, the short course programme has expanded, there are community classes and dedicated courses for schools within the School’s Outreach Programme. There are approximately forty members of staff, including around thirty teaching and teaching support staff. The School building has grown, expanding to fill all the interior spaces in the building. In 2000 all the outside space around the School was converted to inside space, resulting in the addition of the sculpture court, library and gallery area. In 2014 the School expanded again by leasing space at St James Church, which is located close to the School on North Junction Street. It is a lovely 1930s church hall with two bright, spacious studio spaces and an outdoor area. Throughout all this change, the vision of the original founders remains strong: to create a School with a vital artistic life where both tradition and innovation work together allowing students to produce work of distinctive quality and character. Lottie was a talented artist in her own right but she and her husband created an institution that has gone on to win widespread accolades and their vision has inspired and continues to inspire many hundreds of artists.

* SIR ROBIN PHILIPSON RA PRSA FRSA RSW RGI (SCOTTISH 1916 - 1992), GLADIOLI ON A TABLE oil on canvas, signedframedimage size 76cm x 102cm, overall size 101cm x 207cmExhibition label verso: The Carnegie Dunfermline Trust Exhibition, Robin Philipson: Paintings, the label dated April 1970Note: Born in Cumbria in 1916, Philipson moved to Scotland with his family when he was fourteen. After training at Edinburgh College of Art, during World War II Philipson served with the King's Own Scottish Borderers in India and Burma, and while unable to paint as much as he would wish under war time conditions, in later life would return to the exotic motifs such as Brahma cattle and Burmese horses first encountered during active service. Following the war, Philipson joined the teaching staff at Edinburgh College of Art in 1947 and taught until his retirement in 1982. His early works were mainly landscapes, still lifes and interiors, but by the 1950s, he had become interested in the work of the American Abstract Expressionists. His works were was strongly influenced by his fellow members of the Edinburgh School, such as Gillies and Maxwell, as well as the works of Kokoschka. This is evident in his energetic brushwork and use of rich, jewel-like colour. His diverse subjects included cathedral interiors, soldiers, wild animals, poppies, and most notably cock fighting. Philipson was a highly influential figure within the Scottish and English art worlds and received many honours throughout his life. He was elected an Honorary Royal Academician and was knighted in 1976 for his services to the arts in Scotland. He served as the President of the Royal Scottish Academy from 1973 to 1983. UK public collections hold one hundred and two of his paintings.

* JAMES MORRISON RSA RSW (SCOTTISH 1932 - 2020), UNTITLED oil on board, signed and dated 1992framed and under glassimage size 20cm x 25cm, overall size 33cm x 38cm Note: Painter and teacher, born in Glasgow. He studied at the School of Art there, 1950–4, then taught part-time, 1955–8. In 1962–3 he was visiting artist at Patrick Allan-Fraser School of Art, Hospitalfield, Arbroath. In 1965 he joined the staff of Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee, becoming head of department from 1979–87, when he resigned to paint full-time. He then made an extended painting trip to Canada, having in 1968 won an Arts Council Travelling Scholarship to Greece. Was keeper of RSA, a council member of SSA and a member of RSW. Morrison was a frequent broadcaster on the arts on television. One of his most notable achievements was the series of paintings of disappearing and decaying Glasgow which he made over many years, featured in an exhibition at William Hardie Gallery, Glasgow, 1990. Frequent one-man shows also included a series at Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh. HRH The late Duke of Edinburgh, Glasgow and Edinburgh Universities and a number of Scottish galleries hold his work. Lived in Usan, Montrose, Angus.

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.

Four: Gunner E. H. Howard, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery, later Acting Sergeant Major, Canadian Forestry Corps 1914-15 Star (6022 Gnr: E. H. Howard. R. Can: H. Art:); British War and Victory Medals (6022 A.W.O. Cl.1. E. H. Howard R.C.H.H.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (6022 Pte. -A.S. Mjr.- E. H. Howard. Can: Forestry C.) light contact marks, very fine (4) £140-£180 --- M.S.M. London Gazette 9 December 1919 ‘In recognition of valuable services rendered in connection with the War’ Everett Haydon Howard was born in Elgin, Ontario, Canada in 1888. A Clerk by occupation, he attested for the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery at Valcartier, Quebec on 23 September 1914, embarking five days later in TSS Athenia for England. Whilst undergoing training on Salisbury Plain his disciplinary record was chequered. Embarking for France on 8 July 1915 he was admitted to hospital on several occasion due to bronchitis and neuralgia, and was returned to England in October 1916 before being transferred to the Canadian Forestry Corps on 9 January 1917. Appointed Acting Staff Sergeant with pay on 27 August 1917 his name was brought to the attention of Secretary for War for valuable services rendered on 13 March 1918. Appointed Superintending Clerk with pay, Headquarters, Canadian Forestry Corps, London, he was promoted Acting Regimental Sergeant Major on 15 April 1918, before returning to Canada due to a chest condition on 11 September 1919. Disembarking at Halifax he was demobilised on 12 November 1919 to reside at Craigmyle, Alberta. Following war service Howard remained in Canada with his wife before returning to Southampton on 26 November 1924. The 1939 Register records him as a Retired Army Pensioner living in Southampton. Following the outbreak of the Second World War he again embarked with his wife for Canada on 9 July 1940 and he is shown in the 1945 List of Electors for Calgary West as a Civil Servant, and is believed to have served in charge of Calgary Post Office. Following the end of the Second World War he returned from Canada with his wife to Southampton where he died on 18 April 1971, aged 81. Sold with copied service record and other research.

Six: Staff Sergeant R. H. Thompson, Royal Garrison Artillery, later Indian Unattached List British War and Victory Medals (42833 Gnr. R. H. Thompson. R.A.); War Medal 1939-45; India Service Medal; Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.VI.R., 3rd issue (1410254 S/Sjt. R. H. Thompson. R.A.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, India (Sjt. R. H. Thompson, I.U.L.) mounted court-style for display, very fine and better (6) £140-£180 --- Robert Henry Thompson was born in 1895 and attested for the Royal Artillery in London on 19 August 1914. Posted to Base Details as Gunner, his MIC confirms entitlement to a pair for Great War Service. Remaining with the Colours, Thompson was raised Staff Sergeant and discharged on 28 May 1939.

The group of nine miniature dress medals worn by Lieutenant-Colonel U. B. Burke, Devonshire Regiment Military Cross, G.V.R.; 1914 Star, with clasp; British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Coronation 1953; Poland, Republic, Order of Polonia Restituta, Chevalier’s badge, mounted as worn; together with the recipient’s riband bar (this lacking the Coronation 1953 riband), nearly very fine (9) £80-£100 --- M.C. London Gazette 26 July 1918 Ulick Bernard Burke was born in Plymouth in 1895. Commissioned into the 3rd (Special Reserve) Battalion, Devonshire Regiment in May 1914 he embarked for France on 13 November 1914. He was awarded the Military Cross for assisting in getting the guns away under enemy fire at Morveuil Wood on 31 March 1918 and subsequently served as Adjutant of the 2nd Battalion Devonshire Regiment during their historic action at Bois-des-Buttes on 27 May 1918 where he was seriously wounded and taken prisoner (for which action he was recommended for the Distinguished Service Order). In total he was five times wounded in action during the Great War resulting in his right leg being amputated below the knee in 1935. In spite of his disability, he embarked for France with the Royal Engineers in 1940 and was employed in Movement Control at Dunkirk, Operation Dynamo, between 27 May and 4 June 1940. Evacuated to England he held various staff appointments involving movement control for the remainder of the war before being employed in the resettlement of the Polish forces for which he was awarded the Polish Order of Polonia Restituta. Granted various extension to his short service commission he finally relinquished his commission on 1 December 1955. In retirement he became landlord of the Tally Ho! public house in Hatherleigh. He died aged 82 at Postbridge, Yelverton on 30 August 1977, aged 82. Following Burke’s death his medals were left to the Devonshire Regiment Museum then located in Exeter. The regiment retained the full size medals and sold the miniature group and riband bar to a well known dealer in dress miniatures with the funds going to the Old Comrades Association; the vendor purchased these direct from that dealer. Sold with copied service records confirming medal entitlement except Coronation 1953 and other research.

Three: Regimental Sergeant-Major J. Laverty, 77th Regiment of Foot, later Yeoman of the Guard Crimea 1854-56, 3 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Sebastopol (J. Laverty. Serjt. 77. Foot.) depot impressed naming, suspension claw re-affixed; Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (Staff Sergt. Major John Laverty Genl. Staff); Turkish Crimea 1855, British issue (No. 2755 Serjt. J. Laverty. H.M. 77th. Foot.) contemporarily engraved naming, fitted with an IGS-style suspension, heavy edge bruising and contact marks to the Crimea medal, this fair, the rest better (3) £400-£500 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- John Laverty was born at Carrickfergus, County Antrim, and attested for the 57th Foot at Belfast on 18 March 1853, aged 18. He volunteered to the 77th Foot in February 1854 and served with the regiment in the Crimea (Medal with 3 clasps, and Turkish medal). He received his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in March 1871 and was discharged in the rank of Sergeant-Major on 31 March 1874. He was appointed a Yeoman of the Guard on 31 January 1885, and was present at the inspection by Kaiser Wilhelm in 1891; that by Queen Victoria in 1897; and at that by King Edward VII in 1901. He was one of those senior Yeomen awarded the M.S.M. without annuity on 1 May 1907. He died on 15 November 1913. Note: These medals, together with the recipient’s Jubilee 1887, Coronation 1902, Coronation 1911, and Meritorious Service Medals were formerly on loan to the Middlesex Regimental Museum, but were returned to the family when it closed down and been subsequently separated. His other four medals were sold in these rooms in May 2019. Sold with copied service papers and medal roll extracts.

The Egypt Medal awarded to Sergeant C. Williams, Army Hospital Corps who was awarded the D.C.M. for gallant conduct at Abu Klea and Abu Kru, in January 1885 Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 2 clasps, The Nile 1884-85, Abu Klea (3520 Sgt. C. Williams. A.[H.C.]) edge bruising, heavy pitting from Star, last part of regiment heavily polished and indistinct, therefore good fine £1,600-£2,000 --- Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, October 2014. D.C.M. Recommendation submitted to the Queen 3 October 1892. Charles Robert Williams was born in Shandon, Co. Cork in 1860 and attested into the General Infirmary at Liverpool on 27 August 1877. Advanced Corporal on 1 April 1878 and Sergeant on 1 January 1882, he served in Egypt from 7 August 1882 to 9 October 1882, returning back on 28 November 1882. He was one of around 15 members of the Army Medical Department who served at Abu Klea and Abu Kru in January 1885, during which time members of the Department distinguished themselves by rushing from five of the the ranks of the square to rescue some 80 to 90 wounded men from the battlefield, whilst exposing themselves to the Soudanese who were only 400 to 500 yards away. For his gallantry during the Nile Expedition 1884-85, in particular for his services at Abu Klea on 17 January 1885 and Abu Kru on 19 January 1885, he was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal, being presented with his D.C.M. by Queen Victoria at Windsor Castle on 25 November 1892, details being reported in The Times, 26 November 1892: ‘Her Majesty today decorated First-Class Staff-Sergeant Charles Williams, Medical Staff Corps, with the Distinguished Conduct Medal for services in Egypt. Sergeant Williams’ conduct during the Nile expedition, 1884-5, deserved the highest commendation; his gallant conduct at Abu Klea and Abu Kru and his zeal and cheerfulness throughout the campaign rendered him worthy of this reward.’ Advanced Sergeant Major 5 September 1894, Williams stood trial and was cleared of charges of negligently carrying out instructions thereby losing money entrusted to him and the misappropriation of money, during which time his D.C.M. and campaign medals had been forfeited, but were restored on 11 February 1896. He was discharged on completion of his second term of limited engagement on 27 August 1898 and died on 23 August 1946, aged 82. Sold with copied service papers, a copied account of the presentation of the D.C.M. and very detailed copied research.

The mounted group of four miniature dress medals attributed to Colonel H. W. Pearse, East Surrey Regiment Distinguished Service Order, V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top riband bar; Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Rel. of Ladysmith, Transvaal; King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902, mounted as worn; together with a silver pocket watch, the reverse engraved ‘Robert Pearse 1891. Hugh Pearse 1910.’, nearly extremely fine (4) £240-£280 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- D.S.O. London Gazette 27 September 1901: ‘In recognition of services during the operations in South Africa.’ Hugh Woodhouse Pearse was born on 13 August 1855, the son of the Reverend Robert Pearse, and was commissioned Ensign in the 70th Regiment of Foot on 11 February 1875 and joined the Regiment in India, serving with them during the Second Afghan War. Appointed Deputy Assistant Adjutant General, Commissariat and Transport Staff, on 13 August 1881, he was promoted Captain on 30 June 1883, and was Adjutant of the Volunteers from 15 January 1889 to 13 January 1894. Promoted Major on 12 July 1892, he served in South Africa during the Boer War from 1899 to 1902, being present at the Relief of Ladysmith, including the action at Colenso; the operations of 17 to 24 January 1900, and the action at Spion Kop; the operations of 5 to 7 February 1900, and the action at Vaal Kranz; and the operations on Tugela Heights, and the action at Pieter's Hill. Promoted Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel on 29 November 1900, he was appointed to the command of the 2nd Battalion, East Surrey Regiment (as the 70th Foot had become) on 20 February 1901, after Colonel Harris had been wounded, and saw further service during the operations in the Transvaal from 30 November 1900 to 31 May 1902; and the operations in the Orange River Colony in May 1901. For his services in South Africa he was twice Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazettes 8 February 1902 and 29 July 1902), and was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order. Subsequently promoted Brevet Colonel on 10 February 1904, and confirmed in that rank on 25 February 1907, he served from that latter dated as Assistant Director of Dress and Clothing, H.Q. of Army, and finally retired on 25 February 1911, after 36 years’ service. In retirement he was the author of The History of the East Surrey Regiment 1702-1914, and he died in October 1919. Note: The recipient’s full-sized medals, together with other family medals, are held by the Queen’s Royal Surrey Regiment Museum. Sold with a watercolour portrait of Colonel Pearse, in uniform, inscribed ‘To Col. Pearse D.S.O. from L. G. F. Aug. 2. 1915.’, mounted in an attractive gilt glazed frame.

Four: Lieutenant-Colonel F. C. A. Himely, Devonshire Regiment, later Devonshire and Dorset Regiment, an Extended Service Commission Officer who served from 1935 to 1964 Defence and War Medals 1939-45 (Lt. Col. F. C. A. Himely 64105 Devon Regt.) contemporarily engraved naming; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, E.II.R. (Major F. C. A. Himely. T.D. Devon & Dorset.) unit partially officially corrected; Efficiency Decoration G.VI.R., 2nd issue, Territorial, the reverse officially dated 1950 and additionally privately engraved ‘Lt. Col. F. C. A. Himely. 64105. Devon Regt.’, with one Additional Award Bar, the reverse officially dated 1950, and integral top riband bar, mounted as worn, nearly extremely fine, the GSM believed unique to unit (4) £260-£300 --- Frederick Charles Albert Himely was born at Macagua, Cuba in 1909. The son of a Cuban medical practitioner who brought his whole family to England and settled in Torquay, the family’s Certificate of Naturalisation is dated 1 September 1921. Educated at Newton Abbot College and a member of the OTC based at the college he subsequently trained as a Chartered Accountant and qualified in 1931. Appointed Second Lieutenant in the 6th (Territorial) Battalion, Devonshire Regiment on 9 March 1935 he attended annual Camp in each of years prior to the Second World War and had been promoted to Captain by the time he was embodied with the 6th Battalion on 1 September 1939. He embarked at Glasgow for attachment to the Indian Army and was posted to the 14/5th Mahratta Light Infantry on 8 March 1941. Appointed Second in Command of the 14/5th M.L.I. (with the rank of Acting Major) on 20 February 1942, the battalion were posted to Addu Atoll, Maldive Islands on 22 October 1942, and he served there until being posted back to India to attend the Combined Operation Course which he passed in August 1943. Appointed Commandant Acting Lieutenant Colonel 14/5th M.L.I. on 19 February 1944 he disembarked with his battalion at Basra, Iraq, P.A.I. Force on 14 February 1945. Returning to India on 9 May 1946 he relinquished command of the 14/5th M.L.I. on disbandment of the battalion on 11 September 1946. Granted a Short Service Regular Army Commission in the Devonshire Regiment with the rank of Major on 1 November 1946, Himely returned to UK and was posted to the South West Infantry Training Centre on 11 March 1947. Various posting then followed both in the UK and Nigeria which presumably took account of his civilian professional qualifications and during this time he was awarded the Territorial Efficiency Decoration with Clasp on 20 June 1950. Taken on strength of the Devonshire and Dorset Regiment on amalgamation on 29 April 1958 he was posted to Wessex Brigade Depot, Exeter on 12 January 1959. Posted to FARELF he was taken on strength Combined Statistics and Record Centre, Singapore on 31 January 1959, the very last day to qualify for his General Service Medal with clasp Malaya, the single day’s service being the requirement, leading to his possibly uniquely named G.S.M. to an officer in the Devonshire and Dorset Regiment. Returning to the UK in 1961, further staff postings both at home and in BAOR followed before he finally relinquished his commission on completion of his service with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel on 1 November 1964, after a total service of 29 years and 236 days. He retired to Newton Abbot, Devon and died whilst visiting Rhodesia on 28 March 1979, aged 69. Sold with copied service record and other research

A Great War A.R.R.C. group of four awarded to Matron Elizabeth M. Collins, Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service Royal Red Cross, 2nd Class (A.R.R.C.), G.V.R., silver and enamel, on lady’s bow riband, in Garrard, London, case of issue; 1914 Star (Staff Nurse E. M. Collins. Q.A.I.M.N.S.); British War and Victory Medals (Sister E. M. Collins.) nearly extremely fine (4) £240-£280 --- A.R.R.C. London Gazette 16 February 1920: Miss Elizabeth Mary Collins, Sister, Q.A.I.M.N.S., Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley. Miss Elizabeth Mary Collins was born on 18 July 1881 and was commissioned a Staff Nurse in Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service on 25 May 1910. She served with No. 3 General Hospital during the Great War on the Western Front from 10 August 1914 to 14 November 1916. Promoted Sister on 2 June 1919, whilst serving at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley, she was awarded the Royal Red Cross Second Class in 1920. She saw further service both in the U.K. and overseas (notably in Egypt and Aden) in the inter-War years, and was promoted Matron on 7 February 1934. Proceeding to India on 8 March 1934, she retired on 1 July 1938. Sold with copied service record.

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.

Pair: Private A. E. Hunt, Northumberland Fusiliers British War and Victory Medals (85088 Pte. A. E. Hunt. North’d Fus.) nearly extremely fine Six: Lance Corporal E. Hatton, Army Service Corps, attached Northamptonshire Regiment 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with flattened box of issue addressed to Mr. E. Hatton, 30, Milton Road, Cotmanhay, Ilkeston’, good very fine Four: Staff Sergeant C. D. Harris, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers 1939-45 Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Territorial (7685075. S.Sjt. C. D. Harris. R.E.M.E.) mounted for wear, nearly extremely fine (12) £100-£140 --- Edmund Hatton was born on 20 July 1918 and attested for the Army Catering Corps on 15 September 1939. Appointed Cook and attached to the 2nd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment, he witnessed extensive service in North Africa, Italy and North West Europe, before joining the British Army of the Rhine. Demobilised on 29 March 1946, his testimonial notes: ‘Has been cook in charge of a Company cook house. He has at all times performed his duties capably and conscientiously. He has been a punctual and clean soldier, has shown a real interest in his work. Completely honest.’ Sold with the recipient’s Soldier’s Service and Pay Book confirming entitlement; Release Certificate; Certificate of transfer to Army Reserve and Record of Service card.

Family Group: A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.C. group of seven awarded to Brigadier J. M. J. Evans, C.B.E., Royal Welsh Fusiliers Military Cross, G.V.R., the reverse engraved ‘Lt. J. M. J. Evans’; 1914 Star, with clasp (Lieut: J. M. J. Evans. R.W. Fus:); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Lieut. J. M. J. Evans.); Defence and War Medals 1939-45; France, Third Republic, Croix de Guerre, the reverse dated 1914-1918, with bronze Palm on riband, mounted as worn; together with the related Great War miniature awards, good very fine Five: Captain R. V. J. Evans, Welsh Guards, who took part in both the vigil over King George VI, and his funeral procession, in February 1952 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Coronation 1953, unnamed as issued, mounted as worn; together with the related miniature awards, good very fine (12) £1,400-£1,800 --- M.C. London Gazette 14 January 1916: ‘Lieutenant John Meredith Jones Evans, Royal Welsh Fusiliers.’ M.I.D. London Gazette 1 January 1916. France, Croix de Guerre London Gazette 6 November 1918. John Meredith Jones Evans was born in 1894 and commissioned Second Lieutenant, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, on 5 Fevruary 1913; Lieutenant, 20 June 1914. At the outbreak of the Great War he was serving with the 1st Battalion and landed with them at Zeebrugge on 7 October 1914. As part of the 7th Division, the 1st Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers were engaged in very heavy fighting in October, in particular in the advance on Menin and the battle of Langemarck; in the advance the Division lost just under 200 men, half of whom came from the 1st Battalion, and at Langemarck they suffered heavily again: ‘The 1/Welch Fusiliers, occupying the right... had suffered heavily losing 10 officers and 250 other ranks (Official History of the Great War, Military Operations in France and Belgium, refers); as a consequence of both actions the 1st Battalion’s strength by the end of October 1914 had been reduced to 6 officers and 206 men; in 1915 Evans’ battalion were in action again at Festubert, where on the 16th May they led the assault of the 22nd Brigade on the German positions with the 2nd Queen’s: ‘As they were going over the parapet at 3.15am, it was just light enough to see, and whilst they were in No Man’s Land the enemy opened heavy machine-gun and rifle fire. As there was no covering fire to check him, he inflicted severe casualties. The Royal Welch Fusiliers, in spite of Lieutenant-Colonel R. E. P. Gabbett being killed and his Second-in-Command severely wounded reached and rushed the German front trench, and pressed on’ (Ibid); by 7 am the 22nd Brigade had carried their objective, but ‘the 2/Queen’s lost 21 officers and 433 other ranks out of 22 and 773, and the 1/Royal Welch Fusiliers 19 officers and 559 other ranks out of 24 and 806’ (Ibid). Evans was appointed as Adjutant from 24 June to 24 September, 1915, and promoted Captain on 17 December 1915; specially employed with the War Office 31 May 1916 for the remainder of the war; Brevet Major, 3 June 1919; Deputy Assistant Director of the Territorial Army, War Office, from 8 June 1921; re-engaged for the Second World War as Acting Lieutenant-Colonel, 1 May 1940, and was appointed as an Assistant Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War, 24 July 1940; appointed Acting Brigadier, Deputy Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War, 1 January 1943. For his services during the war he was appointed C.B.E. in 1945. Brigadier Evans died on 20 July 1957. Robert Victor John Evans was born in Kensington, London, on 27 December 1921. He was a Cadet at the Royal Naval College Dartmouth, prior to joining the Welsh Guards as a Second Lieutenant on 2 August 1941; Lieutenant, 27 June 1944; Temporary Captain, 1 May 1948; appointed Staff Captain, Headquarters Household Brigade, from 1 October 1950; took part in the Funeral Procession of King George VI, 15 February 1952. Sold with various documents and photographs (mostly laminated) including letter from H.M. The Queen thanking the recipient for taking part in the Vigil over the late King in Westminster Hall, 11-15 February 1952; Invitation to the recipient from The Earl Marshal to take part in the procession at the funeral of H.M. King George VI, 15 February 1952, with accompanying envelope; Recipient´s Certified Copy of Attestation, dated 6 February 1941, and two related letters; Nine photographs, including one of H.M. King George VI´s funeral, and one of the recipient in Brussels on the occasion of the 40th Anniversary of Liberation, 3 September 1984; and Ten Chapters, by Field Marshal Montgomery, containing the thoughts and impressions of the Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, 1942-45, taken from entries in Monty’s own autograph book.

The Posthumous Lloyd’s Bravery Medal awarded to Third Radio Officer Richard Phillips, S.S. Empire Byron, killed in action on Convoy ‘PQ17’ and awarded a Posthumous Commendation Lloyd’s Medal for Bravery at Sea (Third Radio Officer Richard Phillips, S.S. “Empire Byron”, 4th July 1942) in case its gilt embossed fitted case of issue, extremely fine £800-£1,000 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Posthumous Commendation London Gazette 6 October 1942: ‘For services when SS Empire Byron was torpedoed and sunk whilst part of North Russian Convoy PQ17 in July 1942.’ Posthumous Lloyd’s Medal for Bravery at Sea Lloyd's List and Shipping Gazette 31 August 1943 [joint citation]: ‘SS Empire Byron. This ship took part in a North Russian Convoy which was subjected to heavy enemy air attacks. When his vessel was hit by a torpedo Captain Wharton saw the crew away and then left by a raft, from which he transferred to a lifeboat. He divided the men in the three boats between the two big boats. After covering a distance of 250 miles in 52 days they were rescued. Captain Wharton’s courage, determination and powers of command were outstanding during the enemy attacks and it was mainly due to his leadership fine example in the boat that many lives were saved. Third Radio Officer Phillips gave his life through splendid devotion to duty. He carried the portable wireless set to the lifeboat, and despite entreaties to get into the boat he returned to the Bridge to see if he was required by the Master. He lost his life while trying to get away in the port bridge boat’. P.Q. 17: ‘Empire Byron’ and her brave Radio Officer At the end of June 1942, the new 6,645-ton Ministry of War Transport Empire Byron joined 35 Merchantmen to form the ill-fated North Russian Convoy PQ17. Carrying vital war supplies for the Red Army, and under the Close Escort of 11 Destroyers and Corvettes, the Merchantmen followed the usual summer route north of Iceland and, after the Escorts had refuelled at Reykjavik, north of Bear Island in the Barents Sea, and into Kola Inlet, North Russia. To as far as Bear Island, the Convoy and Escort was to be covered by the 1st Cruiser Squadron, comprising H.M.S. London, H.M.S. Norfolk, the U.S.S. Tuscaloosa and U.S.S. Wichita. Standing off to the north-east of Jan Mayen Island, distant heavy support was to be further provided by the Commander-in-Chief Home Fleet, Sir John Tovey in the York, the Battleship U.S.S. Washington, the British Cruisers Cumberland and Nigeria, and a further 14 Destroyers. Incomplete intelligence was received at the Admiralty that the Battleship Tirpitz had put out of her Norwegian anchorage and was at sea heading for PQ17. Staff Officers at the Admiralty and Tovey at sea disagreed, but were unfortunately overruled, and in an unfortunate example of ‘back-seat driving’, Admiral Pound ordered the 1st Cruiser Squadron to withdraw westward at nigh speed, and signalled PQ17’s Close Escort Commander at 0923 hours on 4 July: ‘Immediate. Owing to the threat of surface ships convoy is to disperse and proceed to Russian ports’. Minutes later, the First Lord urgently repeated: ‘Most Immediate. My 9.23 of the 4th. CONVOY IS TO SCATTER’. By evening, the east-bound Merchantmen and Close Escort were fatally strung out over 25 miles of wild Arctic sea. Junkers 88 aircraft from the Third Squadron of KG30 swarmed in to cripple the cordite-laden Bolton Castle and Zaafaran, while Admiral Schmundt’s ‘Ice Devil’ Submarines hastened to pick off stragglers ‘in a U-Boat’s’ paradise’. All in all they sent to the bottom in the holds of 25 ships, 210 aircraft, 430 tanks, 3,350 trucks and nearly 100,000 tons of spare parts and other supplies desperately needed by the Red Army; it reeled before the murderous advance of German Army Groups A and B. To the survivors of PQ17 it appeared that the preservation of British and American capital ships was more valuable than the convoy, the war material carried, and indeed, the seamen who perished. 6 a.m. found the crew of the PQ17’s Rear-Commodore’s Ship Empire Byron exhausted after 36 hours at action stations. The Master, Captain Wharton, had fallen asleep in an armchair having given up his bunk to the Lieutenant-in-Charge of the Maritime Artillery Unit who had been on alert even longer. It was the Empire Byron’s second North Russian Convoy and in her hold she carried a precious cargo of the new Churchill Tanks. Two miles away, at 07:15, Lieutenant-Commander Bielfeld of U -703 launched two torpedoes, both of which passed harmlessly ahead of the target. Biefeld believed he had missed astern, so added a couple of knots to the Merchantman’s estimated speed, and fired tubes II and IV. When the torpedoes missed even farther ahead, he hastened his crew to turn the boat round so as to bring her stern tube to bear. An hour later U-703 was again in an attacking position, but this time the ship’s speed had been accurately determined at eight knots. There was no doubt about the fifth torpedo, and at 08.27 Empire Byron received a direct hit in the Main Engine-Room. Wharton was so soundly asleep that he had to be woken by the Gunnery Lieutenant who informed him of the torpedoing. ‘He looked outside: there was pandemonium as the crew were already struggling to leave the ship; three of the four lifeboats had been lowered, and the fourth was on its way down. Wharton went to the Bridge to see that all papers and documents were destroyed. The Second (sic) Radio Officer, a Manchester man, asked whether he should fetch an emergency wireless for use in the boats, but Wharton told him the set had already been sent aboard them . . . Wharton dived into the sea. He was picked up by a raft, and transferred to one of the lifeboats. He ordered all the men to concentrate in two of the lifeboats, one of which had an engine. There were several bodies in the sea, one of which he recognised to his horror as being that of the young Manchester Radio Officer to whom he had spoken only minutes before . . .’ Together with the Mancunian Third Radio Officer Richard Phillips, the sinking of the Empire Byron resulted in the loss of two other crew, three Gunners trapped below, and one passenger.

Three: Pilot Officer W. R. Stephens, Royal Canadian Air Force, killed in a flying accident whilst piloting a Lysander at No. 2 Bombing and Gunnery School, Mossbank, Saskatchewan, 24 January 1944 Canadian Volunteer Service Medal; War Medal 1939-45, Canadian issue in silver; Canadian Memorial Cross, G.VI.R. (P.O. W. R. Stephens J27462) with identity bracelet in sterling silver, obverse engraved ‘R-166510 W. R. Stephens C. of E.’, and reverse engraved ‘From Dad Dec. 1942’, generally very fine (lot) £120-£160 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- William Russell Stephens was born in Vernon, British Columbia in March 1922, and was the son of Mr and Mrs L. R. Stephens of Kelowna, British Columbia. Stephens served as a Staff Pilot at No. 2 Bombing and Gunnery School, Mossbank, Saskatchewan. His aircraft collided with a Bolingbroke aircraft whilst making a turn at the west end of Lake Johnston, carrying out a routine gunnery exercise, 24 January 1944. Pilot Officer Stephens, and crew, were killed as a result of the crash, and he is buried in the Kelownia Memorial Park Cemetery, British Columbia. Sold with copied service papers.

Three: Corporal T. E. Roberts, Devonshire Regiment General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (5668433 Pte. T. E. Roberts. Devon. R.); Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted for wear, nearly extremely fine (3) £140-£180 --- Approximately 32 Palestine clasps awarded to the 2nd Battalion, Devonshire Regiment, all to other ranks attached to the 2nd Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment. Thomas Ernest Roberts was born in Neath, Glamorganshire in 1910. A Builder’s Labourer by occupation he attested at Bath for the Devonshire Regiment on 23 January 1928. Posted initially to the 2nd Battalion he embarked on 25 September 1929 to join the 1st Battalion stationed in Quetta on the North West Frontier, and with the 1st Battalion took part in their march on foot of 187 miles to Razmak, arriving on 25 March 1934. Returning to England he transferred to the Army Reserve on 18 December 1935. Mobilised at Exeter on 7 September 1936 and was posted to the 2nd Battalion Wiltshire Regiment for service in Palestine on 11 September 1936. Re-transferred to the Army Reserve on 14 December 1936, he was again mobilised for War service at Exeter on 2 September 1939. Promoted to Corporal he served with various ‘Home Duties’ battalions before being transferred to the Staff at the Officer Cadet Training Unit on the Isle of Man on 19 August 1941. Discharged as permanently unfit on 18 June 1943, he was subsequently employed as a welde. He died at Harlow, Essex on 31 July 1983, aged 72. Sold with copied service records confirming medal entitlement and other research.

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.

Pair: Company Sergeant Major W. J. Bailey, Royal Scots Fusiliers India General Service 1895-1902, 2 clasps, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Tirah 1897-98 (541 C... W. J. Bailey 1st Bn.... Fus); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (541 ... r:-Serjt: W. J. Bailey. Rl: Scots Fus:) contact marks, good fine (2) £100-£140 --- William John Bailey was born in Barbados, West Indies. He attested for the Royal Scots Fusiliers at Dover in July 1883, and was posted to the 1st Battalion. Bailey advanced to Corporal in April 1884, and to Sergeant in October 1886. He was promoted to Colour Sergeant in February 1891, and served with the Battalion in India, 1896-1901 (awarded L.S. & G.C. in 1902). Bailey was employed on the Permanent Staff, 1st Volunteer Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers, and was discharged in December 1904, having completed 21 years and 141 days service. Bailey resided at 5 Barrett Street, Old Trafford, Manchester, and re-engaged aged 52 for service in the Great War, 12 August 1915. He served at home as a Company Sergeant Major, Drill Instructor, with the 3rd Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers at Fort Matilda. Bailey was discharged to take up civil employment in March 1918. Sold with copied service papers.

Three: Lieutenant-Colonel T. C. Newbold, D.S.O., Sherwood Foresters, late Derbyshire Regiment, who was three times Mentioned in Despatches Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (Lieut: T. C. Newbold, V: Co: Derby: Regt.); British War Medal 1914-20 (Major T. C. Newbold.); Territorial Decoration, G.V.R., hallmarks for London 1913, with integral top riband bar, very fine £320-£400 --- D.S.O. London Gazette 1 January 1918. M.I.D. London Gazette 15 June 1916, 15 May 1917, and 11 December 1917. Thomas Clifford Newbold was commissioned into the Derbyshire Regiment and served with the Volunteer Battalion in South Africa during the Boer War. Afterwards serving with the 5th (Territorial) Battalion, he was awarded the Territorial Decoration in 1915 ( London Gazette, 29 January 1915). He saw further service during the Great War on the Western Front from 28 February 1915 to 11 November 1918 on the General Staff, and for his services was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order and was three times Mentioned in Despatches. Subsequently advanced Lieutenant-Colonel, he died in Derby in 1942. Sold with detailed copied research.

Renamed and Defective Medals (3) Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 2 clasps, The Nile 1884-85, El-Teb_Tamaai, clasps remounted in this order, the top lugs on both having been removed (1150 E. W. Oakford. 1st. Bn. Gor: Highlanders) renamed; India General Service 1895-1902, 2 clasps, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Tirah 1897-98 (85430. R.H.A. Sub-Cdr. L. Heilbron.) renamed, retaining rod detached from clasp carriage on right hand side; Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, 1 clasp, The Atbara (85430. R.H.A. Staff-Clerk L. Heilbron.) unofficially engraved naming; pitting to first, otherwise nearly very fine and better (3) £160-£200

Star Wars - Three Original Last 17 Figures to include Barada with Staff, Imperial Dignitary & Anakin Skywalker in vg condition

Boxed Corgi 358 HQ Staff Car diecast model, aerial intact, vg decals, diecast vg, box gd with some end wear

Star Wars - Three Original Last 17 Figures to include Barada with Staff, Imperial Dignitary & Anakin Skywalker in vg condition overall

Star Wars - Collection of 141 original Star Wars figures and accessories to include 2 x Darth Vader, 2 x Twin Pod Cloud Car Pilot (1 x blaster), 2 x Lobot (2 x blasters), 2 x Princess Leia Organa (In Combat Poncho) (2 x blasters, helmets, ponchos and belts), 2 x Han Solo (2 x blasters), 2 x Nien Nunb (1 x blaster), 2 x Nikto (1 x staff), 2 x 2-1B, 2 x Squid Head (2 x blasters and 2 x belts), R5-D4, Greedo (no blaster), 2 x Pruneface (2 x rifles and 2 x cloaks), 2 x Klaatu (2 x staffs), 2 x Boba Fett (2 x blasters), 2 x Bossk (2 x weapons), 2 x FX-7, 4 x Imperial Stormtrooper (4 x blaster rifles), 2 x Rebel Commander (2 x blaster rifles), Bespin Security Guard (1 x blaster pistol), Luke Skywalker (X-Wing Fighter Pilot) (1 x blaster pistol), 2 x Imperial TIE Fighter Pilot (2 x blaster pistols), 2 x Imperial Commander (2 x blaster rifles), 2 x Han Solo (Hoth Outfit Battle Gear) (1 x blaster pistol), 2 x Han Solo (Bespin Cloud City Outfit) (2 x blaster pistols), 2 x Wicket W. Warrick (2 x spears and 2 x hoods), C-3PO (With Removable Limbs), 2 x The Emperor (1 x cane), 2 x B-Wing Pilot (2 x blaster pistols), Jawa (Cloth Cape), 2 x Princess Leia Organa (2 x blaster pistols and 2 x cloaks), 2 x R2-D2 (With Sensorscope), 2 x Emperor's Royal Guard (2 x force pikes), 2 x AT-AT Driver (2 x blasters), 2 x Ree-Yees (2 x blaster rifles), 2 x Rancor Keeper (2 x hoods and 2 x vibroblades), 2 x Chewbacca (2 x bowcasters), 2 x Luke Skywalker (Jedi Knight Outfit) (2 x cloaks and 2 x blue variant lightsabres), 2 x Admiral Ackbar (1 x admiral staff), 2 x Lando Calrissian (2 x capes and 2 x blaster pistols), 2 x Zuckuss (2 x blaster rifles), 2 x Rebel Commando (2 x blaster rifles), 2 x Princess Leia Organa (Bespin Gown) (2 x capes and 1 x blaster), 2 x Bib Fortuna (2 x cloaks, staffs and belts), 2 x Chief Chirpa (2 x hoods and staffs), 2 x Teebo (2 x axes, battle horns and headgears), 2 x Hammerhead (2 x blaster rifles), Princess Leia Organa (Boushh Disguise) (2 x helmets and shock blade lances), 2 x AT-ST Driver (No weapons), 2 x Yoda The Jedi Master (2 x snakes, cloaks and gimer sticks and 1 x belt), 2 x General Madine (2 x battle staffs), 2 x Imperial Stormtrooper (Hoth Battle Gear) (2 x capes and 2 x blaster rifles), 2 x Han Solo (In Trench Coat) (2 x trench coats and 2 x blaster pistols), 2 x Princess Leia Organ (Hoth Outfit) (2 x blasters), 2 x 8D8, 2 x Luke Skywalker (Bespin Fatigues) (2 x lightsabres and 2 x blaster pistols), 2 x Obi-Wan Kenobi, 2 x Luke Skywalker, 2 x 4-LOM (2 x cloaks, battle armours and snare rifles), 2 x Death Star Destroyer Commander (2 x blaster rifles), 2 x Biker Scout (1 x blaster), Lando Calrissian (Skiff Guard Disguise) (2 x vibro-axes and 2 x helmets), 2 x Death Star Droid, 2 x Tusken Raider (2 x cloaks and 1 x gaderffii stick), 2 x Gamorrean Guards (2 x axes), 2 x Rebel Commander (2 x blaster rifles), 2 x Klaatu (In Skiff Guard Outfit) (2 x battle staffs), 2 x Rebel Soldier (Hoth Battle Gear) (2 x blaster pistols), 2 x Ugnaught (Purple Smock) (2 x smocks and 2 x toolboxes), 2 x Dengar (2 x heavy blasters), 2 x IG-88 (4 x blaster rifles), 2 x Weequay (2 x Vibro axes), 2 x Logray (With all accessories to both) and AT-AT Commander (1 x blaster rifle), all figures in vg condition overall with some marks to some, all accessories with figures are correct and matching 

Charles Noke and Harry Tittensor for Royal Doulton, King Charles, model HN 2084, a large Prestige figure modelled in Garter robes, with wooden staff, printed and gilt marks, 43cm high

William P. Gottlieb (American photographer, 1917-2006). Portrait of Duke Ellington, Paramount Theater, New York, 1946, gelatin silver print, signed by the photographer l.r., 49.5cm x 40cm, mounted on board, some surface scuffs and edge-wear "Fifth in the series of staff lensman Bill Gottlieb's intimate dressing room shots of musical celebrities is Duke Ellington, with the mirror reflecting his always present piano, his conservative ties, his 20 suits, his 15 shirts, his suede shoes and his smiling self." ["Through the looking glass," Down Beat, v. 13, no. 20 (Sept. 23, 1946), p. 16.] Recorded in the Library of Congress [LOC Control No. 2023867643] ❧ Gottlieb's photographs are among the best known and most widely reproduced images of the Golden Age of American jazz in the 1930s/40s

A folder of 19th and 20th century political ephemera including autographed letter by Thomas Cooper 1856, political author and proponent of Chartism for which he was imprisoned, letter from Sir Francis Burdett M.P. proponent of universal male suffrage, letters from the staff of LNWR offering to act as Special Constables in case of riots 1848, 'The Chartist's Riots at Newport 1839' second edition 1889, copy 'The Black Dwarf' 1969 and other items

Britains Army Vehicles, boxed 1331 Armoured car with rubber tyres,1448 Staff car, 1203 Carden Loyd type tank with driver, gunner and gun, (condition, both good, tank lacks rubber tracks, boxes fair) and set 1448 Army Staff car with smooth rubber tyres, (condition good to fair scratch to bonnet, box fair lacks label to lid), (3).

Collection of Lead painted Gustave Vertunni historical figures, Charles IX, Napoleon in military uniform, Elizabeth Tudor, Louise de Lorraine, Napoleon Bonaparte in Coronation robes, Empress Josephine in Coronation robes, Isabeau de Bavaria (condition very good) and Jeanne de Bourbon (lacks top of staff), (8). Est: £150-250 7-1

King & Country EA031 Churchill and his Generals with Humber staff Car, Generals Montgomery and CIGS Alan Brooke and MP Driver, EA17 SAS David Sterling and EA40 SAS 'Paddy' Mayne with 1/32 scale Forward MarchCC59183 Eisenhower and CC59158 El Alamein British Mine Detector in original boxes (Condition Excellent, boxes Good (9)

Britains Household and other Cavalry figures, post-war, including nine mounted musician from set 101 Band of the Life Guards, set 1343 five Royal Horse Guards in winter dress (one hose lacks one lower leg and sword), set 2 four mounted Horse Guards troopers and Officer on rearing horse (Officers head loose), from set 400 Life Guards in winter coats three troopers and Officer, four Life Guards and flag bearer, four mounted General Staff (one horse lacks hoof), four mounted Royal Scots Greys (one sword missing end) and more (some loss, damage), (43).

Britains various Toysoldiers, Cavalry and figures, from set 32 ten 2nd Dragoons at the walk and Officer with sword, four Hussars at attention, two mounted and horses at the halt, four mounted Officers of the General Staff, eight various Lancers, (generally fair to good condition, some embellishments/repainting and repairs), (44).

Britains set 1448, Army Staff Car FIRST VERSION with Driver and Passenger, dark green finish, white rubber tyres in original illustrated box (Condition Excellent, box Very Good-Good) (3)

CBG Mignot mounted Napoleon, General Staff and other mounted figures, a good selection of twenty mounted figures including Generals, Flag bearers, trumpeters and more, (condition good to fair, some damage/loss, one soldier lacks head and one head of base), (20).

King and Country WS092 'Tour of Inspection' Citroen 11CV Staff Car with Grossdeutschland Senior Officer, Officer, Soldier and Driver in original box (Condition Excellent, box Very Good) (5)

AR DEOCH MARKET OF THE YEAR F18 BLENDED WHISKY A unique staff only Diageo bottling to celebrate Market of the Year F1840% ABV / 70cl

Royal Military College, Sandhurst Instructional Staff cap badge. Good rare die-stamped large brass lined RMC cypher. Slider. VGC

Victorian Colonel Staff Officer's Mess Uniform. A scarce pre 1901 example. The shell jacket of scarlet cloth with dark blue facings to the collar, cuffs and shoulder straps. The later mounted with Victorian bullion rank indicating a Colonel. The cuffs with two chevrons of bullion lace. This lace pattern can be found to the edging of the jacket with gilt seed buttons to the front. Provision for miniature medals to the left breast. ... Waistcoat of dark blue cloth with gold bullion cord decoration. Overall GC scarlet and bullion remain bright. Some small moth (2 items)

Oxfordshire Light Infantry Depot Staff Edwardian cap badge c. 1902-08. Good rare die-stamped brass crowned strap OXFORDSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY with 43 on the tail; Ox crossing a ford to centre. Loops. VGC 16th October 1908 redesigned Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

Royal Army Medical Corps Full Dress Attributed Uniform. A scare example worn by Colonel Frederick William Caton-Jones CB MB. Officer's cocked hat tailored by Cater & Co. Complete with cockerel feather plume, the interior with leather sweatband and clean lining. Clean condition. Bullion fresh. ... Tunic of dark blue cloth with “Dull Cherry†collar and cuffs, both edged with 3/4 inch gold Staff pattern lace. The twisted gold shoulder-cords bearing post 1901 Colonel badges of rank. Tailors label of J B Johnson and ink name F W CANTON-JONES ... Overall Trousers of regimental pattern, with gold lace to the legs ... Pouch Belt and Pouch. Pouch belt is of black leather with three gold bullion lines, complete with silvered ornate buckle tip and slide. The pouch is of black patent leather, mounted with gilt VR crowned cypher. To the edge of the flap two lines of bullionWaist Belt. Black leather with two gold bullion lines. Complete with Victorian clasp and sword slings.Waist Belt. A similar post 1901 example, without sword slings complete with clasp.Overall GC. (6 items) Colonel Frederick William Caton-Jones CB MB was born in South Australia 1n 1860 and qualified at St Bartholomews Hospital in 1884. He joined the Medical Services at the rank of Surgeon, afterwards Surgeon Captain on 30th May 1885. He saw service in Burma and India. At the outbreak of the Great War he was appointed Assistant Director of Medical Services for the Third Division. He held various posts and was appointed a Campaign of the Bath in 1916.

4 WW2 Home Front Domestic Services Related Armbands. Borough Engineers Staff ... Gas Company ... Water Officer ... Emergency Road Repairs. All GC and printed (4 items)