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| 758. Group of Twelve To Brigadier E.J. Shearer. C.B. C.B.E. M.C. Military Cross (M.C.) Geo. V. Reverse engraved Capt. E.J. Shearer. 31. L. 5-3-17. 1914-15 Trio. (M.I.D.) A/Capt. E.J. Shearer (B.W.M. named only - Star and Victory erased) G.S.M. 1 Bar Iraq (M.I.D.) Bt. Major E.J. Shearer. I.G.S. 1 Bar Malabar 1921-22. B. Maj. E.J. Shearer 2-3 Gurkhas. 1939-45 and Africa Stars. Defence and War Medals (M.I.D.) Special Constabulary Faithful Service. Geo. V1 1st type - erased. Coronation Medal 1937. M.C. L/G 18-6-1917 (Mesopotamia) “For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He went forward 200 yards across the open under heavy fire & succeeded in closing a gap in the front line. Later he carried out a valuable reconnaissance. He has previously done fine work.” Brigadier Shearer was born on 23-11-1892 & was educated at Wellington School & Sandhurst. In 1911 he entered the Indian Army, joining the 31st Lancers & was promoted Lieut., in 1913. During W.W.1., he served with his regiment in Mesopotamia, being awarded the M.C. in 1917 & mentioned in despatches L/G 15-4-1918. He was again M.I.D. after the War for “valuable services rendered in connection with military operations in Kurdistan & Persia” (L/G 21-5-1920) He served with 2/3 Gurkhas in the 1921 Malabar Rebellion, & in 1922 he passed Staff College. From 1924 to 1929 he served on the general staff at the War Office, & then retired from the Army & joined Fortnum & Mason, becoming joint Managing Director 1933-38. After the Army he enrolled in the Special Constabulary and was awarded the Faithful Service Medal in 1938. He was recalled to the Army in 1939 & in 1940 was appointed Director of Military Intelligence for the Middle East Forces. He retired in 1942. In 1941 he was awarded the C.B.E. (Temp. Brigadier) & was M.I.D. (L/G 1-4-1941) & again per L/G 30-12-1941. He was appointed Commander of the Order of the Bath (C.B.) per L/G 9-9-1942 (Temp. Brigadier, Indian Army - Retired) Recipient was made a Freeman of the City of London in 1946 & later was appointed to the Queens Bodyguard for Scotland (Royal Company of Archers). He died as a result of a car accident on 1-8-1980. Sold with details of his W.W.2. Service & photo copies of newspaper reports concerning his death. The C.B. and the C.B.E. are missing. Mounted for display. (NEF) £1850 |
| 763. Group of Six C.B.E. 2nd type - Civil - (L/G 10-6-1954 - William Napier Samuels Esq. - For Political and Public Services in Glasgow) In case of issue. B.W.M. and Victory. Pte. W. Samuels. High. Lt. Infy. Defence Medal. Special Constabulary Faithful Service. Geo. V1 1st type. William N. Samuels. (Official alteration to the name “William”) In box of issue. Gold Medal - Memorial of Office - Provost of the City of Glasgow - with gold top pin bar engraved “William Napier Samuels 1946-1950”. In fitted case of issue. (EF) £850 |
| 772. Group
of Five Air Force Cross. (A.F.C) Dated 1944 (L/G 8-6-1944 - Plt. Off. Kenneth John Marshall R.A.F.V.R.) 1939-45 and France & Germany Stars. Defence and War Medals. A.F.C. - Plt. Off. K.J. Marshall. No. 11 Elementary Flying Training School. - “Total instructional hours 740: Completed during last 6 months 369. Pilot Officer Marshall has been employed as a Flying Instructor since August 1942. He has constantly set a high example of zeal and energy, and his untiring efforts have achieved some excellent results”. Sold with Pilot’s Flying Log Books which record a total of 1682 hours flying time with the R.A.F. between November 1941 and April 1946, and a further 711 hours between February 1951 and November 1952 whilst working for Airwork Ltd at No. 2 Grading School at RAF Digby and RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey. Flt. Lt. Marshal commenced pilot training in the U.S.A. in November 1951 and, after qualifying was posted to No. 17 Advanced Flying Unit at RAF Watton in July 1942. In August 1942 he was posted to No. 5 Flying Instructors School in Perth, and in September 1942 to No. 10 Flying Instructors School in Woodley, and in November 1942 he was again posted to RAF Perth, this time to No. 11 E.F.T.S. as an Instructor. After 18 months as an Instructor he managed to get a posting to Operational Flying and was sent, in May 1944, to No. 84 O.T.U., flying Wellingtons, at RAF Desborough, and in August 1944 joined No. 1657 Heavy Conversion Unit, converting to Stirlings. Towards the end of August he joined 199 Sqn., and carried out his first operational sortie, in Stirlings, on the night of August 29th 1944, and between that date and January 17th 1945 completed a total of 36 operational sorties, all of which are described as “special operations” in his Flying Log Book. In February 1945 he went on a course to No. 1663 Conversion Unit at RAF Rufforth and converted to Halifaxes before returning to 199 Sqn., at RAF North Creake and re-commencing operational flying on the night of April 2nd 1945. By the middle of April he had completed a further 8 operational sorties - the targets including Heidelburg, Keil, Ludzkendorf, Plauen marshalling yards, and Lechfeldt airfield, making his total sorties 44 in number. In September 1945 he joined no. 1381 Transport Command Conversion Unit, flying Dakotas, and in December went on to No. 1333 Transport Command Close Support Training Unit. His last RAF flying entry is dated April 23 1946. (NEF) £2375 |
| 780. Group
of Six Military Cross (M.C.) Geo. V. 1914-15 Star. Pte. W.A. Ward. 15-London R. (Civil Service Rifles) B.W.M. and Victory. Capt. W.A. Ward. Coronation Medal 1953 Efficiency Medal - Top bar “Malaya” Geo. V1. - with two extra service bars. Sgt. W.A. Ward. M.C. F.M.S.V.F. Military Cross - L/G 1-1-1919 - Lt. (A/Capt) Wilfred Arthur Ward. Lan. Fus., Spec. Res., & 60th Bn. M.G.C. Recipient was born in 1892 and entered the Colonial Service in 1920. He was appointed District Officer Port Dickson in 1925 and Under-secretary, Singapore in 1940. He was interned by the Japanese from 1942 to 1945, and in 1946 was appointed Resident Commissioner, Selangor, Federation of Malaya. In 1948 he was appointed Commissioner for Malaya in the United Kingdom - a post he held until his retirement in 1953 Sold with the medals are original letters of appreciation etc., sent to recipient around the time of his retirement, two from the Rt. Hon. Malcolm MacDonald, Commissioner General for the U.K. in South-East Asia, two from Field Marshall Sir Gerald Templer, High Commissioner for the Federation of Malaya, and one from Sir John Nicoll, Governor and C. in C. Singapore. Also included is recipient’s internment (P.O.W.) number badge, and his medal ribbon bar, and four original photographs - one of which is of him in his Resident Commissioners uniform and wearing his medals. His son was a member of the Everest party that scaled the mountain for the first time in 1953.. Also entitled to the C.M.G. (Awarded 1948). Mounted as worn. (NEF) £4925 |
| 787. Group
of Four Distinguished Conduct Medal (D.C.M.) Geo. V. Pte. W. Hughes. 1/1 E. Lanc. F.A. R.A.M.C. T.F. 1914-15 Trio. 2/Lieut. W. Hughes. Cpl. R.A.M.C. on Star. L/G 15-9-1915 - For Gallipolis “For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty from 4th to 7th June 1915, on the Gallipoli Peninsular. He continued his work throughout the fighting under machine-gun and shrapnel fire with a total disregard to danger”. Sold with copy papers. The confidential report regarding application for commissioning states “rather a rough diamond, but he has worked hard. He does better in the field than on paper. Should make a useful officer. Plays rugby football”. When commissioned he was posted to the Welsh Regt. Mounted as worn. (GVF) £2650 |
| 797. Group of Seven Family Group - 3 Brothers 1. Military Medal (M.M.) Geo. V. A.B. J. Grosart. Howe Bn., R.N.V.R. B.W.M. and Victory. J. Grosart. A.B. R.N.V.R. K.I.A., aged 36 with Howe Bn., R.N. Div., on 29-12-1917 and buried in Fifteen Ravine British Cemetery, Villiers - Plouich. Not entitled to Star. 2. B.W.M. and Victory. Spr. J. Grosart. R.E. K.I.A., aged 32 with 87th Field Coy., on 5-8-1916 and buried in Aveluy Communal Cemetery Extension. 3. B.W.M. and Victory. Pte. A. Grosart. R.A.M.C. (NEF) £2600 |
| 814. Group of Eight Military Medal (M.M.) Geo. V. Cpl. W.G. Bishop. M.G.C. 1914 Star & Bar Trio. Cpl. W.G. Bishop. K.R.R.C. (Pte. 2/K.R.R.C. on Star) 1939-45 & Burma Stars. Defence & War Medals. The 2nd K.R.R.C. landed in France on 13th August 1914. On 31st Oct. 1914 at Gheluvelt the survivors of this Bn. Together with 1st Scots Gds., 1st Queens, 1st South Wales Bordrs and 2nd Welsh, the whole numbering about 1000 held thirteen fresh German Battalions for over an hour. M.M. - L/G 3-1-1920 - For Archangel, North Russia. Sold with an original letter, signed by Major General Ironside, commanding Allied Forces, Archangel, which reads - “By virtue of the authority which has been extended to me by His Britannic Majesty’s Government, I hereby have the honour of conferring upon you:- No. 86394 Cpl. William Bishop, 8th Battn. Machine Gun Corps., the “Military Medal” in recognition of your gallant conduct in the field. The following is the official account of your conduct for which the award has been made:- “This N.C.O. has shown great coolness in action, and has been conspicuous in keenness and ability at all times. By his reliability and good leadership he has been of great assistance to his section commander”. I heartily congratulate you upon the honour which has thus been conferred upon you. Signed etc¼ Recipient served & was commissioned, in the RAF during W.W.2., and included with the lot is a large original portrait photograph of him in uniform, as a flight lieutenant, & wearing his W.W.1. Medal Ribbons, which include an M.I.D. emblem. Also included is an original photograph of him in uniform taken during W.W.1., and the forwarding box for his W.W.2. Medals. (NEF) £1750 |
| 821. Group of Eight British Empire Medal (B.E.M.) Eliz. 11. A/W.O. 11. Edward Wood. A.C.C. 1939-45, Africa (1st Army), and Italy Stars. Defence and War Medals. G.S.M. 1 Bar Malaya. Geo. V1. S.Q.M.S. E. Wood. A.C.C. L.S.G.C. “Regular Army” Eliz. 11 2nd type S/Sgt. E. Wood. A.C.C. L/G 1-1-1963. “S/Sgt. Wood has been an Acting W.O. 11 since January 1950. He has been in charge of the Regimental Cookhouse and the supervision of all A.C.C. cooks for 2 years. His messing strength fluctuates a great deal - it is seldom less than 700 and frequently in the region of 1000. Until late 1961 his kitchen was extremely primitive with solid fuel stoves and very poor working conditions. Owing to works services he was obliged to move his entire organisation into another, disused, cookhouse on three separate occasions. In spite of these and many other difficulties, A/W.O. 11 Wood has continually maintained a very high standard of regimental messing. Recruits, parents, and visiting officers alike, all praise the quality of the food. He is always filled with an infectious enthusiasm and is constantly introducing new ideas to improve the standard of messing. More often than not, these involve him personally in a great deal of extra work which he accepts willingly and cheerfully. He has converted a disused kitchen into a very efficient bakery where cakes, buns, meat pies and other items are cooked for the whole regiment. Such has been his enthusiasm for this and other projects, that he has obtained a great deal of unofficial assistance from the garrison works organisation. His cooks and civilian staff work together as a happy and efficient team. The regiment has won the Command Cookery Competition in 1960, 1961 and 1962, and has been second in the Army competition in 1961 and 1962. Open days were held in 1961 and 1962, at which over 1000 visitors were fed in the dining hall in addition to the normal messing strength. Each fortnight, when a squad passes out, some 50 parents feed in the dining hall. W.O. 11 Wood makes a point of welcoming them all and they are invariably astonished at the quality of the food they get. W.O. 11. Wood has a really genuine interest in seeing that the young soldiers for whom he is responsible are well fed and contented. It is due to his great enthusiasm and energy that his ambition is realised so successfully”. (NEF) £500 |
| 861. Group of Six Q.S.A. 5 Bars CC/Rhodesia/TVL/SA’01/SA’02. Pte. L.C. Tennent. 4th New Zealand R.R. (Rough Rider) Natal Rebellion - Bar “1906” Tpr. L.C. Tennent. Natal Carbineers. 1914-15 Trio. Capt. L.C. Tennent. Natal Lt. Horse (Victory - Bi-Lingual) War Medal 1939-45. Mounted as worn. (GVF/NEF) £1075 |
| 929. Group of Three B.W.M. & Victory. Pte. D. Combe. 5-Canadian Infy. Clan Stewart Tribute Medal - For services in the World War. Very ornate bronze and enamel medal 1½” x 1¾”, with top pin bar embossed “Clan Stewart”. Reverse engraved “David Coombe Jan 13. ‘20” (NEF) £225 |