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Lot 386
German Third Reich WW2 Army / Waffen SS Close Combat Clasp in bronze. Good scarce die-cast example, the reverse bears in relief F.E.C. W.E. PEEKHAUS BERLIN and AUSF. A.G.MU K. GABLONZ. Eagle and swastika over crossed grenade and bayonet set between oakleaf sprays. Hinged tapered pin with countersunk securing hook and complete with central backing plate. Service wear, GC. Introduced in November 1942 by Adolf Hitler. Payment by Bank Transfer ONLY
Lot 403
German Third Reich WW2 Army / Waffen-SS Infantry Assault breast badge by Gerbruder Wegerhoff, Ludenscheid. Good die-cast silvered zinc late war example with vertical needle pin and securing hook, reverse with circular GWL logo. Rifle with fixed bayonet superimposed on oval oak wreath surmounted by eagle and swastika. GC Designed by Junker of Berlin and instituted 20th December 1939. Payment by Bank Transfer ONLY
Lot 198
British Officers seconded to Egyptian Army head-dress badge c. 1914-22. Fine brass laurel sprays surmounted by an Egyptian crown and resting on a blank scroll. Within the wreath, an entwined EA cypher. Stout pagri pin & hook. VGC Egypt was a British Protectorate during WW1 from December 1914 until February 1922. See Bosleys 10th November 1997 Lot 1. Payment by Bank Transfer ONLY
Lot 41
32nd Sikh Pioneers Indian Army pagri badge c. 1903-22. Fine scarce large British made die-stamped white metal Sikh quoit inscribed XXXII SIKH PIONEERS, surmounted by a crown resting on crossed axes, resting on a tri-part scroll inscribed AUT VIAM INVENIAM AUT FACIAM. Stout pagri pin & hook. VGC Payment by Bank Transfer ONLY
Lot 160
19th Federal Jungle Company Malay head-dress badge c. 1951. Good rare die-pressed white metal laurel wreath, surmounted by a Tiger's head shield, resting on tri-part scroll FEDERAL JUNGLE COMPANY; 19 over MALAYA to voided centre. Stout pagri pin & hook. VGC Fought with British Army during the Malayan Emergency against communist terrorists in the forest. Payment by Bank Transfer ONLY
Lot 143
Moulmein Volunteer Rifles, Victorian Indian Army Officer's helmet badge c.1900. Good scarce British made die-stamped lightly silvered white metal oval PRIMUS IN BURMA resting in narrow fern sprays; central star with applied gilt roped centre and MVR cypher. Stout pagri pin & hook. Pin an old replacement otherwise VGC Raised in 1887 southern Burma Payment by Bank Transfer ONLY
Lot 159
14th Federal Jungle Company Malay head-dress badge c. 1951. Good rare die-pressed white metal laurel wreath resting on large scroll with F.J.C. tablet below; 14 to voided centre. Stout pagri pin & hook. VGC Fought with British Army during the Malayan Emergency against communist terrorists in the forest. Payment by Bank Transfer ONLY
Lot 158
11th Federal Jungle Company Malay head-dress badge c. 1951. Good rare die-pressed white metal laurel wreath resting on tri-part scroll FEDERAL JUNGLE COMPANY with ELEVEN below; Tiger's head over crossed machine guns voided centre. Stout pagri pin & hook. VGC Fought with British Army during the Malayan Emergency against communist terrorists in the forest. Payment by Bank Transfer ONLY
Lot 439
German Third Reich WW2 Army / Waffen-SS Infantry Assault breast badge in bronze by Friedrich Linden, Ludenscheid. Fine scarce die-cast bronzed zinc example awarded to Motorised Infantry recipients with FLL three circles logo to reverse. Rifle with fixed bayonet superimposed on oval oak wreath surmounted by eagle and swastika. Replacement vertical round pin with hinged fitting and securing hook. Some wear to finish Designed by Junker of Berlin and instituted 20th December 1939, bronzed version authorised 1st June 1940. Payment by Bank Transfer ONLY
Lot 161
22nd Federal Jungle Company Malay head-dress badge c. 1951. Good rare die-pressed white metal laurel wreath, surmounted by a Tiger's head shield, resting on tri-part scroll FEDERAL JUNGLE COMPANY; 22 over KELANTAN to voided centre. Stout pagri pin & hook. VGC Fought with British Army during the Malayan Emergency against communist terrorists in the forest. Payment by Bank Transfer ONLY
Lot 382
German Third Reich WW2 Army / Waffen SS Tank/Panzer Assault breast badge badge by Hermann Aurich. Good die-cast silvered zinc example. Approaching Panzer within an oval oakleaf wreath surmounted by eagle and swastika. Reverse with raised maker's logo and retains vertical round pin and securing hook, with countersunk round fixings. Retains most original finish. VGC Instituted 20th December 1939. Payment by Bank Transfer ONLY
Lot 402
German Third Reich WW2 Army / Waffen-SS Infantry Assault breast badge by Julius Bauer & Söhne. Good die-cast silvered zinc example with ball hinged vertical needle pin and securing hook, reverse with maker's JB & Co logo. Rifle with fixed bayonet superimposed on oval oak wreath surmounted by eagle and swastika. Toned, GC. Designed by Junker of Berlin and instituted 20th December 1939. Payment by Bank Transfer ONLY
Lot 353
German Third Reich WW2 Kriegsmarine Blockade Runners breast badge and stick pin miniature. Good scarce die-cast example. Circular chain being broken by a merchant vessel with winged eagle and swastika figurehead. Reverse retaining hinged pin with securing hook and bearing raised designer and maker details of FEC. OTTO PLACZEK, BERLIN. AUSF. SCHWERIN, BERLIN. Retains original finish. VGC ... together with its miniature on stickpin. Housed in blue case with blue flock lining. Lid derached but present. GC ... together with pair of printed British 8th Corps charging knight formation signs ... pair of 8th Army shoulder slides ... Royal Tank Regiment cap badge (cross over orb absent). Instituted 1st April 1941 upon the order of Adolf Hitler. Payment by Bank Transfer ONLY
Lot 157
6th Federal Jungle Company Malay head-dress badge c. 1951. Good rare die-pressed white metal partial Kelantan Arms with central 6 resting on FEDERAL JUNGLE COMPANY scroll. Stout pagri pin & hook. VGC Fought with British Army during the Malayan Emergency against communist terrorists in the forest. Payment by Bank Transfer ONLY
Lot 527
Benbros - Budgie - 2 x boxed models, Budgie Racing Sidecar Outfit # 264 and Benbros Army Dispatch Rider. The Budgie has a broken front fork and detached wheel which are still present for repair and the pin which holds the sidecar in place is missing. The Benbros has some paint loss. They appear Fair to Good overall, the Benbros box is Very Good. (This does not constitute a guarantee) [ba]
Lot 206
Four: Private G. A. Illingworth, 40th Regiment of Foot, late 20th Regiment of Foot, who served overseas in the Crimea, North America, India and during the New Zealand Wars, but whose chequered military service was terminated upon the infection of his right leg and its subsequent amputation Crimea 1854-56, 4 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol (Geor-- Ainsley Illingworth) contemporarily engraved naming, clasp carriage showing signs of restoration, with horizontal buckle claw affixed to top lugs of Sebastopol clasp; Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Lucknow (G. Illingworth, 1st. Bn. 20th. Regt.); New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1863 (661 G Illingworth, 40th. Regt.) with contemporary silver riband buckle; Turkish Crimea 1855, British issue, unnamed as issued, pierced with adapted small loop suspension affixed to buckle, this lacking reverse pin, heavy contact marks and wear to first, this fair to fine, the rest nearly very fine and better (4) £800-£1,000 --- George A. Illingworth was born in Halifax, Yorkshire, in 1830 and attested for the 20th Regiment of Foot in 1851. A tailor by trade, he served with the Regiment during the Crimean Campaign and subsequently in India during the Great Sepoy Mutiny, taking part in the final operations leading to the surrender of Lucknow and the clearing of the surrounding areas from November 1857 to March 1858; as part of General Frank’s Division, the 20th Foot successfully attacked and captured the Kaisar Bagh before advancing towards a large, square, loopholed building called the ‘engine house’. Surrounded by the two leading companies of the 20th Foot, some 300 rebels were killed in hand-to-hand fighting. Returned home to Yorkshire, Illingworth married Miss Harriet Pitts at Calverley on 4 September 1859. On 6 October 1860 he transferred as Private to the 40th Regiment of Foot, serving for five years and one month in New Zealand during the Waikato Wars; the Regiment fought at Rangiriri, Paterangi and Orakau during this period, suffering substantial losses against Maori forces. After reinforcing the 18th Regiment and Forest Rangers, the 40th Regiment remained in Waikato as a garrison before departing New Zealand for Portsmouth in the summer of 1866. Posted to County Meath, Ireland, Illingworth’s military career came to a premature end in March 1871 when he suffered the amputation of his right thigh in consequence of an accident which had occurred the previous summer: ‘Says he fell amongst some stones in the Barrack Square at Navan when crossing to his room from roll-call. A sharp stone penetrated the joint, which caused so much disorganisation that the limb had to be removed... The thigh was removed in the middle third. He will be able to contribute very little towards earning a livelihood. It has not been caused or aggravated by the use of intoxicating liquor or indulgence in other habits or vices.’ Discharged at Curragh Camp on 10 June 1871 whilst serving with the recruiting staff in Dublin, Illingworth’s Army Service Record notes that he was entered 26 times in the Regimental Defaulter Book and twice tried by Court Martial; just over a year later his pension was suspended for one month when imprisoned for exposing his person whilst back home in Halifax. Sold with copied service record and research.
Lot 99
The superb and rare Second War ‘Battle of Kangla Tongbi’ M.M. awarded to Sub Conductor, later Warrant Officer Class 1, R. W. Parker, 221 (I) Advance Ordnance Depot, Royal Army Ordnance Corps, for his heroism as part of the epic defence of his unit’s depot during a night attack (6/7 April 1944) from men of the 33rd Japanese Division advancing on Imphal. Greatly outnumbered the small detachment put up a stiff defence against frontline troops, with Parker leading a counter-attack against a Japanese machine gun position after the depot perimeter had been breached Military Medal, G.VI.R. (10537437 W.O. Cl. 1. R. W. Parker. R.A.O.C.) mounted on investiture pin, good very fine £1,600-£2,000 --- M.M. London Gazette 5 October 1944: ‘Throughout the operation at Kangla-Tongbi between 29th March and 7th April 1944, Condr. R. W. Parker, invariably showed exemplary courage and resource. He specially distinguished himself in action at Kangla-Tongbi on 7th April 1944. The enemy were attacking Lion Box and had penetrated into the Box on the Western perimeter over-running an M.E. Coy and setting up L.M.G. posts on 221 A.O.D. perimeter. During his patrol’s counter attack Condr. R. W. Parker, on his own initiative and in the face of heavy L.M.G. fire organised a party of one B.O.R. and 2 I.O.R.s to attack a Japanese L.M.G. post established in a Basha and from which a B.O.R. had shouted for help. Condr. R. W. Parker succeeded in retaking the Basha thereby rescuing one wounded B.O.R. and recovering the bodies of the two dead B.O.R.’s. Three Japanese O.R.s were killed by Condr. R. W. Parker’s party in this action alone.’ Ronald Wright Parker was a native of Grangetown, Cardiff. He served during the Second World War with 221 (I) Advanced Ordnance Depot, Royal Army Ordnance Corps as part of the 14th Army in Burma, and distinguished himself during the Battle of Kangla Tongbi, as part of the Battle of Imphal. The depot position came under night attack from 4 April 1944, with the men tasked with moving the depot supplies out of the position on and to Imphal during the day. Further detail of what has been described as the ‘Normandy of the East’ is provided in an article written by Lieutenant Colonel Mohit Vaishnava for the Indian Ministry of Defence, covering the Platinum Jubilee of the Battle of Kangla Tongbi in 2019: ‘The Battle of Kangla Tongbi, considered one of the fiercest battles of World War II, was fought by Ordnance personnel of 221 Advance Ordnance Depot (AOD) on the night of 6/7 April 1944. Japanese forces had planned a three pronged offensive to capture Imphal and the surrounding areas. In their attempt to extend their line of communication to Imphal, the 33rd Japanese Division cut in behind the 17th Indian Division at Tiddim (Mynmar) and establishing themselves firmly on the main Kohima – Manipur highway, started advancing towards Kangla Tongbi. Here at Kangla Tongbi, a small but determined detachment of 221 AOD put up stiff resistance against the advancing Japanese forces [60th Regiment]. The position of 221 AOD was not at all sound from a tactical point of view. It was exposed to the enemy from all sides and had to rely on its own combatant manpower for its defence. Major Boyd, the Deputy Chief of Ordnance Officer (DCOO) was made in charge of the operations for defence of the Depot. A Suicide squad comprising of Major Boyd, Havildar/ Clerk Store Basant Singh, Conductor Panken [sic] and other personnel from the Depot was created. On 06 Apr 1944, orders were received to evacuate 4,000 tons of ammunition, armaments and other warlike stores. On the night of 6/7 Apr 1944, the Japanese mounted a heavy attack on the Depot, rushing downhill into a deep nullah which was used as a covered approach to the Depot. A very well camouflaged bunker had been sited by the Depot on this approach. The Bren Gun Section in this bunker having spotted an enemy section within range, opened fire. This shook the enemy and forced the Japanese to withdraw leaving many dead. The Bren Gun was manned by none other than Hav/ Clerk Store Basant Singh. For this act of gallantry, Major Boyd was awarded the Military Cross (MC), Conductor Panken [sic], the Military Medal (MM) and Hav/ Clerk Store Basant Singh, the Indian Distinguished Service Medal (IDSM). The Kangla Tongbi War Memorial is a mute testimony to this battle and the unflinching devotion to duty of the Ordnance personnel of 221 AOD, 19 of whom made the supreme sacrifice. It conveys to the world at large that Ordnance personnel, apart from being professional logisticians, are second to none in combat, being equally proficient soldiers, should the occasion demand. As it commemorate the Platinum Jubilee of this hard fought battle, the spirit of Kangla Tongbi lives eternally in the hearts of all Army Ordnance Corps personnel of the Indian Army and continues to be source of inspiration for all ranks.’ A total of 105 British and Indian troops were killed during the battle.
Lot 299
Four: Airtrooper P. A. Wheate, 657 Squadron, Army Air Corps General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (25178910 Airtpr P A Wheate AAC); Iraq 2003-11, no clasp (Airtpr P A Wheate AAC 25178910); Accumulated Campaign Service Medal 2011, E.II.R. (Airtpr P A Wheate AAC 25178910); Jubilee 2012, unnamed as issued, mounted court-style as worn, nearly extremely fine (4) £300-£400 --- Paul Wheate joined the army in September 2003 and served with 657 Squadron Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing as an aviation ground support specialist in Northern Ireland and Iraq. Airtrooper Wheate was discharged from the army in November 2012. Sold with box of issue for Jubilee Medal, and AAC lapel pin, together with copied Army Certificate of Service testimonial and several copied photographs including passing out group and various operational photographs.
Lot 143
‘It is a common saying among railwaymen that there is not a sleeper or a culvert between Table Bay and the Victoria Falls which one of the Mores does not know.’ The unique Defence of Mafeking family group to Lieutenant-Colonel J. R. More, commanding the Railway Section at Mafeking, his wife Marion, Nursing Sister at the Mafeking Railway Convalescent Hospital, and their son Thomas, who was born at Mafeking shortly after the lifting of the siege Four: Captain J. R. More, Mafeking Town Guard The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Serving Brother’s, breast badge, burnished silver; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Defence of Mafeking (Capt: J. R. More, Mafeking Tn: Gd:); British War Medal 1914-20 (Lt. Col. J. R. More.); Jubilee 1935; together with Cecil Rhodes Funeral Train Medal 1902, silver, in Spink & Son case of issue; and Prince of Wales’ Lodge Jubilee Medal 1837-1887, silver-gilt, silver and enamels, in its Vaughton & Sons case of issue, this last possibly presented to his father Pair: Nursing Sister Marion More, Mafeking Railway Convalescent Hospital Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (Nursing Sister M. More.) naming officially re-impressed; Mafeking Railway Convalescent Hospital badge, circular gold badge with central red enamelled cross within white enamelled border inscribed ‘Mafeking’, the reverse inscribed ‘Ry. Convalescent Hospital. 1900’, 20mm, fitted with gold pin for wearing Five: Lieutenant-Colonel T. V. More, Director of Transport (Railway), East Africa and Egypt 1940-43 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal; Africa Service Medal, these four all officially impressed (179995 T. V. More); Coronation 1953, generally extremely fine (13) £4,000-£5,000 --- Provenance: Bill Hibbard Collection; Dix Noonan Webb, December 2001. John Rhys More was born in 1873, son of Mr T. J. More, who was traffic manager of the Cape Government Railways. His first railway experience was as an assistant on the construction of the Vaal River railway bridge at Fourteen Streams, and he was next employed on the construction of the line from Rosmead to Stormberg. He was engaged in the construction of the line from Vryburg to Mafeking and, in 1894, on the Sterkstroom-Indwe railway. Joining the Cape Government Railways in 1896, he became assistant engineer of the Kimberley-Bloemfontein survey and then of the Rosmead-Graff-Reinet railway construction.

In 1899 he was appointed district engineer at Mafeking and, on the outbreak of the siege was appointed Commandant of the Railway Section of the Town Guard with the rank of Lieutenant and later Captain. He was responsible for the construction of the Armoured Train and Ordnance workshop. The first shot fired in the defence of Mafeking was by Railwaymen in the Armoured Train at the 5 mile Cottage, south of Mafeking, on 12 October 1899. At Game Tree on Boxing Day of that year, he commanded the second truck of the Armoured Train:

“The enemy’s fire was terrible, 1lb Maxim shells bursting a few yards beyond the truck, accompanied by a perfect hail of bullets. The Railwaymen I am pleased to say behaved very well, and when the enemy were within range, did good work with their Martinis. Sergeant Lowe and myself managed to keep the Maxim pouring in its deadly fire on the enemy, and Corporal Godson kept the Hotchkiss firing in spite of his exposed position in the half armoured truck, which only protected the lower part of his body. The two B.S.A.P. in the truck with him were told to lie down as the fire was too heavy, and both were slightly wounded by portions of shell.

“It was a terribly anxious time, 850 Boers of the Marico Commando with Artillery, under General Snyman, were pitted against 16 B.S.A.P. and 28 Railwaymen. A grimly contested fight lasting two hours resulted in the enemy having to evacuate his position and fall back with heavy loss, over the crest of the rise, where he was again successfully engaged by Captain Fitzclarence with 2 squadrons of the Protectorate Regiment.” (Extract from Captain More’s report).

After the relief of Mafeking, More returned to his local peace-time duties as District Engineer and was later Resident Engineer for the Vryburg-Bulawayo railway. Upon the death of Cecil Rhodes in 1902, he was in charge of the funeral train which conveyed his body from Cape Town to Bulawayo and received the special medal struck to commemorate that event. After the Union in 1910 he was Divisional Superintendent at Kimberley and Port Elizabeth. During the Great War he commanded the Railway Regiment in South West Africa (British War Medal). In 1918 he was appointed Assistant General Manager and, in 1927, became General Manager of the South African Railways, retiring in 1933. He died at Cape Town on 22 April 1951. Sold with several news cuttings, a copy of his Mafeking report and various extracts from General Orders concerning the Railway Division issued by Colonel Baden-Powell.

Mrs Marion More (née Cloete) was the wife of Captain J. R. More and was in Mafeking at the commencement of the siege. When her husband set up a convalescent hospital in the Railway Camp she volunteered as a Nursing Sister under Miss M. Crawford, serving with Lady Sarah Wilson. In his official report on the siege Captain More gave the following account of the Convalescent Home:

“Owing to numerous complaints of treatment at the Victoria Hospital by our men, I decided to utilize the Railway Institute for Convalescent purposes, thus enabling men just out of hospital to get thoroughly restored to health before returning to the trenches, and the Home proved a great success. The cooking was done by the Railway people in turns, and Mr Crittenden, Rolling Stock Inspector, rendered valuable services as Manager.

“It was afterwards taken over by the Imperial Authorities for General Purposes; Dr Holmden being the Medical Officer, and Lady Sarah Wilson the Lady Superintendent, assisted by Mrs More, Mrs Gemmel and other Ladies. On January 15th a 95-pdr Shell struck the building and completely wrecked the Library, Billiard Room and Billiard Table, necessitating the removal of the Patients to other quarters. None of the inmates I am thankful to say were hurt.”

Thomas Vivian More was born in Mafeking on 2 August 1900, less than three months after the lifting of the siege. He qualified as a Civil Engineer at Birmingham University in 1918 and adopted a railway career. During the Second World War he served with the South African Railway Engineers in East Africa, Egypt and the Western Desert, including appointmeant as Director of Transport (Railways) at Cairo with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. Released from Army service in October 1943 he continued his career in the railways, becoming System Engineer in Durban (1945), System Manager in Windhoek (1946), System Manager in Port Elizabeth (1947-52) and finally System Manager, Western Cape. He retired in 1963, entering local government the same year, and died in June 1966. Sold with newspaper obituary and copied service record.

‘It is a common saying among railwaymen that there is not a sleeper or a culvert between Table Bay and the Victoria Falls which one of the Mores does not know.’
Lot 1601
Watches, 11 Gents and Ladies watches to include a gents Seiko Kinetic gold coloured sports watch on gold coloured bracelet, a ladies 9ct gold Audax Art Deco style watch, an Army style Larex watch (no strap), an Ingersoll Triumph pocket watch, a gents Sekonda watch on gold coloured bracelet, a Fero Feldmann ladies watch on gold coloured expandable bracelet, a Sekonda ladies quartz watch and 4 others. Sold together with a boxed Stratton gold coloured stock pin (mixed condition fair to vg)
Lot 52
Four gold military sweetheart brooches to include 9ct gold South Staffordshire Regiment, 9ct gold Royal Artillery, 9ct gold Army Service Corps and 15ct gold Royal Irish FusiliersThree 9ct gold brooches weigh 8.9 grams.15ct gold brooch weighs 7.3 grams. (The pin is marked '15ct' but the applied badge is unmarked and possibly a different carat gold)
Lot 35
Royal Army Medical Corps, an early 20th century diamond and enamel regimental badge brooch, in the form of a green enamelled wreath and diamond and gem set crown enclosing a serpent and staff set with rose cut diamonds, with blue enamelled ribbon motto ‘In Arduis Fidelis’, set throughout in yellow and white metal, hinged pin and early safety catch brooch fittings; together with a late 19th century seed pearl yellow metal (stamped 9ct) 'fouled anchor' ring, seed pearl set anchor with entwined rope, openwork frame, ring size L, gross weight approx 8.5g (2)
Lot 81
An Indian 18ct yellow gold button brooch. The floral brooch set with six tear-shaped rubies 5 x 4mm each and an old-cut diamond, the brooch measures 22mm, 6.3 gms. Note: The vendor had family members who served in both the Indian Civil Service and Army, pieces were known to have come back at the turn of the 20th century. Condition ReportThe pin and brooch back plate test as 9ct.
Lot 55
WW1 MONS TRIO, ARMY SERVICE CORPS. 1914 Star, no clasp, 1914-1918 British War Medal and Victory Medal (MS-3515 PTE. W. SEELEY A.S.C.) mounted as worn, together with a pin back medal ribbon bar (rosette device on 1914 Star ribbon) records show William Seeley, born 1883, Shropshire, a Motor Driver by trade, enlisted in the Army Service Corps on 5th September 1914, entered France on 21st September 1914 attached to 1st Division, attached 2nd Indian Cavalry Supply Column May 1915, 358 Motor Transport Company April 1916, 62 Auxiliary Supply Company February 1917, shown entitled to 1914 Star, BWM and Victory Medal. CR* Good overall condition with some light wear to ribbons.
Lot 893
Military badges and buttons including WW2 period King's Crown British Pioneer Corps cap badge complete with pin, another for the Border Regiment with slider, a US Army Marksman Badge with RIFLE clasp, four modern King's Own Royal Border Regiment cap badges, six modern King's Own Royal Regiment cap badges along with several other similar to Royal Irish Rangers, Royal Engineers, Royal Corps of Transport, General Service Corps, a small 1919 medallion to commemorate the conclusion of The Great War, a number of buttons including two Earl Fitzalan-Howard livery buttons manufactured by Firmin & Sons, an embroidered British Army blazer badge, a Dutch decoration awarded for successfully completing the International Four Days Marches in Nijmegan, a number of modern rank/trade badges, a vintage Masonic Lodge Medal and a Soviet-era military compass possibly made for foreign usage.(Lot)
Lot 898
WW1 Silver War Badges, three numbered SWB 320057 missing pin, B115148, B168986. Online sources confirm these awards as follows: 320057 awarded to 266699 LCpl William Wild BAMFORTH, previously 4409, 6th Battalion Cheshire TF Infantry Base Depot, enlisted 3/10/1915 discharged 26/2/1918 age 26, served overseas and also entitled to a BWM and VM. B115148 awarded to SE32968 Pte Fred PRESTON, Army Veterinary Corps, enlisted 19/11/1915 discharged 10/2/1919 age 25, served overseas, formerly 4/18074 1/5th Battalion West Riding Regiment. B168986 awarded to 437214 Pte Tom FAIRCLOUGH AC Labour Corps, previously Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, enlisted 10/12/1915 discharged 7/4/1919 sick.(3)
Lot 882
WW1 and after, group of five medals comprising 1914-15 star named in small impressed capitals, centrally in one line, 4501 PTE. R. TANK. 1-4 D.C.L.I. British War and Victory Medal impressed 201387 CPL. R. TANK. 1-4 D.C.L.I. India General Service Medal, GV Kaisar-I-Hind with clasp Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 impressed I.U.L. 1055 CPL. R. TANK. I.S.C. GV fixed suspender Regular Army For Long Service and Good Conduct Medal impressed 5429956 W.O.CL.11. R. TANK. R. SIGNALS. mounted for wear on metal bar with long pin, original ribbons.(5) Online sources confirm Private Reginald Tank was entitled to a 1914-15 trio for service with 1-4th Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, entering the Asiatic theatre on 25 August 1915. His BWM and VM are annotated 1-4 DCLI attached 2/Dorsets as a Sgt, number 201387. It appears that Reginald Tank was born in St Hellier, Jersey in 1881 and died in Deal, Kent in 1956.
Lot 249
WW1 US Army Helmet, British Brodie, 78th Division AEF, Lovely example of a first war US Army helmet, typical British made helmet with split pin bales, complete with liner and chin strap, this is the post June 1917 variant before the later addition of the donut style ring and white pad to the inside crown. Good original finish, with most of the khaki green paint in situ, with the 78th Divisions lightening bolt patch applied by paint to the side. Stamped D/F 20, for the manufacturer of James Dixon & Son Ltd, with the steel being supplied by Thomas Firth Ltd. Great piece of AEF headgear.
Lot 262
* Battle of Omdurman. A contemporary typescript eye-witness account by Lieutenant Robert Napier Smyth (1868-1947), 21st Lancers, of the Battle of Omdurman, 2nd September 1898, 7 pages of typescript, addressed to his sister Alice, and with initials at end R. N. S. (Lieutenant R. N. Smyth), upper outer corner corner of first sheet torn away (presumably to remove address), creased where folded, the seven sheets held together by a metal pin to upper left corner, with 'R. N. Smyth, Omdurman' inscribed in green pencil to outer portion, sheet size 33 x 13 cm (20 x 8 ins)QTY: (1)NOTE:A highly-detailed and graphic account in diary form of the Lieutenant Smyth's personal experiences at the Battle of Omdurman, which took place against an army of 30,000 Sudanese soldiers during the Anglo-Egyptian conquest of Sudan between the British–Egyptian expeditionary force commanded by Major General Herbert Kitchener and the Sudanese army led by Abdallahi ibn Muhammad (the Khalifa), successor to the self-proclaimed Mahdi, Muhammad Ahmad. The battle took place on 2 September 1898, at Kerreri, 11 kilometres (6.8 miles) north of Omdurman. Smyth was one of the first men to get into Omdurman after the bloody battle.
Lot 101
Collection including U.S. military-themed pins, medals, insignias, and buttons. Also, includes keys and cufflinks. Items include a U.S. Army Good Conduct Medal with ribbon, 'MACHINE GUN' marksmanship badge, and a brass military button. Also included are a 'PRO PATRIA' unit crest badge, a ribbon bar, and two miniature Florida vehicle license tags dated 1960. Additional pieces include a PAL enamel pin, two vintage keys, and a set of three matching cufflink-style tie tacks. Items vary in material, including enameled metal and brass. The largest piece measures: 2.75"H.Dimensions: See DescriptionCondition: Age related wear.
Lot 529
A diverse selection of British military items, including a Royal Victorian Order medal ribbon, a British Army Physical Training Instructor badge, General’s rank insignia, shoulder titles from the Royal Armoured Corps and Royal Army Pay Corps, along with an assortment of pin badges and insignia relating to the R.A.P.C., The Kings Own and Gurkha Regiments.
Lot 47
A Second War ‘Italy operations’ M.M. group of six awarded to Lance-Corporal R. W. Armstrong, Royal Army Service Corps, attached Royal Army Medical Corps, for his gallantry during the attack on Gemmano whilst detached to the 6th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, 10-15 September 1944 Military Medal, G.VI.R. (T/218663 L. Cpl. R. W. Armstrong. R.A.S.C.) on original investiture pin; 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, North Africa 1942-43; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, extremely fine (6) £700-£900 --- M.M. London Gazette 8 March 1945: ‘For gallant and distinguished services in Italy.’ The original Recommendation states: ‘This man was driver of a Jeep detached to the Regimental Aid Post 6th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment during the recent attack of 138 Infantry Brigade on the Gemmano feature. His orders were to evacuate casualties from that Regimental Aid Post to an Ambulance Car Post established at 886810. On the night of the attack his Jeep was wrecked by a shell burst at Gemmano village itself. He quickly volunteered to drive another Jeep and continued to evacuate casualties, night and day during the whole period 10th to 15th September 1944 from the Gemmano - Borgo - Villa area to the Ambulance Car Port. During a temporary Jeep shortage, I [Lieutenant-Colonel J. J. O'Connell, R.A.M.C., Officer Commanding 184 Field Ambulance] asked this driver to do a “Milk round” of Regimental Aid Posts in the area at a time when heavy shelling and mortaring were causing considerable casualties and deaths not only in the area but on the actual roads themselves. He was at all times adequate during a most difficult and dangerous period and was always game for more work, no matter what the strain. His devotion to duty and courage was of vital help to keep the Regimental Aid Posts clear of casualties during a rush period of great strain.’ Richard Wragge Armstrong was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne on 17 June 1914 and served during the Second World War as a Driver with the Royal Army Service Corps, attached 184 Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps. He died in Attleborough, Norfolk, on 30 April 1992. Sold with named Buckingham Palace enclosure for the M.M.; an original typed reference letter from his Officer Commanding, dated 11 December 1945; and copied research
Lot 316
A SECOND WORLD WAR GERMAN ARMY PARATROOPERS BADGE. An Army Paratroopers Badge, Brandenburg variant, two part construction with an eagle diving against a gilt wreath with eagle and swastika above, marked for J. Juncker Berlin SW, with vertical needle type pin. 5.5 x 3.9 cm. CR* Some light rubbing.
Lot 38
A scarce British made WW2 United States Army Officer’s gilt brass cap badge, with screw post and securing nut to the reverse. Marked for J.R.Gaunt London to the reverse side. Together with a WW2 era Free Polish Army cap badge, manufactured in brass and of convex form, with a screw post and securing nut to the reverse, and a Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) pocket badge, made in 2 parts with 3 clutch pin fittings to the reverse, and with the makers mark of Draco, Paris to the reverse. 3 items. Condition: good. Much of the original gilt finish remaining to the United States badge. The Polish badge shows signs of use and wear, with dark patination to the reverse side. The SHAPE badge remains in good condition throughout.
Lot 14
A WW1 medal trio, plus Silver War Badge awarded to S4-094788 Pte Thomas G Tuthill of the Army Service Corps, and later the Royal Irish Fusiliers (using service number 41791). To include: the 1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal, Silver War Badge (numbered B243082), and a 1911 dated farthing ‘good luck’ token with the head of King George V cut out. Notes: Thomas Tuthill enlisted for service on May 15th 1915, serving first ib in France. He was discharged on May 30th 1919, with the reason being noted as ‘sickness’, hence the award of his badge. The trio and badge are confirmed as his full entitlement, with the BWM and Victory medal being issued by the Royal Irish Fusilier, but named to his original regiment, the Army Service Corps. There was a Thomas George Tuthill born in Newbridge, Ireland in 1895, which may explain him serving in an Irish regiment, but we cannot confirm this. His pension ledger index card is ink stamped ‘Dead’ with a date of July 15th 1925, but this cannot be verified. Condition: normal age and service wear. Age related toning to the BWM, plus some minor contact marks and signs of polishing to the high points. The Silver War Badge is good, with a working pin and clasp. The ribbons to the BWM and Victory are silk originals, but the 1915 Star ribbon is absent.
Lot 39
A scarce, likely Indian made officer’s cast silver headdress badge for the 10th Baluch Regiment. Featuring 2 lugs to the reverse and a non silver white metal split pin. Dating from circa 1922-1947, and used in British India, whereafter it was transferred to the Pakistan Army. Marked ‘Silver’ to the reverse in a rectangular box. Approximately 3.7cm x 3.4cm. Condition: good. Good colour and patina to the silver. Some wear through polishing to the high points.
Lot 176
Panhard et Levassor, founded in 1887 in France, was one of the world’s pioneering automobile manufacturers. Originally a woodworking machinery company, it transitioned into automobile production after acquiring a license from Daimler to build internal combustion engines. In 1891, Panhard introduced one of the first modern automobiles, featuring a front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout, a configuration that became the industry standard. The company played a crucial role in shaping early automotive design and engineering, influencing car makers worldwide. Known for innovation, Panhard also contributed to military vehicle development and produced light tactical vehicles for the French army. In the post-war era, it gained attention for its lightweight, aerodynamically efficient passenger cars, such as the Dyna and PL 17, which used aluminium construction and front wheel drive. Despite its engineering prowess, Panhard was gradually absorbed by Citroën in the 1960s, ending its passenger car production by 1967. Its legacy endures as a symbol of early automotive ingenuity.This X57 is presented attractively in black coachwork with a red pin stripe and black interior. The car started life as a limousine body but was later converted to this open top tourer configuration, which suits the car very well. This Panhard was owned for more than 40 years by a Panhard club historian, so is very well known in Panhard circles and it was clearly a much-loved car for all those years. Some minor recommissioning is to be expected in places, but this would make a great summer car for attending classic car events. Supplied to auction with a V5C registration document and various bills for works throughout the years. Cosigned by Fraser Smith Interested parties should note that the private registration plate shown is to be retained by the vendor and a new, age-related registration issued instead. Additionally, we have had the car running and it ran well, though some minor recommissioning is to be expected in places following a few years of storage. RARE PRE WAR CLASSIC - STAND OUT FROM THE CROWDPREVIOUSLY OWNED FOR 40+ YEARS BY A PANHARD CLUB HISTORIAN
Lot 296
Sold by Order of a Direct DescendantAn outstanding 1873 K.C.B. group of three awarded to Admiral Sir H. Smith, Royal Navy - who was rewarded with a C.B. for his capture of Aden in 1839, the first colonial acquisition under the reign of Queen VictoriaSmith latterly played a prominent and central role during the First Opium War in the Volage and Druid; he took the honour of firing the first shots of the conflict and was to the fore in every major engagementThe Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Military Division, Knight Commander's (K.C.B.) set of Insignia, by R. & S. Garrard, London, comprising neck Badge, gold and enamel, hallmarks rather rubbed, with full neck riband and gold clasp; breast Star, gold centre, silver and enamel, gold retaining pin, reverse cartouche with maker's details, in slightly damaged case of issue; China 1842 (Henry Smith, Captain. H.M.S. Druid.), suspension replaced with dual loop, swivel and straight silver bar; Baltic 1854-55, unnamed as issued, good very fine (3)K.C.B. London Gazette 24 May 1873.[C.B.] London Gazette 13 August 1840.Henry Smith was born circa 1803 and joined the Royal Navy at the tender age of eleven in 1814, being made a Lieutenant in July 1821. He joined the Genoa on the Lisbon Station in April 1823 and then as First Lieutenant to Captain Courtenay in the Fairy, who went out to the West Indies in May 1827. The following year, Smith took command of the brig Ferret, before advancing as Acting-Captain of the Magnificent in September 1829. It was in 1831 that he was officially promoted.Aden - C.B.Removed to Volage in November 1837, it was in this vessel that he first wrote his name into history. In January 1838, the Sultanate of Lahej agreed to transfer a number of its possessions, including the town of Aden to Britain but later decided against this and opened fire on the sloop-of-war H.C.S. Coote. Smith was given command of an expedition, comprising Volage, the brig Cruizer, Coote, the schooner H.C.S. Mahé and three transports to secure Aden. Smith and his small expedition arrived at Aden on 16 January 1839 and in the morning of 18 January Volage, Cruizer, and Mahé sailed to the front of the town from where they were fired upon.At 0930hrs, the rest of the expedition arrived and the warships sailed in close to Aden's batteries to bombard them. By 1100hrs the gunnery of the ships had demolished Aden's lower batteries and destroyed a large tower, while landing parties ordered by Smith had cleared out the remaining enemy musket men in the rubble. At this point Smith ordered the main two landings of troops to take place, which were completed successfully with two naval casualties and sixteen from the army, with the defending garrison of 1,000 men suffering around fifty casualties. (The Royal Navy, a History from the Earliest Times to the Present William Clowes, refers).So it was that Smith had captured the first Colonial acquisition for Great Britain and her new sovereign, Queen Victoria. He was rewarded with an immediate C.B. and the thanks of the George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland, the Governor General of India.Opium War - further firstsThe cataloguer turns to Clowes again for further details of these important events:'Provocation and outrage continued; and when, on August 30th, Volage, 22, Captain Henry Smith, reached Macao, and at once proceeded to Hong Kong, her arrival was extremely welcome. On September 4th, the refusal of the Chinese at Kowloon to permit the transit of provisions across the harbour obliged Captain Smith, in concert with Mr. James Douglas (afterwards Sir James Douglas), of the Cambridge (the Cambridge was purchased by the Chinese government after regular hostilities began), formerly of the H.E.I. Co.'s marine, to employ his boats to drive off a squadron of war-junks, and so to open a passage for the supplies. Further outrageous action induced Elliot to call upon Smith to proclaim a blockade of the port of Canton as from September 11th.Negotiations were subsequently entered into; but Elliot displayed such unwise weakness that the Chinese were only encouraged to persist in their implacable attitude. At length, the Hyacinth, 18, Commander William Warren, having joined the Volage, Elliot stiffened himself so far as to inform the Chinese, on October 28th, that if the British shipping lying below the Bogue were subjected to more of certain annoyances which had become intolerable, retaliatory measures would be adopted. The Chinese admiral, Kwan, returned first a temporising and then an insulting answer, and on November 3rd got under way with twenty-nine junks, evidently intending to attack. Smith made a further fruitless attempt to negotiate, and then, with the Volage and Hyacinth, opened fire, and in a short time won a success which would have been much more complete than it was, but for the interference of Elliot, who, when three junks had been sunk and as many more driven ashore, procured a cessation of the firing, alleging his desire to spare the lives of the Chinese. Kwan, on returning to Canton, was thus able to boast that he had been victorious; and he was rewarded accordingly.'It had been on 4 September 1839 at around 1400hrs that Smith fired the first shots, sending several in anger in the direction of some war junks in the Chinese squadron.On 30 June 1840 Smith was given command of another frigate, Druid (to which his Medal is named), in which he continued to blockade, taking eight merchant ships as prize by 10 July as Senior Naval Officer on the south of the Chinese coast. On 6 August, the missionary Vincent John Stanton was captured by the Chinese while swimming in Casilha Bay near Macao. Smith took a small avenge this, these being Druid, the sloops Larne and Hyacinth, and two smaller vessels. On 19 August Smith with 120 Royal Marines, 80 seamen, and 180 local volunteers, successfully fought the Battle of the Barrier in which he attacked the Chinese works and barracks at Portas do Cerco, including destroying seventeen guns and two junks; casualties were light, with four of the British wounded. By 1900hrs, the entire force had re-embarked on the ships and left the area ablaze, with so many cannonballs having been fired by the ships that they picked up their used shot to recycle it before leaving. It was said of Smith's actions at the battle that 'seldom has a more signal service been rendered in so short a space of time'. Druid continued after this to protect British trade and hunt down pirates, at one point having several men of a boarding party killed when the junk they were investigating blew up.Smith was again to the fore at the Second Battle of Chuenpi on 8 January 1841. With joint attacks going in on the forts at Tycocktow and Chuenpi, guarding the entrance to Canton. Smith was to attack the former and having anchored some 200 yards off, they set to their work. The firing quickly created a breach in the fort which was attacked by boats manned by the crews of the ships and quickly taken. Twenty-five cannons were destroyed and the casualties of the Chinese were suggested to be 'very severe'. Smith was praised by Commodore Bremer for his conduct during the action. The opening to Canton was now complete.During the Battle of the Bogue, on 25 February Smith took Druid in with a portion of Bremer's force to attack the Chinese batteries on the south, south-wes…
Lot 83
An Escaper's campaign group of four awarded to Sergeant W. H. Price, 1st Battalion, Border Regiment, later Military Provost Staff Corps, who was wounded and went 'in the bag' at Tournai in May 1940 only to escape from Stalag VIII-BGeneral Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (3653478. Pte. W. H. Price. Bord. R.); 1939-45 Star; War Medal 1939-45; Army L.S. & G.C., Regular Army, E.II.R. (3653478 Sgt. W. H. Price. M.P.S.C.), mounted as worn, the retaining pin missing, light pitting and contact wear, very fine (4)William Herbert Price was born on 15 June 1919, the son of Isaac Price and a native of St. Luke's Avenue, Lowton, Golborne. Enlisting with the Border Regiment on 3 October 1936 he was stationed with the 1st Battalion when they in Palestine prior to the outbreak of the Second World War, returning to Britain in April 1939.Posted to France in December 1939 they were stationed on the frontline during the Phoney War and were at the front of the British advance into Belgium prior to the Ardennes Offensive in May 1940. As such they were still in Belgium when they engaged the German advance at Tournai on 20 May. They held out for that day and into 21 May however lost some ground on the second day, which is the day that Price is listed as slightly wounded and taken prisoner of war. His service papers note details of his interrogation after his capture in response to the question was, he interrogated he states:'Yes. In a wood S Tournai, May 1940 […] soup with promise of good meal & cigarettes.'It seems that Price was the subject of a gentle interrogation then despite this he was unfortunate to be taken when he was. The next day reinforcements in the shape of 1/6th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers retook the lost ground whilst the Borderers were pulled back and eventually evacuated.Price was taken initially to Marienburg and later Thorn like most British prisoners from France he was transferred to Stalag 11-B in April 1941 and from there to Stalag VIII-B at Lamsdorf. Whilst there he worked in a saw mill it was from here that he attempted his escape, noting that he and two comrades -Corporal W. B. Wren and Private Kennel- slipped out at night from the shoemakers in the camp.Unfortunately, there were retaken '…by German police man assisted by German Pole', apparently at the time Price was unfit, suggesting that they had struggled with life on the run. He also noted attempted sabotage during the attempt, they tried to damage some railway signalling equipment however this seems to have been unsuccessful.A newspaper article of the time notes that his father believed him dead in France and had held a memorial service for him. Fortunately before a planned memorial could be erected the British Red Cross informed him that his son may be alive. Price remained in the Military after the war, going on to join the Military Provost Staff Corps, responsible for staffing British Military Prisons; sold together with copied research.…
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