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The campaign group of four awarded to Captain D. J. R. Simson, Royal Navy, who was killed by a German sniper on 23 May 1940 while serving aboard H.M.S. Keith at Boulogne when the port was infiltrated by German troops; he also received a posthumous 'mention'Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1936-1939 (Capt. D. J. R. Simson. R.N.); 1939-1945 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf, these in box of issue and with named Condolence slip, extremely fine (4)M.I.D. London Gazette 27 August 1940.David James Robert Simson was born on 7 September 1892, later studying at Osborne and then Dartmouth, taking the King's Medal. He was promoted Midshipman on 15 January 1910 and served aboard Russell and Lancaster in the Mediterranean and with Lion during her first commission. Later being further advanced Sub-Lieutenant on 15 April 1913, during the Great War he served on the destroyer Acasta and battleship King George V at the Battle of Jutland.From March 1918 he first held command on Usk. Simson was promoted to Lieutenant-Commander on 15 January 1923, Commander on 30 June 1928, and between 1929-30 was the Executive Officer at the boys' training establishment at Shotley. After this time he returned to serving aboard destroyers and commanded, among other vessels, Vanquisher in the Mediterranean, Valorous in the Home Fleet, and between 1934-35 the cruiser Cumberland in China. During the Naval Review in 1935 Simson commanded Thanet before commanding Vivien and Winchelsea and from May 1936 the new destroyer Grenville. He was promoted Captain on 30 June 1936 and was later placed in command of Codrington from 24 August 1939 until 26 November and was then in charge of Keith from 15 February 1940.On 10 May 1940, the Germans launched their invasion of France and the Low Countries. That day Keith and her sister Boreas escorted the light cruisers Arethusa and Galatea as they carried bullion from the Dutch port of Ijmuiden to the United Kingdom for safe keeping. On 12 May, she returned to the Hook of Holland in the Netherlands to evacuate Allied troops. After the destroyer Whitley had to be run aground on 19 May when she was damaged by German aircraft, she was scuttled by Keith. Keith was one of three destroyers on 21 May that evacuated 468 civilians from France. Two days later she was in Boulogne-sur-Mer, loading British troops at the Gare Maritime to be evacuated and was attacked by German troops who had infiltrated the port area. Simson was shot by a sniper and several crew members and a dozen soldiers were also killed.He is commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial. Keith sailed for the UK immediately afterwards and was later active during Operation Dynamo. She was sunk off Dunkirk by German air attacks on the morning of 31 May 1940.Brigadier W. A. Fox-Pitt, who served as commander of the 20th Guards Brigade to defend Boulogne and was subsequently awarded a D.S.O., wrote to Simson's brother, Lieutenant-Colonel A. M. Simson on 20 August 1946:'My only means of communication with England during the battle was through H.M. Ships so that if there was no destroyer in, I was completely out of touch. The last destroyers left Boulogne during the night of the 23/24th and I was out of touch with England until H.M.S. Keith came in about 3p.m. By this time I had ordered a withdrawal into a closer perimeter round the Harbour in order to prevent the Germans getting round my northerly flank and cutting us off.I went aboard the Keith and had a conference with Simson and discussed the situation and sent off certain signals explaining the progress of the battle. I also had a very welcome cup of tea and gave one of the officers a letter to post for me in England. We were both pretty certain then that it was a waste of life to continue to hold Boulogne as my casualties were mounting pretty rapidly.However, a signal arrived while I was on board from the Prime Minister saying "You will evacuate all non military personnel (Pioneer Corps etc), the 20th Guards Brigade will fight it out". I then left the Keith and went and saw my Battalion Commanders and gave further orders for holding the town. I was away about two hours and then returned to the Keith, for further orders. While on board I received the signal telling to evacuate. As it was getting late I went ashore immediately to get my orders out and understood that the destroyers would put out and come back again after dark for the evacuation. I had only just left the ship when the air attack started and during the attack Simson was killed. The destroyers left the port as soon as they could and I continued with my arrangements for evacuation. I did not know that Simson had been killed until the destroyers came in later. Condor of the Whitshed, was then left in command of the Flotilla. Just before dark the destroyers came in again and I was told that I must evacuate immediately. This meant putting my plan in motion very quickly, but eventually all the troops were evacuated by about 2 a.m. on the 25th.My recollections of your brother are pretty vivid. I found him most helpful in concocting signals to England. He was at all times thoroughly calm and collected and very quick to grasp the situation on shore. He realised the importance of the destroyers as my only link with Dover, and I fear it may have been for this reason that he stayed in the port so long, as the destroyers were a very tempting target. I don't remember the Germans being within small arms range of the Keith at the time of the air attack, but the aircraft were machine gunning as well as dropping bombs. The real battle between the destroyers and the land targets took place later when the destroyers completely silenced the Germans for the rest of the night and I saw a German tank knocked out by one of their guns myself.'Sold together with the following archive comprising:i)The handwritten letter to Mrs Simson from Admiral Sir B. H. Ramsay, dated 25 May, written from Dover expressing his deepest sympathy upon his death.ii)Officer's bicorn hat, epaulettes and sword belt in named tin, together with Greatcoat Epaulettes.iii)Two sets of his pre-Second World War miniature medals, with riband bars.iv)Silver Oar rowing prize for the VIIIth Flotilla Officers Race 1925 H.M.S. Venturous, silver napkin ring and silver clothes brush.v)Letter to his wife and that to his brother from Fox-Pitt, besides photographs and assorted calling cards (5), newspaper cutting, Blue Lists (2), The List 1940, black armbands (2), besides a four leaf clover and lucky heather.…

Pair: Midshipman J. H. Woodhouse, Royal NavyBritish War and Victory Medals (Mid. J. H. Woodhouse. R.N.), good very fine (2)John Herbert Woodhouse - or Jack to his friends and comrades - was born in 1900. Aged twelve, he was sent to the Royal Naval College for two years, then to Dartmouth College in 1914. Appointed Midshipman aboard St Vincent, he served in that rank during the Great War and saw two of his elder brothers perish during the conflict. His father petitioned the Admiralty that he be released from service, this being confirmed in a letter dated 18 December 1918.Woodhouse went out to India as an engineer on Tea Plantations in Assam; sold together with copied research including a series of letters, including his near-death experience whilst on a Tiger hunt in 1924.…

Pair: Captain A. T. Dominy, Northern Bengal Mounted RiflesIndian Volunteer Forces Officers’ Decoration, G.V.R. (Capt. A. T. Dominy. N.B. Mtd. Rfls.); Volunteer Force Long Service Medal (India & the Colonies), E.VII.R. (Captn: A. T. Dominy. N. Bl. Mtd. Rifles.), officially engraved naming, good very fine (2)Provenance:Buckland, Dix & Wood, December 1994.Arthur Tothill Dominy - or 'Chub' to his friends and comrades - was born in Lambeth in May 1871. He went to India circa 1890 to become a tea planter in the areas surrounding Darjeeling, first gaining work as an assistant with the Lebong Company, Badamtam Division (his father at that time with the Tukvar Division). He also joined the Indian Volunteers at this time and was noted as a Lieutenant by May 1906, being a Captain in 'A' Squadron by March 1907. He was awarded his Medal as per Indian Army Order 257 of May 1911 and his Decoration as per Indian Army Order of March 1917.He retired home with his wife and family in 1929 and settled in Westfield Road, Thames Ditton. Dominy died on 14 July 1952.…

A Minton Haddon Hall pattern tea service for twelveNothing to indicate this service is a 'second' and seems in good condition throughout, largely unused

Silver and silver plated wares, to include a large punch bowl with twelve hanging cups, an oval tray with pierced gallery, tea and coffee pots, three piece tea service cased in an oak box retailed by Mckay & Chisholm, two sliver spill vases with loaded bases, a Victorian silver heart shaped pill box, silver napkin ring, silver dressing table set to inlcude one hand mirror and four brushes, silver brandy decanter label, silver tea strainer (qty)

A Coalport Connaught tea service

A Continental white metal three piece tea service, with decoration of bamboo, all inscribed to the base 'Pure Silver', height of teapot 12.5cm, combined approx 31ozt/964g.

ROYAL DOULTON; a part tea and dinner service, decorated in the 'Camelot' pattern, including teapot, milk jug, sugar bowl, six teacups, six bowls, teapot stand, three oval bowls, seven sandwich plates, soup bowl, six dinner plates, five saucers, etc.

A four piece silver plated tea and coffee service with ebonised handles, comprising hot water jug, teapot, twin handled sugar bowl and milk jug (4).

POOLE POTTERY; a six setting Art Deco style tea and coffee service, decorated in the shagreen colourway, comprising teapot, coffee pot, six teacups, sugar bowl and six saucers.Condition Report: All items have crazing and signs of use/ware, two saucers don't ring true but don't have any visible chips or cracks, one teacup has a small small hairline crack but all other items seem free from damage.

BELLEEK; an early 20th century 'Neptune' six setting tea service comprising teapot, six teacups, six saucers, six side plates and large plate.

An early 20th century Art Deco English hallmarked pewter four piece tea service, comprising teapot, hot water pot, milk jug and twin handled sugar bowl, all with hammered decoration, inscribed to the base 'J T & Co 2116'.

ROYAL DOULTON; a part dinner service, decorated in the 'Rondelay' pattern, including eight dinner plates, seven sandwich plates, eight cake plates, six saucers, eight bowls, five coffee cans etc, also an Aynsley floral decorated yellow ground part tea service comprising twin handled plate, milk jug, six teacups, eight saucers, ten cake plates, etc.

Hornsea Lancaster Vitramic part dinner and tea service.

Extensive Royal Albert tea and dinner service, 'Old Country Roses' pattern Condition report:This lot comprises: 1 oval meat platteri cake plate6 dinner plates8 starter plates8 side plates8 soup bowls8 cereal bowls1 gravy boat with saucer1 teapot1 twin-handled sugar bowl2 sugar bowls3 milk jugs8 teacups - 1 with a crack 8 saucers1 large saucer1 spare teapot lidAll items are in very good condition, although some would benefit from a good clean.

Royal Worcester tea set, Woodland pattern, and a Royal Doulton Desert Star part service.Condition report:The Royal Worcester Woodland pattern teaset comprises cake plate, two milk jugs, two sugar bowls (one with chip and hairline crack), seven teacups, eleven saucers, ten side plates, and a pin dish. All items have some fine surface scratches and some loss of gilding. The Royal Doulton Desert Star part service comprises one lidded tureen, one tureen without lid, five dinner plates (one with chip to rim), five starter plates (one with staining and crazing), five side plates, and a gravy boat with saucer (saucer repaired). All items have some fine surface scratches. The pin dish has fine surface scratches. One teacup has crazing and staining. Please see additional uploaded images.

Royal Doulton bone china table service, 'Regalia' pattern; together with a Thomas of Germany tea and coffee set.

Paragon bone china 'Athena' pattern tea service, including milk jug, sugar bowl, nine cups, nine saucer, eight plates, one serving plate.

Colclough 'Ivy print' tea service set together with a group of six green Wedgwood items and an Imari style pattern teapot and jug with gilt finish, (1 box)

Royal Doulton 'Lorraine' pattern 31 piece part tea service to include cups, saucers, etc together with a Royal Vale 'Lily of the Valley' design 20 piece part tea set (2 boxes)

Royal Albert 'Gossamer' 21 piece part tea service to include cups, plate, jug and sugar pot etc (1 box)

A fine quality matched Victorian tea coffee service - William Hewitt, the tea and coffee pots London 1839, of lobed form, with repoussé decoration of heart shaped leaves and four-petalled flowers, the domed lids with floral and foliate finials, leaf-capped scroll handles and spouts with ivory insulators, on cast foliate and shell feet, the coffee pot 21.6cm high; the two-handled sugar bowl and cream jug by the same maker, London 1841, of similar lobed form but with repoussé decoration of corn crakes and acanthus leaves, the spout with shell decoration, the scroll handles with foliate caps, on foliate shell feet, gross weight 2366g, each with engraved armorial or crest with the motto 'Modice Augetur Modicum'. * The arms are for the Williamson family, originally of Hutchinfield, Scotland Ivory registration: P3748PWL

An extensive Wedgwood Bicentenary Celebration 'Cornucopia' pattern 12 place setting dinner service - comprising an 8in salad bowl; two 8in round covered two-handled serving dishes; two 10in oval serving dishes; an 8in hexagonal vase; a pair of 4in column candlesticks; two gravy boats and stands; a 15½in oval serving platter; two 14in oval serving platters; a 9½in square eared sandwich plate; 14 x 10¾in dinner plates; 12 x 8in salad plates; 12 x 6in side plates; 12 x 8in soup bowls; 12 x dessert bowls; a teapot; a coffee pot; a sugar bowl; a cream jug; 12 x tea cups and saucers; and 12 x coffee cans and saucers. (134 pieces inc. covers)

A collection of 1950s bone china - including a Royal Doulton 'Frost Pine' part dinner service (39 pieces); a Paragon part tea service with teapot, sugar basin, cream jug, six tea plates, three cups and four saucers, decorated with a pale brown on cream seaweed pattern with gilt handles and borders; a Royal Albert 'Gossamer' part coffee service with two sandwich plates; a cream jug; two tea plates, five cups, six saucers and six smaller saucers; and a Carlton Ware small leaf-shaped dish.

An early 20th century part tea service - painted pattern no 4710 to the cups, decorated with a black and gold border with swags of pink roses, comprising a cream jug; two sandwich plates; 11 x 6¾in tea plates; 11 x cups (two with hairlines); and 11 x saucers.

A George VI silver four piece tea service - S Blanckensee & Sons Ltd, Birmingham 1939, bellied oval form with incuse corners, black bakelite handles, comprising a teapot, hot water jug, sugar basin and cream jug, gross weight 1601g.

A Walker & Hall silver plated three piece tea and coffee service - mid-20th century, comprising a teapot, coffee pot and sugar basin.

A good collection of silver plated ware - the majority 1st half 20th century, including a cut glass and silver plated swing handle biscuit jar; a three piece tea and coffee service (lacks sugar bowl); two moulded glass and silver plated claret jugs; a Viners Alpha Plate sauce boat; a Sheridan Georgian-style pedestal dish, 30.5cm diameter; a 19th century king's pattern soup ladle; a salver and two trays; two Art Deco style hexagonal sauce boats; a butter dish with glass liner; etc.

An early 20th century English bone china part service - decorated with light blue printed floral decoration, comprising a cream jug; slop bowl; two sandwich plates; 12 x tea plates (one with rim chip); and 12 x cups and saucers (one cup with hairline); together with a similarly decorated Regency style teapot by Deans of Burslem.

A Royal Grafton 'Malvern' pattern part tea service - comprising ten tea plates; ten tea cups and saucers; five coffee cups and saucers; and two sugar bowls with stands; together with a Beswick figure of a Cairn Terrier, 7.3cm high. (45)

A Gladstone Bone China 'Laurel Time' part tea service - comprising a teapot and stand; sugar bowl; cream jug (small rim chip); six tea plates; four cups (one with hairline); and five saucers; together with a similarly decorated Rostyn China 'Magnolia' pattern sandwich plate; a Vista Allegre 'Samatra' pattern oval crown-top jardiniere, 14.4cm long; a pair of lustre glazed porcelain ovoid vases painted and tube-lined with irises, 13.5cm high; a Villeroy & Boch peach glass dish; a Slovakian Modra Pottery faience glazed jug, 17.75cm high; and an Edwardian pink and clear frosted glass lamp shade with frilled rim.

A 19th century Gaudy Welsh style tea service - of floral design with green panels, comprising nine cups with saucers, eleven side plates, two serving plates, sucrier, teapot, slop bowl and milk jug.

A quantity of plated ware - including a cruet with cut glass bottles, an egg cup set, a part tea service, a table centre and sundry items.

Cased Cutlery, tea service, XIX Century glass vase, champagnes, etc:- One Tray.

Royal Albert Bone China 'Memory Lane' Tea- Dinner Service, approximately fifty-eight some 2nd quality.

Coalport Mr Cabby Figurine, Franz spherical vase, Burlington tea service, Italian style clam shell vase and others similar, coins:- One Tray.

Royal Doulton Vandal Airways Limited Edition No. 1972/2000 collectors plate, two Gien France examples, four Darlington crystal candle holders boxed, Royal Albert Reverie part tea service etc. One Box

Royal Albert Bone China Tea-Dinner Service 'Constance', forty-six pieces approximately.

Royal Albert Old Country Roses tea service comprising of two teapots, seven large teacups, eight smaller teacups, saucers, side plates. Milk jug and sugar, some first quality approx. 50 pieces.

Walker & Hall Plated Tea and Coffee Pots, Mint tea service, toast rack, coinage, quantity of linens:- One Box

A collection of mid twentieth-century and later ceramics, comprising of part dinner and tea service, to include, Paragon Elegance Teapot, Copeland Chinese Rose Teapot, Cmielow Polish dinnerware, and Arklow Irish bone china. (3 boxes)

A collection of mid twentieth-century and later ceramics, comprising of part dinner and tea service, to include, Japanese and Chinese wares with ivy and dragon motifs, Cherished Teddies, in boxes, glassware, and other cabinet pieces. (5 boxes)

A collection of mid twentieth-century and later ceramics, comprising of part dinner and tea service, makers to include, Price and Kensington 'Simplicity', Alfred Meakin, and Royal Worcester 'Evesham', and a pair of Staffordshire dogs, amongst other wares. (4 boxes)

A CANTEEN OF SILVER FIDDLE AND THREAD PATTERN PART TABLE SERVICE VARIOUS MAKERS AND DATES: Some engraved with crests, comprising: Twelve table forks Four table spoons Six dessert forks Ten dessert spoons Twelve tea spoons Six egg spoons 2938g (94.45 oz) Together with the following with silver handles and stainless steel fittings: Twelve table knives Twelve dessert knives Three piece carving set Condition Report: Assorted crests Light scratches and wear commensurate with age and use There is no further condition report available for this lot and is sold as found Condition Report Disclaimer

A SILVER MATCHED HANOVERIAN PATTERN PART TABLE SERVICE Comprising: Five table forks by Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Ltd., Sheffield 1944 Three table spoons by Roberts & Belks Ltd., Sheffield 1947 Six dessert forks by Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Ltd., Sheffield 1946 Four dessert spoons by Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Ltd., Sheffield 1945 Four soup spoons by Roberts & Belks Ltd., Sheffield 1947 Four sauce ladles by Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Ltd, Sheffield 1952 Six tea spoons by Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Ltd., Sheffield 1950 Five coffee spoons by Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Ltd., Sheffield 1951 1556g (50 oz) gross Provenance: Private Collection, Lancashire Estate

A GROUP OF MOSTLY ENGLISH PORCELAIN VARIOUS DATES 18TH CENTURY AND 19TH CENTURIES A part tea service painted with landscapes , A Worcester blue-scale ground teacup and saucer together with a Staffordshire salt-glazed polychrome teapot and a Worcester blue & white bowl 21cm diameter Together with a grey-painted three tier hanging shelf Condition Report: Mixed condition to the ceramics in this lot. Potential purchasers should view in person if they wish the minutiae of detail. Please see additional images available from the Dept. upon request for details of damage. Do not buy this lot assuming the contents are perfect. Condition Report Disclaimer

Three trays of china to include St Michael 'Connaught' tea/dinner service and Royal Doulton 'Carlyle' tea set

Quantity to include briefcase, a radio, two boxes of china including a Crown Staffordshire tea service

A Keltcraft of Ireland Designed by Noritake part dinner service, comprising 30 pieces, to include dinner plates, side plates, tea cups and saucers, the dinner plates decorated with foxhunting scene, Pheasant, Fox, Mallard, Rabbit and Raccoon.

FLEMING, Ian. You Only Live Twice, 1st edn, Jonathan Cape, 1964. In d/w. Neat name on endpaper. With The Man with the Golden Gun, 1st edn, Jonathan Cape, 1965, in d/w, neat name on endpaper; On Her Majesty's Secret Service, 1st edn, Jonathan Cape, 1963, neat name on endpaper, in d/w. Tea stain on fore-edge; and GARDNER, John, Licence Renewed, 1st edn, Jonathan Cape, 1981. In d/w. Neat name on endpaper (4) (box)

George V silver three piece tea service, Birmingham 1923, Mappin & Webb Ltd, comprising teapot, milk jug and sugar bowl, of squat baluster form with reeded girdle, on circular spreading feet, the teapot with brown bakelite handle and finial, 16cm high, approximate total weight 30.50ozt 

Shelley Art Deco bone china part tea service, printed green marks, reg no 781613, decorated with pale blue graduating stripe design, comprising a milk jug, slop bowl, five teacups, saucers and side plates Condition ReportGood overall condition. Small chip to rim of one cup. General wear and tear.

Mixed lot of silver plate including cased cutlery, loose flatware, a four-piece tea service, a tea strainer, sugar bowl with blue glass liner and spoon, mustard pot, souvenir teaspoons, letter opener and a silver dressing brush back 

Portmeirion The Botanic Garden pattern part dinner service for six, including dinner plates, luncheon plates, bowls in sizes, butter dish and cover, preserve pot, tea plates Condition ReportVery good condition overall. Some light marks, no chips cracks or crazing. General wear and tear.

Large Royal Worcester bone china Evesham pattern part dinner, tea and coffee service, printed black marks, comprising an oval two-handled vegetable tureen and cover, a baluster two-handled casserole and cover, two oval two-handled vegetable dishes and covers smaller, an oval dish, a large circular salad bowl with circular stand, a cheese knife, a coffee pot, two milk jugs in sizes, nine mugs, eight teacups, two smaller preserve pots and white metal cover, various ramekins, small dishes, a sauce boat and stand, eight small coffee cups, eight saucers, eight luncheon plates and seven dinner plates, eight bowls, eight tea plates and three boxed flan dishes 

Minton Green Cockatrice pattern composite part tea and breakfast service, circa 1890, printed puce globe marks, iron red pattern no.4863/7, printed with exotic birds perched on pierced rockwork and chinoiserie flower sprays within green cell pattern borders, comprising a teapot and cover, a coffee pot and cover, four milk jugs, a water jug and pewter cover, a cream jug, an oval serving dish, two shaped rectangular stands, an eggcup, a mug, a tall flared cup, five coffee cups, four teacups, two flared sugar bowls in sizes and a slop bowl, a flared tea bowl, four small saucers and three larger and a fluted dish/stand (some damages) Condition ReportAll pieces with light surface scratches, marks and varying degrees of wear. Numerous pieces with damage, chips, repairs and hairline cracks. General wear and tear, see photos.

Large Portmeirion Pomona pattern dinner and tea service including dinner plates, luncheon plates, side plates, oval serving dishes in sizes, bowls in sizes, part tea service including teapot, lustre coffee pot (no cover), preserve pots, butter dish and cover, cruet pots, three circular serving bowls, a 35th anniversary 1960-1995 circular serving plate and other items 

George V three piece silver tea service by Harold Edwin Landon, globular form with hammered and ropetwist borders, hallmarked Chester 1931/33, gross weight approximately 28.05 ozt

Collection of silver plate including a Mappin & Webb three-piece tea service, a Mappin & Webb three-piece condiment set on stand, a Mappin & Webb tea caddy, a lidded tankard, various flatware including grape scissors, an oak-cased canteen of knives and forks (one fork missing) and other items 

Composite collection of Spode Italian pattern blue and white transfer printed various wares, circa 1900 and later, printed blue and black marks, various impressed marks, including a part tea service, dinner plates, side plates, bowls, a sauce boat, a baluster vase and cover and other items Condition Report Surface cratches and signs of use on all. Crazing to most items. Dinner plate with repaired chip to edge, hairline to another. Hairline to one side plate. Two cups with repairs to the handles. Egg cup chipped and another with crack. Teapot with damage and repair to lid, large crack to base and staining. Some pieces discoloured. No chips, cracks or damage to lidded vase, black Spode stamp to base, height 33cm. General wear and tear.