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The Gallantry Gazette MAY 2020 The magazine for Victoria Cross collectors Issue 30

All the covers listed in this magazine include one or more signatures of Victoria Cross Medal Holders who served in World War II

Richard Wallace Annand VC ERD DL (1914–2004) 2nd Bn. The Durham Light Infantry awarded the VC for actions during 15/16 May 1940 at River Dyle, Belgium

VCA001 £60 24/04/1996 Gallipoli - The Allied Assault. ALSO AVAILABLE VCA002 Brooklet V.C. Card No. 38 ...... £50 VCA012 08/05/1995 Victory In Europe 1939 - 1945 Star ....£60 VCA014 27/05/1997 The Victoria Cross for Valour, The George Cross for Gallantry. Other signatures included ...... £60

Geoffrey Leonard Cheshire VC OM DSO & Two Bars DFC (1917-1992) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve awarded the VC for actions during June/July 1944 over Europe

ALSO AVAILABLE VCC013 17/06/1972 Royal Air Force Colerne ...... £50 VCC015 03/09/1983 First Bomber Command Operation over Germany: The First Leaflet Raid ...... £40 VCC017 21/06/1972 The ‘Dam Busters’ commemorating 617 Squadron Association Re-Union Toronto and Opening of the Cheshire Home Toronto ...... £60 VCC021 31/05/1978 25th Anniversary of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II ...... £150 VCC023 07/10/1977 In the 90th Year of Sir Barnes Wallis C.B.E., F.R.S. Other signatures included ...... £275 VCC011 £50 VCC059 1970 The Dam-Busters 617 Squadron RAF Scampton ...£30 06/07/1968 Hovenden House Cheshire Home.

Arthur Roden Cutler VC AK KCMG KCVO CBE (1916-2002) 2/5th Field Artillery, Australian Military Forces awarded the VC for actions during 19 June/6 July 1941 at Merdjayoun-Damour, Lebanon

VCC070 £175 10/04/1984 The Award of the Air Force Cross. Other signatures included. ALSO AVAILABLE VCC073A Mount measuring approximately 4.5 x 3.5 with newspaper clipping ...... £75

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VCE006 £75 11/09/1990 The Life and Times of Queen Victoria.

Hughie Idwal Edwards VC KCMG CB DSO OBE DFC (1914–1982) 105 Squadron, Royal Air Force awarded the VC for actions on 4 July 1941 at Bremen, Germany

VCE030 £75 19/11/1980 60th Anniversary of the Queensland & Northern Territory Aerial Services (QANTAS).

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Ian Fraser VC, DSC, RD and Bar, JP (1920 – 2008) Royal Naval Reserve awarded the VC for actions on 31 July 1945 at Johore Straits, Singapore

VCF019 £125 11/09/1990 Awarded For Gallantry. Other signatures included.

Philip Gardner VC MC (1914 – 2003) Royal Tank Regiment. R.A.C. awarded the VC for actions on 23 November 1941 at Tobruk, Libya

VCG001A £60 09/12/1990 Western Desert ‘Operation Compass’. Other signature included. ALSO AVAILABLE VCG002 08/05/1995 Victory In Europe The Africa Star ...... £40 VCG017 18/11/1991 Operation Crusader ...... £35 VCG031 16/05/1998 The Windsor Victoria Cross Exhibition ...... £40

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2 Warren House, Shearway Road, Folkestone, Kent Ct19 4Bf GG30 Tel 01303 278137 Fax 01303 279429 Email [email protected] Ganju Lama VC MM (1924-2000) 1st Bn., 7th Gurkha Rifles, Indian Army awarded the VC for actions on 12 June 1944 at Ningthoukhong, India

VCG026 £160 27/05/1997 The Victoria Cross

for Valour, The George Cross for awarded for gallantry “in the presence of to the enemy” members of the British Armed Forces since 1857. The Victoria Cross is the highest and most prestigious award of the British honours system. It has been THE VICTORIA CROSS Gallantry. Other signatures included.

Lachhiman Gurung VC (1917-2010) 8th Gurkha Rifles, Indian Army awarded the VC for actions during 12/13 May 1945 at Taungdaw, Burma

VCG028 £60 Piece measuring approximately 12cm x 6.4cm blue card.

Gaje Ghale VC (1918-2000) 2nd Bn. 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles.

VCG035 £70 15/08/1995 Victory Over Japan.

John Daniel Hinton VC (1909-1997) 20th Bn., 2nd N.Z.E.F. (The Canterbury Regiment) awarded the VC for actions on 29 April 1941 at Kalamai, Greece

VCH007 £120 28/04/1991 Evacuation from Greece.

Ali Haidar VC (1913-1999) 13th Frontier Force Rifles, Indian Army awarded the VC for actions on 9 April 1945 at Fusignano, Italy

VCH008 £125 18/12/1970 National Army Museum Group 5 No 4 The Sutlej Medal.

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VCJ001 £50 13/09/1982 Commemorating the First Award of the Victoria Cross to an Airman, 2nd Lt. W B Rhodes-Moorhouse.

David Auldgo Jamieson VC CVO (1920-2001) The Royal Norfolk Regiment awarded the VC for actions during 7/8 August 1944 at Grimbosq, France

VCJ005 £125 08/05/1970 25th Anniversary of V-E Day Royal Air Force Benson. ALSO AVAILABLE VCJ007 08/10/1994 Hinckley & District Philatelic Society. Other signatures included ...... £70

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Edward Kenna VC (1919–2009) Australian Military Forces awarded the VC for actions on 15 May 1945 at Wewak, New Guinea

VCK002C £85 06/05/1995 50th Anniversary of the End of World War II Fiji, other signatures included..

John Patrick Kenneally VC (1921-2000) Irish Guards awarded the VC for actions on 28 April 1943 at Dj. Arada, Tunisia

ALSO AVAILABLE VCK022 05/10/1999 Millennium Countdown Britain at War coin cover ...... £35 VCK025 13/05/1993 The End of the War in North Africa ...... £45 VCK034 23/09/1971 National Army Museum Group 1 No 10 The Royal Highland Fusiliers ...... £40 VCK037 01/02/2000 1943 Pacific The Burma Star ...... £40 VCK042 08/05/1995 Victory In Europe The Italy Star ...... £40 VCK043 27/05/1997 The Victoria Cross For Valour The George Cross For Gallantry. Other signatures included ...... £45 VCK020 £35 02/05/1995 50th Anniversary VE Day Daily Express signed.

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4 Warren House, Shearway Road, Folkestone, Kent Ct19 4Bf GG30 Tel 01303 278137 Fax 01303 279429 Email [email protected] Roderick Alastair Brook Learoyd VC (1913-1996) 49 Squadron, RAF awarded the VC for actions on 12 August 1940 at Dortmund-Ems Canal, Germany

ALSO AVAILABLE VCL010A 11/09/1990 50th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain Gallantry. Other signatures included ...... £50 VCL013 01/09/1988 The Defence Medal. Other signature included £15 VCL016B 11/09/1990 Salute To The Brave Battle of Britain. Other signature included ...... £100 Crimean War. Since then, the medal has been awarded 1,358 times to 1,355 individual recipients. the VC was introduced on 29 January 1856 by Queen Victoria to honour acts of valour during the THE VICTORIA CROSS VCL017 04/09/1990 Salute To the Brave The Battle of Britain. Other signature included ...... £100 VCL020 12/08/1982 First Victoria Cross Awarded to a Pilot of Bomber Command. Other signature included ...... £30 VCL036 01/05/1987 Mentioned In Despatches. Other signatures included ...... £40 VCL010 £30 15/08/1984 The Award of the Victoria Cross to Flexi-pay available on all items! Airmen. Other signature included. No interest charged - payment options up to 12 months Gerard Ross Norton VC MM (1915-2004) Kaffrarian Rifles, South African Forces, attended 1/4th Bn., The Hampshire Regiment (later The Royal Hampshire Regiment) awarded the VC for actions on 31 August 1944 at Montegridolfo, Italy

VCN001A £60 10/04/1995 The Beginning of the End of the War in Italy. ALSO AVAILABLE VCN002 08/06/1996 Victory, Second World War cover listing the World War II South African Winners ...... £150 VCN003 Plain card measuring approximately 13.7cm x 8.8cm, ideal for framing ...... £75 VCN005 Brooklet V.C. Card No.11...... £60

Patrick Anthony Porteous VC (1918-2000) Royal Regiment of Artillery awarded the VC for actions on 19 August 1942 at Dieppe, France

ALSO AVAILABLE VCP010B 23/04/1997 The Royal Star & Garter Home, Endowment of the Raflet Stamp Club Room. Other signatures included ...... £100 VCP014 08/05/1995 Victory In Europe The France and Germany Star .. £50 VCP015 02/05/1995 50th Anniversary of Victory In Europe Day triple postmarked coin cover ...... £50 VCP020 15/07/1970 National Army Museum Group 5 No. 2 The Victoria Cross ...... £75 VCP023 11/09/1990 The Life and Times of Queen Victoria...... £35 VCP024 Brooklet V.C. Card No. 39 ...... £35 VCP011B £30 VCP026 06/06/1984 40th Anniversary of D-Day ...... £40 06/06/1994 Operation ‘Overlord’ The Armies. VCP042 15/08/1984 The Award of the Victoria Cross to Airmen cover. Other signature included ...... £50

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VCP030 £175 02/10/1976 75th Anniversary of Launch of First Submarine. Other signature included. ALSO AVAILABLE VCP041 15/08/1972 No 9 Squadron Royal Air Force 30th Anniversary of the Formation of the Pathfinder Force £165

William Reid VC (1921 – 2001) 61 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve awarded the VC for actions on 3 November 1943 at Dusseldorf, Germany

ALSO AVAILABLE VCR002 13/09/1965 Battle of Britain 1940 GPO first day. Other signature included ...... £75 VCR003A 13/09/1965 25th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain ...... £100 VCR003N 09/05/1981 Caterpillar Club ...... £25 VCR003S 22/09/1987 Royal Visit by Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal to Brazil ...... £25 VCR003T 16/05/1981 Tribute to ‘Jimmy’ H Orrell OBE ...... £25 VCR007 31/03/1984 31st Anniversary of the last flight of the Wellington ...£25 VCR008M 06/09/1975 The Lancaster of the Battle of Britain Flight RAF Stafford Open Day ...... £25 VCR034 06/06/1994 Guernsey D-Day 50th Anniversary Post Office first day ...... £100 VCR001 £100 Find us online at: 13/09/1965 Large 25th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain special commemorative. www.buckinghamcovers.com Agansing Rai VC (1920-2000) FRONT BACK 2nd Bn., 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles, Indian Army awarded the VC for actions on 26 June 1944 at Bishenpur, India

VCR062B £50 Brooklet VC Card No 15. ALSO AVAILABLE VCR062C A4 Information sheet giving details of the Gazette Citation for Agansing Rai VC MM underneath an image of him and also has his signature. Also includes a typed letter from his son dated 1998 ...... £75

Umrao Singh VC (1920-2005) Royal Indian Army awarded the VC for actions during 15/16 Flexi-pay December 1944 at Kaladan Valley, Burma available on all items! No interest charged - VCS001 £75 payment options up to Brooklet V.C. Card No. 26. 12 months

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VCS016 £150 15/07/1970 National Army Museum Group 5. No.2. The Victoria Cross.

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Leonard Henry Trent VC DFC (1915–1986) Royal New Zealand Air Force serving with 487 Squadron, Royal Air Force awarded the VC for actions on 3 May 1943 at Amsterdam, Netherlands

VCT001 £75 03/05/1983 Lockheed Ventura Start of Operational Service with the Royal Air Force May 1942. ALSO AVAILABLE VCT013 01/06/1978 Anniversary of the Formation of the Squadron No. 40 (Transport) Squadron RNZAF ...... £95 VCT014 25/05/1978 Anniversary of the Formation of the Squadron No. 6 (Maritime) Squadron R.N.Z.A.F...... £75

Charles Hazlitt Upham VC & Bar (1908-1994) 20th Bn., 2nd N.Z.E.F, (The Canterbury Regiment) awarded the VC & Bar for actions during 22/30 May 1941 at Crete, Greece & 14/15 July 1942 at El Ruweisat Ridge, Egypt

VCU001 £200 08/05/1980 35th Anniversary of V-E Day.

ALSO AVAILABLE VCU004 07/11/1984 Military History Stamp Issue New Zealand Post Office first day ...... £225

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Tasker Watkins VC GBE DL (1918-2007) 1/5th Bn., The Welch Regiment awarded the VC for actions on 16 August 1944 at Barfour, France

VCW009 £20 20/09/2002 Tribute Victoria Cross cover to Sergeant A J Knight 2nd/8th Battalion, The London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) winning his Victoria Cross at the Alberta Section of Ypres on 20th September 1917 ALSO AVAILABLE VCW007 Brooklet V.C. Card No. 23 ...... £30

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Lorne MacLaine Campbell VC DSO & Bar OBE TD James Joseph Magennis VC (1919–1986) Royal Navy (1902–1991) Commanded 7th Bn., The Argyll and Sutherland awarded the VC for actions on 31 July 1945 at Johore Straits, Highlanders (Princess Louise’s) awarded the VC for actions Singapore on 6 April 1943 at Wadi, Akarit, Tunisia Ernest Alvia Smith VC CM OBC CD (1914-2005) The John Cruickshank VC (1920 - ) 210 Squadron, Royal Air Seaforth Highlanders of Canada, Canadian Infantry Corps Force Volunteer Reserve awarded the VC for actions during awarded the VC for actions during 21/22 October 1944 at 17/18 July 1944 on the Atlantic Ocean River Savio, Italy

Henry Robert Bowreman Foote VC CB DSO (1904-1993) Eric Wilson VC (1912 – 2008), The East Surrey Regiment, Commanded 7th Royal Tank Regiment awarded the VC for attd. Somaliland Camel Corps awarded the VC for actions actions during 27 May/15 June 1942 in Libya during 11/15 August 1940 at Observation Hill, Somaliland

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VCZ2012 £125 11/09/1990 Gallantry first day signed William Reid & Roderick Learoyd. Other signatures included. ALSO AVAILABLE VCZ4017 Signed Roderick Learoyd, Patrick Porteous, John Kenneally & Ian Fraser. Other signatures included ...... £100 VCZ5002 Signed Ian Fraser, Roderick Learoyd, Patrick Porteous, John Kenneally & Edward Kenna. Other signatures included .....£100

VCZ3055 £85 06/07/1983 101st Anniversary of the Formation of the 24th Middlesex (Post Office) Rifle Volunteers signed Philip Gardner, Eric Wilson & John Hinton. Other signatures included. ALSO AVAILABLE VCZ4009 signed Harold Ervine-Andrews, Eric Wilson, John Hinton & Roden Cutler. Other signatures included ...... £200

VCZ2076 £25 15/08/1984 The Award of the Victoria Cross to Airmen signed William Reid & Roderick Learoyd. Other signature included. ALSO AVAILABLE VCZ3050 Signed Richard Burton, Roderick Learoyd & William Reid. Other signature included ...... £125 VCZ4007 Signed Ian Fraser, Henry Foote, Roderick Learoyd & William Reid. Other signature included ...... £150 VCZ4016 Signed Roderick Learoyd, William Reid, Ian Fraser & Quentin Smythe. Other signature included ...... £125 VCZ4019 Signed Roderick Learoyd, William Reid, Ian Fraser & Charles Upham. Other signature included ...... £250

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VCZ161A Signed Patrick Porteous, William Reid, Eric Wilson, John Since then there have been 295 ‘posthumous’ Victoria Crosses. From 1902 the Victoria Cross started to be awarded ‘posthumously’. THE VICTORIA CROSS Hinton, Thomas Gould, Philip Gardner, Edward Kenna, Richard Annand, Richard Burton, Ian Fraser, Roderick Learoyd & Harold Ervine-Andrews ...... £495 VCZ4004 Signed Roderick Learoyd, Ian Fraser, Eric Wilson & Richard Annand ...... £100 VCZ4015 Signed John Cruickshank, William Reid, Richard Annand & Roderick Learoyd ...... £100 VCZ4024 Signed Thomas Gould, Eric Wilson, Edward Kenna & Richard Annand. Other signature included...... £60 VCZ5008 Signed John Kenneally, Eric Wilson, Philip Gardner, Roderick Learoyd & Richard Annand...... £150 VCZ5018 Signed Ian Fraser, Philip Gardner, Richard Annand, Edward Kenna & Roderick Learoyd ...... £180 VCZ6004 Signed Ian Fraser, Philip Gardner, Richard Annand, Edward Kenna, Roderick Learoyd & William Reid £150 VCZ6011 Signed Roderick Learoyd, Ian Fraser, Eric Wilson, Edward Kenna, Richard Annand & Gaje Ghale ...... £180

VCZ3098 £100 VCZ9002 Signed Thomas Gould, William Reid, Ali Haidar, John Hinton, Philip Gardner, Edward Kenna, Richard Annand, 11/09/1990 50th Anniversary of The Battle of Britain signed Ian Roderick Learoyd & Ian Fraser ...... £225 Fraser, Eric Wilson & Roderick Learoyd. Other signatures included.

ALSO AVAILABLE VCZ4020 Signed Thomas Gould, John Hinton, Roderick Learoyd & Edward Kenna. Other signatures included ...... £200 VCZ5009 Signed Harold Ervine-Andrews, John Hinton, Roderick Learoyd, Edward Kenna & Thomas Gould ...... £160

VCZ3045 £50 05/02/1991 50th Anniversary of the Royal Air Force Rescue Services signed John Cruickshank, William Reid & Roderick Learoyd. ALSO AVAILABLE VCZ4021 Signed Eric Wilson, Roderick Learoyd, John Cruickshank & William Reid ...... £45 VCZ6002 Signed Ian Fraser, Ernest Smith, Edward Kenna, VCZ4001 £200 John Cruickshank, William Reid & Roderick 11/09/1990 Gallantry Royal Mail first day signed Patrick Porteous, Learoyd ...... £125 Harold Ervine-Andrews, William Reid & Roderick Learoyd. Other signatures included. Want to spread the ALSO AVAILABLE payments on these VCZ4018 Signed Ian Fraser, Edward Kenna, Eric Wilson & William Reid. Other signatures included ...... £125 amazing covers? VCZ5011 Signed Eric Wilson, Thomas Gould, Ian Fraser, Philip Gardner & Don’t forget to ask about John Kenneally. Other signature included ...... £175 Flexi Pay! Call 01303 278137 for full details.

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VCZ5012 £150 04/06/1990 Evacuation from Dunkirk signed William Reid, Edward Kenna, Ian Fraser, Harold Ervine-Andrews & Roderick Learoyd.

ALSO AVAILABLE VCZ6005 Signed Thomas Gould, William Reid, Edward Kenna, Ian Fraser, Harold Ervine-Andrews & Roderick Learoyd. Other signature included ...... £175 VCZ6006 Signed Thomas Gould, William Reid, Edward Kenna, Ian Fraser, Harold Ervine-Andrews & Roderick Learoyd ...... £175 VCZ6008 Signed Ian Fraser, William Reid, Edward Kenna, John Hinton, Roderick Learoyd & Harold Ervine-Andrews ...... £175

VCZ6010 £175 15/07/1970 National Army Museum Group 5. No.2 The Victoria Cross signed Thomas Gould, Richard Annand, Ian Fraser, Eric Wilson, Philip Gardner & William Reid. ALSO AVAILABLE VCZ6018 Signed Edward Kenna, Eric Wilson, Philip Gardner, Roderick Learoyd, Gaje Ghale & Ganju Lama ...... £125

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12/10/1984 Appointment to the Distinguished Service Order signed Leonard VCZ2023 £100 £25 per month for 4 months Cheshire & Lorne Campbell. Other signatures included. 08/05/1995 St Kitts War Memorial Cenotaph, 50th Anniversary of the End of World War II signed Ernest Smith & Edward Kenna. Other signatures included.

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