British, Russian and World Medals Orders and Decorations

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Wednesday 10 June 2009 at 10.00 am

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Catalogue no. 38 Price £10

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Cover illustrations: Lot 1342 (front); Lot 1095 (back); vide Lot 1264 (inside front cover, portrait reproduced by kind permission of Cheshire Archive and Local Studies); Lot 1114 (inside back cover)

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Tuesday 9 June 2009

Starting at 10.00 am and 2.00 pm Ancient, Islamic, British, Russian and World Coins Historical Medals and Banknotes see separate catalogue

Russian Coins and Historical Medals will be offered at 12.00 noon (lots 287-329)

Wednesday 10 June 2009

Starting at 10.00 am Russian Imperial Orders lots 1001-1045 Miniatures; see also lots 1112, 1218, 1312, 1341 and 1343 lots 1046-1051 Russian Imperial Decorations; see also lots 1323, 1326 lots 1052-1058 Russian Imperial Award Medals lots 1059-1070 Russian Artefacts and Militaria lots 1071-1078 Russian Imperial Badges and Jetons lots 1079-1109 White Russian Medals and Badges lots 1110-1114 Soviet Orders; see also lots 1342, 1343 lots 1115-1147 Soviet Award and Prize Medals lots 1148-1159 Soviet Badges lots 1160-1186 Posters lots 1187 Afghanistan lots 1188-1194 Mongolia lots 1195-1203 North Korea lots 1204-1209 Other World Orders, Medals and Memorabilia lots 1210-1245

Starting at 12.30 pm British Campaign Medals and Groups lots 1246-1308 Other British Medals and Orders lots 1309-1320 Resistance Awards lots 1321-1322 British Gallantry Awards lots 1323-1343

The condition of most of the items in this catalogue is described by the use of conventional numismatic terms. For an explanation of these expressions or for any further information, clients are invited to contact us directly. WAR MEDALS, ORDERS AND DECORATIONS

Wednesday 10 June 2009 starting at 10.00 am

RUSSIAN IMPERIAL ORDERS

1001 *Order of St. Andrew, a single Imperial Eagle link from a Collar, by Keibel, St. Petersburg, before 1898, in gold and enamels, 54 x 44mm, some enamel damage to scroll, otherwise better than very fine £1,500-2,000

1002 *Order of St. Alexander Nevsky, set of insignia, by Albert Keibel, St. Petersburg, 1896-1908, comprising Sash Badge, in gold and enamels, 61 x 55.5mm and Breast Star, in silver, silver-gilt and enamels, 90mm, very little evidence of wear but with some toning, good extremely fine; together with a later sash (lot) £20,000-30,000

‡1003 *Order of St. Alexander Nevsky, jewelled Breast star, apparently unmarked, probably late 19th Century, in gold, silver, pastes and enamels, with articulated and sprung rays and Imperial Crown above legend; the central medallion of non-Christian type and believed to be a later adaptation, reverse fitted with eight eyelets at the points for suspension, and also with a brooch-pin bearing the engraved number ‘37.’, 96.5mm, three or four small pastes missing, centre probably replaced and legend misaligned, good very fine £10,000-15,000

1004 *Order of St. George, an impaired Fourth Class Breast Badge, without a maker’s mark and therefore possibly privately-made, with a pre- 1896 St. Petersburg ‘56’ assay mark on suspension ring, in gold and enamels, 40mm (including suspension ring) x 35mm, white enamel entirely removed from the lower arm on reverse, otherwise good very fine, with riband £4,000-6,000

1005 *Order of St. George, Fourth Class Breast Badge, by Eduard, St. Petersburg, in gold and enamels, Great War period, with crudely- painted central medallion, 39mm (including suspension ring) x 35.2mm, polished, very fine to good very fine; in a contemporary red paper- covered case with Imperial eagle on the lid, lacking internal hinged insert, otherwise very fine £4,000-6,000

1006 *Order of St. George, Fourth Class Breast Badge, a European-made version in silver-gilt and enamels, ball-type suspension with closed loop carrier, 45.5mm (including suspension ball) x 40.5mm, rather discoloured and has been lacquered, good very fine, with riband £1,000-1,500

1007 *Order of St. Vladimir, Military Division, First Class Badge of ‘bulbous’ style, marks on suspension loop indistinct but including Ǽ and believed made or retailed by Fabergé, St. Petersburg, assayer’s mark of Yakob Lyapunov, 1899, in gold and enamels and of excellent quality, 63.6mm (including suspension ring) x 58.8mm, both sword-hilts now missing and right-hand sword blade loose; some flaking to black enamel at reverse centre but otherwise with only light overall wear and extremely fine, very rare £20,000-30,000

Provenance: PRINCESS OLGA PAVLOVNA DJORDJADZÉ (1913-2007), née PRINCESS STCHERBATOV, the daughter of Prince Paul Borissovich Stcherbatov and his wife (née Princess Anna Wladimirovna Bariatinsky). See also lots 1032, 1095 and 1102.

1008 *Order of St. Vladimir, Military Division, Third Class Neck Badge, by Eduard, St. Petersburg, 1908-17, in gold and enamels, probably Great War period, 48mm (including suspension ring) x 43.5mm, red enamel with surface scuffs, good very fine £7,000-10,000

1009 *Order of St. Vladimir, Military Division, Fourth Class Breast Badge, maker’s mark on the suspension loop indistinct [possibly by Albert Keibel, but of atypical style] but with clear St. Petersburg kokoshnik for 1908-17 period, in gold and enamels; the piece of the “large centre” style usually associated with earlier badges, 42.3mm (including suspension loop) x 37.5mm, gold detail from the etched enamel obverse centre now lost and with some damage and repair to the black enamel on reverse, very fine to good very fine; with original riband bow including contemporary mounting clip by the retailer B.I. Novikov £3,000-4,000

1010 *Order of St. Vladimir, Military Division, Fourth Class Breast Badge, by Eduard, St. Petersburg, in gold and enamels, probably early Great War period, 39mm (including suspension ring) x 35mm, extremely fine; together with red morocco case of issue with gold-blocked Imperial eagle on the lid, this slightly marked but also in extremely fine condition £8,000-12,000

1011 *Order of St. Vladimir, Military Division, Fourth Class Badge, a late Great War period award in bronze-gilt and enamels, 39mm (including suspension ring) x 35mm, extremely fine, with riband £700-1,000

1012 *Order of St. Vladimir, Military Division, Fourth Class Badge, a European-made late Great War period ‘large centre’ piece, in bronze-gilt and enamels, 45.5mm (including ball- or barrel-type suspension ring) x 39.5mm, with well-painted central medallion, some enamel loss at reverse centre and with a few hairlines to enamel elsewhere, good very fine, with riband £200-300

1013 *Order of St. Vladimir, Civil Division, Breast Star, by ǰ.Ƕ, St. Petersburg, before 1896, in parcel-gilt silver and enamels, 79mm, centre restored, repaired (?) and re-enamelled, good very fine to extremely fine £5,000-7,000

1014 *Order of St. Vladimir, Civil Division, Second Class Neck Badge, a European-made version in silver-gilt and enamels, of good quality heavy construction, the body of the piece being formed from two halves joined at the edges, with applied painted centres, reverse lettering in gold, 57.5mm (including suspension ring) x 53.5mm, good very fine, with riband £1,500-2,000

1015 *Order of St. Anne, Third Class Breast Badge, by Kämmerer and Keibel, St. Petersburg, 1836-41, with Court supplier’s mark beneath enamel and dated 18-- on suspension ring, in gold and enamels, 38mm (including suspension ring) x 33.5mm, hairline crack across central medallion on reverse and has been polished, good very fine; offered in contemporary red leather case, this with moderate wear £4,000-6,000

1016 *Order of St. Anne, Military Division, Second Class Neck Badge, by Eduard, St. Petersburg, in gold and enamels, Great War period, 48mm (including suspension ring) x 43.8mm, a few marks, generally good very fine, with length of neck riband; together with correct red paper-covered case of issue, lacking one spacer-piece and with some wear, about very fine condition £5,000-7,000

1017 *Order of St. Anne, Military Division, Third Class Breast Badge, by Albert Keibel, St. Petersburg, 1882-98 period, in gold and enamels, 39mm (including suspension ring) x 34.2mm, red enamelwork possibly restored and repolished, otherwise good very fine £1,200-1,500

1018 *Order of St. Anne, Military Division, Third Class Breast Badge, by Albert Keibel, St. Petersburg, before 1898, in gold and enamels, 39.3mm (including suspension ring) x 34.2mm, solder mark on reverse of left upper sword, good very fine £1,200-1,500

1019 *Order of St. Anne, Military Division, Fourth Class Badge, in bronze-gilt with laminated gold and red enamel surface layer, including the crown, 30.3mm (including suspension ring) x 19.3mm, almost half of the enamelwork lost or damaged, otherwise good very fine £1,500-2,000

‡1020 *Order of St. Anne, Military Division, Fourth Class Badge, with integral suspension ring, in solid bronze-gilt and red enamel, reverse numbered (No 207) and also enamelled in red, 35.6mm (including suspension) x 20mm, good very fine £600-800

1021 *Order of St. Anne, Civil Division, Second Class Neck Badge, by Eduard, St. Petersburg, workmaster’s mark ǰǳ (circa 1898-1908), in gold and enamels and of good quality, marked with kokoshniks on suspension ring and on two filigree decorations in the upper angles, 49.2mm (including suspension ring) x 44.5mm, hairline crack to reverse central medallion and with a few surface knocks to the red enamel, good very fine £1,800-2,200

1022 *Order of St. Anne, Civil Division, Third Class Breast Badge, by Albert Keibel, St. Petersburg, with assayer’s mark of Yakov Lyapunov (1899-1903), in gold and enamels, 39.5mm (including suspension ring) x 35mm, extremely fine £700-1,000

1023 *Order of St. Anne, Civil Division, Third Class Breast Badge, by Albert Keibel, St. Petersburg, also with assayer’s mark of Yakov Lyapunov (1899-1903), in gold and enamels, 40mm (including suspension ring) x 35mm, reverse centre loose, good very fine £600-800

1024 *Order of St. Anne, Civil Division, Third Class Breast Badge, by Albert Keibel, St. Petersburg, 1882-96 period, in gold and enamels, 39mm (including suspension ring) x 34.3mm, a restored badge, with some damage to central portrait of the Saint and with the red enamel of right-hand arm of reverse entirely replaced, very fine £600-800

1025 *Order of St. Anne, ‘black’ First Class Sash Badge with Crown, an old European-made badge in silver-gilt and enamels, unmarked, of good quality workmanship with well-painted central medallions, the hinged crown suspension fitted with carrier on reverse, 83mm (to top of crown) x 54.3mm, extremely fine, with portion of sash £500-1,000

1026 *Order of St. Anne, a European-made Military ‘black’ Breast Star with Crown, in silver, with applied silver-gilt crossed swords, silver-gilt and very dark blue enamelled centre, and applied silver-gilt and enamel crown above; of convex form in the European manner and with the reverse ungilt, plain backplate but with uncertain marks on the lowest and on the two lateral points, vertical brooch-pin for suspension, 83mm, minor enamel loss at centre around the legend, good very fine £3,000-5,000

1027 *Order of St. Stanislaus, Military Division, Third Class, ‘double-sided’ Breast Badge, maker’s mark AǸ., St. Petersburg, with kokoshnik of assayer ǨǸ (A. Rikhter or A. Romanov, 1898-1908), in gold and enamels, with swords detailed on both sides, 44mm (including suspension ring) x 42.8mm, extremely fine, with small riband £10,000-15,000

1028 *Order of St. Stanislaus, Military Division, an impaired Second Class Neck Badge, by Eduard, St. Petersburg, 1908-17, in gold and enamels, with kokoshnik-marked swords of correct pattern which have been cut down 4mm short of the centre and have also been pierced through the blades (the procedure presumably undertaken to enhance the appearance of the badge when being worn), 53mm (including suspension ring) x 49mm, enamel flake missing from one upper point, generally very fine £2,000-2,500

1029 *Order of St. Stanislaus, Military Division, an impaired Third Class Breast Badge, by Wilhelm Keibel, St. Petersburg, with illegible date- mark on suspension ring (1861?), in gold and enamels, 40.5mm (including suspension ring) x 38.1mm, original swords truncated at the tops of the crowns of the Imperial eagles (thereby giving the appearance, at first sight, of a Civil badge), moderate overall wear, very fine £2,000-2,500

1030 *Order of St. Stanislaus, Military Division, an impaired Third Class Breast Badge, by Julius Keibel, St. Petersburg, undeciphered date on suspension ring (before 1882), in gold and enamels, 41mm (including suspension ring) x 38mm, swords probably added at a later date and suspension ring re-soldered, about very fine £800-1,200

1031 *Order of St. Stanislaus, Breast Star, by Keibel, St. Petersburg, before 1898, in silver, silver-gilt and enamels; an original Civil Division star with later crossed swords added above the centre and fixed by means of a small screwpost, 87.5mm, good very fine £2,500-3,000

1032 *Order of St. Stanislaus, Civil Division, Second Class, a ‘double-sided’ Neck Badge of high quality, indistinct maker’s mark (possibly including ǲ) on suspension ring but with clear St. Petersburg kokoshnik of assayer ǨǸ (probably A. Rikhter, 1898-1903), in gold and enamels with obverse central wreath in silver and silver-gilt, finely-worked on both sides including detailed double-sided Imperial eagles, 58mm (including suspension ring) x 56.3mm, some wear and minor faults, including enamel loss from lower arm of cross on obverse, missing a cap from one ball-tip and central SS medallion on reverse with an edge chip, good very fine overall £12,000-15,000

1033 *Order of St. Stanislaus, Civil Division, Second Class Neck Badge, by Julius Keibel, St. Petersburg, circa 1870-80, in gold and enamels, 49.8mm (including suspension ring) x 45mm, original suspension ring presumably broken and lost, now fitted with a replacement pinned (i.e. not soldered) suspension ring, otherwise good very fine, with neck riband £2,500-3,000

1034 *Order of St. Stanislaus, Civil Division, Second Class Neck Badge, by Eduard, St. Petersburg, with workmaster’s mark ǰǳ (circa 1898- 1908) and assayer’s mark Ǩ[Ǹ], in gold and enamels, 49.5mm (including suspension ring) x 48mm, hairline crack to reverse centre and with surface marks on reverse, very fine, with riband £1,200-1,500

1035 *Order of St. Stanislaus, Civil Division, Second Class Neck Badge, by Eduard, St. Petersburg, a similar piece, also with workmaster’s mark ǰǳ (circa 1898-1908) and assayer’s mark [Ǩ]Ǹ, in gold and enamels, 51mm (including suspension ring) x 48mm, heavily cleaned and both centres worn, generally very fine £1,000-1,200

1036 *Order of St. Stanislaus, Civil Division, Third Class Breast Badge, by Eduard, St. Petersburg, 1908-17, in gold and enamels, 42mm, suspension ring removed and has been brooch-mounted, scratch to red enamel on one arm, very fine or good very fine £400-600

1037 *Order of St. Stanislaus, Civil Division, Non-Christian type Breast Star, of low-relief Keibel style but bearing unofficial Eduard marks on the gilt backplate, in silver and enamels, with central medallion of the Imperial eagle in good quality silver-gilt and enamelled in black, red and blue, 88.5mm, very fine £2,000-3,000

1038 *Order of St. Stanislaus, Civil Division, Non-Christian type Breast Star, by Eduard, St. Petersburg, workmaster’s mark ǰǳ (circa 1898-1908) and assayer’s mark ǨǸ, in silver, silver-gilt and enamels, with central silver or silver-gilt medallion of the Imperial eagle rather crudely enamelled in black, red and blue, 87.5mm, some damage to the white enamel beneath legend, brooch-pin probably replaced and with minor losses to enamelwork at centre, probably a later adaptation of a regular issue star for Christian recipients, very fine £2,000-3,000

‡1039 *An Enamelled Presentation Portrait Badge of Peter the Great, unsigned, third quarter of the 19th Century, the oval portrait of Peter as a young man wearing armour and a cloak mounted in an openwork gold and diamond setting, with hinged crown suspension in gold, diamonds and niello, 84.5mm x 52.5mm, reverse of crown fitted with riband carrier, extremely fine, cased £5,000-10,000

These presentation pieces were first produced in the early 18th Century (cf. Durov, V.A., The Orders of Russia, Moscow, 1993, p. 6) but do not appear to have had official status. The present example is offered with its original custom-made case bearing the name F. Butz – Joaillier & Bijoutier – St. Petersbourg. The firm was founded by Friedrich Daniel Butz, son of the master goldsmith Alexander Franz Butz, and remained active as a manufacturer and supplier of jewellery and orders until circa 1912.

For a very similar portrait in an alternative jewelled setting, see the Foerster Collection, Sotheby’s London, 11 May 1999, lot 237.

1040 Order of St. Nicholas the Miracle Worker (established 1929), Breast Badge, regular issue for Christians, in bronze-gilt and white enamel, width 35mm, extremely fine, with ribbon in Romanov colours; together with Orthodox Church, Order of the Sainted Prince Vladimir, Equal to the Apostles, award for Ecclesiastical Merit, in the form of a star, in silver, with silver-gilt and red enamel centre depicting Saint, 53.8mm, brooch-type suspension, very fine (2) £150-250

------1041 *Kingdom of Poland, Order of the White Eagle, Breast Star, in silver-gilt, with silver and gilt centre and gilt backing plate, with gilt loop at end of each ray for suspension, 95.6mm, manufactured in the second half of the 19th century, presumably for display purposes, extremely fine £600-800

1042 *Bokhara, Gold Medal for Zeal and Merit, in gold and enamels, of local manufacture, 31mm, very fine and rare £800-1,000

1043 *Bokhara, Silver Medal for Zeal and Merit, in silver and enamels, of local manufacture, with swivelling bow-loop suspension, 45mm, very fine £150-200

1044 *Bokhara, Silver Medal for Zeal and Merit, in silver and enamels, also of local manufacture but of a different style, with swivelling bow- loop suspension and a raised silver plug at 6 o’clock, 41mm, score-marks on reverse and with considerable wear and loss to enamelwork, about very fine £150-200

1045 Bokhara, Silver Medal for Zeal and Merit, in plain silver, with integral ring suspension, 32.5mm; with People’s Republic, 1920-24, Basmachi Revolt awards (2), both in silver, one fretted around 6-pointed star, 43mm and the other hand-chased and with rough niello work, displaying star and crescent on one side and hammer and sickle on the other, 50mm, all of local manufacture, generally very fine (3) £300-500

MINIATURES

1046 *Miniature Group: Three, comprising matched double-sided badges of the Orders of St. Alexander Nevsky, St. Vladimir and St. Stanislaus, all in gold and enamels, of high quality workmanship but apparently unmarked, individual widths 16.5-18.5mm, good extremely fine, mounted on a triple-stranded gold chain with suspension hooks for wearing (3) £1,500-2,000

1047 *Miniature: Order of St. George, single-sided badge, in silver-gilt and enamels, with comparatively large ‘pink’ centre, of convex form with integral suspension ring, 16.5 x 15mm, extremely fine £150-200

1048 *Miniature: Order of St. George, a double-sided badge, in gold and enamels, also with ‘pink’ centre, 16.3 x 14.2mm, extremely fine £400-600

1049 *A Russian and World Miniature Group of Orders: Five, all double-sided badges in gold and enamels but of varying size/scale, comprising: (i) Order of St. George, width 17.5mm, good very fine; (ii) Order of St. Anne, width 17mm, constructed from two halves joined together, some damage to red enamel but otherwise extremely fine; (iii) Order of St. Stanislaus with Crown, width 15.5mm, wear to centres on both sides, good very fine; (iv) MALTA, Order of Malta, width 11mm, a little scuffed, very fine; and (v) SAXONY, Order of Ernestine with Swords, extremely fine; all mounted on a triple-stranded gold chain with suspension hooks for wearing (5) £2,000-2,500

1050 *Miniature: Order of St. Anne, a Military Division badge with swords, in silver-gilt and enamels, unmarked but of good quality workmanship, barrel-ring suspension with loop, 26 x 21.8mm, some enamel faults but generally good very fine £200-300

1051 A Russian and World Miniature Group of Orders and Medals: Six, comprising: (i) Order of St. Anne, in gold and black enamels; (ii) Coronation of Alexander III, 1883, in bronze; (iii) ITALY, Order of the Crown, in silver-gilt and enamels; (iv) VATICAN, Order of Pius IX, in gold and enamels; (v) ROMANIA, Order of the Crown, in silver and enamels; and (vi) JAPAN, Order of the Rising Sun, in silver, gilt and enamels, well-worn, the St. Anne with obverse centre damaged and two others lacking reverse centres, mounted on a triple-stranded gold chain for wearing, generally fine (6) £200-300

RUSSIAN IMPERIAL DECORATIONS

1052 *Insignia of the Order of St. Anne, Medal of Distinction, impressed no. 378244, in silver-gilt and coarse red enamel, probably Russo- Japanese War period, 31 x 23.8mm, well-worn and with considerable losses to enamel, good fine £1,000-1,500

1053 *An Insignia of Distinction of the Military Order of St. George Group: Six, comprising: 1) A Great War period French-made copy of a First Class Cross, in brass, unofficially scratch-engraved with the class (‘1’) and number ‘42378’, lacquered; 2) Fourth Class Cross, in silver, numbered 128681; 3) Medal for the Centenary of the War of 1812, in bronze; 4) Medal for the Tercentenary of the Romanov Dynasty, 1913, in bronze; 5) Medal for Distinguished Efforts in the Mobilisation of 1914, in bronze; 6) Serbian Medal for Zealous Service, 1913, in bronze, the group ribboned and mounted for wearing, cleaned in the past, good fine to good very fine (6) £800-1,200

‡1054 Insignia of Distinction of the Military Order of St. George, Third Class Cross in silver, numbered 321303, without riband, very fine £200-300

‡1055 Insignia of Distinction of the Military Order of St. George, Fourth Class Cross in silver, numbered 293614, without riband, some pitting, good fine £150-200

‡1056 Medal for Bravery, Nicholas II issue, Fourth Class (No 901580); together with a small silver Zeal Medal, Nicholas II and a bronze-gilt theatrical copy of a Non-Christian Order of St. Alexander Nevsky sash badge, good very fine or better (3) £180-220

1057 Medal for Bravery, Nicholas II issue, Fourth Class (No 1013403), without riband, fine £80-120

‡1058 Medals for Bravery (3), all Nicholas II issue, Fourth Class (No 103654, No 122026 and No 405389), the first with St. George riband, about fine to good fine (3) £200-300

RUSSIAN IMPERIAL AWARD MEDALS

1059 *Chaplain’s Cross for the War of 1812, in bronzed copper, 80 x 45mm, one or two knocks, good very fine £300-400

1060 *Muraviev Campaign Medal, 1833, in gold, as awarded by Sultan Mahmud II of Turkey to Russian Officers in the Bosporus, edge grained, 29mm (Diakov 506.1), pierced for suspension as usual, two or three scratches on obverse and some contact wear, generally very fine and very rare in gold £20,000-30,000

1061 Chaplain’s Cross for the Crimean War 1853-56, in bronze, 101 x 58mm, a few marks and sometime cleaned, very fine £200-300

1062 *Defence of Sebastopol 1854-55, silver medal, 28mm (Diakov 632.1), surface knocks and marks, fine to very fine £200-300

‡1063 *Small Silver Zeal Medal, Nicholas I issue, by A. Lyalin, 39.2mm (Diakov 451.4), fire-damaged and file-marked on the edge, otherwise good fine £400-600

1064 *Caucasus Cross, 1864, in silver-gilt with applied Imperial eagle in silver, unmarked but of good quality, with vertical brooch-type suspension, good very fine, in well-made case of issue [this somewhat worn] £700-1,000

1065 *Small Silver Zeal Medal, Alexander III issue, engraved by L. Steinman and signed on truncation, 29.5mm (cf. Diakov 896.5-6, variety), surface scratched on both sides and coated with old lacquer, fine £500-700

1066 Coronation of Nicholas II, 1896, in silver (Diakov 1205), without riband, fine or good fine £80-120

1067 China Medal, 1900-01, a contemporary privately-made example of the bronze medal as awarded to non-combatants, 27.4mm, suspended from combined St Andrew and St Vladimir riband £100-150

1068 Large Silver Zeal Medal, Nicholas II issue, unsigned, 51.5mm (Diakov 1138.1), very fine to good very fine £200-300

1069 *A Pair of Medals, comprising Tercentenary of the Romanov Dynasty, 1913, in bronze and Blameless Service in the Police, Nicholas II issue, in silver, good very fine to extremely fine, the second toned, mounted for wearing (2) £300-400

1070 Miscellaneous Medals and Decorations (21), including: Nicholas II Small Silver Zeal Medals (2); Blameless Service in the Police; Chaplain’s Cross for the Crimean War 1853-56; Subjugation of Chechen and Daghestan; Suppression of the Polish Rebellion 1863-64 (2); Liberation of Bulgaria 1879 (2); Coronation of Alexander III 1883; Alexander III Memorial 1894 (2); Nicholas II Coronation 1896, in silver, and a related silver jeton for the same event; Nicholas I Memorial 1896, in bronze; Russo-Japanese War Medal (2, both bronze); Red Cross Medal for the Russo-Japanese War 1904-05 (2); Tercentenary of the Romanov Dynasty 1913h, Mobilization 1914, generally fine and better; together with a later copy of the Alexander II octagonal Silver Zeal Medal (22) £1,000-2,000

ARTEFACTS AND MILITARIA

1071 *Order of St. George, an inscribed length of Naval riband, 33mm x 123cm, gold-blocked ǶǳǭǫȂ. at the centre and with anchors at each end, excellent condition £700-1,000

The Oleg was a Bogatyr-class cruiser completed in 1904. She saw action at the Battle of Tsushima and was eventually sunk in Kronstadt harbour in June, 1919.

1072 *An Imperial Presentation Gold Watch, no. 59497, by Pavel Bure, Moscow, the hunter-type case in 14ct. gold with applied gold Imperial eagle on lid, engraved backplate engraved in Russian ‘…Supplier to the Palace of His Highness’, with Swiss-type movement in working order and white enamel dial with Roman numerals, width 49mm, hairline cracks to dial, in well-used condition, generally good fine; with ‘rolled gold’ chain, worn and red morocco fitted case of issue, this with gold-blocked Imperial eagle on the lid £3,000-4,000

1073 A Military Graduate’s Presentation Pocket Watch, in 9ct. gold case, Swiss-made and with London import marks, reverse with applied Gold Badge of Honour for Outstanding Military School Graduate, width 32mm, fine to very fine [not working], in fitted case by O. Kyrliukov, Moscow; with a base metal Brevet pocket watch with dial window showing alternating images of Nicholas II, the Empress, Dowager Empress and a Grand Duke, as found, in need of repair (2) £500-600

1074 *Silver-Gilt and Paste Buckles (2), one with E surmounted by the Imperial Crown within foliate border contained in a rectangular surround, the whole surmounted by pastes of various sizes, the other with crowned M in a somewhat similar setting, 69 x 48.5mm and 64 x 40.5mm, first lacking paste in base of crown, both with retaining clips lacking, generally very fine (2) £400-600

1075 Case: A late Imperial red paper-covered case for a Third or Fourth Class Breast Badge, with gilt-blocked Imperial eagle on the lid, 92.5 x 70mm, with original insert but lacking both internal insert bearers, cloth hinge and never with a fastener, very fine £100-200

1076 Warrants and other Documents, including a group of 5 Warrants awarded to Arseny Korsunsky and comprising Order of St Vladimir, 1905, Order of St Anne (2), 1893 and 1902, Order of St Stanislaus (2), 1885 and 1896, together with a doctor’s certificate dated 1913; also 5 to Baron Ariste de Wolff, comprising Order of St Stanislaus, 1899, Abyssinian Order of the Star, 1900, Bulgarian Order of Civil Merit, 1898, Spanish Order of Isabella the Catholic, 1897 and Swedish Order of the Polar Star, 1897, offered with an award document for the Red Cross Medal for the Russo-Japanese War to Baroness Ekaterina Wolff, 1907; Order of St. Vladimir, awarded to F. Yukhnitsky, 1905; unnamed warrant for the Order of St. Anne, 1851; Order of St. Stanislaus, awarded to Alexei Ovchinnikov, 1915; with Regimental menus (10), statutes, ukases and various other financial and other ephemera, varied condition (lot) £500-700

1077 *Gorget: Nicholas I Issue, for Regiments other than Guards, in silvered bronze, with applied Imperial eagle with outspread wings and original red leather backing-piece, width 170mm, very fine £1,000-1,500

Illustrated at half actual size.

1078 *Gorget: Nicholas II Issue, for Regiments other than Guards, in bronze-gilt, with applied Imperial eagle and fretwork legend, lacking backing-piece, width 130mm, good very fine £1,500-2,000

Illustrated at half actual size.

RUSSIAN IMPERIAL BADGES AND JETONS

1079 *Yegersky Regiment, in silvered bronze, black enamel and with gilt centre (P. & B. vol. II, 3.1.6), good very fine £250-350

1080 *6th Tauride Grenadier Regiment, 150th Anniversary, 1906, a commemorative badge in silvered bronze, bronze-gilt, oxidized bronze and enamels (P. & B. vol. II, 4.1.6), with separate backplate, good very fine £200-300

1081 *2nd Sofia Infantry Regiment of Emperor Alexander III, badge in bronze and enamels, with silvered bronze crossed anchors, multi- part construction (P. & B. vol. II, 4.2.2), centre loose, very fine £350-450

1082 *19th Kostroma Infantry Regiment, in thick-gauge bronze-gilt and enamels, with rivetted central medallion and combined cyphers of Peter I and Nicholas II (P. & B. vol. II, 4.2.19), extremely fine £350-450

1083 32nd Kremenchug Infantry Regiment, in bronze-gilt (P. & B. vol. II, 4.2.32), very fine £100-150

1084 *35th Bryansk Infantry Regiment of General-Adjutant Prince Gorchakov, in silvered bronze and bronze (P. & B. vol. II, 4.2.35a), good very fine £150-200

1085 *53rd Volynsky Regiment, in silvered and gilt bronze (P. & B. vol. II, 4.2.54), with red cloth backing, good very fine £150-200

1086 65th Moscow Infantry Regiment of His Majesty, in bronze, with red enamelled scroll (P. & B. vol. II, 4.2 63), with a screwplate by Kortmann, some verdigris on reverse of crown, very fine £100-150

1087 *182nd Grokhov Infantry Regiment, in silvered bronze, made as a single convex medal-like piece in low relief, without enamels, screwback with spinner by Eduard (P. & B. vol. II, 4.2.142), with a screwplate by Eduard, good very fine £200-300

1088 Latvian Rifle Battalions, in silvered and gilt bronze (P. & B. vol. II, 4.4.20), good very fine; 71st Belev Infantry Regiment, in gilt bronze and enamels (P. & B. 4.2.69), wreath incorrectly re-enamelled, very fine; together with various copy badges (8), very fine (10) £100-150

1089 4th Strike Infantry Division, 1917, in bronze (P. & B. vol. II, 9.3), gouge mark at centre, fine £100-150

1090 *Border Guard’s Badge for Frontier Surveillance, in parcel-gilt silver, unmarked, three-piece construction with screwback suspension, silver anchor pierced as usual to carry watch-chain for use in the event of the award of a presentation watch (P. & B. vol. II, 12.12), original gilding slightly worn in places, good very fine, with separate silver backplate £400-600

1091 Various Badges, comprising: State Militia (3), Alexander III type 2, Alexander III non-Christian, Nicholas II, all in brass (P. & B. vol. II, 11.11, 11.13, 11.15), and a copy of the Nicholas I type 2 badge; Military Sanitary Organisations of the Russia Fire Society, by Eduard, in silver (P. & B. vol. I, 8.3a); Mounted Intelligence Officer, in silvered bronze (P. & B. vol. I, 12.9); Competitive Shooting in the Field Artillery, in silvered alloy (P. & B. vol. I, 12.6a) and Torpedo Competitive Firing, in silvered alloy (cf. P. & B. vol. III, 12.15 for a comparable bronze badge for Excellent Howitzer Shooting), all with screwback suspension, last two probably of recent manufacture, fine or better (8) £300-400

1092 *School of Cavalry Officers, Jubilee Badge, 1909, in bronze-gilt, silvered bronze and enamels, multi-part construction (P. & B. vol. I, 1.1.45), good very fine £600-800

1093 *Nikolaevsky Military School, Kiev, Graduation Badge, type 1 (without Imperial cypher), in silver-gilt and enamels, marked 2ǲǨ, Moscow and with impressed no. ‘1056’ on one arm of reverse (P. & B. vol. I, 1.2.12), gilding slightly worn, very fine, with Kiev supplier’s screwplate £800-1,200

1094 *Smolny Institute, by Eduard, St. Petersburg, 1908-17, in silver and silver-gilt (P. & B. vol. I, 2.69), pin-back suspension, reverse engraved ‘E. V. Karpov 1917’, good very fine £400-600

The Smolny Institute served as Lenin’s headquarters from October to November 1917.

1095 *Centenary of State Cavalry Inspection, 1896, badge in silver, silver-gilt and enamels, by ǲ- (probably ǲǸ), St. Petersburg, with six- armed Maltese-style red enamelled cross incorporating gold cyphers of Paul I, Alexander I, Nicholas I, Nicholas II, Alexander II and Alexander III, central medallion of St George and the Dragon within white-bordered legend and date 1796, screwback suspension (cf. P. & B. vol. I, 4.13 for a similar badge, but with date ‘1807’), central medallion with minor wear and slightly loose, some flaking to the red enamel in several places and one ball-point bruised, very fine to good very fine and extremely rare, with a Kortmann screwplate £12,000-15,000

1096 *Managers of the Military Horse Service in the Provinces of the Warsaw General-Governorship, in silver and gilt, with screwplate by Ǭǲ and with 1908-17 kokoshnik (P. & B. vol. I, 4.33), sometime cleaned, very fine £200-300

1097 *Second Odessa Infantry School, Ensign’s Graduation Badge, Provisional Government issue, with date ‘1917’ on scroll replacing the Imperial crown, in silver and enamels, with gilt swords, maker’s mark indistinct but with Moscow kokoshnik, ‘2ǶȀ’ monogram on shield (cf. P. & B. vol. I, 1.7.5 for type and 1.7.3(6) for the School), considerable enamel loss and one sword-hilt slightly bent, generally very fine £300-400

1098 *For Civil Management in Bulgaria, in thickly-silvered bronze, enamelled in red and black and with laminated brass (?) crown and cypher of Alexander II (P. & B. vol. I, 5.3), very fine £300-400

1099 Red Cross Badge for the Russo-Turkish War, 1877-78, in silver but unmarked, with central red-enamelled cross (P. & B. vol. I, 7.1), very fine, possibly made for a foreign volunteer £70-100

1100 *Tercentenary of the Romanov Dynasty, 1913, Presentation Cross for the Clergy, by Dmitry Osipov, in silver and enamels and additionally set with four pastes, lateral suspension ring behind crown, 68 x 41mm (P. & B. vol. I, 14.2), good very fine £300-400

1101 *Tercentenary of the Romanov Dynasty, 1913, Commemorative Cross, in silver, with central enamelled portrait medallion of St. Sergei, reverse with engraved inscription, 66.5 x 43mm, good very fine £200-300

1102 *Tercentenary of the Romanov Dynasty, 1913, Presentation Badge, by ǲ.Ƿ, St. Petersburg, two-part construction in silver and silver- gilt, as personally awarded by their Imperial Majesties in connection with the Jubilee celebrations, with screwback suspension and separate silver backplate by Kortmann (P. & B. vol. I, 14.3; Andolenko/Werlich fig. 551), extremely fine £800-1,000

1103 *Suppression of the Moscow Riots (?), 15 May 1915, in silver-gilt, bronze-gilt and enamels, unmarked and possibly ‘scratch-built’; of multi-part construction, with standing figure holding sword and shield on a white enamelled cross with gilt rays, engraved date on ribbons issuing from Imperial crown above, with screwback suspension (apparently unlisted by P. & B.), very fine and interesting £600-800

1104 *The North American Russian Orthodox Brotherhood in Petrograd, Second Class Badge, as worn by lifelong members, by Alexander Brylov, St. Petersburg, in silver, silver-gilt and enamels, with applied central portrait of St. Vladimir, maker’s mark and kokoshnik on reverse, with vertical brooch-pin for suspension, 68mm (P. & B. vol I, 15.9b), central portrait rather faded, very fine £500-700

1105 *Russian Orthodox Holy Virgin Brotherhood of Kholm, Member’s Badge, in silvered bronze and red enamel, with hinged centre, raised legend on reverse centre and impressed J. SIWOē on reverse of crown, vertical brooch suspension (P. & B. vol. I, 15.10), good very fine; together with an Imperial medal for the Pacification of Transylvania, 1849, apparently plated and suspension re-fixed, good fine (2) £100-200

‡1106 *Red Cross Badge of Honour, in gold and red enamel, hallmarked “18CT”, of solid, convex form, plain reverse with vertical brooch-pin, extremely fine £300-400

1107 *Imperial Society Foundation Jeton, 1892, in gold and blue enamel, with central gold openwork monogram and articulated crown suspension, reverse engraved with the name EDUARD STEINBERGER, 36 x 23.5mm, some pitting to enamel, about very fine £400-600

1108 *A Port Arthur Memorial Jeton, in silver and blue enamel, marked on integral suspension ring, plain reverse with engraved inscription to a Naval Warrant Officer B.I. Nosov, 1904-05, 33mm, enamelwork crudely repaired, fine £250-350

1109 Jetons (4), comprising: Red Cross Society of Elizabeth, (2), both by N.P., in silver-gilt, with red enamelled centre, first dated 1903 and named to D.I. Pappandonato, second dated 1905 and with naming erased; St. Petersburg K.K.L., 1913, in silver-gilt, with enamelled centre; and a Presentation Piece, in silver-gilt, with Imperial eagle, obverse engraved N.O. Tarasov, as a keepsake from K.M. Grudnev, S.A. Svikol’nikov and N.I. Chugunov, last mounted as a cufflink, fine or slightly better (4) £200-300

WHITE RUSSIAN MEDALS AND BADGES

1110 *Chernetsov’s Partisan Detachment Cross, 1917-18, in cast silvered bronze, with screwback suspension, very fine £600-800

1111 *General Wrangel’s Army in Lemnos Internment Camp, Badge in bronze and black and white enamel, reverse crudely engraved “12”, screw-back suspension, enamel at junction of left and lower limb chipped, very fine £300-400

1112 *Stickpin: A miniature of General Wrangel’s Badge for the Army in the Gallipoli Internment Camp, 1920-21, in silver and black and white enamel, 17.5mm, mounted as a stickpin, good very fine £100-200

1113 A Lithuanian / White Russian Division Badge, by B. Pazkowski of Wilno, in silvered brass, screw-back suspension, good very fine; other White Russian pieces (6), comprising: General Wrangel’s Badges for his army in Internment Camps (2), Lemnos 1920-21, in bronze and black enamel, and Gallipoli 1920-22, in steel and black enamel; miniature crosses (3), Lemnos 1920-21 and without camp name 1920-21, both in steel and black enamel and the third in unmarked silver; General Alekseyev’s Cross, in bronze-gilt and enamels, with central initial, all with screwback suspension, many very fine (7) £300-500

1114 *A Collection of White Russian Badges and Insignia (38 pieces), mounted for display in a glazed frame and including: General Kornilov’s Shock Regiment, Badges (2), in silver, bronze-gilt and enamels, and Cross, in silvered bronze, bronze and enamels, with pagoni attached; Chernetsov’s Partisan Detachment, Cross dated 1917-18, in cast silvered bronze and black enamel; General Bredov’s Campaign, Cross and Chaplain’s Cross, both in brass; General Alekseyev’s Partisan Infantry Regiment, Badge, in silvered bronze and blue enamel, with bronze centre, with related pagoni attached, Cross, in bronze and red and white enamels, and silvered bronze and blue enamel pagoni; Gundorovski Cossack Regiment, Cross, in bronze and black enamel, with silvered centre and other ranks cockade, in silvered bronze and enamels; and General Wrangel’s Army Internment Crosses (22), for General Wrangel’s Yacht Lukull, Gallipoli (5), Lemnos (7), Bizerte (2), Salachak-Tepe, Chatalja, 1920-21 (4), and Silver Cross; with other badges and pagoni, some of later manufacture, many very fine; all displayed on a background photograph of General Markov’s Officer’s Regiment being reviewed by General Kutepov, Gallipoli 1921, and offered with a glazed frame, 42 x 56cm. (lot) £2,000-3,000

See illustration on inside back cover.

SOVIET ORDERS

1115 *Hero of the Soviet Union, Gold Star Medal, type 2, no. 1943, awarded to Timofey Prokof’yevich Handoga, with original suspension and screwplate, very fine, with Order Booklet £4,000-6,000

The Order Booklet (without photograph) indicates that Handoga was also awarded the Order of Lenin, two First Class Orders of the Patriotic War, a Second Class Order of the Patriotic War, the Order of the Red Star and the Order of the Red Banner of Labour. A small copy photograph is also included in the lot.

Born in 1909, TIMOFEY PROKOF’YEVICH HANDOGA was a Ukrainian who trained and worked as an engineer in Kiev. His Army service began in June 1941 and he was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union on 19 March, 1944.

A translation of a summary of circumstances of the award follows: In September 1943 Soviet troops, including the 269th Pavlograd Independent Field Engineers’ Battalion, were approaching the River Dniepr near the city of Zaporozhie, Ukraine. The Field Engineers Battalion was given the task of creating a bridgehead to support a crossing of the river by the main forces. Preparations began immediately and work continued day and night. The Battalion Headquarters Commander, Captain Handoga, assumed responsibility for preparing the pontoons and two were ready for use by nightfall on 25 September. Handoga led the first troops across the river, knowing that the opposite bank was heavily defended by barbed wire and minefields as well as gun emplacements. Careful and determined work by the Soviets resulted in the successful crossing and positioning of one pontoon, whilst the second came under heavy artillery and mortar attack. Handoga quickly ordered his men to abandon the floating pontoon and jump into the river. They were then able to join their colleagues under cover of the first, moored pontoon and the two groups attacked the enemy fortifications together. Under such an audacious and unexpected Soviet attack, the enemy initially retreated before regrouping for a counterattack. This developed into hand-to-hand combat and the Soviet soldiers fought resolutely, forcing a second retreat with 70 enemy casualties. Captain Handoga immediately ordered his miners to lay about 400 mines which proved highly effective in further enemy counterattacks, and these were halted in due course. The bridgehead was established for further Soviet advance, all made possible by the bravery and courage of the Soviet troops under Captain Handoga’s command.

1116 *Hero of the Soviet Union, Gold Star Medal, type 2, no. 2213, with original suspension and screwplate, very fine £4,000-6,000

1117 *Hero of Socialist Labour, Gold Sickle and Hammer Medal, type 2, no. 3551, awarded to Grigoriy Alekseevich Gvasalia in 1949, with original suspension and screwplate, original suspension loop broken and replaced with a soft-soldered substitute, otherwise good very fine; with Identification Booklet including small-sized award document £1,500-2,000

1118 *Order of Lenin, type 1 ‘Tractor’ issue (1930-34), impressed no. 168, in silver, silver-gilt and red enamel, with ǫǶǯǵǨǲ mintmark below brass screwpost on tiered brass base, with correct brass-centred screwplate, light overall wear including a few surface marks, generally good very fine, very rare £18,000-22,000

1119 Order of Lenin, type 5, variation 1, no. 15721, with 5-sided suspension; an impaired badge with the reverse heavily tooled (see footnote), reverse damaged, otherwise very fine or better £500-700 The number of the badge falls within the later screwback period, 1942-3. A possible explanation is that an original screwback was lost and replaced by (or was exchanged by the recipient for) the new suspension type. It may then have been remounted as the earlier type (i.e. screwback) award, and traces of solder remaining around the mintmark perhaps support this hypothesis. At a later date it was evidently reconverted to 5-sided suspension, the original loop having been retained, and the reverse was rather crudely ‘repaired’. In spite of the tooling the number appears to be correct and unaltered.

1120 Order of the October Revolution, no. 18977 (McDaniel variation 1), good very fine £250-300

1121 *Order of the Red Banner of the R.S.F.S.R., no. 11288, in silver and red and white enamels, first type, screwback suspension, with number hand-engraved on reverse and also stamped on backplate (McDaniel type 1), the correct and original backplate rather crudely adapted to form a ‘spinner’ using a soldered unofficial nut, threads of screwpost worn and tip of torch-staff broken from lower left, fine or good fine and rare £5,000-6,000 Offered with a certificate of authenticity and appraisal by Historical Research L.L.C. (graded “7 out of a possible 10 for condition”).

‡1122 *Order of the Red Banner, for Second Award, type 3 ‘circular’ issue, hand-engraved no. 11312 (McDaniel type 3, variety 1), with a casting fault visible on reverse along the line of the torch-staff, good very fine £400-600

1123 *Order of the Red Banner, for Fourth Award, type 4 ‘oval’ issue, no. 2122, very fine £2,000-3,000

1124 *Order of Suvorov, Second Class, type 2, hand-engraved no. 577, in gold, silver and red enamel, an early screwback suspension issue, very fine to good very fine £6,000-8,000

1125 *Order of Suvorov, Third Class, type 3, hand-engraved no. 8963, in silver and red enamel, screwback suspension, very fine to good very fine, toned £3,000-4,000 Offered with a certificate of authenticity and appraisal by Historical Research L.L.C. (graded “9 out of a possible 10 for condition”).

1126 *Order of Suvorov, Third Class, type 3, hand-engraved no. 11562, in silver and red enamel, screwback suspension, surface marks, very fine, apparently one of the last pieces awarded £2,000-3,000

1127 *Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky, First Class, type 1, hand-engraved no. 106, in gold and silver with gold central medallion secured by two rivets (McDaniel variation 2), a few surface marks, very fine to good very fine £12,000-15,000

1128 *Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky, Second Class, type 1, variation 3, hand-engraved no. 507, in silver with gold central medallion secured by three rivets, considerable surface knocks and marks, especially on reverse, with rivets flattened and the screwpost refixed, fine to very fine £4,000-6000 Offered with a certificate of authenticity and appraisal by Historical Research L.L.C. (graded “6 out of a possible 10 for condition”). McDaniel considered that the piece may have been converted to ‘pinback’ suspension before being re-converted to its original form, and that it has been artificially patinated.

1129 *Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky, Second Class, type 1, variation 3, hand-engraved no. 526, in silver with gold central medallion secured by three rivets, good very fine and toned £8,000-12,000

1130 *Order of Alexander Nevsky, type 1, variation 3, engraved no. 12629, in silver, silver-gilt and red enamel; an original badge fitted with unofficial replacement rectangular suspension, flake of enamel missing from upper point of star, otherwise good very fine £2,000-3,000 Offered with a certificate of authenticity and appraisal by Historical Research L.L.C. (graded “5 out of a possible 10 for condition”). The lot is offered on the understanding that the suspension assembly is a later copy.

1131 *Order of Alexander Nevsky, no. 33181 (McDaniel type 3), awarded summer 1945, better than very fine £400-600

1132 *Order of the Patriotic War, First Class, type 1, variation 3, engraved no. 17618, in gold, silver-gilt and enamels, with rectangular suspension, reverse with some surface scratches and stamped with the Latin letter ‘L’, good very fine to extremely fine £2,000-3,000

1133 *Order of the Patriotic War, First Class, type 2, variation 1, engraved no. 174509, in gold, silver-gilt and enamels, with screwback suspension, some marks and faults to red enamel, good very fine £400-600

1134 Order of the Patriotic War, Second Class, no. 63604, screw-back suspension, ‘starback’ reverse with mintmark located below screwpost (McDaniel type 2, variation 2), surface wear, very fine; Order For Service to the Motherland in the Armed Forces of the U.S.S.R, Third Class, no. 120940, central star and numbered backplate have been gilded unofficially, about extremely fine; Order of Labour Glory, Second Class, no. 43973, good extremely fine; and Partisan Medals (2), First Class, in silver and Second Class in brass, very fine or better (5) £250-350

1135 *Order of the Red Banner of Labour, type 1 [1928 version], impressed no. 603, in silver, silver-gilt and red enamel, with raised, more closely-spaced ǴǶǵǬǪǶǸ mintmark below screwpost (McDaniel variation 1), screw-slots beside ‘ǹǹ-ǹǸ’ have been slightly burred, gilding rather worn, original enamel complete but with surface scuffs, generally good very fine and rare £4,000-6,000

1136 *Order of the Red Banner of Labour, type 2 [1936 version], variation 3, engraved no. 9947, in silver, silver-gilt and enamels, with screwback suspension, very light evidence of wear, extremely fine £2,000-3,000

Offered with a certificate of authenticity and appraisal by Historical Research L.L.C. (graded “9.5 out of a possible 10 for condition”).

‡1137 Order of the Red Banner of Labour, type 4 [1950’s version], no. 191497, 5-sided suspension ‘semi-long oval’ type, in silver, silver-gilt and enamels, extremely fine £40-60

1138 Order of Friendship of Peoples, no. 19641, good very fine £200-250

1139 *Order of the Badge of Honour, type 1 [1935 version], variation 2, of small module, with neat hand-engraved no. 772, multi-part construction, in silver, silver-gilt and red enamel, screwback suspension with correct 3mm screwpost, the badge itself without a mintmark but offered complete with the correct and original small-sized ǴǶǵǬǪǶǸ silver spinner, very light wear, extremely fine and rare £10,000-15,000

Offered with a certificate of authenticity and appraisal by Historical Research L.L.C. (graded “9 out of a possible 10 for condition”).

1140 *Order of the Badge of Honour, type 2 [1936 version], variation 1, similar design but of larger module, with hand-engraved no. 3075, screwback suspension also with 3mm screwpost, without mintmark but stamped ‘ǲǸ’ on reverse beside lower rivet, offered complete with correct plain silver spinner, surface marks typical of light wear, good very fine, rare £4,000-6,000

Offered with a certificate of authenticity and appraisal by Historical Research L.L.C. (graded “8 out of a possible 10 for condition”).

1141 *Order of the Badge of Honour, type 2, variation 5 (variety), engraved no. 16832 (this executed using a hand-held rotary tool), screwback suspension with mintmark in two lines below screwpost, both gilt ‘caps’ from the central letters ǹǹ of ǹǹǹǸ missing, otherwise very fine to good very fine £500-700

1142 Order of the Badge of Honour, type 2, variation 5, hand-engraved no. 21955, screwback suspension with mintmark in two lines above screwpost, ‘caps’ from all three letters ǹǹǹ of ǹǹǹǸ missing and central figures well worn, generally good fine £500-700

1143 *Order of Glory, a Chevalier’s trio awarded to Aleksandr Pavlovich Timakov, comprising First Class, no. 480 (impressed), Second Class, no. 30902 (engraved) and Third Class, no. 8210 (engraved), mounted for wearing and the points of all three Orders have been deliberately bent slightly to enhance the overall appearance and ‘hang’, 3rd Class fine with slight enamel loss, 2nd Class good fine and 1st Class very fine (3) £10,000-15,000 Offered with original signed Order Booklet (without photograph), with matching numbers. The booklet indicates that Timakov was additionally awarded the Order of the Red Banner and two Medals for Bravery. The lot also includes a certificate of authenticity and appraisal by Historical Research L.L.C. in respect of the First Class Order (graded “8 out of a possible 10 for condition”).

1144 *Order of Glory, Second Class, with hand-engraved no. 30716, ‘thick’ type (McDaniel type 3), fine £300-400

1145 Various Soviet Orders and Medals (22), comprising: Order of the Red Banner of Labour, no. 480754 (McDaniel type 6 variation 2), awarded 1965, lacking riband, very fine; Order of the Red Star, no. 817577 (McDaniel type 2), awarded 1943; Order of the Badge of Honour, no.96143, flat reverse issue (McDaniel type 3), awarded 1945; another, no. 779829, concave reverse type (McDaniel type 4), awarded 1971; Order of Glory, Third Class, number erased; Order of Labour Glory, Third Class, no. 337553 (McDaniel type 2); Order of Mother Heroine, no. 203176 (McDaniel variation 3); Order of Maternal Glory, Second Class, no 1235406 (McDaniel variation 3); Order of Maternal Glory, Third Class, no 1224599 (McDaniel variation 3); Motherhood Medals (2), First and Second Class; Medal For Distinction in Guarding the State Border of the U.S.S.R., in nickel alloy (McDaniel variation 3); campaign and Jubilee medals for Defence of Leningrad, Defence of Moscow, Victory Over Germany (2), 20th and 30th Anniversaries of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War (2), 30th Anniversary of the Armed Forces of the U.S.S.R. 1948, and 800th Anniversary of Moscow 1947 (2), many very fine (22) £250-300

1146 Documents: Armenian Order of Labour, a Bestowal Document and Order Book both numbered 57, dated Yerevan, 9 July 1938 and awarded to Yakim Ivanovich Satian, original photograph has been removed from Order Book, otherwise both in very fine condition (2) £1,000-1,500

1147 Ribands: An Album of Soviet award ribands (96) all kolodka length, including Orders of Victory, Lenin, Red Banner, Red Banner of Labour, Badge of Honour, Patriotic War, Glory, Red Star, all classes of Orders of Suvorov, Ushakov, Nakhimov, Bogdan Khmelnitsky, Labour Glory, Military Service to the Motherland, Gold Star for Hero of the Soviet Union, and Great Patriotic War Defence and Campaign medals, all in good condition (lot) £100-200

SOVIET AWARD MEDALS

1148 *Medal for Bravery, type 1, variation 3, no. 75522, in silver and red enamel, with rectangular suspension, enamel well worn, very fine £200-250

1149 *Ushakov Medal, no. 3701, in silver, correct five-sided suspension and ribbon with chain, good fine £800-1,000

1150 Medal for Combat Service, type 1, variation 3, no. 269854, in silver, with rectangular suspension, red enamel missing and with surface marks, good fine £120-150

1151 Medal for Valiant Labour, type 2, variation 1, no. 22686, in silver and red enamel, with 5-sided suspension, very fine £100-150

1152 *Medal for Distinguished Labour, type 1, variation 1, no. 1027, in silver and red enamel, triangular suspension with early-style 3mm copper screwpost, threads of screwpost worn, enamel scuffed but complete and original, generally very fine £300-400

1153 *Lenin Centenary Medal, 1970, type 3, without award designation on reverse, as presented to foreign recipients on the occasion of the Centenary celebrations in Moscow, in gilt brass, with rectangular pinback suspension, virtually as issued, in original red plastic and perspex display case, rare £500-700

1154 *Medal for Distinction in Guarding the State Border of the U.S.S.R., variation 1, in silver, 1950’s issue, fitted with later suspension, fine or good fine £250-350

1155 Medals for Conspicuous Military Service (2), First Class and Second Class, virtually as issued (2) £100-150

1156 *Medal for Strengthening Military Cooperation (established 1979), in alloy and red enamel, with five-sided suspension, extremely fine £200-300

1157 *Jubilee Medal for 20 Years of the Red Army, 1938, type 2, in silver and red enamel, with five-sided suspension as introduced in 1943, unofficially scratch-engraved with the number ‘2775’ in reverse field, very fine £250-300

SOVIET PRIZE MEDALS

1158 *State Prize of the U.S.S.R., gold medal, impressed no. 17320, with rectangular pinback suspension, awarded in 1985 to Mikhail Arkad’yevich Nikonov, extremely fine; together with official Award Document including citation and also numbered 17320, very fine, in leather folder as issued, extremely rarely found with matching numbers £1,000-1,500

MIKHAIL ARKAD’YEVICH NIKONOV was the foreman of a drill team prospecting in the Ural Mountains.

1159 *Lenin Prize, gold medal, impressed no. 1145, 27mm, test-marked and with some edge damage, very fine £300-400

SOVIET BADGES

1160 *To the Heroes of the Revolutionary Movement, 1917-18, in brass and red enamel, reverse engraved Khavich A.M. No. 5552, screwback suspension, traces of oxidisation on reverse, good fine £150-200

1161 *U.B.K., Representative’s Badge, in silver and red enamel, of ‘Academic’ style, early 1920’s, with hammer and plough symbol on a red- enamelled star over crossed sword and rifle, apparently without maker’s mark but scratch-engraved ‘84’, central silver screwpost below which is engraved ‘No 5. / TUVA’, traces of past cleaning, good very fine; G.P.U., a badge in embossed bronze and enamels, also with hammer and plough symbol, multi-part construction, with screw-back suspension, retaining some traces of original silvering, very fine; and an Anniversary Badge, in silvered brass and red enamel, depicting hammer and sickle in a rounded red star on circular laurel wreath, date ‘1917’ below [but of later date], with brooch suspension and of European style, very fine (3) £250-350 Second piece illustrated.

1162 *10th Anniversary of the October Revolution, 1927, in silver, silver-gilt and red enamel, with hallmark and Moscow kokoshnik, screwback suspension, 39.5 x 33.5mm, apparently repaired or strengthened on reverse at ‘X’ and at screwpost base, otherwise very fine £500-700

1163 *10th Anniversary of the October Revolution, 1927, in bronze and red enamel, screwback suspension, good very fine £60-80

1164 *Ryzhov Hero of Labour Award Badge, in silver-gilt and silver and with applied gold hammer and sickle, the field enamelled in green and with red-enamelled star and anvil plinth inscribed I. I. RYZHOV [General Ryzhov, Commander of the Cavalry at the Battle of Balaklava], of good quality multi-part construction but apparently without maker’s marks, plain reverse engraved with the date 19. IX. 1928 and legend From the Union of Refinery Workers and the First Co-Operative of Sur-Region, screwback suspension, extremely fine £1,000-1,500

1165 *Honoured Railwayman’s Badge, numbered 5270, in silver, gilt and enamels, apparently without hallmark, screwback suspension, 46.5 x 35.2mm, slight enamel loss and evidently a well-used badge, good fine £600-800

1166 *25th Anniversary of the Leningrad Tram System, 1932, presentation jeton in silver and enamels, reverse engraved No 648, very fine £300-400

1167 Honoured M.V.D. Employee’s Badge, reverse numbered 4773, in silvered bronze, gilt and red enamel, screwback, very fine £100-150

1168 *Honoured M.V.D. Employee’s Badge, engraved no. 9830, in silver, gilt and red enamel, multi-part construction with four rivets, screwback suspension, 44 x 27.3mm, surface marks on reverse, good very fine £250-350

1169 Armed Forces Excellence Badges (14), comprising: Excellent Sniper, Machine Gunner, Mortar Man (2), Tank Driver, Mine Layer, Torpedo Artificer, Medical Corps Personnel, Signal Corps Personnel, Pontoon Bridge Construction, Driver, Soviet Army, Air Force Personnel (2), one lacking retaining nut, generally very fine (14) £120-150

1170 *Honoured K.G.B. State Security Employee’s Badge, first type, engraved no. 352, in silver, gilt and red enamel, screwback suspension, 47.5 x 26mm, good very fine £400-600

1171 University Graduate’s Badge, in silver, silver-gilt and blue and white enamels, 1940’s period, with screwback suspension, 47.5 x 27mm, extremely fine £60-80

1172 Glory to the Soviet Army, a badge in embossed silvered bronze and red enamel, caped rifleman on central shield, 39 x 25.5mm, suspension by bendable metal tabs, rather discoloured, about very fine £60-80

1173 50th Anniversary of the Lettish Riflemen, 1967, badge in silvered bronze, bronze and red enamel, of good quality three-part construction, screwback suspension, extremely fine £100-150

1174 Badges and Documents: Navigator’s Graduation Badge, in silvered bronze, reverse stamped MǬ, resembling the Imperial issue (cf. P. & B. vol. I, 1.1.66) but with hammer and sickle at top of the anchor and without compass-card backplate, very fine; To a Shock Worker of 1932, in silvered bronze and enamels, as awarded to the best workers of the first Five Year Plan, reverse plate impressed no. 040244, of hollow construction formed from two soldered plates, with brass screwpost, some cracking to white enamel, about very fine; various badges (63), including Voroshilov Marksman, and another for a second award, this with retaining screw stamped ‘264651’; R.K.K.A. Sniper; badges for the 15th and 30th Anniversaries of the Revolution (2 – each a different type); 30th Anniversary of Komsomol; 30 Years of Technical Reconstruction; Skilled Combine Harvester Worker (reverse engraved No 1045); Anti- Aircraft Gas Defence 1935 (3); Excellence Badges (22), mostly of Railway interest but also including a R.S.F.S.R. issue Socialist Competition Badge; other mainly later badges (40), many very fine; together with miscellaneous English language Soviet Propaganda books and leaflets (30), Red Army Service book, Komsomol membership book, Order of Lenin Film Studio ‘Lenfilm’ membership card to John O’Gorman, and an International Soldier’s diploma (lot) £600-800

Executive Committee and Supreme Soviet Badges

1175 *Buryat Republic Executive Committee, Member’s badge, unnumbered, in bronze and red enamel, 1930’s issue, with screwback suspension, 30.2mm, minor wear to enamel, very fine and rare £600-800

1176 *Georgia, Central Executive Committee, Member’s badge, engraved no. 139, in silver-gilt and red enamel with applied medallion fixed with two rivets, late 1930’s, screwback suspension, stamped mint letters ǴǬ, 35mm, small enamel blister, good very fine £700-900

1177 *The Tuvan Republic Executive Committee, Member’s badge, engraved no. 278, in bronze-gilt and red enamel, mid- or late 1940’s, screwback suspension, 34mm, enamel flake lost from one corner, good very fine £350-450

1178 *Supreme Soviet of Georgia, enamelled Member’s badge, engraved no. 218, official 1970’s or 1980’s issue, with fitted brooch-type suspension incorporating a sprung pin-keeper, 34.2mm, good very fine £100-150

1179 *Supreme Soviet of Kazakhstan, enamelled Member’s badge, engraved no. 380, official 1970’s or 1980’s issue, similar brooch suspension, good very fine £100-150

1180 *Supreme Soviet of Komi, enamelled Member’s badge, unnumbered, official 1970’s or 1980’s issue, similar brooch suspension, extremely fine £150-200

1181 *Supreme Soviet of Lithuania, enamelled Member’s badge, engraved no. VIII-292, official 1970’s or 1980’s issue, similar brooch suspension, good very fine £100-150

1182 *Supreme Soviet of Mongolia, enamelled Member’s badge, 1980’s, engraved number 0944 on reverse, in silver-gilt and enamels, screwback suspension, extremely fine £100-150

1183 *Supreme Soviet of North Ossetia, enamelled Member’s badge, unnumbered, official 1970’s or 1980’s issue, similar brooch suspension, extremely fine £150-200

1184 *Supreme Soviet of Uzbekistan, enamelled Member’s badge, engraved no. 161, official 1970’s or 1980’s issue, similar brooch suspension, some discolouration, good very £100-150

1185 *Supreme Soviet of the Autonomous Republic of Chuvash, enamelled Member’s badge, unnumbered, official 1970’s or 1980’s issue, similar brooch suspension, also with some discolouration, good very fine £150-200

1186 28th Soviet Union Congress, Delegate’s badge, in gilt alloy and red enamel, multi-part construction, with brooch-type suspension, extremely fine [a badge from the last such Congress, held in 1990] £60-80

------1187 Posters (2), the first for the Victory Parade of 1945, portraying a soldier holding flowers wearing the Order of Glory Third Class, Medal for Combat Service, Defence of Moscow and Capture of Berlin Medals, with inscription reading ‘The war is ended in victory; soldier now let the earth blossom’; the second for the 40th Anniversary of Victory celebrations in 1985, portraying a small boy standing with a soldier wearing all three classes of the Order of Glory, first with small tear at bottom margin, otherwise in good condition (2) £100-200

AFGHANISTAN

1188 Order of the Star, type 1, 1980-87, Third Class breast badge, in silver, 54mm, extremely fine £100-150

1189 *Order of the Star, type 2, 1987-92, Second Class breast badge, 55mm, good very fine £150-200

1190 *Order of Friendship of Nations, type 2, 1980-92, breast badge, in gilt and enamels, unnumbered type, 47.5mm, test mark on upper left limb and centre scratched, very fine £200-300

1191 Order of Glory, in silvered bronze and enamels, 48mm and Armed Forces Long Service Medal, in bronze, 33mm, extremely fine (2) £180-220

1192 Medal for Service in State Security, also known as the Khad Medal, Soviet made piece, in gilt metal, with dark blue and red enamelled shield, 32mm, extremely fine £100-150

1193 Medal for Valour, Soviet made piece, in German silver, 37mm, good very fine £100-150

1194 Medal for Good Service, Soviet made piece, in German silver, 32mm, extremely fine £100-150 MONGOLIA

1195 *Order of the Red Banner (for Combat), badge for 3 awards, 1945-70 type, engraved number 59 on reverse, in silver-gilt and enamels, screwback suspension, 52mm, extremely fine and rare £1,200-1,500

1196 *Order of the Red Banner (for Combat), badge for 4 awards, 1945-70 type, engraved number 54 on reverse, in silver-gilt and enamels, screwback suspension, 52mm, extremely fine and rare £1,800-2,200

1197 *Order of Military Merit, type 1, circa 1945 with 5 rivets, engraved number 783 on reverse, in silver, gilt and enamels, screwback suspension, 49.5mm, about extremely fine £300-400

1198 Order of the Red Banner of Labour Valour, type 1, no. 435, with screw-back suspension and Order of the Polar Star, type 3, no. 23264, with pin-back suspension, good very fine (2) £100-200

1199 *Honoured Herder’s Badge, type 1, raised number 23 on reverse, in cast silver and enamels, screwback suspension, 45.5 x 33mm, very fine £200-300

1200 15th Anniversary of the Revolution, 1936, commemorative badge, in gilt and enamels, screwback suspension, 30.5mm, extremely fine £60-80

1201 Badge for Honoured Employee of the State Bank, in partially-silvered bronze, screwback suspension, with Leningrad mint retaining nut, 41 x 26mm, very fine £60-80

1202 Badge for a Shock Worker of Mongolia, in silver, gilt and enamels, 1930’s period, with engraved number 4751 on reverse, screwback suspension, 32.5mm, very fine £80-120

1203 Border Guard’s Badge of Distinction, a late-1930’s Soviet-made piece, impressed number 945 on reverse, in silver, gilt and enamels, with screwback suspension and Moscow mint retaining nut, 37mm, green enamel chipped, extremely fine £100-150

NORTH KOREA

1204 *Hero of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Gold Star Medal, 1950’s, an unnumbered Soviet-made piece, in silver-gilt and white enamel, with screwback suspension, 37.5 x 34mm, good very fine £2,000-3,000

1205 *Hero of Socialist Labour of the Democratic Republic of Korea, Gold Star Medal, 1950’s an unnumbered Soviet-made piece, in silver-gilt and white enamel, with screwback suspension, 37.5 x 34mm, suspension ring bent, good very fine £1,500-2,000

1206 *Order of the National Flag, Soviet-made and Korean War Period, First Class badge, engraved number 1870 on reverse, in silver, gilt and enamels, with screwback suspension, 66mm, extremely fine £2,000-3,000

1207 *Order of Soldier’s Honour, 1950’s issue, First Class badge, unnumbered, in silver, gilt and red enamels, with screwback suspension, 47 x 45.4mm reverse scratched, good very fine £500-700

1208 *Order of Freedom and Independence, 1950’s issue, Second Class badge, unnumbered, in silver gilt and red enamel, with screwback suspension, 54mm, in box of issue, extremely fine £400-600

1209 *Order of Labour, type 1, Soviet-made 1950’s issue, engraved number 926 on reverse, in silver, gilt and red enamel, 53.5 x 47mm, in box of issue, reverse scratched, otherwise extremely fine, with riband bar £1,200-1,500 OTHER WORLD ORDERS, MEDALS AND MEMORABILIA

‡1210 Algeria, French Ministry of Interior’s Medal for Epidemics, in bronze, as the French type but with star and crescent suspension, the reverse tablet die-struck with recipient’s name R. Hermitte, 28mm, about extremely fine and rare £220-250

‡1211 Annam, Order of Agricultural Merit, Knight’s breast badge, in silver, gilt and enamels, 43 x 38.5mm, extremely fine £220-250

‡1212 *Annam, Kim Tien medal, Bao Dai issue (1926-45), First Class, in gilt metal, 34.3mm, with type 2 European riband, reverse flan faults and slight discolouration in places, very fine £250-300

1213 *Austria, Order of Elizabeth, Grand Cross sash badge, reverse of suspension marked with a star, in gilt and enamels, 47mm (excluding bow suspension), extremely fine, with sash £2,000-2,500

1214 Bulgaria, Order of Civil Merit, Grand Cross sash badge, in silver-gilt and enamels, 74.5mm, a defective piece with the oak sprigs in angles of the cross lacking, otherwise good very fine, with sash £80-120

‡1215 Chad, Order of Agricultural Merit, Commander’s neck badge, by Arthus Bertrand of Paris, in silver-gilt and enamels, 52.5mm (excluding ears of corn suspension), extremely fine £160-180

‡1216 *Comoro Islands, Order of the Green Crescent, Commander’s neck badge, by Arthus Bertrand of Paris, in silver-gilt and enamels, 53mm (excluding palm suspension), extremely fine £220-250

‡1217 Denmark, Merit Medal of the Defence Forces, 1991, an unissued specimen, without reverse inscription within wreath, 31mm, virtually as struck £160-180

1218 *France, A Pair of Gem-Set Dress Miniatures, comprising Légion d’Honneur badge, Third Republic type, in gold, diamonds and emeralds and Ordre des Palmes Académiques, badge in gold, diamonds and rubies, mounted on a double-strand gold chain with straight pins for wearing, extremely fine (2) £350-400

1219 *France, Maison Militaire du Prince Président, Aide de Camp’s Medal presented to Général Canrobert, by Barre, in silver-gilt, bust of Louis Napoleon Bonaparte left, rev., eagle with thunderbolt in talons, with die-struck inscription Général Canrobert Aide de Camp, about extremely fine £1,500-2,000

FRANÇOIS CERTAIN CANROBERT was born in 1809 and was commissioned into the French Army in 1828. He was sent to Algeria in 1835 where he took part in the Mascara Expedition and the Capture of Tlemcen. Promoted to Captain in 1837, he was wounded during the Storming of Constantine and was appointed Chevalier of the Légion d’Honneur. In 1839 he organised a battalion of the Foreign Legion for the Carlist Wars.

From 1841 he was involved in various North African Campaigns, initially with the 3rd Regiment and latterly with the Zouaves. For his rôle at the battle of Zaatcha in 1849 he was promoted Brigadier General and became a Commander of the Légion d’Honneur. In 1850 he led the expedition against Narah, resulting in the destruction of the Arab stronghold. Recalled to Paris, he was named Aide-de-Camp to President Louis Napoleon Bonaparte and participated in the coup d’ état of 2 December, 1851.

During the Crimean War he commanded a division at the battle of the Alma, where he was twice wounded. Following St. Arnaud’s death (from cholera) shortly after the battle, he succeeded to chief command of the French army. At the battle of Inkermann he was slightly wounded and had his horse shot under him while leading a charge of Zouaves. Following disagreements with the British and the prolongation of the Siege of Sebastopol he resigned as Commander-in-Chief but nevertheless remained in the Crimea in charge of his former Division.

On returning home he became Marshal of France and received the Grand Cross of the Légion d’Honneur as well as an honorary G.C.B.. He commanded the III Army Corps in Lombardy in 1859, distinguishing himself at the battles of Magenta and Solferino. During the Franco-Prussian War he commanded the VI Army Corps and remained one of the few French Commanders to emerge from the War with his reputation intact.

Following the establishment of the Third Republic he was appointed to the Superior Council of War and served in the Senate. He died in Paris on 25 January 1895 and was accorded the honour of a State Funeral.

1220 *France, Chapter of the Cathedral of Bourges, breast cross, 1847, in silver-gilt, with silver, gold and enamelled centres, the suspension ring with post-1838 hallmarks, obv., gold central bust of Pius IX right, rev., enamelled standing figure of the Patron Saint, 79 x 60.5mm, good very fine £300-400

1221 *Germany, Prussia, Order of the Crown, Military Division, First Class sash badge, in bronze-gilt and enamels, of good quality workmanship and probably late Great War period, width 63mm, extremely fine, with sash £600-800

1222 *Germany, Württemberg, Order of the Württemberg Crown, Civil Division, Grand Cross breast star, post-Great War period, unmarked, in silver with gilt and enamelled centre, 85.5mm, extremely fine £350-450

1223 Germany, Third Reich, Special Grade of the General Assault Badge, Grade 2, for 25 Engagements, with maker’s monogram on reverse, in silvered and blackened ‘war metal’, with a related miniature stickpin; War Merit Cross, Second Class, with swords, in alloy; together with an unfinished bronze trial of the Naval U-Boat Combat Clasp and Azad I Hind, Tamgha-I-Azadi Medal, in white metal, very fine or better (5) £500-700

1224 *Memorabilia: A Third Reich Kriegsmarine Staff Car Flag, in printed cloth with tasselled border on three edges, one side displaying the German Cross within oak wreath and the other a swastika, alternating anchors and emblems in each corner, 150mm square approx., in very fine used condition, with typical wear and fraying to lower corner £400-500 Provenance: Given to the present owner’s father by a French serviceman who stated that he had removed it from the office of Admiral Karl Dönitz in 1945. Whilst the flag does not bear the arms of the Großadmiral as used towards the end of the War, it may represent an earlier version.

‡1225 *Italy, Kingdom of Napoleon, Order of the Iron Crown, Knight’s breast badge, in silver, with enamelled motto, with gold medallion of Napoleon facing right at centre of enamelled crown, 32 x 22mm, almost all of the enamel on the crown lacking and motto chipped, very fine £1,800-2,200

1226 Italy, Messina Earthquake 1908, small silver medal, by L. Georgi, 31.5mm and bronze medal, unsigned, 35.5mm, first with edge bruises and has been cleaned, very fine, second extremely fine (2) £200-250

1227 Japan, Order of the Sacred Treasure, Fourth Class breast badge, in silver-gilt and enamels, 43.5mm, minor enamel chip, good very fine £60-80

1228 Japan, Order of the Sacred Treasure, Fifth Class breast badge, in silver-gilt and enamels, 43.5mm, very fine £60-80

1229 *Japan, Order of the Rising Sun, Grand Cross sash badge, in silver and enamels, with central cabochons, width 76mm, well-worn, with surface marks, bruising to several points, repair to green enamel and a replacement hinge-pin at suspension, fine £600-800

‡1230 *Morocco, Cherefien Order of Military Merit, French Colonial issue, in silver, with gilt and enamelled centres, 28.5mm, good very fine £160-180

1231 Netherlands, Mussert Cross, in gilt and enamels, 36.7mm, good very fine £250-300

1232 Persia, Order of the Lion and Sun, Qajar period, various insignia comprising: Civil Division First Class breast star, Third and Fourth Class breast badges, all in silver, with enamelled centres; Silver Military Valour medals of the Order (2), AH 1300 and 1318; miniature Third Class badge, in silver, with enamelled centre; and an electrotype of a 1297 ‘gold’ Military Valour medal, the star lacking enamel between one of the points of the rays, generally good very fine or better (7) £400-600

1233 *Portugal, Order of Christ, a filigree silver-gilt circular box raised on three feet, hallmarked Porto, 1886-1938, the lift-off lid with enamelled cross of the Order of Christ and enamelled motto IN HOC SIGNO VINCES around, 37mm high x 63.5mm diameter, in good very fine condition £200-300

1234 *Portugal, Order of St. James of the Sword, collar and badge, by Da Costa of Lisbon, in silver-gilt and enamels, the single-sided 22- link collar chain formed of alternating small-sized badges of the Order and laurel wreaths and carrying the single-sided collar badge, this 98 x 51mm, minor enamel losses, good very fine £800-1,000

1235 *Portugal, Military Valour Cross, in silver and enamels, 35mm, extremely fine £200-250

1236 *Spain, Order of the Golden Fleece, neck badge, in gold, 20th Century, 28 x 22mm, extremely fine £800-1,000

1237 Portrait Print: A 19th Century coloured print of King Ferdinand VII of Spain, in uniform and wearing the Orders of the Golden Fleece, the sash and breast star of the Order of Charles III, and the badge of the Order of Calatreva, mounted in an oval bronze-gilt frame with crowned monogram F7 engraved on reverse and with suspension loop, 83.5 x 71.5mm, in a fitted case, in very fine condition £100-200

1238 Thailand, Order of the Crown, type 2, Commander’s neck badge, 88 x 58.5mm and Officer’s breast badge, 52.5 x 34mm, both in silver, gilt and enamels, extremely fine (2) £120-150

1239 Thailand, Order of the White Elephant, Commander’s neck badge, 92 x 55mm and Officer’s breast badge 59 x 35.5mm, both in silver, gilt and enamels; Silver Medal of the Order, 35.5mm; together with Freeman Safeguarding Medal, Second Class, Second Category, 34mm and Commemorative Medal for the Royal Visits to the United States and Europe, good very fine and better (5) £150-200

1240 *Turkey, Order of Nishani Shefkat, small-sized neck badge, of European manufacture, in gold and enamels, the rays set with diamonds and the wreath set in garnets and green enamel, 44.5mm, with later brooch suspension, about extremely fine and rare £2,800-3,200

1241 *United States of America, Indian Wars Medal (established 1907), edge impressed with number 2062, with post-1917 riband and wrap-round suspension, good very fine £300-400

‡1242 *Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Order of Ho Chi Minh (one class only), breast badge, in gilt metal, 38.5mm, in lacquered wood case of issue, mint state, with related fitment £280-320

‡1243 Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Order of the Golden Star, type 2, 2007 issue, in gilt metal with enamelled centre, 47mm, in case of issue, mint state, with related fitment £100-150

1244 *Zanzibar, Order of the Brilliant Star, First Class sash badge, Khalifa I bin Sa’id issue (1888-90), French-made, with boar’s head hallmark, in silver-gilt and enamels, 61mm (excluding wreath suspension), some damage to white enamel at edges, very fine and rare of this Sultan £600-800

1245 Ribands: An extensive collection of ribands for World Orders and Medals (approximately 2,100), including British, Asian, African, Latin American and some U.S. State and Society issues, all cut as samples and mounted in a ledger, many with pencil identifications in the hand of Alec A. Purves, generally in good condition, a useful reference collection (lot) £100-200

BRITISH CAMPAIGN MEDALS AND GROUPS

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1246 *Alexander Davison’s medal for the Nile, 1st August 1798, in copper-gilt, set in a gilt mount (formerly glazed) with swivelling bow suspension and rim engraved James Green his Majestys Ship Zealous, the medal now easily removable from its mount and with original lettered edge undamaged apart from a pinhole originally used to set it, good very fine £400-500

ABLE SEAMAN JAMES GREEN is listed as a recipient of the Naval General Service Medal with two clasps. He served aboard Zealous at the Battle of the Nile and aboard Venerable at the Gut of Gibraltar action in 1801.

1247 *Alexander Davison’s medal for the Nile, 1st August 1798, in bronzed copper, by C.H. Küchler, Peace standing upon the shore supporting an oval medallion portraying Nelson, rev., the Fleet sailing into Aboukir Bay to attack the French, ALMIGHTY GOD HAS BLESSED HIS MAJESTY’S ARMS on a scroll above, lettered edge impressed A TRIBUTE OF REGARD etc., 47mm (B.H.M. 447; Hardy 5; Milford Haven 482; B.B.M. 26; Pollard 15), several light abrasions in the ‘sky’ of the reverse, otherwise extremely fine and of good colour £400-500 Examples of the medal in bronzed-copper were presented to all ratings and marines.

1248 *Ferdinand IV Re-Established as King at Naples, 1799, commemorative medal in copper-gilt, by C.H. Küchler, uncrowned bust of Ferdinand IV right, rev., H.M.S. Foudroyant, Nelson’s flagship, arriving in Naples Bay to prepare for the Restoration of Ferdinand IV, with Fame flying above bearing an oval portrait of Nelson, 48mm (B.H.M. 479; Hardy 21; Milford Haven 489), scuffed, particularly on the reverse, but very fine and very rare when gilt £400-500 It is often suggested that Nelson brought the King back to Naples aboard Foudroyant but this is incorrect; Nelson arrived off the city in late June whilst the King himself did not return until 10th July. Because of civil unrest ashore, he based himself aboard Nelson’s flagship for about four weeks prior to reoccupying his Palace, and it was during this period afloat that Nelson was offered, and accepted, the Dukedom of Bronte from his guest.

1249 *Matthew Boulton’s medal for Trafalgar, 21st October 1805, in bronze-gilt, by C.H. Küchler, uniformed bust of Nelson left, rev., the two British columns breaking the enemy line-of-battle at the commencement of the action, lettered edge impressed TO THE HEROES OF TRAFALGAR etc., 48mm (B.H.M. 584; Hardy 40; Milford Haven 493; B.B.M. 31), the rather dull gilding a little thin on the high points of the bust and some light scuffing both sides, otherwise about extremely fine and very rare £800-1,000

1250 *Matthew Boulton’s medal for Trafalgar, 21st October 1805, in bronzed copper, by C.H. Küchler, uniformed bust of Nelson left, rev., the two British columns breaking the enemy line-of-battle at the commencement of the action, lettered edge impressed TO THE HEROES OF TRAFALGAR etc., 48mm (B.H.M. 584; Hardy 40; Milford Haven 493; B.B.M. 31), almost mint state, in original coppered-tin ‘shells’ as issued, extremely rare thus and offered with a contemporary paper wrapper inscribed ‘Battle of Trafalgar’ in a fine script £800-1,200

1251 *The Four-Clasp Naval General Service Medal awarded to Lieutenant (later Vice-Admiral) Charles Richardson, C.B., who at the Battle of Camperdown personally apprehended Admiral De Winter before he could make his escape and escorted him to Admiral Duncan’s flagship H.M.S. Venerable, the clasps comprising 1 June 1794, Camperdown, Egypt, Basque Roads 1809, officially impressed (C. Richardson, Lieut. R.N.), carriage slightly bent and sometime cleaned, good very fine, the Basque Roads clasp listed as an ‘additional claim’ and fitted with pin-head rivets; together with an old photogravure reproduction of the recipient’s portrait dated 1810, in glazed frame £20,000-30,000

Roll confirms: Master’s Mate, Royal George (1 June 1794); Lieutenant, Circe (Camperdown); Lieutenant, Kent (Egypt); and [per Marshall and O’Byrne] Captain, Caesar (Basque Roads).

VICE ADMIRAL SIR CHARLES RICHARDSON, K.C.B. joined the Navy as a Midshipman in November 1787, serving under Sir Richard Strachan aboard H.M.S. Vestal in the Straits of Banca and in Bombay. With Strachan he removed to the Phoenix, seeing active service in the War with Tippoo Sultan and being present at the action against the French La Résolu.

On returning to England in 1793 he joined firstly the Alexander and, on passing his examination, the 100-gun Royal George, Sir Alexander Hood’s flagship at the Glorious First of June. Promoted Lieutenant after the battle he was appointed to the Circe, whose Captain and Officers received the thanks of the Admiralty for their judicious conduct in dealing with rebellious seamen during the Nore Mutiny.

Richardson was still First Lieutenant of the Circe at the Battle of Camperdown where, as the engagement was drawing to its close, he realised that Admiral de Winter’s disabled flagship the Vryheid remained sufficiently close to the rest of the Dutch fleet for the Admiral to effect his escape. Volunteering to take an open boat to the Vryheid he succeeded in capturing de Winter and rowed him to the Venerable, where Duncan received the formal Dutch surrender [Daniel Orme’s Duncan Receiving the Surrender of de Winter at the Battle of Camperdown, 11 October 1797, now in the National Maritime Museum, includes Richardson’s portrait]. Duncan rewarded him with promotion to his own flagship, and Richardson served under him on both the Venerable and the Kent until Duncan’s resignation. Captain Richardson, circa 1810

Having served during the Egyptian landings and subsequent battle, Richardson joined the Penelope on the Mediterranean station before receiving command of the Alligator, a 28-gun frigate. He took an active part in the reduction of Demerara, Essequibo and Berbice in 1803, and in 1804 was mentioned in despatches for the Capture of Surinam. At the beginning of 1806 he was appointed to the 80-gun Caesar, under the flag once more of his patron Sir Richard Strachan, and ready to sail in pursuit of a squadron which had escaped from Brest; there followed a number of actions off the south-west coast of France, including the destruction of three French frigates under the batteries at Sables d’Olonne.

Richardson subsequently served in the Semiramis, Leander and Topaze. He took part in the Scheldt Expedition, and at Flushing he landed at the head of a naval brigade with six 24-pounder guns, using them to such great effect that he was again highly praised in despatches and in public. With Captain William Ferris of the Diana, Richardson in the Semiramis succeeded in driving the French 16-gun Le Pluvier ashore at Royan, and amongst a number of prizes the Semiramis took the privateer Grand Jean Bart. In the Topaze in 1821-22, Richardson became involved in a dispute with the Chinese at Canton following a native attack on his crew, which led to a suspension of trade until he was able to accomplish a diplomatic solution.

He was nominated C.B. on 4 June 1815, Rear-Admiral on 10 January 1837, K.C.B., 29 June 1841 and Vice-Admiral of the White, 17 December 1847. He died on 10 November, 1850.

1252 *Military General Service, 1793-1814, 4 clasps, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Orthes, Toulouse (John Foster, 20th Foot), good very fine £1,000-1,200 Roll confirms, noting that Foster later served on St. Helena as a Colour Serjeant.

1253 *Waterloo, 1815 (Anthony Diederick, 5th Line Batt. K.G.L.), with original steel clip and split-ring suspension, very fine £1,000-1,500 Roll confirms as Diedrick (Private, Grenadier Company).

1254 *Waterloo 1815, a renamed medal engraved in contemporary style serif capitals (William Finlayson 1st Battalion 79th Foot), fitted with unofficial loose-fitting silver clip and straight bar suspension, about fine £250-350 Listed on roll as a Private in Capt. James Campbell’s Company No. 6.

1255 *Hanoverian Issue: Waterloo, 1815, impressed (Soldat Jan Eldering, Landwehr Bataillon Bentheim), good very fine £350-450

1256 *Hanoverian Issue: Waterloo, 1815, impressed (Corporal Hans HR. Grothen, Landwehr Bataillon Gifhorn), very fine to good very fine £350-450

1257 *Hanoverian Issue: Waterloo, 1815, impressed (Husar Christian Pott, Hus. Rgt. Herzog v. Cumberland), heavy rim bruise on reverse, otherwise very fine £400-600

1258 Brunswick Issue: Waterloo, 1815, in bronze, impressed (Wilh. Zaenker. F. Art.), fine; together with Prussian Issue, in bronze, unnamed, worn and polished, fair (2) £250-300

1259 *South Africa 1853 (Capt. H.M.H. Orpen. Native Levies), very fine and rare to Colonial Force Officers £700-900

HENRY MARTYN HERBERT ORPEN, Colesburg Hottentot Levy, was later awarded the C.M.G. (London Gazette: 21 May 1898).

The following is taken from Men of the Times: Old Colonists of the Cape Colony and Orange River Colony, Transvaal Publishing Company, Johannesburg, 1906: ‘Henry Martyn Herbert Orpen C.M.G. distinguished himself greatly during the Kaffir war of 1851-53 having been no less than 104 times in action with the corps that he himself raised, and for some time defrayed the cost of keeping it in the field. For his meritorious services he was complimented by all his commanding officers, receiving the Kaffir medal, and being publicly thanked by his Excellency General Sir George Cathcart on parade. Afterwards he held various positions in the [Cape] Civil Service and in 1876 was promoted to Assistant Treasurer and Accountant General of the Colony, being interested in the complete reorganisation of the Treasury.’

‡1260 India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Umbeyla (175 A. Crawford. H.Ms. 71st Highlanders), has been dipped, about very fine £150-200

1261 India General Service 1854-95, 2 clasps, Burma 1885-7, Burma 1887-89 (2379 Pte. W. Elliot 1st Bn. Yourk [sic] L.I.), second clasp loose, about very fine, with a decorated silver riband brooch £120-150

1262 India General Service 1854-95, 2 clasps, Hazara 1891, Samana 1891 (3274 Pte. G. Long 1st Bn. K.R. Rif. C.), very fine £200-220

‡1263 Baltic Medal 1854-55, unnamed as issued, very fine £100-120

1264 *A Light Brigade Charger’s Group awarded to Trumpeter William Smith, 11th Hussars, who is said to have Sounded the Charge on 25 October 1854: Four, comprising: Sutlej 1845-46, reverse Moodkee, 2 clasps, Ferozeshuhur, Sobraon, impressed (Trumpr William Smith 3rd Lt. Dragns.); Punjab 1848-49, 2 clasps, Chilianwala, Goojerat, impressed (W. Smith, 3rd Lt. Dragns.); Crimea 1854-56, 4 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol, impressed (Tmptr. W. Smith. 11th Hussars.); Army Long Service and Good Conduct, Victoria, impressed (2557. Tmpt.-Mjr W. Smith. 6th Batn. Mility. Train.), Sutlej and Punjab medals both with heavy contact marks and worn swivel-pins, about fine, Crimea good fine, with very clear officially- impressed naming, and Army LSGC good fine, with an unofficial silver brooch suspension fixed to original suspender (4) £10,000-15,000

The question “Who Sounded the Charge?” occupied popular opinion for many years following the events of 25 October 1854. William Smith’s claim to have done so on behalf of the 11th Hussars seems entirely credible but is not to be confused with the debate surrounding the 17th Lancers ‘Balaclava Bugle’, probably used by William Brittain and the instrument sold by Sotheby & Co., London on 20th April 1964. Smith also received the Cabul Medal 1842 and a Turkish Crimea Medal but the present whereabouts of these awards are unknown.

WILLIAM SMITH was born on 13 July 1822 and enlisted into 3rd Light Dragoons on 22 February 1836. In 1838 he went with the Regiment to the North West Frontier of India, taking part in the First Afghan War of 1839-42 and being present at the reoccupation of Kabul on 15 September 1842. After serving in both the Sutlej and the Punjab campaigns, he returned to England.

In June 1853 he transferred to the 11th Hussars and embarked for the Crimea. He is known to have ‘definitely charged’ with the Light Brigade as a Trumpeter, and was later to attain special celebrity as the man who had additionally ‘sounded the Charge’. (In reality he was probably one of several men who blew the signal to ‘charge’, ‘advance’ or both, and the extent to which they could be heard in the heat of the moment must in any case remain a matter for conjecture). Canon Lummis notes that Smith also wrote a poem entitled ‘Balaclava’, and dated ‘Balaclava Heights 1854’, which was later reproduced in the XI Hussar Journal (January, 1912).

Smith fell sick and was sent to Scutari; he was able to rejoin the Regiment in July, 1855 and was promoted to Trumpet-Major on 1 September 1856. He was subsequently attached to the Military Train and received the Army LSGC. Following his discharge, he lived with his wife Mary at Freehold Terrace, Love Lane, Knutsford, becoming Trumpet-Major to the Earl of Chester’s Cheshire Yeomanry from 1863 until his final military retirement in 1874. He then acted as Cryer at the Quarter Sessions held in Chester and Knutsford, and two years later he was appointed manager of Knutsford Gentleman’s Club. He was well-known at local cultural events and appears to have achieved a considerable reputation as an entertainer. He attended the First Balaclava Banquet in 1875 for the 21st Anniversary, and was also a member of the Balaclava Commemoration Society.

Smith died in November 1879, apparently from the effects of depression, alcohol and laudanum, and having previously arranged to settle his debts. An inquest held at the White Bear Hotel in Knutsford described the cause of death as “apoplexy, probably accelerated by laudanum, taken while he was in an unsound state of mind”. The lot includes copies of several newspaper cuttings relating to the inquest, and an obituary.

At the time of the Festival of Britain in 1951 a memorial plaque was placed upon his former home in Stanley Road, Knutsford, reading “Trumpet- Major William Smith 1822-1879, who sounded the charge at Balaclava, lived here. This road was formerly known as Love Lane.” In 1991 the War Graves Commission provided a headstone for his previously unmarked grave in Knutsford, paid for by the 11th Hussars and from funds collected by well-wishers; a service of dedication took place on 26 May 1991.

The mouthpiece of Smith’s bugle was on public display until the 1930’s and his portrait, in 11th Hussars uniform and wearing all six of his medals, is preserved at Knutsford Public Library. It is reproduced in this catalogue by kind permission of Cheshire Archive and Local Studies (see illustration on inside front cover). 1265 Crimea 1854-56, 4 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol, depot impressed (No. 1947. Robart. Gray. 63rd Regt.), scuffed, about very fine £200-300

‡1266 Indian Mutiny 1857-58, 2 clasps, Defence of Lucknow, Lucknow, renamed, in engraved capitals (Drummer James Webb 78th Highlanders), very fine £150-200 Roll confirms. The recipient was slightly wounded at Alum Bagh, 25 February 1858.

‡1267 Second China War 1857-60, 1 clasp, Canton 1857, unnamed, as issued to Naval recipients, extremely fine £120-150

‡1268 *New Zealand, Second Maori War, reverse dated 1860-66 (1293 Andw. Walker, 1st Bn. 12th Regt.), very fine and rare £500-700 Approximately thirteen medals dated 1860-66 are known.

‡1269 Afghanistan 1878-80, 1 clasp, Ali Musjid (1862 Pte W. Cooley. 4th Bn Rifle Bde), edge bruised, good very fine £200-250

1270 Afghanistan 1878-80, 1 clasp, Ahmed Khel (2155. Pte. H. Green. 2/60th Foot), very fine £200-250

1271 Afghanistan 1878-80, 2 clasps, Ahmed Khel, Kandahar (1860. Pte. W. Bell. 2/60th Foot), contact marks, very fine £280-320

‡1272 Afghanistan 1878-80, 2 clasps, Ahmed Khel, Kandahar (Sepoy Wuzeer Singh 15th Regt N.I.) very fine £180-220

‡1273 Egypt 1882-89, reverse 1882, 1 clasp, Tel-el-Kebir (199 Pte. J. Graham, 1/Sea: Highrs), very fine £150-200

1274 Egypt Pair: Egypt 1882-89, reverse 1882, 1 clasp, Tel-el-Kebir (14233 Sg. Smith. J. Pringle…..th R.A.), and Khedive’s Star 1882, unnamed as issued, first with heavy star wear, fine, star better (2) £80-120

1275 Egypt Pair: Egypt 1882-89, reverse undated, 1 clasp, Suakin 1885 (1996 Pte. T. Miles. 2/E. Surr: R.), and Khedive’s Star 1884-86, unnamed as issued, very fine (2) £180-220

1276 Egypt Pair: Egypt 1882-89, reverse 1882, 2 clasps, Tel-el-Kebir, Suakin 1885 (4630 Pte. J. Grant. 2/Cdm. Gds.), and Khedive’s Star 1882, unnamed as issued, first with star wear, about very fine, star better £400-500

JOHN DAVY GRANT was born at East Dereham, Norfolk in 1861. He enlisted in the Coldstream Guards on 20 May 1879, serving in Egypt from 13 August to 16 November 1882 and from 8 March to 2 July 1885. He was transferred to the reserve on 22 September 1885 and was discharged 8 May 1891.

Offered with photocopied documentation and typed research.

‡1277 Ashanti Star 1896, unnamed as issued, very fine £150-180

1278 A Sudan Pair awarded to Captain James Ezekiel Williams, 17th County of London Regiment, late Grenadier Guards, comprising: Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 and Khedive’s Sudan, 1 clasp, Khartoum (224 C: Sgt: J.E. Williams, 1/Gren: Gds:), both with considerable contact wear, good fine (2) £500-600

JAMES WILLIAMS, the son of an Armourer Sergeant in the Grenadier Guards, was born in Birmingham in 1868. He enlisted in his father’s regiment in April, 1886 and was promoted Lance Corporal, April 1888, Corporal, May 1889, Lance Sergeant, June 1889, Sergeant, December 1891 and Colour Sergeant, November 1894. In May 1896 he enlisted for a further 21 years and in July 1898 the Battalion embarked for the Sudan, participating in the Battle of Omdurman on 2 September.

In May 1901 he was transferred to the Rifle Brigade for service on the permanent staff of the 1st Tower Hamlets Volunteer Rifle Corps as a Sergeant Instructor. He was discharged at his own request in May 1904.

On the outbreak of the Great War he re-enlisted as Sergeant Major (Warrant Officer). In December 1914 he was appointed Lieutenant and Quartermaster to the 23rd Service Battalion, Manchester Regiment and in February 1915 he was commissioned as a Captain and Adjutant to the 17th County of London Volunteer Corps. He died on 26 September 1918 and is buried at Ladywell Cemetery, Lewisham.

Offered with mainly photocopied documentation and typed research. ‡1279 A Sudan Pair awarded to Private C. Gibb, 1st Battalion Cameron Highlanders, comprising: Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (3811 Pte. C. Gibb. 1/Cam: Hdrs.) and Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, 2 clasps, The Atbara, Khartoum (3881 Pte. Gibb 1 Cam Highrs), very fine (2) £400-500

1280 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, impressed (Lieut: B. J. Horley, Derby: Reg:), the last clasp loose, good very fine £300-400

LIEUTENANT BERNARD JOYCE HORLEY,4th (Militia) Battalion Derbyshire Regiment, was killed in action at Roodeval on 7 June 1900 while attempting to reinforce a party at a railway bridge. He was 18 years old.

‡1281 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Belfast (975 Pte. T. Dean, Cldstm: Gds:), extremely fine £120-150

1282 King’s South Africa 1901-1902, 2 clasps (5695 Pte. A. Roberts. Wiltshire Regt), mint state £50-70

1283 Boer War and Great War Group awarded to Serjeant J. Clitheroe, Army Service Corps, late Kings Royal Rifle Corps, Four: Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill (527 Pte J. Clitheroe. K.R.R.C.), King’s South Africa, 2 clasps (King’s Rl. Rif.), British War and Victory Medals (M2-148041 Sjt. J. Clitheroe. A.S.C.), first two cleaned, very fine (4) £120-150

1284 Boer War and Great War Group awarded to Private E. Taylor, Labour Corps, late Volunteer Company, East Lancashire Regiment, Three: Queen’s South Africa, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 (7246 Pte E. Taylor, Vol: Coy E. Lancs: Regt), British War and Victory Medals (214571 Pte. E. Taylor. Labour Corps.), good very fine (3) £100-120

1285 Queen’s South Africa and Victory Medal Pair awarded to Captain John White Cater, M.C., Middlesex Regiment, late Ceylon Volunteer Company, Gloucester Regiment, comprising: Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Orange Free State, South Africa 1902 (7506 Pte. J. W. Cater. Ceylon V. Coy Glouc: R.) and Victory Medal (Capt. J. W. Cater), good very fine and better (2) £300-400

JOHN WHITE CATER was educated at Harrow School before going to Ceylon as a tea planter. In January 1900 he joined the small Ceylon Mounted Infantry Contingent, which sailed for South Africa in February. During the war he was attached to the Gloucester Regiment.

In September 1914 he enlisted initially in the First Devon Yeomanry before obtaining a commission in the 9th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment (June 1915). He went to France in October 1916 and was promoted Captain the following January. He took part in the Battle of Arras and was wounded on April 9 1917. He was recommended for the Military Cross, which was gazetted on 18 July with the following citation: “The success of the attack was largely due to his initiative and skilful leading. He showed the utmost energy and coolness in organising his men under heavy fire after each advance. He set a fine example throughout.”

On 3 May 1917 he was severely wounded near Arras while leading his men in a dawn attack. He was taken Prisoner-of-War and died in hospital in Cassel on 9 July. He is buried in the Niederzwehren Cemetery, Cassel and is commemorated on the Harrow School Memorial.

‡1286 China 1900, 1 clasp, Relief of Pekin (C. Howard, Pte. R.M., H.M.S. Terrible), pawnbroker’s mark on obverse, otherwise extremely fine £300-350 Roll confirms.

1287 India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Waziristan 1921-24 (3950978 Pte. A. Bates. Welch R.), very fine £50-70

1288 India General Service 1908-35, 3 clasps, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919, Waziristan 1919-21, Waziristan 1921-24 (6531 L-Nk. Sher Zaman, 1-124 Infy.), very fine or better £60-80

1289 1914 Star and Clasp Group awarded to Lieutenant D. E. Macpherson, 3rd Battalion Gordon Highlanders, Three: 1914 Star and Clasp (2 Lieut: D.E. Macpherson. Gord: Highrs), British War and Victory Medals (Lieut.), in J.H. Gaunt and Son Ltd. case with related miniatures, virtually mint state (6) £280-320

1290 1914 Casualty Group awarded to Lance Corporal Alfred James Vince, Queen’s Regiment, Four: 1914 Star (S-7842 L. Cpl A. J. Vince 1/The Queen’s R.), British War and Victory Medals (L-7842 Pte. A. J. Vince. The Queen’s R.), Memorial Plaque (Alfred James Vince), last with traces of verdigris, otherwise extremely fine (4) £350-400

ALFRED JAMES VINCE was killed in action 14 September 1914, aged 29 and is commemorated on the La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial.

The lot is offered with various documents and memorabilia, some relating to other members of the family, including his Memorial Scroll, condolence slips, envelopes and boxes of issue, Princess Mary’s tin and his initialled handkerchief brought back by one of his comrades. 1291 A Great War Casualty Group awarded to Sapper Harry Richardson, Royal Engineers, Four: 1914-15 Star, British War and Victory Medal (1741 Spr. H. Richardson. R.E.), Memorial Plaque (Harry Richardson), last in card envelope of issue, extremely fine; together with British War Medal and Naval Long Service and Good Conduct pair awarded to Chief Petty Officer Albert W. Gower, R.N., British War Medal (J. 27572 A.W. Gower. A.B. R.N.), Royal Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, George V type 3 (P.O.), very fine or better; 1914-15 Star (S-389 Pte. W. Gower. E. Kent. R.); Victory Medal (7363 Gnr. W. Mecham. R.A.), extremely fine (8) £140-160

There are two Sappers named ‘H. RICHARDSON’ listed by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, neither of whom has this Regimental number; ALBERT W. GOWER died 17 August 1945, aged 47, and is buried in Streatham Vale Cemetery; WALTER GOWER was killed in action on 11 May 1915, aged 40, and is commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial; WILLIAM MECHAM died 10 January 1917, aged 27, and is buried in the Mikra British Cemetery, Kalamaria.

1292 Great War Casualty Group awarded to Private Edward Albert Morton, East Kent Regiment, Three: British War and Victory Medals (G-23382 Pte. E.A. Morton. E. Kent. R.), Memorial Plaque (Edward Albert Morton), last scratched on reverse, otherwise extremely fine, with memorial scroll (3) £80-100

EDWARD ALBERT MORTON was killed in action 24 September 1918 aged 19 and is commemorated on the Vis-En-Artois Memorial.

1293 British War and Victory Medal Pair (Lieut. A.E. Collings. A.I.F.), good very fine; together with Princess Mary’s Christmas tin (lot) £40-60

1294 Great War and R.A.F. Long Service Group awarded to Corporal C. Howell Royal Air Force, late Royal Navy, Four: 1914-15 Star, British War and Victory Medals (J 5143, C. Howell, Sig. R.N.), Royal Air Force Long Service and Good Conduct, George V (351003. Cpl. C. Howell. R.A.F.), mounted for wearing, first three fine to good fine, last about extremely fine (4) £100-120

1295 Miscellaneous Great War Groups, Pairs and Singles, comprising 1914-15 Star trios (2; 47107 Dvr: V. Nordquist R.F.A./ 55066 Pte. R. W. Thompson. 19/Can: Inf.), second with Queen’s University Overseas Highland Battalion cap badge; Three, British War and Victory Medals (7693 Pte. S.C. Berry. S. Gds.), Army Long Service and Good Conduct George V type 1 (2688096 Musician); Three, British War and Victory Medals (191528 Spr. G. Dukes. R.E.), Imperial Service Medal, George VI type 1 (George Dukes); Great War pairs (4; 36523 Pte. H. Elliot. Essex. R./291333 Pte. F. MacDermott. Welsh R./116109 Pte. J.W.B. Smith. Notts. & Derby. R./erased); British War Medals (3; SS 7761 J. Ball. Ord. R.N./206914 Cpl. J.R. Dyer. Rif. Brig./1973 Pte. H. Gillam R.W. Kent. R.); Victory Medals (3; 36628 Pte. J.C. Hollywood. Bedf. R./5405 Pte. W. Murray. North’d Fus./9390 Cpl. P. Wright. R. Ir. Regt.) and a Silver War Badge (92201), many very fine (28) £150-200

1296 Great War Meritorious Service Medal Group awarded to Lieutenant Commander Edwin Paxton Pye, R.N.V.R., Four: British War Medal (M17357 E.P. Pye. Ch. Wr. R.N.), Meritorious Service Medal, George V type 1 (A/Ch. Wtr. D.A.M.S. Central Pay Office), Cadet Forces Medal, George VI (Ty. Lt. Cdr. (SP) R.N.V.R.), Coronation 1953, unnamed as issued, first two mounted for wearing, the third in box of issue with Admiralty forwarding envelope, last in (damaged box of issue), sold two letters relating to his demobilisation, also offered with a souvenir booklet of the Thames Naval Pageant 1909 and the “Graphic” souvenir booklet of the German Navy’s surrender, Nov. 28 1918; together with Voluntary Service Medical Medal, in silver (Miss Olive J. Pye), British Red Cross Society Medal, unnamed as issued and various Red Cross badges (9), extremely fine (15) £280-320

Meritorious Service Medal: London Gazette: 10 July 1919.

Part of a family group; see also lot 1334.

1297 Great War and Second World War Group awarded to Warrant Officer Second Class George Robert White, Canadian Army, late Yorkshire Dragoons, Ten: 1914-15 Star, British War and Victory Medals (3622 Pte. G.R. White. York Dns.), 1939-45, Italy, France and Germany Stars, Defence Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Maple Leaf clasp, War Medal, all unnamed as issue, Canadian Forces Decoration, George VI (WO 2 G.R. White), mounted for wearing, first good fine, others better, sold with obituary newspaper cutting and Lodge Neptune, Winnipeg, memorial riband (10) £120-150

1298 Palestine and Second World War Group awarded to Aircraftsman 2 S. Stafford, Royal Air Force, Six: General Service Medal, 1 clasp, Palestine (568880. A.C. 2. S. Stafford. R.A.F.), 1939-45, Africa and Burma Stars, Defence and War Medals, extremely fine (6) £100-120

1299 General Service Medal, 1 clasp, Palestine 1945-48 (14449087 Gnr. J.R. Storry. R.A.); and Campaign Service Medal, 1 clasp, South Arabia (23784631 Cfn. M. Fowler. R.E.M.E.), last in box of issue, good very fine or better (2) £100-120

‡1300 General Service Medal, 1 clasp, Palestine 1945-48 (9861 Jundi Naber Diab Arab Legion), extremely fine; and British War Medal (120702 3.A.M. E.B. Coates. R.A.F.), good very fine (2) £60-80

A Jundi was a Bedouin rank. 1301 Second World War Casualty Group awarded to 2nd Radio Officer Sydney Murchison King, Merchant Navy, Four: 1939-45, Atlantic and Africa Stars, War Medal, extremely fine, with forwarding and Buckingham Palace condolence slips, also Central Register and Record Office of Shipping and Seamen Certified Extract from the List of the Crew; together with Medico Psychological Association Proficiency Medal with two Mental Nursing badges: Mary M. King, with certificate of proficiency, November 1919; another, with a Mental Nursing badge and sporting prize medals (2),in silver and bronze (Helen King), with a Crossing-the-Line certificate and a photograph album containing pictures of both recipients; also two silver presentation pieces given to Lieutenant Colonel J.E. Murphy, Commandant of the School of Physical Training, India, comprising small silver trophy hallmarked Birmingham 1921 (engraved 5th Division Boxing Nov. 1921. Middle Weight won by Sergt. Instr. J.E. Murphy A.P.T.S.) and an Indian silver table piece (base engraved Presented to Lt. Col. J.E. Murphy M.B.E., I.P.T. & Comdt. Army School of Physical Training, India, by the Officers and Staff of A.S.P.T. on the Occasion of his Departure to the U.K.), first dented and the other with part of the base detached, fair (lot) £150-200

SYDNEY MURCHISON KING served aboard SS Empire Light. While she was on a voyage from Calcutta to Durban she was sunk by the German raider Pinguin on 25 April 1941, and her crew were taken aboard the Pinguin as prisoners. The Pinguin was in turn sunk, by H.M.S. Cornwall on 8th May. Of the prisoners from the Empire Light, only one Lascar survived. King was aged 19 at the time and is commemorated on the Tower Hill Memorial.

1302 A Palestine and R.A.F. Long Service Group awarded to Sergeant D.L. Morgan, R.A.F., late Welch Regiment, Six: General Service Medal 1918-62, 1 clasp Palestine (3957327 Pte. D. Morgan. Welch Regiment), 1939-45 and Africa Stars, Defence and War Medals, all unnamed as issued, Royal Air Force Long Service and Good Conduct, George VI type 2 (4027740 Sgt. D. L. Morgan R.A.F.), mounted for wearing, first and last with edge bruises, otherwise good very fine or better, sold with a letter dated 31 August 1945, entitling W.O. 2 Morgan to wear the Africa Star (6) £150-180

1303 Second World War and Malaya Group awarded to Sergeant C. Doig, R.A.F. Six: 1939-45 and France and Germany Stars, Defence and War Medals, General Service Medal 1918-62, 1 clasp Malaya, Elizabeth I type 1 issue, and Royal Air Force Long Service and Good Conduct, Elizabeth II type 2 (591534 Sgt. C. Doig. R.A.F.), mounted for wearing, very fine and better, with related miniatures (12) £100-120

1304 Second World War and Post-War Group, awarded to Sergeant G. Reid, R.A.F., Four: Defence Medal, War Medal, both unnamed as issued, General Service Medal 1918-62, George VI issue, 1 clasp Malaya, and Royal Air Force Long Service and Good Conduct, George VI type II (511981 Sgt. G. Reid R.A.F.), mounted in incorrect order, very fine (4) £100-120

1305 A Malaya and Korea Group awarded to Bombardier R.F. Old, Royal Artillery, Four: General Service Medal 1918-62, George VI issue, 1 clasp Malaya, (MYA/18102131 Pte. Z. Akaria. B. A.H.), Korea 1950-53, type 1 (22207695 Bdr. R. F. Old. R.A.), U.N. Korea, Coronation 1953, both unnamed as issued, mounted for wearing, the first presumably purchased in lieu of a lost medal, with related miniatures (8) £120-150

1306 Malaya and Arabia Long Service Group awarded to Flight Lieutenant Peter Batty, R.A.F., Four: General Service Medal 1918-62, Elizabeth II issue,1 clasp, Malaya; Campaign Service Medal 1962, 2 clasps, Radfan, South Arabia (4133204 Sgt. P. Batty. R.A.F), Queen’s Silver Jubilee 1977, unnamed as issued, Royal Air Force Long Service and Good Conduct, Elizabeth II (Flt. Lt. P. Batty RAF), mounted for wearing good very fine or better (4) £1,200-1,500

PETER BATTY qualified as an air signaller at R.A.F. Swanton Morley in September 1954. In 1956 he was posted to the Far East Transport Wing with 48 Squadron and from 1957-58 he served in Air Supply Force (Malaya). In 1960 he served with Ferry Communications Squadron, and May 1963 to October 1964 with 84 Squadron in Arabia. In October 1966 he qualified as an Air Electronics Operator, serving as an Observer on Dominie aircraft until he transferred to ground duties in 1969, by which time he had completed 4340 day time and 512 night time flying hours. He was commissioned Flying Officer in November 1969 (London Gazette: 27 January 1970), and Flight Lieutenant, May 1972 (London Gazette: 13 June 1972). He resigned his commission November 1977 but was reinstated on the active list in February 1980. The lot is offered with four Flying Log Books with entries from February 1954 until May 1969; original warrant appointing him Flying Officer; framed Commendation from Air Officer Commanding No. 23 Group Flying Training Command, 1 January 1969, and an Air Electronics flash.

1307 A Northern Ireland and First Gulf War Group awarded to Sergeant M.T. Mitchell, Royal Logistics Corps, late Army Catering Corps and attached 22 S.A.S., Six, comprising: Campaign Service Medal, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (24538526 L Cpl M T Mitchell ACC); Gulf Medal, 1 clasp, 16 Jan to 28 February 1991 (Cpl.); NATO Service Medal, 1 clasp, Former Yugoslavia, unnamed as issued; Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, Elizabeth II (Sgt RLC); Saudi Arabian Medal for the Liberation of Kuwait, unnamed as issued; and Kuwaiti Liberation Medal, 4th Grade, unnamed as issued, first four mounted for wearing and with related miniatures, the Saudi medal in case of issue, very fine and better (10) £400-600

Offered with a photocopy of an Army Catering Corps Posting Order (21 April 1988, posting him for a 3 year period to 22 SAS Hereford as a Cook), two letters concerning Mess dinners at Hereford appreciating Mitchell’s work, and a portrait photograph (illustrated).

1308 Gulf War Group awarded to Private J. A. Downer, Light Infantry, Three: Gulf Medal 1990-91, 1 clasp, 16 Jan to 28 Feb 1991 (24748413 Pte J A Downer LI), Saudi Arabian Medal for the Liberation of Kuwait, and Kuwaiti Liberation Medal, Fourth Grade, good very fine or better (3) £150-200

OTHER BRITISH MEDALS AND ORDERS

‡1309 Order of St. Michael and St. George, Companion’s neck badge, in silver-gilt and enamels, some enamel damage to obverse centre, good very fine £300-400

1310 *Order of British India, Second Class breast badge, by Spink and Son, in 18 ct. gold with blue enamelled centre, reverse scuffed, otherwise extremely fine £450-500

1311 KG07 Kaisar-I-Hind Medal, George VI, apparently a Third Class award in bronze which has been unofficially gilt, some discolouration but good very fine, in fitted case of issue £80-120

1312 *Miniatures: A mounted group of four, comprising ‘Jubilee 1887’ (made from a mounted maundy penny, 1888) with clasp for 1897, Crimea with clasp Sebastopol, Al Valore Militari with reverse legend GUERRE D’ITALIE and dated 1859, and Turkish Crimea (Sardinian issue), with matching barrel-and-ring suspension fittings, extremely fine, toned (4) £100-150

1313 Royal Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, Victoria, wide suspension type (W. Green. Chf. Qr. Mr. H.M.S. Formidable 23 ys.), all but claw of suspension removed, some marks and scuffs, very fine £100-150 Not listed on Capt. Douglas Morris’s roll. Issued between 1858 and 1867, 8 other wide suspension medals being known to the ship.

1314 Naval Training Ship Awards (4), comprising: Thames Marine Officers’ Training Ship Worcester, silver medal for ‘General Good Conduct’, 36mm (James Henry Lee Midsummer 1868), with elaborate ‘twin dolphin’ suspension; silver medals (2), both 38mm, for Chichester, unnamed and Exmouth (William H. Tregillis, 17th June 1882); and Royal Naval Training Ship Reward of Merit, silvered bronze medal, 30.5mm (E. Trueman), good very fine or extremely fine (4) £120-150

‡1315 Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, Victoria (3795 Qrmr Sergt, Robt. Austin Coldm Gds), good very fine £100-120

‡1316 Indian Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, Edward VII (600 Sowar Nathu Khan. 13th Duke of Connaught’s Lcrs), pawnbroker’s mark on obverse, otherwise extremely fine £60-80

‡1317 Volunteer Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, Victoria (engraved in upright capitals Corpl. W. Stirling, with added clasp similarly engraved), good very fine £50-70

1318 Efficiency Medal, George VI type 1 (S. 6206920 Cpl. A.W. Halsey R.A.S.C.), in box of issue, extremely fine; Imperial Service Medals (2), George VI type 2 (Herbert John Dyer (L.G. 30 July 1953, Inspector, London Postal District)), mounted with Defence medal and Elizabeth II type 2 (William Joseph Magner (L.G. 20 Feb. 1973, Cleaner, Reading)), this in case of issue; Metropolitan Police Jubilee and Coronation pair (C.W. Banham), comprising Golden Jubilee 1887 with 1897 clasp and Coronation 1902; Silver Jubilee 1935 and Coronation 1953, both unnamed and in boxes of issue; Second World War Campaign Stars and Medals (30) some in forwarding boxes or mounted for wearing; Special Constabulary Long Service, George VI type 1 (Sergeant Frederick A. Jones); unofficial Bomber Command and Arctic Campaign medals; 20th century dress miniatures (10) and various unofficial award and society medals (6), many very fine (57) £200-300

‡1319 38th Foot Faithful and Meritorious Services Medal, circa 1815, 38mm (Balmer R309), very fine £150-200

1320 *Lifesaving: Royal Humane Society Medal, type 1 (1774-1867), successful, in silver (reverse engraved R.H.S. Do. L. Hall Vitam ob Restitutam Dono Dat 1818.), mounted in a glazed silver case, extremely fine £300-350

The following is taken from an entry in the R.H.S. Annual Report of 1820 which is believed to be related to the award of the medal: ‘Case of poisoning by Opium, from which the patient was restored by Galvanism. Communicated by Dr Hall of Nottingham. “Half a dram of the pulvis ipecacuhanæ compositus of the London Pharmacopœia, containing three grains of opium, three grains of ipecacuhan, and twenty-four grains of the sulphate of potasse, was given early in the morning to an infant about one year and a half old. The effects of the opium were soon apparent, and the child’s mother walked a distance of four miles to relate the circumstance, and to obtain relief. From some circumstances, which it is unnecessary to relate, nothing was done in this urgent case until eight o’clock in the evening. At that time Dr H. went over to visit the little patient, in company with a young surgeon, taking with him different medicines and a galvanic trough. On his arrival he found the infant apparently in a dying state, lying stretched out, affected with deep stupor, with an interrupted and failing respiration, an imperceptible pulse, and clammy coldness of the extremities and of the surface. It was in vain to attempt to make the infant swallow. Whilst warmth, frictions and other subsidiary measures were adopted, Dr Hall had recourse to the galvanic apparatus, making the galvanic energy traverse the thorax from the region of the heart to the opposite side, and to the pit of the stomach. He persevered for a very considerable time, thirty or forty minutes, without obtaining any earnest of success; he still, however, continued his efforts, and after a time, which appeared long, he began to observe some improvement in the respiration and in the pulse; by still further perseverance the fading embers of life were rekindled, and he eventually left the little patient in a hopeful state of amendment. This amendment continued progressive, and the infant ultimately recovered and lived...... ”’ Ex Colonel David Riddick Collection, Dix, Noonan and Webb, 6 December 2006, lot 114. RESISTANCE AWARDS

*1321 A Special Operations Executive Order of Orange Nassau, Order of Leopold II, and American Medal of Freedom Group, Nine: Lieutenant-Colonel Richard Iver Dobson, Head of the Netherlands Section S.O.E. from 1944 following Operation Englandspiel, formerly Communications Officer T Section (Belgium) and late MI6, comprising: France and Germany Star, Defence and War Medal, all unnamed as issued; NETHERLANDS, Order of Orange Nassau, Military Division, Officer’s breast badge, in silver-gilt and enamels; BELGIUM, Order of Leopold II, Officer’s breast badge, in silver-gilt (enamelled centre lacking); UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Medal of Freedom with Bronze Palm; BELGIUM, Medal of Resistance; BELGIUM, War Commemorative; and NETHERLANDS, Decoration for Peace and Order, the first six mounted for wearing, the other three mounted on a separate bar, very fine or better (9) £3,500-4,000

Order of Orange Nassau, London Gazette: 23 May 1947. Medal of Freedom with Bronze Palm, London Gazette: 18 July 1947. Order of Leopold II, London Gazette: 17 September 1948.

Translation of the Citation for the Order of Orange Nassau: “As head of the Dutch section of the Special Operations Executive from March 1944 to May 1945, Lt-Colonel Dobson displayed great devotion to duty and meritorious service in the field connected with the Armed Resistance Forces struggle and in the liberation of the Netherlands. Lt-Colonel Dobson’s outstanding ability when working as Operations Organiser greatly assisted the Allied Forces advancement. Through his untiring efforts, determination and leadership he enabled many missions to be successfully achieved.”

Citation for Medal of Freedom with Bronze Palm: “Lieutenant Colonel Richard Iver Dobson, British Army, for exceptionally meritorious achievement which aided the United States in the prosecution of the war against the enemy in Continental Europe from 26 February 1944 to 6 May 1945. Lieutenant Colonel Dobson displayed outstanding executive ability, initiative, and complete devotion to duty while assigned to a special mission which played an important part in the support of the Allied Expeditionary Force operations in Europe and in the liberation of the Netherlands. Lieutenant Colonel Dobson’s wholehearted spirit of cooperation, his unfailing tact, and his deep fund of military knowledge reflect high credit upon him and the Allied Armed Forces.”

Citation for the Order of Leopold II: “In recognition of services rendered to Belgium.”

The following letter from Paul Bihin, Administrateur de la Sûreté de l’Etat, 2 August 1946, explains the reasons for the award:

“Lt. Colonel Richard Dobson, attached to the British Special Services, has cooperated with the Belgian section of this organisation since February 12 1941 as Interpreter and conducting officer, he was later Briefing Officer and Operating Officer. He is one of the British officers with the longest records of service in the Belgian section. His thorough knowledge of Belgium and its two national languages enabled him to render invaluable services in the “underground” work in occupied territory.”

RICHARD IVER DOBSON was born in Antwerp 12 December 1906; his father was a marine engineer. At the beginning of the Second World War he was working with MI6. In February 1941 he was employed with T section as an interpreter. On 19 April he was commissioned Second Lieutenant on the General List without Army pay and allowances. He continued to work for T section in various roles.

The SOE’s Dutch organisation was penetrated by German counter-espionage as early as 1942 and continued under German control. “Clandestine” radio transmissions from the Netherlands fed the British false information, leading to the capture and death of most of the British agents dropped into the Netherlands. In the early spring of 1944 London made a clean sweep of the Netherlands operation. Major Seymour Bingham, chief of the SOE Dutch Section was relieved of his post and sent to the Far East. He was succeeded by Dobson, who soon reorganised the Section and established more cordial relations with MVT. Major Griskes head of German counter espionage in the Netherlands decided to call off Englandspiel and sent a final signal to London:

“To Messrs Blunt, Bingham and Successors Ltd. You are trying to make business in the Netherlands without our assistance; we think this rather unfair in view of our long and successful cooperation as your sole agent, but never mind whenever you will come to pay a visit to the continent you may be assured that you will be received with same care and result as all those you sent us before, so long.”

The reorganisation of the Dutch Section was successful and Dobson remained in charge to the end of the war, widely respected by those who worked with him in both Belgium and the Netherlands.

The lot is offered with the following original documentation: document of appointment, warrant, statutes, in both Dutch and English; translation of citation for the Order of Orange Nassau; copy of General Orders Headquarters US Forces, European Theater 29 May 1946 announcing the award of the Medal of Freedom with forwarding letter and citation; warrant for the Order of Leopold II, letter of approval from the War Office and congratulatory letter from General Ganshof van der Meersch; signed letter from Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands recommending him to all Dutch organisations 11 May 1945; copy of message from Queen Wilhelmina with a forwarding letter from Prince Bernhard’s secretary; Order of the Day for the Secret Army 18 January 1945; Dobson’s pass from the Ministry of Belgian National Defence, signed by General Marissal, 5 February 1944; menu for the Milltown Christmas dinner 1943; letter from the War Office on the relinquishing of his commission 19 April 1946; birth certificate; Belgian Association of Parachutist Agents membership card for 1957; letter from the Antwerp Branch of the British Legion making him an Honorary Vice President by virtue of his past presidency of the branch. Also included are various photocopied research papers and recent correspondence. Ex lot 1322

1322 A Fine French Resistance Group of Four awarded to Madame Marguerite di Giacomo, Free French Corps, who sheltered and delivered over 30 Allied Airmen to safety, comprising: FRANCE, Croix de Guerre 1939 avec Étoile de Bronze; Cross of the Combatant Volunteer of the Resistance; GREAT BRITAIN, King’s Medal for Courage in the Cause of Freedom; UNITED STATES, Medal of Freedom with Bronze Palm, all unnamed as issued, last two in cases of issue, good very fine (4) £4,000-5,000

Croix de Guerre 1939 avec Étoile de Bronze, 17 May 1945: Confirmed 13 November 1945. The following is a translation of the original citation: “For sheltering and escorting more than 30 crashed allied airmen in France during the course of the German occupation and for crossing the enemy lines in August 1944 with six English, Australian and American airmen, bringing them back to the allied lines safe and well.”

Cross of the Combatant Volunteer of the Resistance (9477), presented 13 July 1955: Offered with photocopy of associated identity card.

King’s Medal for Courage in the Cause of Freedom (presented at the British Embassy, Paris, 16 November 1946): “Madame di Giacomo sheltered at least 36 Allied evaders; she fed them, and cared for them in every possible way until she was able to arrange for their evacuation. She also provided false papers and identity cards. Although she has a young daughter Madame di Giacomo’s devotion to the Allied Cause was such that she not only housed Allied evaders, but also did convoy work, and in August 1944 crossed the German lines with six evaders whom she guided to safety. Madame di Giacomo was, at all times, an inspiration to those with whom she came in touch; she showed a complete disregard for her own safety and a fine patriotic spirit.”

Medal of Freedom with Bronze Palm, presented 8 February 1947: “Marguerite Di Giacomo, French Civilian, for exceptionally meritorious achievement which aided the United States in the prosecution of the war against the enemy in Continental Europe, from December 1943 to August 1944. She distinguished herself by her great courage, ingenuity, and determination in the performance of hazardous missions. Completely disregarding her personal safety she assisted directly in the evasion of thirty- eight Allied airmen, and, through her unselfish devotion to the Allied cause contributed materially to the success of the war effort, thereby meriting the praise and recognition of the United States of America.”

The lot is offered with the following original documentation:

Citation of the Order de la Brigade 7023, 17 May 1945 and Citation of the Order de la Brigade 10912, 13 November 1945, both announcing the award of the Croix de Guerre with Etoile de Bronze and forwarding letter; Citation of General Eisenhower; Certificate of gratitude for help given to Commonwealth troops in helping them escape or evade capture by the enemy, signed by Air Chief Marshal Tedder; invitation for presentation by the ambassadors of Great Britain and the United States of the aforementioned diplomas 6 September 1946; programme for the Ceremony of Recognition of Parisians who actively participated in the evasion of allied soldiers and airmen during the German occupation, 6 September 1946; Diploma of General de Gaulle, 19 November 1948; Diploma of L’Union Nationale des Évadés, 30 April 1949; original citations and English translations for the King’s Medal for Courage in the Cause of Freedom and Medal of Freedom with Bronze Palm and Investiture letter from the British Embassy, Paris; Ministry of National Defence attestation stating that she served with the Shelburn Resistance Group from 1 March until 30 September 1944 in a rank corresponding to Sub Lieutenant, dated February 1947; a document from the Ministry of National Defence and War recognising the quality of work with Shelburn; a handwritten letter from one of her colleagues, 26 June 1946; orange silk parachute signed by various allied airmen she had assisted; lists of the various allied airmen she assisted and various related correspondence; hand written letter addressed to President de Gaulle, 20 January 1965 proposing herself for the award of a Chevalier of the Légion d’Honneur; a hand written note from President de Gaulle, with envelope postmarked 14 January, thanking her for her kind wishes and offering the same in return; membership card of the Fédération Nationale des Combatants Prisonniers de Guerre, Association de la Seine 1963; her husband Guerino di Giacomo’s identity bracelet for the 2nd Bureau of the Seine. BRITISH GALLANTRY AWARDS

1323 A Battle of Bazentin Ridge Military Cross and Russian Medal of St. George Group awarded to Quartermaster and Lieutenant John Clay, 6th Battalion Leicester Regiment, late Grenadier Guards, Seven, comprising: Military Cross, unnamed as issued; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Transvaal, Wittebergen, eng. in italic caps. (5805 Corpl. J. Clay. Gren. Gds.); Kings South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, impressed (Serjt: Grenadier Guards.); 1914-15 Star (10108 Sjt J. Clay. Leic: R.); British War and Victory Medals (QM & Lieut J. Clay.); and RUSSIA, Medal of St. George for Bravery, First Class, in gold, with kokoshnik on reverse (No 10940), this with contact marks, good fine, others better (7) £4,000-6,000

Military Cross: London Gazette: 26 September 1916: “For conspicuous gallantry in action. When his company officers became casualties he took command and led the company with great skill and courage. Owing to his fine personal example the company was able to consolidate and hold its position”

Medal of St. George First Class: London Gazette: 15 February 1917 (awarded by Field Marshal the Emperor of Russia, 12 September 1916).

Mention in Despatches: London Gazette: 29 July 1902 (Lord Kitchener’s despatches).

JOHN CLAY was born in 1878 at Enfield, Middlesex. He enlisted in the Grenadier Guards in May 1896. During the Boer War he served in the Machine Gun Section of the 2nd Battalion. He was discharged on 11 May 1912 having served sixteen years with the regiment.

He re-enlisted with the Leicestershire Regiment on 17 August 1914 and served with the 6th Battalion. He was commissioned into the 7th Battalion on 26 January 1918.

The lot is offered with the following original documentation: letter from the Adjutant of the Grenadier Guards, 31 December 1908, informing him of the London Gazette date of his Mention in Despatches of 1902; discharge certificate from the Grenadier Guards 11 May 1912; letter informing him of his Investiture of the Military Cross by the King on 17 December 1917; discharge from the ranks on account of his being commissioned, 11 February 1918; Commission as Quartermaster, 22 January 1922; a portrait photograph as Quartermaster; and a quantity of photocopied research, including a newspaper cutting of an interview given by John Clay to the Leicester Mercury on 16 June 1956 relating his service during the Boer War. 1324 A Second Battle of the Marne Military Cross Group awarded to Captain Campbell Ross Bridge, D Battery, 95th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, Three, comprising: Military Cross, unnamed as issued; British War and Victory Medals (Capt. C. R. Bridge), good very fine; together with related miniatures, riband bar and a gilt Royal Artillery stickpin (lot) £1,000-1,200

Military Cross: London Gazette: 16 September 1918:

“For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty when in temporary command of a battery. He skilfully carried out all tasks allotted him, inflicting heavy casualties on the enemy. During successive retirements he fought his battery with great courage, frequently under heavy observed hostile fire. The example set by him contributed materially to the successful work done by the battery.”

CAMPBELL ROSS BRIDGE, known as ‘Ross’, was born in Peterborough in April 1888. Educated at Bedford School, he was a cadet in the 3rd Bedfordshire Royal Engineers Volunteers. In 1906 he was employed by Greenwood & Co., London stockbrokers and joined the Honourable Artillery Company in 1908. He left for Ceylon in 1912 where he joined the Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps, subsequently transferring to the Ceylon Mounted Rifles.

Following the outbreak of hostilities in 1914 he returned to England to enlist in the Royal Horse Artillery; after receiving his commission he was posted to the 95th Brigade R.H. and R.F.A. His Military Cross was awarded for the Second Battle of the Marne at Épernay, the M.C. ribbon being pinned to his tunic by General Newcombe in the presence of his battery [the Cross itself was later presented personally by the Prince of Wales during his visit to Colombo]. According to family tradition Ross was present at the last Cavalry Charge of the Great War and he was later wounded while attacking the Hindenburg Line. After treatment at Rouen Hospital he convalesced at the Overseas Rothschild Home, Deauville.

In 1919 he returned to Ceylon and rejoined the Mounted Rifles. During World War II he was appointed a Justice of the Peace, Police Coroner, and Inspector of local Police, Police stations and government hospitals. He also became Area Commandant of some 250 square miles of the island, with responsibility, in the event of Japanese attack, for arranging the destruction of bridges, petrol stations and industrial plant, and for organising the evacuation of European residents. He retired in 1946, returning to Europe the following year, and died at Eastbourne in October, 1981.

The lot is offered with a copy photograph of Bridge with the other officers of his battery (detail enlargement illustrated), a copy of his own manuscript account of action in the Amiens area between 21 and 29 March 1918, and biographical details.

1325 Military Cross, George V, unnamed as issued, very fine £350-400 1326 *A Gallipoli Distinguished Conduct Medal, Post War and Second World War Group awarded to Flying Officer Bert Edgar Herbert, R.A.F., late Machine Gun Corps and Essex Regiment, who was also awarded the Russian Medal of St. George for Bravery, Second Class, Nine, comprising: Distinguished Conduct Medal (49297 Sjt: B. E. Herbert. 161/Coy M.G.C.); 1914-15 Star (2174 Pte. B. Herbert. Essex R.); British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. R.A.F.); General Service Medal 1918-62, 1 clasp, Iraq (F./O.); 1939-45 and Burma Stars, Defence and War Medals, all unnamed as issued, first five very fine, others better; the recipient also entitled to the Russian Medal of St. George for Bravery Second Class [whereabouts unknown] (9) £2,500-3,000

Distinguished Conduct Medal: London Gazette: 14 November 1916: “For conspicuous gallantry in action. He fought his machine guns with great courage and ability under the most trying circumstances.”

Medal of St. George Second Class: London Gazette: 15 February 1917 (awarded by Field Marshal the Emperor of Russia 12 September 1916).

BERT EDGAR HERBERT was born in 1892 at Halstead in Essex. After leaving the Army for the R.A.F. he was commissioned a Flying Officer in October, 1919. He was transferred to ‘A’ Reserve in October 1926, relinquishing his commission in October 1934. He enlisted in the Essex Home Guard during the Second World War and held the rank of Sergeant in 1942. He subsequently transferred back to the Army, seeing service in Burma.

Offered with photocopied research.

1327 *A Second World War M.B.E. and Great War Distinguished Service Medal Group, awarded to Lieutenant George McDonald, R.N.R., Seven, comprising: Order of the British Empire, type 2, Civil Division, Member’s badge; Distinguished Service Medal, George V (D.A. 202. G. McDonald. 2nd. HD. H.M. Tr. Hibernia II. Minesweeping. 1916.7); 1914-15 Star (202 D.A. G. Mc Donald. R.N.R.); British War and Victory Medals (202 G. Mc Donald. Skr. R.N.R.); Royal Naval Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, George V type 1 (86 W. S. C. G. Mc Donald. Skr. R.N.R.); and Royal Naval Reserve Decoration, George VI, reverse dated 1937, first and last in cases of issues, others mounted for wearing, good very fine; offered with a newspaper cutting and press photograph relating to the investiture of the M.B.E. (7) £1,200-1,500

Distinguished Service Medal, London Gazette: 29 June 1917.

“…In recognition of their services in Minesweeping operations between 1 July 1916, and the 31st March 1917.”

Royal Naval Reserve Decoration: London Gazette: 6 May 1938.

The London Gazette entry for the M.B.E. has not been traced, but the contemporary newspaper cutting indicates that it was awarded for services with the fishing fleet. 1328 Great War Military Medal Group, awarded to Gunner Frank Carter, Royal Field Artillery, Four, comprising: Military Medal, British War and Victory Medals (138464 Gnr: F. Carter. R.A.), Special Constabulary Long Service, George VI type 1 (Frank Carter), first three very fine, last extremely fine (4) £250-300

Military Medal: London Gazette: 6 August 1918 (Derby).

Offered with County Borough of Brighton Police forwarding letter for the Special Constabulary Long Service medal dated 5 August 1949, and offering condolences on Frank Carter’s recent death.

1329 Great War Military Medal Group, awarded to Private J. Longhurst, Wiltshire Regiment, attached Machine Gun Corps, Four: Military Medal (18070 Pte. J. Longhurst. 25 M.G.C.), 1914-15 Star, British War and Victory Medals (10887 Pte. Wilts. R.), generally very fine (4) £280-320

Military Medal: London Gazette: 17 June 1919 (Guildford).

1330 Great War Military Medal (572484 Pte. J. N. Myers. 1/17 Lond: R.), a few marks, about extremely fine £400-600

London Gazette: 12 December 1917 (Bow).

572484 PRIVATE JOSEPH M. MYERS, M.M. is listed by the Commonwealth Graves Commission as killed in action at the Battle of Cambrai on 3 December 1917. He is commemorated on the Cambrai Memorial, Louveral. A J. M. Myers is also listed in the British Jewry Book of Honour, published in 1922, as the recipient of a Military Medal; he is not, however, listed in the same work’s Roll of Honour and neither is he mentioned in Soldiers that Died (published in 1921).

As the Cambrai Memorial commemorates soldiers with no known grave it is possible that he was, at the time of the two publications, listed as ‘missing’ and that his death was not confirmed until a later date. The J.M. Myers listed in the British Jewry Book of Honour is thought likely to be the same man as commemorated on the Cambrai Memorial, and the ‘N’ on the medal appears to be in error for ‘M’.

1331 Great War Military Medal (82344 Spr: H. Gibson. R. E.), rank corrected, very fine £180-220

London Gazette: 20 August 1919 (350th E. & M. Coy; Ebbw Vale).

1332 Second World War Submariner’s Distinguished Service Cross and Bar, awarded to Lieutenant Charles Walderne St Clair Lambert, R.N. who was killed in action in 1943; the Distinguished Service Cross with reverse hallmarked 1940 and dated 1942, with bar for second award on ribbon dated 1942, extremely fine, in case of issue; together with named (posthumous) forwarding slip for campaign medals £800-1,200

Distinguished Service Cross: London Gazette: 7 April 1942:

“For courage, skill and coolness in successful Submarine patrols”

Bar to Distinguished Service Cross: London Gazette: 21 July 1942:

“For gallantry and resolution in successful patrols in H.M. Submarines P.31, Unbeaten and Torbay”

CHARLES WALDERNE ST CLAIR LAMBERT received both awards of the Distinguished Service Cross whilst serving aboard H.M. Submarine Unbeaten. His Distinguished Service Cross was awarded for in twelve Mediterranean war patrols from April 1941 with H.M. Submarines Upholder, Upright and Ursula and for torpedoing three large escorted transports off Tripoli on 18 September 1941.

The bar was awarded for sinking U374 off Cape Spartivento on 12 January 1942, and for the probable sinking of an enemy tanker.

He later served on board P615 during the submarine trapping operation “Clockwork Mouse”. On 18 April 1943 she was torpedoed off the coast of Liberia by U123, with the loss of all hands. With the rest of the crew, Lambert is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial.

1333 Second World War Distinguished Service Cross awarded to Temporary Lieutenant Albert Edward Heydon, R.N.V.R, reverse hallmarked 1945, privately engraved (Lt. (E) A.E. Heydon R.N.V.R. 1944), in case of issue and with Buckingham Palace forwarding slip, extremely fine £600-800

London Gazette: 8 June 1944 (King’s Birthday Honours). 1334 *A Second World War Fleet Air Arm Distinguished Service Cross Group awarded to Sub Lieutenant Edwin Denis Pye, R.N.V.R., Five, comprising: Distinguished Service Cross, reverse dated 1945; 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star, with Air Crew Europe clasp, Pacific Star and War Medal, these three late issues, all mounted for wearing, extremely fine; together with related miniatures, case of issue for the D.S.C., and an Admiralty forwarding slip for the campaign medals (lot) £1,200-1,500

Distinguished Service Cross: London Gazette: 11th September 1945:

“For air attacks on targets in Japan.”

The lot is offered with two Pilot’s Flying Logbooks with entries from 24 September 1942 to 6 August 1945; Pilot’s notes (3, 2 being annotated by the recipient); Certificate of Service; two copies of the London Gazette announcing the D.S.C.; various official letters mainly relating to his application to join the Fleet Air Arm and his demobilisation; Flying Clothing Card; two photograph albums and several loose photographs (including wartime and later); Fleet Air Arm sweetheart’s brooch; various cloth uniform and cap insignia; various pages from the Tatler related to the Fleet Air Arm; and two unrelated gilt and jade items of jewellery bearing a New Zealand cypher.

Part of a family group; see also lot 1296.

1335 Second World War Distinguished Flying Cross awarded to Flight Lieutenant Sydney Nicholas Milnes, R.A.F.V.R., unnamed as issued, reverse dated 1943, in (slightly damaged) Royal Mint case of issue, extremely fine £1,000-1,200

London Gazette: 15 January 1943 (joint citation with Flight Sergeant A.M. McDonald, who was awarded the D.F.M. for the same action):

“One night in December, 1942, Flight Lieutenant Milnes and Flight Sergeant McDonald were captain and navigator respectively of a heavy bomber engaged in an attack on Turin. South of the Alps heavy anti-aircraft fire disabled one of the starboard engines. Height was speedily lost from 18,000 to 13,000 feet before the barrage was evaded and the bombs released. Severe icing conditions then forced the aircraft down to 5,000 feet and when breaking cloud, over Northern France, the bomber was menaced by the approach of 5 enemy aircraft. Although the fighters did not attack, intense gunfire from the ground defences disabled both port engines and the bomber's speed fell almost to stalling point and altitude was lost down to 2,000 feet. The question of abandoning aircraft was considered. Although Flight Sergeant McDonald was in the best position to effect an escape, he opposed the proposal and Flight Lieutenant Milnes decided to struggle on. Soon the port inner engine again functioned but the aircraft was still flying almost at stalling speed. Eventually the north coast of France was gained and the crippled aircraft was again subjected to intense anti-aircraft fire. Further height was sacrificed in evading the gun-fire and the crew flew on and eventually reached safety. Flight Lieutenant Milnes displayed dogged determination and superb airmanship throughout this hazardous flight. He was ably assisted by Flight Sergeant McDonald whose courage and technical skill contributed much to the result achieved.”

The lot is offered with the recipient’s original Navigator’s Logbook (with considerable damage), a Royal Air Force Officer’s Medical Record Card, a postagram signed by Air Marshal Arthur Harris congratulating him on his award of the D.F.C., and several contemporary newspaper cuttings. 1336 *Second World War Posthumous Distinguished Flying Cross awarded to Flight Lieutenant Douglas Charles Moon, R.A.F., unnamed as issued, reverse dated 1943, in (slightly damaged) Royal Mint case of issue, extremely fine £700-900

London Gazette: 13 August 1943.

DOUGLAS CHARLES MOON was killed on 26 July 1943. He is buried in St. Catherine’s Churchyard, Barmby-on-the-Moor, Yorkshire.

The lot is offered with a Buckingham Palace condolence slip forwarded to his widow and eight photographs, including four of his funeral.

1337 *Second World War Distinguished Flying Medal Group awarded to Pilot Officer Jack Blyth, R.A.F., Seven, comprising: Distinguished Flying Medal, George VI type 1 (747896. Sgt. J. Blyth, R.A.F.); 1939-45 Star, Air Crew Europe Star, with France and Germany clasp, Africa Star, Defence and War Medals, these unnamed as issued; Air Efficiency Award, George VI type 2 (Plt Off J Blyth RAFVR), mounted for wearing, very fine or better, with related miniatures (14) £1,500-2,000 Distinguished Flying Medal: London Gazette: 17 January 1941 (general citation).

1338 *Second World War Distinguished Flying Medal Group awarded to Sergeant Peter Raymond Baines, R.A.F., Five, comprising: Distinguished Flying Medal, George VI type 1 (1281912 Sgt. P. R. Baines. R.A.F); 1939-45 and Air Crew Europe Stars, Defence and War Medals, these unnamed as issued, mounted for wearing, good very fine (5) £1,200-1,500 Distinguished Flying Medal: London Gazette: 11 June 1943 (General Citation).

1339 *North Africa Immediate Award Distinguished Conduct Medal Group awarded to Trooper Leonard Acaster, 4th Royal Tank Regiment, Four, comprising: Distinguished Conduct Medal, George VI type 1 (7888516 Tpr. L. Acaster. R. Tank R.); 1939-45 and Africa Stars, War Medal, these unnamed as issued, good very fine, with paper envelope for the Distinguished Conduct Medal, and forwarding box and slip for campaign stars and medal; together with a British War and Victory Medal pair (57760 A. Cpl. T. Acaster R.A.F.) and also a bronze Great War tribute medal, good very fine or better (7) £4,000-6,000

Distinguished Conduct Medal: London Gazette: 24 February 1942: “On the night of 30th Nov 1941, Tpr Acaster was driver of an “I” Tank which went into action when the sqn counter-attacked El Duda. A shell penetrated his tank killing the gunner and wounding Tpr Acaster in the face. The tank halted and being close to the enemy was quickly invested by them in the darkness. Tpr Acaster with great presence of mind feigned death, and the remainder of the crew were taken prisoner. As soon as the enemy moved off Tpr Acaster started up his tank again and drove it back in the direction of our lines where he met other soldiers who helped him out and led him to a R.A.P. Tpr Acaster was badly wounded in the face and his eyes were filled with blood rendering him half blind, while the pain was intense. His courage and presence of mind was most conspicuous and his devotion to duty in thus saving his tank from capture under the most trying conditions sets an example which has rarely been equalled in the service.”

Trooper Acaster died on active service 5 December 1941 and is commemorated on the El Alamein Memorial.

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1340 *A Second World War Battle of Leros Military Medal Group awarded to Drummer Arthur Leslie Brown, Second Battalion Royal West Kent Regiment, who was subsequently a Prisoner-of-War, Seven: Military Medal, George VI, (6342057 Dmr. A.L. Brown. R. W. Kent. R.); General Service Medal 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (6342057. Pte. R. Brown. R. W. Kent. R.); 1939-45, Africa, Italy Stars, Defence and War Medals, all unnamed as issued, with forwarding box for Second World War medals, extremely fine; together with a Regimental crest and a copy of Lieutenant-Colonel H. D. Chaplin, The Queen’s Own Royal West Kent Regiment 1920-1950, London, 1954 (lot) £1,200-1,500

Military Medal: London Gazette: 11 October 1945 (general citation). Brown was imprisoned in Stalag 4G, Oschatz, between Leipzig and Dresden.

The following is taken from Lieutenant-Colonel H. D, Chaplin, The Queen’s Own Royal West Kent Regiment 1920-50, London 1954, Chapter 5, The Fight for Leros:

“Meanwhile the German snipers in the houses lining the road were still active, and the Battalion Reconnaissance Group, which was following up the attack, was held up by their fire. Lieutenant James and Drummer Brown of the Intelligence Section ran forward under the fire and found a secure position from which the ‘R’ Group could watch the progress of the attack. They entered several of the houses and cleared them. By this time the composite company of the Royal Irish Fusiliers had also begun to clear the houses, and the German snipers were prevented from interfering further with troops in front.”

1341 Miniatures: A Miniature D.F.C. Group as worn by Pilot Officer Maurice Anthony Gerard, R.A.F.V.R., Five: Distinguished Flying Cross, George VI, 1939-45, France and Germany Stars, Defence and War Medals, mounted for wearing, extremely fine (5) £300-400

Distinguished Flying Cross: London Gazette: 17 April 1945 (General Citation).

The following is taken from the official recommendation:

“On several occasions his aircraft has sustained severe damage in combat with enemy fighters and from anti-aircraft fire. During an attack on Hamburg in August 1944, one engine of his aircraft failed while on the outward flight. Despite this the attack was successfully completed. On the return flight, while over the sea, the aircraft was attacked by two Focke Wulf (sic) 190’s, one of which opened fire. The cool manner in which Pilot Officer Gerard gave his captain evasive instructions was largely instrumental in saving the aircraft from damage. During other encounters with enemy aircraft this officer has displayed great courage and skill in warding off attacks. He has always shown the greatest devotion to duty.”

Offered with original log book, with entries from 2 December 1943 to 17 December 1944; Pilot Officer’s warrant 8 September 1944 and Flight Lieutenant’s warrant 1 April 1953; a pencil drawing of the recipient in uniform, by Pat Rooney 1956; two albums with photographs, press cuttings, including a letter from Merlyn Rees on his retirement in 1968 and various souvenirs including world banknotes. 1342 *The D.F.C., A.F.C. and Order of Lenin Group awarded to Wing Commander H.N.G. Ramsbottom-Isherwood, R.A.F. (and R.A.A.F.), who commanded 151 Wing in Russia in 1941, Eight, comprising: Distinguished Flying Cross, reverse dated 1942, unnamed as issued; Air Force Cross, reverse dated 1940, unnamed as issued; 1939-45 Star, Air Crew Europe Star [entitled to France and Germany clasp, now missing], Burma Star, Defence Medal and War Medal, all unnamed as issued; and RUSSIA, Order of Lenin, engraved no. 7384, type 5, variation 1, with 5-sided suspension, in gold, platinum and enamels, the medals good very fine to extremely fine, Order of Lenin virtually mint state; together with original named Soviet Order Book with photograph citing the award of the Order of Lenin no. 7381, cover water-stained, original named Murmansk Aerodrome Pass, also with photograph, a copy of Griffith’s R.A.F. in Russia (see below), and several photocopies of R.A.F. and family photographs and of related newspaper cuttings (lot) £20,000-30,000 Distinguished Flying Cross: London Gazette: 3 March 1942 (General Citation). Air Force Cross: London Gazette: 11 July 1940 (General Citation). Order of Lenin: London Gazette: 31 March 1942: “His Majesty has granted unrestricted permission for the wearing of the undermentioned decorations conferred on the officers and airman indicated in recognition of valuable services rendered in connection with the war: — CONFERRED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS”.

Famously there were only four awards of the Order of Lenin to British (or British Empire) recipients during the Great Patriotic War / Second World War. All were for Squadron Service in Russia with 151 Wing and were announced on 27 November 1941 (having been upgraded from Orders of the Red Banner, which had been proposed a week earlier). The recipients were: (i) Wing Commander Henry Neville Gynes Ramsbottom-Isherwood, D.F.C., A.F.C.; (ii) Squadron Leader Anthony Garforth Miller, D.F.C., Auxiliary Air Force; (iii) Acting Squadron Leader Anthony Hartwell Rook, D.F.C., Auxiliary Air Force; (iv) Flight Sergeant (later Pilot Officer) Charlton Haw, D.F.M., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.

The original awards, as presented by the Soviet ambassador Ivan Mayski at a London reception in March 1942, were ‘screwback’ type badges which the men wore alongside their British medal ribbons (as can be seen in Colin Colahan’s 1942 portrait of Ramsbottom-Isherwood in the Australian War Memorial Collection, and also in a photograph of Miller and Haw included in John Clarke’s Gallantry Medals & Decorations of the World, 2001, p. 192). After the introduction of the ‘suspended’ type Lenin badges in 1943, Ramsbottom-Isherwood’s and Haw’s pieces were exchanged for the new type (and so, very probably, were the other two as well), with specially-engraved serial numbers to match the originals. During the exchange process it appears that some muddling of the actual badges occurred, with the result that Ramsbottom-Isherwood’s Order Book no. 7381 is now accompanied by badge no. 7384. In his Soviet Roll of Awards to British Recipients 1941-1945 John Clarke states that Miller’s badge was no. 7381 and Haw’s no. 7284, but the opportunity can now be taken to correct this record in that the latter badge has recently been checked and found to be numbered 7382 (it is also, by way of confirmation, a suspended type piece, and it is suggested that Haw’s Order Book might previously have been misread as no. 7284 instead of 7384). HENRY NEVILLE GYNES RAMSBOTTOM-ISHERWOOD, a New Zealander, was born in 1905 in Petone, Wellington. [The hyphen in his name was not used consistently, and indeed in the R.A.F. he was usually known as ‘Isherwood’ or, simply, as ‘Ish’]. Between 1924 and 1930 he served as a Second Lieutenant in the New Zealand Rifles before leaving for England to join the R.A.F. After initial training he spent the early 1930’s in India, returning to the U.K. in 1935 to join 54 Squadron and, later, 35 Squadron. On becoming commissioned as a Flight Lieutenant in 1936, he was on the staff of the Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment (A. & A.E.E.), testing aircraft which included Spitfires, Hurricanes and Bristol Beaufighters as well as the early Hawker Typhoon.

In 1941, when Sector Commander of 9 Group, Fighter Command, he was promoted Wing Commander in charge of the newly-formed 151 Wing, with orders to take Hurricanes to Vaenga, North Russia. The operation, to defend Murmansk and to introduce Soviet aircrew and pilots to the assembly, maintenance and flying of the Hurricane, proved a great success and a model of effective liaison with the Russians. Under remote and difficult conditions and in extreme cold, the Wing achieved its primary objectives and more, including fifteen kills, and a number of probable kills, to its credit. A copy of Flight-Lieutenant Hubert Griffith’s contemporary account of the expedition entitled R.A.F. in Russia, inscribed by the author ‘To my dreaded C.O., “the hammer of the Wing”, from his inefficient Adj.’, is included with the lot and includes numerous references to Isherwood (as well as a photograph of him with a baby reindeer presented by his Soviet counterpart Major-General Kuznetsov). For an accessible modern illustrated summary, see Mark Sheppard’s RAF Hurricanes in Russia (published online).

After returning to England Isherwood was briefly involved in a plan to mount a second and even more ambitious expedition to Russia but this was abandoned, probably due to the high risks involved in convoy work. Between 1942-44 he acted as A.O.C. at R.A.F. Church Stanton, Valley and Woodvale before being posted abroad (to India, 342 Wing in Burma, and to South East Asia where he remained until 1947).

Wing Commander Isherwood, whilst C.O. of R.A.F. West Malling, was killed on 24 April 1950 when his Gloster Meteor IV crashed in bad weather near Tonbridge, Kent. Substantial wreckage from the aircraft was recovered in 2003 during the construction of a quarry.