A group of five military presentation medallions awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel G. J. W. Malet, O.B.E., Royal Hussars u.S.A., Department of the Army, by Dondero Inc., obv. trophy-of-arms, rev. plain, undated, 76mm., bronze-gilt, in case of issue, inside with plaque, ‘Presented by General John A. Wickham, Jr, Chief of Staff, U.S. Army’; Portugal, Ecercito Portugus, obv. heraldic shield and helmet, rev. inscribed, ‘From General Jorge Salazar Braga, Chief of the Portuguese Army Staff, March 1985’, 90mm., bronze, in velvet covered case of issue; Brazil, Ecercito Brasileiro, obv. bust of Luis Alves de Lima e Silva, Duque de Caxias (1803-1880), undated, 70mm., silvered bronze, in velvet covered case of issue bearing gilt and enamel emblem of Brazil, inside of lid inscribed, ‘Exercito Brasileiro Presena Nacional’; France, Plaquette, bearing a shield marked, ‘E.M.A.T.’ and the inscription, ‘Offert par le General d’Armee Maurice Schmitt Chef d’Etat-Major de l’Armee de Terre Franaise au Lieutenant-Colonel G. J. Malet, Mars 1987’, 125 x 77mm., silvered metal, in Delsart, Sens case of issue; Oriental (? Vietnam), Commemorative Bronze Medal, 1927-1987, 49mm, in case of issue, all unnamed except where stated, virtually mint state (5) £80-120 O.B.E. London Gazette 31 December 1987. ‘Lieutenant Colonel, The Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales’s Own)’. Recommendation states, ‘Lt Col Malet has been Head of the Army Section of the Foreign Liaison Section since November 1983. His duties cover maintaining a close liaison with all the foreign MilitaryAttaches in London, staffing their many requests for information, hosting representational functions, arranging and escorting Attache group visits to UK and BAOR Military establishments, coordinating programmes for foreign military visitors and planning, programme and escorting CGS’s inbound COS visitors. ...... Dealing with the representatives of foreign countries provides unlimited scope for disaster but he has always foreseen and therefore averted problems. He is held in extremely high regard by all the foreign representatives who value his friendship, direction and help. ....’ greville John Wyndham Malet was born on 6 December 1939, the son of Captain John Wyndham Malet (1910-40) and June Rosalind nee Broadley, and was a scion of the Malet Baronets. He was educated at Harrow and in July 1958, after serving in the ranks for 242 days, he gained a commission in the 10th Hussars. Following the regiment’s amalgamation with the 11th Hussars in 1969, he continued to serve with the Royal Hussars. He was appointed G.S.O.2 (Author) at the R.A.C. Tactical School, December 1971-January 1974 and held the rank of Acting-Major from December 1971 until promoted to that rank in December 1972. In July 1980 he attained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel; was awarded the O.B.E. in 1987 and was placed on Retired Pay in February 1990. He married in 1972, the Hon. Margaret Cherry Wigram, eldest daughter of the 2nd Baron Wigram, with whom he had two children. Latterly living at the Walled House, Hathertop, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, he died on 5 September 2004. william Malet, the founder of the Malet family in England, was a companion of William the Conqueror at Hastings and was related by marriage to Rollo, 1st Duke of Normandy. Sold with copied research. £80-£120
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(ARR). Richard Hamilton. (1922-). Coloured screenprint, "Kent State", 1970, signed in pencil and numbered 2359/5000, published by Dorothea Leonhart, Munich, printed by Dietz Offizin, edition "Munchen International", blind stamps, 73cm x 102cm, unframed. S/D. Note; Hamilton agreed that this anti-Vietnam war protest image be issued in a large run of 5000 impressions so that it may be widely viewed. It is reported that thousands of first impressions were disposed of when insects were caught in the wet ink.
Medal Research: A wide variety of typewritten, handwritten and photocopied lists of recipients and casulaties related to various medals, including Indian Order of Merit for the Defence of Lucknow, African campaigns including an extensive folder on the Boer War, Canada, New Zealand, Defence of Legations, World War I including the RFC, ANZACS in Vietnam, the Falklands, the Gulf War, etc, together with related photographs, press cuttings and a few ALS, an interesting and useful resource (lot) £100-150 Provenance: Ex libris Donald Hall
Vietnam 1964 (57011 R. A. Grey) extremely fine £300-400 The recipients South Vietnam Medal 1964 was sold by D.N.W. 27 June 2007, lot 118. D.S.O. London Gazette 21 December 1971; Commonwealth of Australia Gazette 16 December 1971. M.I.D. London Gazette 13 December 1966. Ronald Alwyn Grey was born in Perth, Western Australia on 2 July 1930. Entering the Australian Army with the service number 57011, he served in the Korea War as a Lieutenant in the 3rd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, 13 June-23 July 1952 and 14 August 1952-12 June 1953. In 1962 he attended the Staff College at Camberley. As a Major in the Army Service Corps he served in the Borneo confrontation and was mentioned in despatches. During the Vietnam War he was a Lieutenant-Colonel commanding the 7th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment in Phuc Tuy Province, February 1970-March 1971, for which services he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order. In 1973 he was appointed Australian Army Representative in Australia House, The Strand, London. He retired from the Australian Army as a Major-General. In 1988 Major-General Grey was commissioned to undertake a comprehensive review of the rescue services in New South Wales. The recommendations of the study were implemented by the N.S.W. Government in 1989. The medal was a gift to the recipient who received two named examples.
* China, Japan & Vietnam. A collection of approx. 280 gelatin silver photographs and compact prints, c. July 1905 to June 1907, including street scenes, views, temples, festivals, arrivals and departures of military troops (French, German, Japanese, Chinese, British & American), relating to Tientsin, Tonkin, Kyoto, Yokohama, Nara, Osaka, Shimonoseki, plus a few of Tokyo, Ceylon, Aden, etc., many identified and dated in pencil in French to versos, some images referring to the departure of General Kamio and also General Lefevre, and one showing a train with the distant figure of Miss Roosevelt [President Roosevelt's daughter] e -route to Tonkin, all loose, approx. 9 x 12 cm. The identity of the French photographer is not evident. He or she was presumably working in and/or travelling in French Indochina and nearby territories during this period. (approx. 280)
A Framed Display of USA Military Medals, comprising Distinguished Cross, Silver Star, Bronze Star and Purple Heart; a similar display, comprising World War II, American Campaign, Asiatic Pacific Campaign, European African Middle Eastern Campaign, Korean Service, Vietnam Service and National Defense; four similar medals-Berlin Airlift, Desert Storm, Kuwait and Southwest Asia Serviice.
A Framed Display of Three Medals, Syrian Order of Bravery 1st, 2nd and 3rd Class; a cased Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Liberation of Kuwait Medal; a framed Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Medal; a case USA Vietnam Service Medal 1960; a boxed Belgium Liberation Medal (Volunteer) 1940-45; another boxed medallion; and a French Croix de Guerre 1914-18-7
A Display on Card of Twenty World Para/Commando/Special Forces Metal Cap Badges, comprising Airborne Cavalry, Gabon, Command Inst., Italy Inst., Netherlands, unidentified, Israeli Basic, Israeli Advanced, Zelous Scouts, Taiwan, Canada, a similar, Vietnam, Jordan, Dubai, Saudi, a similar, US Marine Corps, 82 Para and Marine Pathfinders
Chinese blanc de chine female statuette of Quan Yin with carved circular base, 47cm high Note-Quan Yin is one of the most universally beloved of deities in the Buddhist tradition. Also known as Kuan Yin, QuanAm (Vietnam), Kannon (Japan), and Kanin (Bali), She is the embodiment of compassionate loving kindness.
A Display on Card of Twenty World Para/Commando/Special Forces Metal Cap Badges, comprising Belgian Para, Commando Inst., Belgian Commando (2), Spanish, Germany, South Africa (4 differing), South Korea (3 differing), Vietnam Special Forces, Egypt, Airborne, USA, US Airforce, and two badges mounted on cloth..
Carton Including Five Stockbooks (noted Mauritius and St. Lucia QEII used, Bahawalpur and Iran in large blocks, Iceland used etc. Ring binder with Hong Kong and Singapore used. A Vietnam collection (Stc £300). Small red album containing KGVI including Bahamas Eleuthera mint to 1s. Poland in packets SG 292 to 1701. Bag of India on paper. Shoebox of covers including KGVI better items (4) etc
The Vung Tau Cargo a pair of blue and white tea bowls saucers a vase and cover the former painted with radiating panels of flowers within octagonal rims and the latter of baluster shape painted with panels of sages in mountain retreats 13cm high (6) In April 1992 Christies Amsterdam sold the cargo of a ship which sank circa 1690 off Vung Tau Vietnam
10 late Corgi Unsung Heroes series items: Vietnam Series include M151 Mutt utility truck and trailer, Rifle truck, 2.5 ton truck, M48A3 tank, UH IC Huey Hog Helicopter and gunship, Vietnam Series II Medevac US Army helicopter, Utility truck, M113 ACAV US Army, and 2.5 ton US MC truck. All boxed, some age wear, contents VGC to Mint
American Aircraft USAAF: Republic Thunderbolt P47B (Arkansas Traveller), North American Mustang P51D Camo (tangerine), North American Mustang P51D (silver), Lockhead Lightning P38C, Curtis Warhawk P40B (Flying Tigers in China), North American Mustang P51B (Ole II). American Aircraft USN and Others: Grumman Hellcat 3 colour Camo, Grumman Hellcat single colour, Chance Vought Corsair 3 colour Camo, Douglas Dauntless SBD 3 colour Camo, Grumman Avenger TBF 3 colour Camo, Vought Sikorsky Kingfisher 3 colour Camo, Douglas Skyraider (Vietnam Naval Scheme) and a Consolidated Liberator B24 - 4 engine Bomber (14)
Miscellaneous Foreign Decorations and Medals (25), including: France, Legion d'Honneur, 3rd Republic, Chevalier's breast Badge (5th class), silver, silver-gilt and enamel, blue enamel damage to obverse and reverse centres; Medal For the War of 1870-71; Commemorative Medal of the Great War 1914-18; Japan, 1931-34 Incident War Medal; China Incident War Medal (2), one in wood case of issue; Spain, Order of Military Merit, breast badge, silver-gilt and enamel; South Vietnam Campaign Medal 1964 with bar; Pakistan Independence Medal 1947 (Mt/6562639 Hav Mohd Afsar R.P.A.S.C.); U.S.A., Republic of Vietnam Service Medal, all very fine or better (25)
Miscellaneous lot: Imperial Service Medal, G.VI.R. (2) (James Gordon Taylor; Rebecca Somerville); General Service 1918-62 G.VI.R., one clasp, S.E. Asia 1945-46 naming erased; Army Long Service & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st 'Indiae: Imp' type, with 'India' suspension, naming erased; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., with Territorial 'scroll' suspension (Major P.H. Salmon R. Sigs), renamed; Vietnam Medal 1968 unnamed; Indian Army Long Service & G.C., G.VI.R (2) (26738 Nk. A Mar Singh I.A.O.C.; 13611 Spr. Ram Singh. Bombay S. & M.); India, Long Service & G.C. Medal (6254880 L-Hav. Ganga Singh, Signals.); Ceylon, Long Service Medal, E.II.R.; Coronation (Metropolitan Police) 1887 unnamed; Coronation (Metropolitan Police), 1911 (P.S., J. Barnes); Bronze Memorial Plaque (Frederick James Lewis); very fine (12)
A Collection of Twelve Foreign Medals, including France Medaille Militaire, France Cross of Combat Volunteers 1914/18, Belgian Medal for Volunteers 1940/45, USA Distinguished Flying Cross, France Croix de Guerre, USA National Defence Medal, two German Second War Medals, the following USA medals:- Vietnam Service, Air, Bronze and Silver Stars (12)
22 titles of military and other interest, including “Covenants with Death”, a Daily Express Publication, 1934; set of 4 Time Life books on early aircraft and pioneers; 2 similar volumes on sailing ships; 4 Grange books on Destroyers, Battleships, Submarines and Liners; “Vietnam” by Karnow; etc. GC
* Boeing A.W.A.C.S., the R.A.A.F. and the Vietnam Air War. A collection of manufacturer's, press, publicity and other photographs, many in colour, together with a wealth of documentation including N.A.T.O. material, brochures, aircraft heraldry, an A-Z history of the R.A.A.F., rare Jundivik brochures, others for the G.W.S. Normad 22 and similar material, contained in nine modern ring binders, approx. 150 images. (9)
Rhodes, Alexandre de Relazione de felici successi della Santa Fede predicata da padri della Compagnia di Giesu..., first edition, engraved map, errata leaf at end, slightly browned, some worming to gutter not affecting text, nineteenth century boards, uncut, 4to, Rome, for Giuseppe Luna, 1650. Contains one of the first detailed maps of Vietnam
Indonesia. Cantelli da Vignola (Giacomo), Isole dell'India cioe le Molucche le Filippine e Della Sonda Parte de Paesi di Nuova Scoperta e l'Isole de Ladri nel Mare del Zud, [Rome], 1683, engraved map showing Indonesia, Philippines and parts of Thailand, Vietnam and Australia, hand coloured in outline with hand coloured ornamental title cartouche surrounded by putti and figures, one small tear to upper margin coming 1cm into printed border, scattered spotting, approx. 450 x 580 mm (1).
TURLEY (G.H.) The Eastern Offensive, Vietnam 1972, 1985 ~ Banerjee (Utpal K.) Operational Analysis and Indian Defence, New Delhi, 1980 ~ Palit (D.K.) War in High Himalaya, 1991 ~ Nafziger (George F.) The German Order of Battle, Infantry in World War II, 2000 ~ Isby (David C.) Weapons and Tactics of the Soviet Army, 1981, plates, illustrations, original cloth, some boards, dust-jackets; and a quantity of others, Military, v.s. (qty).
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