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Six Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) Geo. V. Officer of the Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) 2nd type Civil. 1914-15 Trio (M.I.D.) Lt. Col. M.B. Ray (Major) R.A.M.C. on Star) Territorial Decoration (T.D) Geo. V. D.S.O. - L/G 1-1-1917 - Major (Temp Lt.-Col) R.A.M.C. O.B.E. - L/G 3-1-1945 - Colonel M.B. Ray. DSO. T.D. M.D. C.M. M.R.C.P., Medical Assessor to the joint war organisation of the B.R.C.S. and O. St. J. T.D. - L/G 4-11-1919 - Major M.B. Ray D.S.O. M.D. M.I.D. - L/G 4-1-1917 - Major (Temp. Lt. Col.) M.B. Ray. M.D. Recipient was born in 1870 and qualified at the University of Edinburgh and University College Hospital, London. Prior to W.W.1. He served as Asst. Medical Officer Midlothian and Peebles District Asylum, Asst. Surgeon Eston Hospital, Clinical Asst. Hospital for diseases of skin, Blackfriars, Asst. Medical Officer and Pathologist West Riding Asylum Sheffield, Hon. Surgeon Harrogate Infirmary, and Anthropologist Sudan Archaeological Expedition. He joined the T.A. in 1888 and was mobilised as a Captain R.A.M.C. in 1914. He was promoted Major Dec. 1914 and served as Acting Lt. Colonel from Nov. 1915 to May 1919 at No. 3 Casualty Clearing Station in France,, and 41st Stationary Hospital, and acted as Senior Medical Officer, Amiens. After the war he settled in London where he was partly responsible for the establishment of the Treatment Centre for Rheumatism and Arthritis at the Middlesex Hospital, which became known as the British Red Cross Clinic for Rheumatism. He died in 1950. (EF) £2100 |
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Six M.B.E. - 2nd type - Civil 1939-45 and Atlantic Stars. Defence and War Medals. Lloyds Medal for Saving Life at Sea Silver. Third Officer H.V. Nielson. M.V. “Empire Knight” 11th Feb. 1944 On Jan. 8th 1944 the M.V. “Empire Knight” sailed from Loch Ewe ballasted in convoy for Halifax, Nova Scotia, then arrived at St. John on Jan. 26th to load cargo Laden with war supplies, the ship sailed from St. John on Feb. 10th for New York and Norfolk (VA) to continue loading. At 2.30 p.m. the following day the vessel crashed onto Boon Island Ledge 12 miles off York Beach (Maine) in a driving blizzard, and was pounded overnight by terrific seas. The following morning she broke in two, the forward part remaining fast on the Ledge, and the after part consisting of the superstructure and stern (with all the crew) floating away in heavy seas, later to sink in 175 feet of water. Rescue ships stood by the floating wreck, but could not get close enough to take off the crew. Most of the ship’s life saving equipment was washed overboard or smashed when the vessel split and some rafts capsized as soon as they hit the water. The Master, Chief Officer and 22 of the crew were drowned. With the assistance of two others, third officer Nielson lowered one of the boats, but owing to the heavy seas it capsized. They managed to right it, and all three men again got on board. One rating lashed himself down in the boat, which had become waterlogged, and the other was only semi-conscious when they came alongside a rescue ship. Third officer Nielson continued to row the boat along, although his hands were frozen to the oars, and it was largely due to his courage, endurance and determination that his two companions were saved. Recipient, who was Danish, was also awarded an Honorary M.B.E. for the incident. (NEF) £1085 |
| 661. Group of
Five Military Cross (M.C.) Geo. V. (T/Lt. J.L. Craig. 7th Bn., N. Staff R.) B.W.M. and Victory. Capt. J.L. Craig. Defence and War Medals. L/G 4-10-1919 - “For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty at Digya on 17th August 1918. When the troops on his right and left began to withdraw he restored a critical situation by taking up a defensive position, and there maintained himself against heavy odds until reinforcements arrived. Later he was wounded while pressing home an attack on a hill”. The book - “History of the War - Mesopotamia”, Vol. 1V, states “26th Aug - during the attack on Dirty Volcano, Lt. Craig’s Company near Digya received orders to support an Armenian Bn., which was holding the hill immediately west of Binagadi, but on arriving about 2.15 pm they found that it had been evacuated. Pushing on however, they reached the crest as an enemy party, about 250 strong, occupied the Lower Northern Slopes, and these the North Staffs drove back with heavy loss. Soon afterwards, the Turks, having re-formed made another attack, but this was beaten off. The North Staffs suffered ten casualties, and the hill they occupied was christened Stafford Hill”. (During the attack on Volcano Hill the rest of the North Staffs lost all their officers and over half the other ranks killed, wounded, or missing). After the war, recipient qualified as a dental officer and during W.W.2. Served as Dep. Ass. Dental Service, N. Ireland District H.Q. Belfast. He retired, as a Lt. Colonel in January 1946, and died on 11-7-1952. Mounted for display. (NEF) £2250 |
| 664. 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 |
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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 |
| 699. Group
of Seven Family Group - Father and Son. 1. Military Medal (M.M.) Geo. V. Sgt. C. Daly 8/Scottish Rifles. 1914-15 Trio. Sgt. C. Daly. Scot. Rif. (Pte. on Star) 2. 1939-45 and France & Germany Stars. War Medal 1939-45. - Attributed to Gdsmn. J.A. Daly. Scots Guards. Gdsmn. Daly D.O.W. on 25-4-1945 and is buried in Soltau (Becklingen British Cemetery in Germany). Included with the lot is the original Medal forwarding box addressed to Mr. C. Daly, the forwarding slip, an original “Dog Tag” (2702113 Daly J.), a war graves verification letter, and an original photograph of his grave and wooden cross “headstone”. Also included is an original newspaper cutting which names Gdsmn. Daly as a member of a Bren Gun Crew which was left behind to cover the advance of the rest of his platoon across an open space in the face of sniper and spandau fire near Lingen in Germany. With the lot also is a copy of “The Small Missal” (Roman Catholic Prayer Book) given to him on April 7th 1938 - his twelfth birthday - which means that he had just turned 19 years of age when he died, and an original named group photograph of his “Recruit” Squad, dated January 1944. 3. Memorial Plaque - John Daly - This came with the lot and is in memory of Sgt. C. Daly’s brother. We do not, however, have any further details. (VF/EF) £1250 |
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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 |
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Three Ashanti Star 1896. Cpl. P. Labacy. 2-W. Yorks R. East and West Africa. 1 Bar Sierra Leone 1898-99. C. Sgt. F. Laracy West Africa Regt. Q.S.A. 3 Bars TVL/SA’01/SA’02/ Sgt. F. Laracy. W. York Regt. Sold with copy papers which confirm entitlement to all three medals. There is a spelling error of the name on the Star but the service number tallies with that on the other two medals. He was detached for service under the colonial gout on the West coast of Africa on 7-12-1898 and returned to his parent unit in 1900. A rare combination. (GVF) £1650 |
| 749. Ong-With
Shooting Medals. Q.S.A. 3 Bars. Pte. H. Doig. 1st Dragoon Gds. India/S. Africa. Silver medal - 6 sided. 1½” diameter. “Indo-Transvaal won by K.G.F. Vols. 1908-9. Vol. H. Doig Bronze Medal. 2” diameter. “Presented by the Earl of Minto, Viceroy of India”. L/Cpl. H. Doig 1910. Kolar Gold Field Vols. - Bronze 1½” diameter. The Dewar Shield 1915-16 “C” Coy (Runners-up) Cpl. H. Doig. Kolar Gold Field Vols. - Silver 1½” diameter. The Dewar Shield 1916-17 “C” Coy (Winners). A/Sgt. H. Doig. Kolar Gold Field Vols. - Silver 1½” diameter. The Dewar Shield. Won by Vol. Doig. B. Co. K.G.F.V. Kolar Gold Field Vols. - Bronze 1½” diameter. The Dewar Shield 1911. Runner up B. Company L/Cpl. H. Doig. The Bell Medal - Bronze 1½” diameter. “Presented by the Society of Miniature Rifle Clubs. With Bar “1905”, and with three pronged wearing pin. Un-named as awarded. Four Wearing Bars in Bronze 2¼” x 1”, with Kolar Gold Field Vols Badge in Silver in the centre dated 1908, 1910, 1913, and 1922, and similar bar, with I.V.R.A. Viceroy’s Competition Badge in centre and dated 1911. Also included is a Bronze N.R.A. Medal, and a Miniatrue Rifle Club Medal - both un-named. (GVF/NEF) £895 |
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Seven - Family Group
- Two Brothers. 1. 1914-15 Trio. Lieut. F. Maiden (Vol. F. Maiden. Nyasaland F.F. on Star.) Africa General Service - 1 Bar Nyasaland 1915. F. Maiden. Nyasaland Vol. Res. 2. 1914-15 Trio. Vol. J.L. Maiden. Nyasaland V.R. (Nyasaland F.F. on Star) (NEF) £1250 |
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Five - Family Group 1. 1914-15 Trio. J. Cowie. D.H. R.N.R. (A.B. R.N.V.R. on Star) 2. B.W.M. and Victory. A. Cowie. A.B. R.N. James Cowie joined Howe Battalion as part of the expeditionary Force but was in Malta Hospital for an appendicitis operation from 8-3-1915 to 19-4-1915, later joining his unit in Gallipoli. He was admitted to hospital cont¼ in Gallipoli on 23-8-1915, and 8-10-1915 he was reported dangerously ill in No. 2 Australian S.H. West Mudros with enteritis. He was invalided home to England from Mudros on board H.S. “Aquitania” in December 1915, and on 19-4-1916 enrolled in the R.N.R. as a deck hand for the rest of the war. Alexander Cowie enlisted in May 1917 and served on HMS Pembroke and HMS Marshal Ney before demobilisation in Feb. 1919. (NEF) £180 |
| 973. Family
Group to Royal Artillery Father L.S.G.C. Victoria. Sgt. J. Hicks. R.A. Meritorious Service Medal (M.S.M.) Sgt. J. Hicks R.A. Son. 1914-15 Trio. W.O. Cl. 11. H.C. Hicks R.A. (B.S. Mjr. R.F.A. on Star) Mounted as worn. Grandson 1939-45, Africa (8th Army) and Italy Stars. Defence and War Medals. Mounted as worn. With the latter group are the following - silver hallmarked boxing medallion, named on reverse “Boy J. Hicks. 1st Boys Battery R.A.”. Silver medallion, reverse named “Swimming. Boy J. Hicks. Relay 1930”. Duke of Yorks Royal Military School silver medallion, reverse named “1930 Inter Section Relay. J. Hicks”. Also included is a Royal Military School Cap Badge, Geo. V. (NEF) £420 |
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Five Two Brothers - Both Killed in Action 1. 1914-15 Trio. Pte. H.D. Ashman. Berks. Yeomanry. K.I.A., aged 23, with 1st /1st Bn., in Galllipoli on 21-8-1915, and commemorated on the Helles Memorial. 2. B.W.M. & Victory. Pte. C.A. Ashman. H.A.C. - Inf. K.I.A., aged 20, with 2nd Bn on 28-10-1917, and buried in Tyne Cot Cemetery. Before enlistment he was employed as a bank clerk. Both brothers were born in Tidworth, Hampshire and at the time of their death their parents resided in Slough. (EF) £450 |
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Five - 2 Brothers. 1914 Star Trio - Pte. W. Holwell. 1/Lincoln R. Recipient was injured during a bayonet charge at La Bassee in December 1914 and was shipped home. He was operated on but contracted pneumonia & died on 31-1-1915, aged 33. He is buried in Newark on Trent Cemetery. 1914-15 Star and Victory Medal - Pte. J. Holwell. Notts and Derby R. K.I.A., on 23-4-1917, aged 25, and commemorated on the Arras Memorial. Both brothers were born and enlisted in Newark. Sold with a photo copy of a picture, and the report of the death of Pte. W. Hollwell and a photograph of his headstone, and copies of the war diary of the 1/Lincolns from 1-11-1914 to 31-12-1914. (NEF) £495 |
| 1041. Family
Group - Father and Three
Sons. Father Jubilee 1887 - Metropolitan Police. P.C. G. Thomas. S. Divn. Son B.W.M. & Victory. 2/Lieut. W.E. Thomas. Memorial Plaque Walter Edward Thomas K.I.A. on 21-9-1918 with the 16th Bn. R. Sussex R. and is buried in Unicorn Cemetery, Vend’Huile. Son 1914-15 Star and B.W.M. Pte. F.C. Thomas. Northumberland Fus. Memorial Plaque Frederick Charles Thomas. K.I.A. with the 12th Bn., on 27-9-1915, and commemorated on the Loos Memorial Son 1914-15 Trio. Pte. S.H. Thomas. 4-Dragoon Gds. Defence Medal. (EF) £875 |
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