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Collection of diecast models to include boxed Corgi Major 1127 Simon Snorkel Fire Engine and 6 x Mid 20th C onwards diecast models featuring Dinky 351 SHADO UFO Interceptor, Dinky US Jeep, Corgi Tiger I, etc, all diecast vg overall with some signs of light paint chips in some places

Boxed Britains Motorcycles 9681 German Army Combination (Missing one end flap to both sides), plus boxed Britains 9786 US Jeep, both diecast ex, boxes vg overall with some light signs of edge wear

18 Boxed Airfix 1/72 plastic model kits to include A50158 BBMF Collection, A09008 Douglas Dakota Mk.III & Willys Jeep, A50136 Focke-Wulf Fw190A-8 Hawker Typhoon IB, A02106 De Havilland DH.82a Tiger Moth, A01010A Hawker Hurricane Mk.I, etc, all appearing complete and unbuilt, contents vg, boxes vary in condition from vg-fair

94 Boxed mainly Corgi diecast models featuring Jaguar XJ40, Ford Transit Van, Porsche 935, Ford Sierra, 4x4 Jeep, Matra Rancho, Renault 5, Matchbox 75 38 Model "A" Van, Citroen 935, etc containing duplication

19 Boxed Airfix plastic model kits to include 9 x 1/72 01036-2 Red Arrows Gnat, 1/6 03541-5 Skeleton, 1/72 A68217 Willys MB Jeep, 1/76 A02314V Bofors 40mm Gun And Tractor, 1/400 A68214 Mary Rose, all appearing complete and unbuilt, ex

Six boxed Dinky diecast models to include 167 A.C.Aceca Coupe, 230 Talbot Lago Racing Car, 156 Rover 75 Saloon, 405 Universal Jeep, 109 Austin-Healey 100 Sports and 151 Triumph 1800 Saloon, diecast varying in condition from fair-vg overall, boxes vary in condition with signs of varying amounts of wear throughout

Collection of vintage tinplate and other toys/vehicles to include: clockwork policeman and circus performer, Lonestar Modern Army Series jeep, Minic clockwork post office telephone van, plastic field gun, Mettoy Fire Chief car with siren etc. Some in original boxes. (B.P. 21% + VAT)Images of Mettoy fire  chief car and Wells bus added.

Registration – SHG 317PChassis No. – 68509M.O.T. – ExemptOdometer – TBCThe M38 Willys Jeep is also known as the MD, or even the G-758 after its military supply catalogue designation. The Jeep was basically an update to the war time Willys Jeep and widely supplied to the American armed services between 1952 and 1971. ‘SHG 317P’ hails from 1953 and was thought to be slated to go to the Korean war but the war had finished before ‘SHG 317P’ was built. ‘SHG 317P’ was imported to the UK in 1976 and has been enjoyed by 7 previous keepers since then. Powered by the 2.2-litre F4-134 “Hurricane” petrol engine mated to a 3-speed Borg-Warner T-90 manual transmission, ‘SHG 317P’ has benefitted from extensive key maintenance in the last 12 months. Classified as an Historic Vehicle based on age, ‘SHG 317P’ is MOT exempt and zero rated for road tax.‘SHG 317P’ exhibits the full, 1950’s military aesthetic in its matt olive drab livery complete with white painted service stars and accompanying script. The name “Hot Lips” is painted on the windscreen surround, presumably in tribute to the character Nurse Margret Houlihan from the TV series M*A*S*H. This was set in the 1950-53 Korean war to where ‘SHG 317P’ was originally destined. The cabin of ‘SHG 317P’ is typically utilitarian featuring only what is required to effectively transport military personnel into inaccessible places.In the last 12 months, ‘SHG 317P’ has benefitted from a raft of improvements to include two new HCB057 12V batteries, a new battery isolator cut off system, a new MV-141A ignition module to replace the points (the original points set up has been retained and is included), a new distributor cap and rotor arm and four new Bosch spark plugs. The brakes have also been fully overhauled to include new shoes all round and new handbrake shoes, new master and wheel cylinders, two new drums, two new “S” lines as well as an upgrade of all brake lines to copper items. A new steel bowl fuel pump has been added as have new silicon inlet ducting, a new radiator hose and two new twin fanbelts. The vendor notes that ‘SHG 317P’ is only useable in daylight as the wiring requires upgrading to allow use of the headlamps.In summary:A great, original looking example of the post-war US military Willys JeepOffered with many recent mechanical upgrades and improvementsIdeal for use at many of the UK’s military shows and reenactment events

Comprehensive service historyOne owner from newLand Rovers were inspired by the US-built Willys Jeep immediately after the war, by 1992 they claimed that 70% of all the vehicles they had ever built were still in use. Before the war, Rover had produced luxury cars which ceased to be in demand in the immediate post-war period and raw materials were strictly rationed to those companies building construction or industrial equipment. Rover's original factory in Coventry had also been bombed, forcing the company to move into a huge factory it had built in Solihull for constructing aircraft. Re-badged models were introduced in 1983 as the Land Rover 90 and the Land Rover 110 with the numbers representing the wheelbase in inches.This 2007 Land Rover Defender 110 long wheelbase 2.4 TDCi (puma) is finished in Brunswick Green with heritage additions for that classic gentleman look including all new heritage wheels shod with five brand new tyres. This example is a one owner from new example with the rugged 2.4 TDCi diesel-powered engine which offers reliability and durability, perfect for off-road adventures and long journeys and the spacious estate body style provides ample storage for all your adventure gear. Supplied with all the original handbooks, original stamped service booklet plus additional stamped service booklet (due to the number of services). Most services were performed by 4x4 specialist Hallam Brothers of Hayfield for which countless invoices can be found in the history file for every aspect of maintenance and the last service was at 116,000 miles. If you're in the market for a dependable and versatile vehicle that can handle any terrain, this Land Rover Defender 110 is the perfect choice. Consigned by Mathew Priddy JUST ONE OWNER FROM NEW WITH HERITAGE UPGRADESBOASTS COMPREHENSIVE DOCUMENTED HISTORY

Two Corgi classics Heavy haulage Chris Bennett Volvo, Jeep Dolly & king trailer Ed No 2518/4000.Hills of Botley Scammell Constructor and 24 wheel low loader.Ed. No.2354/6800.items in good condition, Boxes good condition

Two wheel chocks from a Willys Jeep, shipping unavailable

Dinky Toys and Corgi Toys Boxed Military diecast group, to include No.612 Commando Jeep, No.767 Daimler Armoured Car and 2 Corgi Military Legend Tanks

Tri-Ang Minic No.1 Military Jeep, housed in original card worn box with missing end FlapsAge Related Marks on The ModeSlight Corrosion to the base

Corgi Toys No. 409 Forward Control Jeep, light blue body with red grille, flat spun hubs, in the original blue and yellow all-card box (VG-E,BG)

A collection of four boxed Matchbox Superfast diecast vehicles to include No. 54 Personnel Carrier comprising drab green body with rare chrome hubs, No. 46 Mercedes military army staff car, No. 38 armoured Jeep with Sleet-n-snow base and another No. 38 armoured Jeep with Jeep base, all in original packaging

Dinky Toys Gift set 5 Military Vehicles containing 151A Medium Tank,151B Transport Wagon, 152B Reconnaissance Car, 153A Jeep and 161B Mobile Anti-craft Gun, all examples in green with matching ridged hubs, all housed in a pictorial lift off lid card box with packing piece, all models appear in generally excellent condition with some marks presentThe Jeep with fatigue and heavy damage to the bonnettransport wagon with corrosion to the wheel joints, some of the hubs and the inside of the bedbox with one heavy tear to the corner and some in others,box with partial split in the middlepacking piece with splits

A collection of four various boxed French Dinky Toy military diecasts to include No.819 DE155 field gun, No.828 SS10 military Jeep, No. 824 Berliet Gazelle covered wagon, and a No. 817 Char AMX 13 Battle Tank, some damage to boxes

A collection of ten loose Matchbox Superfast diecast vehicles, all in NM-M condition, to include Landrover, Burmah Tanker, military Jeep, Super Boss Tyrone Malone racing truck, and others, all in E condition

A boxed Corgi Toys No.64 Working Conveyor on Forward Control Jeep, Nr M-M, box Ex

A boxed French Dinky Toys No.816 Willys Jeep, Nr M-M, box Ex plus

A boxed Dinky Toys No.405 green Universal Jeep in red sticker box, Nr M-M, box VG and a boxed No.490 Electric Dairy Van, Ex, box VG

FOURTEEN MATCHBOX 1-75 SERIES SUPERFAST WHEEL MODELS comprising a No.2, Rescue Hovercraft, metallic green and fawn; No.13, Snorkel Fire Engine, dark red with a silver base; No.16, Badger, metallic bronze with a black roof dish; No.22, Blaze Buster, dak red with a black base; No.28, Stoat, dark gold; No.30, Swamp Rat, military green; No.32, Field Gun, military green, complete with stand, figures and shells; No.38, Armoured Jeep, military green; No.52, Police Launch, white and blue; No.54, Personnel Carrier, military green; No.64, Fire Chief, red; No.70, S-P Gun, military green; No.73, Weasel, military green; and No.75, Helicopter, white and red, each mint or near mint and boxed, the boxes generally good (No.28 box taped and scarred; No.73 box poor and lacking one end flap).

EIGHT MATCHBOX 1-75 SERIES SUPERFAST WHEEL MODELS comprising a No.1, Dodge Challenger, blue; No.4, '57 Chevy, metallic mauve; No.16, Pontiac, metallic light brown; No.28, Lincoln Continental, red; No.42, 1957 Thunderbird, red; No.53, CJ-6 Jeep, red; No.53, Flareside Pick-Up, blue; and No.57, Wild Life Truck, yellow, each mint or near mint and boxed, the boxes generally good (No.57 box very slightly creased).

Corgi Toys to include a 470 Forward Control Jeep FC-150 with detachable hood and a beige body, grey hood and a red interior; and a 66 Massey-Ferguson 165 tractor with a red body and grey seat Location:If there is no condition report shown, please request

Vintage Toys: Assortment of vintage toys including original Mego DC Superman figure, MB Electronics Star Bird Intruder, Palitoy Action Force figures and Jeep, plus Saico Morris Minor; varying conditions.

Diecast: Matchbox Superfast collection, including 61 Blue Shark, 43 Dragon Wheels, 2 Jeep Hot Rod, and others; Good conditions, some damage to boxes; (9).

TWO BOXES OF UNBOXED PLAYWORN MODEL CARS, to include a Dinky Toys Johnston Road Sweeper, peach and green body with brush below, Corgi Toys Major JCB 110 B Crawler Loader, a Unimog 406 and 10T Goose Dumper, Mazda B1600 Pickup, Jeep FC-150 with worn metallic green body, three 1992 Flat Sters cars, Matchbox Superkings K6 Cement Mixer without box, a Superkings K24 Container Trucker, Superkings K4 Big Tipper, Battle Kings K-110 Recovery Vehicle, Lesney Thames Trader Compressor Truck no 20, and Site Hut Truck no. 60, Minic Watney, and a box of more modern Matchbox, Lledo, Bburago, Matchbox, Realtoy, Wowwee, Majorette etc, most in a very playworn condition

Diecast - a collection of 4x Burago 1/24 and 1/25 scale boxed diecast models to include; Porsche 911 S, Porsche 924 Turbo GR.2, Renegade Jeep CJ-7 and Lamborghini Countach 5000.

Diecast - a collection of Bburago / Burago 1/43 scale boxed diecast model rally cars to include; Saab 900 Turbo, Porsche 924 Turbo, Renegade Jeep, Fiat Uno and more.

Diecast - a collection of assorted 1/18 scale diecast model cars to include; Motor Max Jeep Grand Cheroke, Road Signature Volkswagen Microbus, Solido Land Rover Discovery and others.

Tonka - An unboxed Tonka Car Transporter with a Jeep and a Beach Buggy. They show signs of play use and appear Fair to Good overall. The Transporter measures approximately 87 cm in length. (This does not constitute a guarantee) [ba-2]

1960s Metal  Vintage Willys Jeep Triang Pedal car toy ; Garage/Barn find  in need of some TLC and total restoration . The Jeep has a folding metal windscreen frame  Please see all detailed photograph as this is a project Car and the photographs serve as the condition report which include pedal structure images too. Viewing of this lot is recommended at Open Viewing day on Sunday 27th 11-3pm at Bishton Hall Wolseley Bride Staffordshire ST17 0XN (Teddy Bear not included,,,he hasn’t passed his test yet….)

6 boxed Matchbox 75 series model vehicles - no. 5 U.S. Mail, 73 Model 'A' Ford, 38 Model 'A' Van, 53 CJ-6 Jeep, 38 Camper, 63 4 x 4 Open Back Truck

Quantity of Tamiya Military Model Kits, All new unused in box. Including Military Miniatures 1:35 scale, U.S. Jeep Truck Willys MB 1:35 scale, 6 Pounder Anti-Tank Gun 1:35 scale, Kraft Wagen Horch 4x4 Type 1a 1:35 scale, Hunting Tiger 1:35 scale, Nitto Kagaku, Monogram and more. (35 items) DUE TO SIZE AND WEIGHT OF THIS LOT WE WOULD RECOMMEND PERSONAL COLLECTION

Vintage Action Force Z Force Jeep and Driver Vehicle and Action Figure boxed Palitoy. Complete unused contents. Good condition. With acrylic case.

Tekno Military Models,814 Willy Military Jeep, with driver & 814 Kanon, 951 Covered wagon, drab green body, cloth canopy tilt, steering roof light, 954 Radar truck, drab green body, steering roof light plus R.W. Model West Germany Jeep (missing windscreen) models are in good original condition.(5 items)

Palitoy Action Man Scorpion Tank, in good unboxed condition, missing aerials, complete with tracks, Power hog, in play worn condition, not complete, Jeep with trailer, some parts missing, Assault helicopter (ideal for parts) some accessories and clothing, including Afrika Korps hat, LRDG webbing, Para webbing, and others . (A Lot) DUE TO SIZE AND WEIGHT OF THIS LOT WE WOULD RECOMMEND PERSONAL COLLECTION

Matchbox Superfast Original box 38c Armoured Jeep, in mint flat condition as it left the factory

A Quantity of Loose Matchbox Superfast models, including. Twin Packs TP-115 Ford Escort XR3i & Seaspray boat on trailer, TP-106 Renault 5 Seltic & motorcycle trailer, TP-116 Jeep Cherokee and caravan, single models, MB-9 Fiat Abarth Alitalia, MB-25 Audi Quattro,MB-28 Dodge Daytona,Mb-43 Renault 11, MB-44 4x4 Chevy Van,MB 53 Chevrolet breakdown truck, MB-53 Flareside Pick Up, MB-55 Ford Sierra XR4i, MB-57 Carmichael Commando Fire engine,MB-58 Ruff Trek, MB-74 Toyota MR2, MB-60 Toyota Supra, plus others, Matchbox carry case for 24 models, seven catalogues 1984-1991 all in fair to very good original condition. (Approx 50 items)

Matchbox Superfast Original box 2b Jeep Hot Rod, in very near mint to mint flat condition as it left the factory, variation with 2 JEEP HOT ROD to faces

A quantity of large scale plastic military vehicles including Jeep & Tank for Action men etc

Trio of diecast vehicles including Corgi Police Land Rover, Dinky Jeep and one other. In boxes.

A collection of Action Man related transport models, to include a hovercraft, motorcycle, Jeep etc

Kaschmir - Himalaya - - Karl M. Herrligkoffer u. Hans Hofmann. Schicksalsberg Nanga Parbat. Aufnahmen der Deutschen Himalaja-Stiftung München u. der Willy-Merkl-Gedächtnis-Expedition 1953. IMAGO-Strahlbildreihe Nr. 1731-1738. Um 1955. 511 Diapositive auf 8 IMAGO-Strahlbildstreifen (je Rolle zwischen 41 und 76 s/w Aufnahmen), Leicaformat 24 x 36 mm in den dazugehörigen, illustrierten Original-Kartons (mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren), dazu 8 zusammengebundene Texthefte mit Erläuterungen von Dr. Hans Hofmann. Von Expeditionsleiter Herrligkoffer zusammen mit Hans Hofmann veröffentlichte, überaus umfangreiche, exzellente Bildreihe, gedacht als Diavortrag mit Begleittext Herrligkoffers und Hofmanns zu jedem einzelnen der Bilder. Die Abbildungen sind von größter Bedeutung, da sie in den Buchveröffentlichungen zu Herrligkoffers Nanga-Parbat-Expedition nur zu einem Bruchteil enthalten sind. - Alle seit 1895 unternommenen Versuche, den Nanga Parbat (8124.95 m) zu bezwingen, waren erfolglos geblieben und hatten 31 Todesopfer gefordert. Die erste Rolle der vorliegenden Dokumentation beschreibt in 58 Bildern und Karten die Besteigungsversuche von 1895, 1932, 1934, 1937 und 1938 mit Würdigungen und Aufnahmen von Willi Welzenbach, Paul Bauer und Peter Aschenbrenner. Erst 1953 gelang einer deutsch-österreichischen Expedition unter Leitung von K.M. Herrligkoffer die Besteigung des Berges, letztlich im Alleingang von Hermann Buhl (Österreich). Nach dieser einleitenden Serie über die früheren Besteigungsversuche, zeigen die Rollen 2 mit 8 in 453 weiteren Abbildungen die Expedition von 1953 in all ihren Phasen, vom Verpacken der Kisten, der Abreise am Münchener Hauptbahnhof über die Anreise im Flugzeug bis hin zum Anmarsch zum Basislager, dessen Errichtung und Schritt für Schritt weiter bis auf den Gipfel. Atemberaubende Aufnahmen der grandiosen Bergwelt wechseln sich mit Bildern der Expeditionsteilnehmer ab: Hermann Buhl als Bezwinger des Gipfels, Dr. Karl Maria Herrligkoffer als Leiter und Arzt der Gruppe (er war ein Stiefbruder des Alpinisten Willy Merkl, der 1934 im Himalaya den Tod fand) sowie Peter Aschenbrenner, Kuno Rainer, Otto Kempter, Hermann Köllensperger u.a. Man sieht sie bei gemeinsamen Besprechungen, in den Camps und natürlich hauptsächlich auf dem beschwerlichen Anstieg. Eingeschaltet sind mehrfach auch wichtige Detailkarten mit der Expeditionsroute. - Die einzelnen Rollen zeigen die Teilabschnitte der Expedition und haben folgende Titel: 1. Vorkämpfer und Katastrophen. 2. In den Himalaja. 3. Auf Jeep, Muli und Trägerrücken. 4. Hallo Basecamp. 5. In den Hochlagern in Sonne und Schnee. 6. Im Labyrinth der Eisbrüche. 7. Der abgewiesene Angriff. 8. Über die Eiswand zum Gipfelsieg. - Ein außergewöhnliches Dokument zur Entdeckungsgeschichte des Himalaya und eine Rarität in der Erforschungsgeschichte des Nanga Parbat. Kashmir - Himalayas. - 511 diapositives on 8 IMAGO film rolls in orig. illustr. boxes (some traces of use), with 8 text booklets bound in 1 vol. with commentary. - Very rare document in the exploration history of Nanga Parbat.

A Willys jeep table lighter, circa 1946, by W Baier. US zone West Germany, polished aluminium with etched decoration and rubber tyres, the door handle activates the semi automatic mechanism under the bonnet, complete with attached ashtray in the form of a trailer, front bumper stamped 'Ges. Gesch', overall length 23cm.

A collection of 1960s/70s toys and figures, to include plastic soldiers and farmyard animals, together with two Marx tinplate trucks, Airfix model kits, Tri-ang jeep, and a painted wood 'Shell' service/fuel garage, in two boxes. (2)

Vintage Tin Plate pedal car in the form of a a Fire chief Jeep.

Matchbox Superfast US issue Cross Country Carry Case gift set comprising (1) 2b Jeep Hot Rod - pink body, pale yellow interior, lime green base, 4-spoke wide wheels (2) 13b Baja Buggy - metallic lime green with orange flower hood label, red engine exhausts, orange interior, bare metal base (3) 30b Beach Buggy - metallic candy pink with medium splatter of yellow spots, clear windows, dark yellow interior, chrome engine with large exhausts, bare metal base, spiro wheels (4) 38b Stingeroo Chopper Motorcycle - metallic candy pink frame, lilac handlebars & front forks (5) 60c Lotus Super Seven - orange body with devil hood label, clear windscreen, black interior, bare metal base, 4-spoke wide wheels - Near Mint to Mint in Excellent Plus carry case with Good to Good Plus creased & a little faded printed card insert - mostly factory sealed, split at one end. Hard to find set.

Matchbox Superfast unboxed group to include Sample Testing Chevy Stepside - metallic green with tag & hood label; resin sample; red & white helicopter withous casting inscription or number; 38c Armoured Jeep - military green body with "21-11" white star hood label, black interior matt black "No.38 Jeep" base, black 5-crown wheels; 28a Mack Dump Truck - military green body without windows, black base, black dot-dash wheels with twin rivet front axle clip;  9c Ford Escort RS2000 - white body with racing number 9 labels, clear windows, dark tan interior; MB17 Ford Escort Cabriolet - white body, light grey interior, white Matchbox International made in Macau base, "Ford Motorsport decals plus others - Excellent to Near Mint some with plastic cases. (10)

Matchbox, a mixed large unboxed group of Modern Issue Vehicles to include, Mitsubishi Lancer Police Car, Chevy Chevelle, Safari Jeep and others similar. - Good to Mint. (170+)

Matchbox Regular Wheels group (1) 9d Cabin Cruiser & Trailer - turquoise blue boat with side blocks, type A trailer with axle studs (2) 18e Field car -cast open roof cross, ivory interior without rear satchel, bare metal base, red plastic hubs (3) 67b Volkswagen 1600 TL - red body, clear windows, ivory interior, bare metal base with tow guide & patent number, chrome hubs with black plastic tyres (4) 71b Jeep Gladiator Pick-up - red body, white interior, silver trim, black base and 10 x 36 tread black plastic wheels - Excellent Plus to Near Mint in Good to Excellent Plus boxes. (4)

Matchbox AMT 1/35th Scale Sealed Box group (1) 2709 Subaru Brat (2) 2711 Jeep CJ-7 Renegade (3) 2905 "Iron Lady" Ford 32 "Vicky" - within Excellent sealed boxes - some distortion. (3)

Matchbox Superfast & Regular Wheels Military group to include 16a Badger Military Radar Truck; 18a Field Car; 20b Range Rover Police Patrol Ambulance; 28b Stoat Armoured Car; 28a Mack Dump Truck; 38c Armoured Jeep; plus others - Fair to Excellent unboxed. (23)

Matchbox Superfast unboxed group including harder to find models (1) 11b VW Beetle Flying Bug -square cut hood label, grey windows, bare metal base (2) 23a Volkswagen Transporter Camper Van - blue body without fuel filler flap cast & without labels, orange plastic opening roof, dark yellow interior (3) 30 (4) 35a Merryweather fire Engine - Metallic Red, grey base, (5) 45a Ford Group 6 - metallic green body with circular racing number 7 nose label, clear windows, ivory interior, chrome engine, bare metal base, 5-spoke wide wheels (6) 72a Standard Jeep - dark yellow body, red interior, gloss black base, spiro wheels with black axle clips - Excellent to Near Mint Unboxed. (6)

Matchbox, a mixed large unboxed group of Modern Issue Vehicles to include, Jeep Compass, Ford GT, Ambulance and others similar. - Good to Mint. (170+)

Matchbox Superfast G11 Strike Force Gift Set comprising (1) 1a Mercedes LP Covered Truck - military green body, tan canopy with "4 TS702 K" labels, dark blue windows, large diameter 5-spoke wide wheels; (2) 2a Mercedes LP Covered Trailer - military green body, tan canopy with "4 TS702 K" labels, black large diameter 5-spoke wide wheels; (3) 16a Badger Radar Truck; (4) 38 Jeep; (5) 28b Stoat Armoured Car; (6) 73b Weasel Armoured Car - military green body, metallic green base - contents Excellent Plus to Mint (glue showing through labels) in Excellent window box - some light edge wear.

Matchbox Superfast, a mixed boxed group to include, 53c CJ6 Jeep, 35b Fandango, 64c Fire Cheif, and others similar - Good to Excellent in Fair to Excellent boxes. (9)

'It is always good to know some of us survived the War, it is a long time now but looking back we were very fortunate to get into Oosterbeek at all! And then to live to tell the tale is remarkable, many of our fellow Glider Pilots didn't survive that 10 days of chaos. How you managed to get over the Rhine at the evacuation is a marvel.'So wrote Sergeant Thomas, 2nd Pilot, to Sergeant Cawthray.The well-documented Battle of Arnhem campaign group awarded to Sergeant Pilot G. Cawthray, 23 Flight, 'G' Squadron, Glider Pilot RegimentA pre-War professional cricketer who turned out for Yorkshire, Cawthray successfully went into action on Op Mallard - 6 June 1944, D-Day - and Op Market Garden, the Battle of Arnhem, sharing fully in the action over those famous days1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted as worn, good very fine (4)George Cawthray was born on 28 September 1913 at Selby, Yorkshire and from a young age excelled as a cricketer, in perhaps the most important county for that game in England. Such was his skill that Cawthray shone for Brayton School, Hull Cricket Club and eventually the Second & First XI for the 'White Rose' County.With the outbreak of the Second World War however, he joined the Glider Pilot Regiment (No. 4695914) and became a Sergeant Pilot, going through 21 EFTS during 1943 and having some 178hrs 25mins on his Flying Log Book by early May 1944 and having taken his 'Wings'.Op MallardSo it was that on 6 June 1944, flying with 23 Flight, 'G' Squadron, Glider Pilot Regiment he clocked up 2hrs of Night Flying in PW661, landing near Zetten, with Sergeant Thomas as 2nd Pilot, taking in a jeep & trailer and two motorcycles for the 1st Parachute Brigade, on D-Day itself. Little more need be said of the importance of the work of this embryonic unit on that fateful day. Cawthray was also called on as 2nd Pilot of Stirling 'B' on 26 August for an Op to France to assist the Special Operations Executive. He logged 6hrs 55mins and landed back at Harwell the next day.Op Market GardenThe unit were of course to be kept plenty busy in September 1944, Cawthray went in with Sergeant Thomas again, taking Horsa PW656 on 18 September for their fateful three hour flight by day. Cawthray got them down and then shared in the epic events that followed. His name features in the diary of Lieutenant Mike Dauncey:'18 September -S/Sgt. Cawthray of our Sqdn arrived in great form - he had landed south of the Rhine and got his party with jeep over by the ferry - a good show.Spent a shocking night hiding in our trenches on the banks of the Rhine waiting for an attack which did not materialise. Extremely cold. Had difficulty in keeping chaps awake as we were not to move about.'He gives a good flavour of what Cawthray would have shared in on 25 September:'Things started fairly early Monday morning, particularly on our left. The old tigers started coming down the road once more and I thought that if they did not have a little opposition they would go right through, so with one paratroop I took THE gammon bomb and set off through the gardens a little up the road andsettled down to wait for them at the side of a house by the road. We could hear them too clearly though they were moving very cautiously and obviously had plenty of ammunition. After a few minutes the chap with me belted off, so my local protection wasn’t too good. Eventually the tank crept into view and I waited until it was exactly level with me and ran forward and let fly with the bomb.The result was disappointing. The fuze was quite a long one so I wondered if it would work however eventually after a long pause, there was a loud explosion and lots of dust but when it had all settled down the tiger looked very much the same as before. As I only had a pistol there wasn't much future in staying put so I made my way back to my house which had been evacuated. A little further down the road there was a sort of barn complete with outhouses etc. where there were about 4 chaps rather wondering what to do We arranged a little ambush around here (after a little hand grenade duel) as of course they were quite close. I was told that they had broken through on the other side of the road and indeed this wasthe case and we had a slogging match across the street using the Bren and pistols.Just then someone shouted "Look out here they come" and two chaps darted off. However luckily it wasn’t true. However I was then shot through the thigh. The two other chaps with me one of them wounded in the face were very good. We all got down one man looking out for the jerries and the other helped me to dress my leg. We had just done that and were deciding on the next step when something came over the corner of the outhouse and landed about 3 feet away. I turned to see what it was and the grenade exploded immediately in my face. The two paraboys were excellent and put a shell dressing over my mouth. I could think clearly but felt very weak. The two chaps then helped me to the RAP which unfortunately wasso full that I couldn’t get inside. I was left outside by the side of a dead manwhere I stayed for some time until awakened by the rain when I managed to pull the dead man’s blanket partly over myself. I couldn’t get to that house though and stayed there until someone came outside and I managed to attract his attention.The MO had been hit and it was impossible for the orderly and Padre to do anything as there must have been at least 300 chaps there. The drill was get a blanket, find a spot to lie down and a cup of char (tea) but unfortunately this came out again through the hole in my chin which I have since heard from other people was a most amazing sight. The padre then did a very good thing - I don’t know the time but fighting was going on all around with the tigers knocking all the houses for six as usual and he went outside with the Red Cross flag and told the tank commander the situation with the result that we were left alone.'Cawthray was lucky not to go 'in the bag', as recalled in a letter by Sergeant Thomas:'...It is always good to know some of us survived the War, it is a long time now but looking back we were very fortunate to get into Oosterbeek at all! And then to live to tell the tale is remarkable, many of our fellow Glider Pilots didn't survive that 10 days of chaos. How you managed to get over the Rhine at the evacuation is a marvel.'The Log Book confirms his flight from Brussels to Northolt on 29 September as 2nd Pilot on Dakota DK866, no doubt glad to have a break from the controls. Cawthray then transferred out to India.25001 SALEROOM NOTICE:A newspaper report in the Sunday Mirror of 17 December 1944 gives moving details on how Cawthray swam the Rhine out of Arnhem, carrying a letter for his good friend, Sergeant Pilot Stanley Lewis, which he carried home to his wife and children to let them know he was thinking of them. Cawthray stated: "I am very lucky to be alive myself, having had my nose and both lips shot away, as well as bullet wounds in the head. Once again, please don't worry about Stanley - he's being well cared for."

A rare Second World War tunneller's 'Gibraltar Key' group of seven awarded to Major D. Taylor, Royal Canadian Engineers, who was subsequently killed in action in Italy in September 19441939-45 Star; Italy Star; Canadian Voluntary Service Medal 1939-45, with overseas clasp; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, silver, in their boxes of issue, together with Canadian Memorial Crosses, G.VI.R. (2), silver, both officially inscribed 'Major D. Taylor' and in their cases of issue, and Royal Canadian Engineers' Gibraltar Key award 1941-42, for use as a watch fob, the reverse officially engraved, 'Major D. Taylor', silver, by B. M. & Co., in its case of issue, extremely fine (8)Around 325 Gibraltar Key awards were issued to Canadian Engineers for their drilling and tunnelling work on the Rock during the last war, few of which appear to have survived. Struck in silver by the Wartime Mining Association in Canada - and based on a design by Sapper R. J. Cunningham, No. 2 Tunnelling Company, R.C.E. - the first awards were presented by General A. G. L. McNaughton, a fellow Canadian, at a special ceremony held on 27 March 1943.David Taylor was born in Surbiton, Surrey on 28 October 1911 but was working as a bank teller in Canada by the outbreak of hostilities. Enlisting in the Royal Canadian Engineers in Toronto in January 1940, direct from an appointment in the Militia, he was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant and embarked for the U.K.The RockIn November 1940, at the head of No. 1 Tunnelling Company, R.C.E. - a detachment of four officers and 99 men - Taylor arrived for duties in Gibraltar, the first Canadian troops to ever be stationed on the Rock. His sappers were to use their special skills in diamond drilling and hard-rock mining in close co-operation with the Royal Engineers, to develop and perfect the subterranean works required to bolster the Rock's defences. They arrived with 219 cases of equipment and were soon at work, the arrival of No. 2 Tunnelling Company in March 1941 adding to the valuable work undertaken by the Canadians.That work is described at length in Major George F. G. Stanley's article Canadian Tunnellers at Gibraltar, which was published in the Canadian Geographical Journal in June 1944, and a copy of which is included. But by way of eye-opening statistics, it is said that excavation work in Gibraltar in the last war amounted to shifting 1,087,905 cubic yards of rock and rubble.ItalyTaylor finally departed Gibraltar for the U.K. in early 1942, where he was posted to the Shetlands to carry out work on an old iron mine near Sollum. Having then been advanced to Major at the year's end, and taken command of No. 1 Tunnelling Company, he was embarked for Naples, Italy in January 1944.The unit then moved to Bianchi to help construct an underground Command Centre, where it was re-titled No. 1 Drilling Company, R.C.E., followed by further construction work at Taranto, Cassino and elsewhere. Tragically, however, as related in the pages of The History of the Corps of Royal Canadian Engineers, Taylor met his end in the course of subsequent operations:'On 1 September [1944] Major D. Taylor was killed while making too early a reconnaissance in Pesaro, on the Polish front. Company Sergeant-Major S. Dempster lost his life at the same time. Captain J. M. Thompson was driving their jeep; while he turned it around, Taylor and Dempster went to make a last check of the area before returning to camp and ran into an ambush. Thompson managed to avoid capture and escaped to take over command as Major. It had been understood that the town was clear of enemy and they had passed through the Polish troops on the outskirts without receiving any information to the contrary.'Taylor, who left a widow, was buried in Ancona Military Cemetery; sold with copied research, including a statement of services that credits him with a mention in despatches.…

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