2Nd November 2019 WOMBELLS Antiques & Fine Art
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WOMBELLS Antiques & Fine Art Auctioneers Tel: 01904 790777 Northfield Business Park, Northfield Lane, Upper Poppleton, YORK, YO26 6QU Catalogue of lots for auction sale: 2nd November 2019 Lot Description Category Estimates Low/High 1 Gunner W Forthergill H. Art. Army of India Medal having single clasp Bhurtpoor. COL 600/700 2 Captain E.E. Kenny MSC India General Service Medal having two clasps, Burma 1885-7 and Burma COL 150/180 1887-9. 3 Alteration. South Africa Medal having single clasp 1879. Possible naming alteration, named to 2173 COL 550/650 Pte R Boyd 2nd / 4th Foot Regiment. 4 1046 Pte G Webb 2nd / 60th Foot Regiment Afghanistan Medal having single clasp Ahmed Khel COL 140/180 5 4416 Pte J Carter 2nd Lancashire Fusiliers. Khedive's Sudan Medal 1896 - 1908 having single clasp COL 120/150 Khartoum. 6 Alteration. Queen's South Africa Medal having single clasp Cape Colony. Possible naming alteration, COL 50/70 named to 487 A. Smith Royal Army Medical Corps M. 7 Eight: A collection of medals kept as a group - possible family connection. W Richardson Gunner Royal COL 280/320 Marine Artillery: Egypt Medal 1882-89 having single clasp Tel-El-Kebir, Khedive's Star, unnamed. 2866 Pte F. Richardson West Yorkshire Regiment: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal 1914-20, Victory Medal. Also: 1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star, War Medal - unnamed as issued. 8 5486 Cpl. later Sjt. A Tyler Essex Regiment. Six: Queen's South Africa Medal having three clasps COL 350/450 Transvaal, Orange Free State and Cape Colony; King's South Africa Medal having two clasps 1901 & 1902; 1914 Star having 5th August - 22nd November ''Mons'' clasp; British War Medal 1914-20; Victory Medal; Regular Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. 9 Seven: a First & Second World War father & son medal group. 9779 Pte E Hargreaves 2nd Manchester COL 300/350 Regiment: 1914 Star having 5th August - 22nd November ''Mons'' clasp, British War Medal, Victory Medal, Belgian Croix de Guerre, together with matching ribbon, Queen Mary 1914 Christmas Gift Tin, and paper decree & paperwork relating to the grant of the Croix de Guerre. Able Seaman Joseph Edward Hargreaves: 1939-45 Star, Atlantic Star, War Medal - unnamed as issued, with paperwork. Battle of the Atlantic casualty lost in SS Emprie Wave 1st October 1941. 10 6686 Pte J Pierce / J Ellis South Staffordshire Regiment: Three: 1914 Star having 5th August - 22nd COL 180/220 November ''Mons'' clasp, British War Medal 1914-20, Victory Medal. Together with an Old Contemptibles Association lapel badge and two hand written medal cards cross referencing the two names. 11 10539 Cpl later Sgt J H Smith 2nd Highland Light Infantry. Three: 1914 Star having 5th August - 22nd COL 180/220 November ''Mons'' clasp together with a medal bar rosette, British War Medal 1914-20, Victory Medal. Together with associated Rowntree's Home Guard interest photograph etc. 12 9868 L.Cpl later Sjt. J. McKenzie 1st Bn. Royal Scots Fusiliers. Three: 1914 Star having 5th August - COL 180/220 22nd November ''Mons'' clasp, British War Medal 1914-20, Victory Medal 13 8174 Pte A. Smith 2nd Bn. South Wales Borderers Four: 1914 Star, British War Medal 1914-20, Victory COL 350/450 Medal, Memorial Plaque Albert Smith. Gallipoli Casualty, died 13th August 1915. Plaque with card envelope and printed letter. 14 S-19066 S.Sjt. later W.O.CL.II E Hobson Army Service Corps Four: 1914 Star, British War Medal 1914- COL 160/200 20, Victory Medal bearing Mentioned in Dispatches laurel leaf to ribbon, Long Service and Good Conduct medal. Mounted. 15 Six: Hammond family medal group, Scarborough interest. 75058 Dvr. F. Hammond Royal Field Artillery: COL 150/180 1914 Star, British War Medal 1914-20, Victory Medal together with cap badge shoulder titles, paperwork. P/SSX 24768 Able Seaman Frank Clubley Hammond RN. Battle of Britain Casualty, HMS Delight 29th July 1940. 15A Queen Mary Christmas tin. CER 0/0 16 402 Pte later Lt.Col. H.M Lyons T.D. King Edward's Horse later Royal Army Service Corps. Nine: 1914- COL 220/260 15 Star, British War Medal 1914-20, Victory Medal, 1939-45 Star, Africa Star, Defence Medal, War Medal (with Mentioned in Dispatches Oak Leaf) 1936 Coronation Medal, Efficiency Decoration (George V issue). Mounted with matching miniature group. Framed. Together with an associated badge ''King Edward's Horse'' 17 1270 / R-1270 Pte T. Coakley King's Royal Rifle Corps. Three: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal 1914- COL 60/90 20, Victory Medal. With copy portrait photographs and certificate of demobilization etc. 18 W. E. Story British Red Cross & St. John of Jerusalem. Three: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal 1914- COL 80/120 20, Victory Medal. With various documents relating to his service and a 1955 holograph note of thanks from the office of Winston Churchill. York interest. 19 SE 7406 Pte later L.Sgt G. Lofts Army Veterinary Corps Four: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal 1914-20, COL 230/280 Victory Medal, Army Meritorious Service Medal (GvR issue, bust ''A'') 20 Six: Rookes family father & son collection of York interest. 32328 Gnr. C Rookes Royal Artillery: 1914- COL 240/280 15 Star, British War Medal 1914-20, Victory Medal presented in original boxes with issue slips. 1479035 Flight Sergeant Allan Lawson Rookes, 156 Squadron RAF: 1939-45 Star, Aircrew Europe Star having France and Germany clasp, War Medal together with Observer brevet badge, photograph etc. Killed in non-operational accident 7th August 1944. Printed on 05/11/2019 BOOK (Books & ephemera), CER (Ceramics & glass), COL (Collectables), FURN (Furniture), MIL (Militaria) MISC (Miscellaneous), PIC (Pictures & prints), SIL (Silver, jewellery and plated ware), TEXT (Textiles & clothing) WOMBELLS Antiques & Fine Art Auctioneers Tel: 01904 790777 Northfield Business Park, Northfield Lane, Upper Poppleton, YORK, YO26 6QU Lot Description Category Estimates Low/High 21 Lieut. H.J. Brown Three: British War Medal 1914-20, Victory Medal, Memorial Plaque. Herbert James COL 150/180 Brown as named on plaque listed on Commonwealth War Graves Register as Lieutenant 1st/7th Royal Welsh Fusiliers and a Palestine Casualty 6th November 1917. Together with Memorial Scroll, papers, letters, photographs etc. 22 60570 Pte. Miles Hall, 13th Bn Welsh Regiment Three: British War Medal 1914-20, Victory Medal and COL 80/120 Memorial Plaque. Western Front casualty died 5th December 1918. Presented with original packaging bearing Bubwith / Selby interest address, note of issue etc. 23 4669 Pte R McColl 1st Scottish Horse. Two: British War Medal 1914-20, Victory Medal. COL 30/40 24 Alteration. 3437 Pte A.L. Clarke City of London Yeomanry later 101150 Machine Gun Corps. Three COL 140/180 British War Medal 1914-20, Victory Medal, India General Service Medal with single clasp Afghanistan North Western Frontier 1919. Listed on Commonwealth War Graves register as India Casualty 2nd October 1919. The naming to The India General Service Medal in this group appears to have been altered. 25 371159 Gnr. T.G. Griffiths Royal Artillery. Three: British War Medal 1914-20, Victory Medal, Territorial COL 140/160 Force War Medal. 26 48723 Sjt. G Lawrenson Manchester Regiment later 2310810 C.Qm.Sjt Royal Corps of Signals. Four: COL 150/200 British War Medal 1914-20, Victory Medal, India General Service Medal with single clasp North West Frontier 1930-1, Regular Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. Mounted. Far Eastern theatre casualty, listed on the Commonwealth War Graves register as died 28th June 1940, commemorated in Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore. 27 73360 Dvr S Dunkley Royal Engineers Two: British War Medal 1914-20, Territorial Force War Medal COL 120/160 28 4152 Sjt. W.H. Field Royal Engineers Six: British War Medal 1914-20, Victory Medal, Territorial Force COL 240/280 War Medal, Defence Medal, Efficiency Medal. Mounted. Together with an associated cased Elizabeth II Imperial Service Medal named to William Henry Field. 29 George S Bristow Two: British War Medal 1914 - 20, Mercantile Marine Medal. Both with printed COL 30/40 envelopes of issue. 30 Five: a collection of World War One & later medals etc of possible family connection. 128513 Pte E COL 60/80 Bulmer Royal Engineers: British War Medal 1914-20, Victory Medal - Western Front casualty died 20th August 1916, buried in Vermelles British Cemetery. 42480 Pte H Bulmer Leicester Regiment: British War Medal 1914-20, Victory Medal. A Special Constabulary Medal named Herbert Bulmer together with a General Strike interest facsimilie letter to Herbert Bulmer. An Associated St Peters School Combined Cadet Force Cap badge etc. 31 Three World War One medals. 36483 Pte. R. Curry West Yorkshire Regiment: two - British War Medal COL 30/50 1914-20, Victory Medal, with cap badge. 312175 Gnr. S.L. Tiplady Royal Artillery: British War Medal 1914-20. 32 Memorial Plaque Samuel Frank Webster. A single Samuel Frank Webster appears on the COL 40/60 Commonwealth War Graves register and is listed as 242919 Pte. Samuel Frank Webster 9th Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment. Western Front Casualty, died 5th Mat 1918. In card envelope with facsimilie letter. Ripon / York interest. 33 Memorial Plaque Gilbert Foster Blight. A single Gilbert Foster Blight appears on the Commonwealth COL 40/60 War Graves register and is listed as 3022721 Rifleman 5th Bn. London Regiment. Western Front Casualty died 14th March 1917. with printed letter, paper & card envelopes. 34 Memorial Plaque Joesph Harlod Laycock. A single J H Laycock appears on the Commonwealth War COL 60/80 Graves register and is listed as Second Lieutenant 2nd Bn. attached to 18th Bn. Kings Royal Rifles. Western Front Casualty died 7th October 1916. In card envelope, York / Selby interest.