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A rare ‘1958 Malaya Helicopter Pilot’s’ D.F.C., 1954 (E11R) A.F.C. group of five with 8 Log Books and a magnificent archive of documents and photographs Squadron Leader awared for distinguished service Helicopter pilot in the jungles of Malaya on Sycamores of No. 194 Squadron. Later commanding the Helicopter Section of the Queen’s Flight at Benson, which saw his passengers include a ‘Who’s Who’ of Royal and Military figures; he was killed in an air crash in December 1967 following the structural failure of his helicoper
D.C.M. 1914 Star & Bar trio, Sgt. K.O.S.B. a fine award for Cuinchy, 12 October, 1914 for taking command of his Company when all the officers had fallen casualty and holding the captured ground. Later died in France 1917
Distinguished Flying Medal group with Log Book, (57 ops.) a fine immediate award, Sgt. (WO/Air Gunner) 462 Squadron (previously 58 & 405 Sqdns.) awarded during a raid on Palermo Harbour bracing his foot against an igniting flare chute. The resulting explosion rather than the probable destruction of the aircraft was restricted to severely injuring the recipients foot along with and damage only to the rear blowing out the rear bulkhead door, twisting the ammunition tracks and distorting many frame members. Despite his injuries continued to carry out his duties . Had previously participated in the destruction of two enemy fighters. Later commissioned Pilot Officer.
Distinguished Flying Medal (GV1) an Operation ‘Colossus’ award as Sgt (W/T) in the crew of J.B. ‘Willie’ Tait, DSO & 3 Bars, D.F.C. & Bar. The first parachute operation for the British Army when 35 officers and men of X Troop , 11 S.A.S. were dropped by 6 Whitleys of 51 Sqdn. with hand picked crews on 11 Feb. 1941 to destroy the important aqueduct at Tragino , Southern Italy. Successfully demolished the SAS split into four groups for the 60 mile trek to a submarine pick up. None of the groups made it back but this raid set the marker for future raids. It won Tait his first DSO in his last op with 51 Sqdn. The recipient was lost on air ops some 2 weeks later.
A Superb Great War Scout Fighter Ace’s D.F.C. A.F.C., group of six awarded to Capt. Edward Dawson ‘Spider’ Atkinson, a Pilot flying Nieuport and SE5’s with 1, 56, 64 and 22 Squadron’s, a ten Victory Ace. Shot down by the famous Ace Lt. Karl Emil Shaefer Commanding Officer of Jasta 28, von Richthofen’s star pupil who claimed Atkinson as his 25th victory of 30. Wounded at Neuve Chapppelle, September, 1915
Military General Service Medal with 10 clasps, Serjt. 74th Foot
Military General Service, 4 clasps, Nivelle , Nive, Orthes , Toulouse, 95th Foot Rifles, a Waterloo man
Military General Service Medal, 2 clasps, unusual clasp combination of , Egypt, Corunna, 79th Foot, disch 1810, gunshot wound through the leg at St Peter, Island of Leon, 16 March, 1810
Naval General Service, clasp Guadaloupe , Midshipman (later Commander) also present in the operations against New Orleans 1815
Naval General Service, 1 clasp, Off Mardoe 6 July 1812 Master (Midshipman) Wounded in the action
Naval General Service, clasp, Nassau 22 March 1808 (31 issued)
A good Officer’s Naval General Service St. Domingo where he was wounded on board ‘Spencer’ (74) which took the French Alexandre (80) though at heavy cost. Again wounded this time severely in the bay of Sagone, 1811. One of the first officers appointed to the preventative service was Inspecting Commander of the Coast Guard Bray (Ireland) and later A. Inspector General Dub lin
A fine ‘double storming’ pair , Captain 59th Foot, wounded at the storming of Fort Cornelis 26/8/1811. Military General Service clasp Java (Ensign), Army of India clasp Bhurtpoor (Captain)
Waterloo, 79th Foot Order of Merit, 1st Class, silver, for 12 Years service, 1st Batt, 79th Reg. Foot, Severely wounded in the neck, and slightly in the thigh and taken prisoner of war on 25 October 1812 (retreat from Burgos), held prisoner until 1814, wounded in the left arm at Waterloo, 18 June
Great War 8 Victory Ace’s D.F.M. group to 19 year old Sergeant Observer, 22 Squadron, RAF. A true ‘Ace’ who’s citation credits him with the personal destruction of 5.
A Great War D.C.M. group of three with Memorial Plaque Sergeant, 18th Battalion, (Bantam Btn.) Highland Light Infantry, Wounded January 1918 and died at Rouen June, 1918. ’Shot at Dawn’ direct connection as platoon sergeant of and primary witness against Pte. Hugh Flynn who deserted moving up to the front line and executed after his capture some weeks later , the contradiction in evidence by the recipient being largely causal.
Indian Mutiny, clasp, Defence of Lucknow, Corporal, 1st. Btn. 5th Fusiliers
Volunteer Force (EDV11) Sergeant 5th V.B. Royal Highrs. (Perthshire)
Royal Flying Corps D.S.O. 28 Cavalry & RFC A superb award illustrated in ‘Deeds That Thrill The Empire’. His Pilot recommended for the VC in 1915 for the same action, but similarly receiving the DSO. Whilst severely wounded and under attack from an enemy aircraft climbed from seat leaning over to stem the blood flow from his grievously wounded pilot
Distinguished Service Order, (G.V.), silver-gilt and enamel, Military Cross, (G.V.)., Territorial Force War Medal Trio (Denbigh Yeo.), Territorial Decoration, (G.V.). Lieutenant Colonel Denbigh Yeomanry and 24th R.W. Fusiliers (Denbigh Yeo. Battn.)
Exceptional Great War Distinguished Flying Medal and French Medaille Militaire group Sergeant L.A. Allen, No.2. Naval Squadron, RNAS attached SAAC & 202 Sq. RAF . An Air Gunner/Observer flying D.H.4’s with three victories, (one enemy scout destroyed in flames and two Out of Control, together with his original Logbook, French M.M. Certificate and Honourable Discharge Certificate , two handwritten instruction notebooks on the Vickers Machine Gun and bomb types together with the bullet that critically wounded him whilst their aircraft was attacked by five of the enemy. One of approx 36 RNAS personnel sent to Wallis Bay for service in German South West Africa , in April 1915 attached to the fledgling South African Aviation Corps and their Stars named SAAC before returning to England that October
Military General Service Medal , 8 clasps, named as Bugle Major 95th. Foot. A unique rank on a medal to the Army (+ one to the. KGL), a unique combination of clasps. Wounded in both legs at the battle of Koge, (Kyogue), 29 July, 1807
Distinguished Service medal group (GV1) , excellent Merchant Seaman award for the action between Armed Merchant Cruiser (previously RMMV) Caernarvon Castle and the German Raider ‘Thor’, 5 December 1940. Later served Operation Pedestal , the epic Malta convoy (oil tanker Ohio) where aboard and surviving the sinking of MV Wairangi when torpedoed and sunk by enemy torpedo boats
An excellent OBE, DSC & Bar, Legion ofHonour group. The DSC for the celebrated Swift & Broke action in April 1917,Lieutenant R.N. Executive Officer and Gunnery Lieutenant of H.M.S. Swift. He displayed great coolness and method in the control of fire which he had very ably organised
Emotive Jutland casualty groups to brothers who served and were killed together on H.M.S Defence
Military Cross group, a fine award for Palestine operations 1939, Highland Light Infantry
I.G.S 1854 clasp Perak, Naval Chaplain, H.M.S. Modeste
A scarce Royal Marines single date, Q-Ship Distinguished Service Medal group of 5 decorated for his service during the attack on the Submarine U31
A good Jutland D.S.M. group of five wounded by an enemy shell penetrated when H.M.S. Calliope’s was hit several times by the German battleship Markgraf
M.G.S. 6 clasps, Lieutenant 74th Foot, Cuidad Rodrigo, Badajoz, Salamanca, Nivelle, Orthes, Toulouse
Especially fine D.F.C. ‘Ace’ S.E.5a scout Pilot with 6 victories,1923 M.B.E. 1st type (Military) for night flying test pilot services, air racer and commercial stunt pilot. Lieut. Leslie ‘The Flying Gypsy’ Hamilton. Lost his life in August 1927 during the “1st attempted East-West Atlantic crossing”, attracting a $25,000 prize after Charles Lindbergh had completed the first Atlantic crossing from West-to-East in May the same year. Despite rating their chances at not better than 50% he set out with Freddie Minchin DSO MC with about 42 hours of fuel for an anticipated 37 hour flight , and as passenger, Princess Anne of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg, Hamilton’s long term friend, financial backer and owner of the aircraft, who sat behind among spare fuel cans, carrying her hat box, thermos flask and sat upon her wicker chair. Just before take off emptied his pockets of £25 and giving it to his great friend. Freddie West V.C. to give to the mechanics ‘ Besides, he observed, ‘It’s better they have it than the fishes….Goodbye old man’
Naval General Service clasp Endymion wh President present as Private , Royal Marines
A good 6 clasp MGS to the 40th Foot to include clasps for the storms at Badajoz and Cuidad Rodrigo, also served in the War of 1812 and a Waterloo man
M.G.S. clasp Nive, Corporal , 4th Foot, who lost his right eye from a gun shot wound received in the disastrous assault at the American lines at New Orleans, 8 January 1815
Crimea , 3 clasp, Heavy Brigade , 4th Dragoon Guards, engraved, beautiful condition , good provenance
Waterloo, 1st Regiment Foot Guards , a Light Company man, a Hougoumont defender and wounded, original clip, lovely condition
Waterloo, 3rd. Battn. Grenadier Guards, wounded at Waterloo. original clip& ring, nicely conditioned medal
Order of the British Empire ribbon A useful lot, various grades Older Toye Kenning & Spencer ribbon
WW2 medal ribbon
Ghuznee Cabul, Gunner, 1st Troop Horse Brigade Bombay Arty. correct script engraved, original steel clip and straight bar suspension
I.G.S 1854 clasp Umbeyla , H.M.s 71st. Regt
A good Royal Flying Corps 1916 Military Cross and 1914/15 trio (RFC & RAF) France & Italian Front fighter pilot’s group He won the Military Cross whilst a flight leader in an aerial engagement on 17th June 1916, helping to shoot down a hostile machine, In July 1916 he scored one of the first victories with Le Prieur incendiary rockets bringing a Kite Balloon down in flames. Commanded 45 Squadron in Italy July 1918 at a few days after his 21 birthday, and reputedly the youngest Major and Commanding Officer in the Royal Air Force.
N.G.S. Clasp, Hebrus with L’Etoile, Pte Royal Marines, unique name on medal roll. Also landed August to October at the Chesapeake for service in the War of 1812, Patuxtent River 22 August 1814
Indian Mutiny clasp Delhi, L.S.G.C. (VR) 6th Dragoon Guards, wounded (musket ball) Delhi 13/9/1857
Military General Service. clasp Fort Detroit, Canadian Militia (3rd York ) Volunteered for service under Captain Cameron at the Detroit River 1812, also served at the Battle of Queenston Heights, October, 1812, later taken Prisoner of War at Fort York 27 April, 1813 when taken by storm and sacked by overwhelming American forces
Military General Service clasp Chrystler’s Farm, Canadian Militia ( Voltigueres)
Military General Service clasp Chateauguay, Canadian Militia
Indian Mutiny clasp Defence of Lucknow, Lieutenant, 84th Foot. Mortally wounded 25/9/57 and died of his wounds in the Residency 3 days later
Naval General Service, 2 clasps, Stately 22 March 1808, 25 July Boat Service 1809, Pte. Royal Marines, unique name on the roll, for the destruction of the Danish 74-gun Prinds Christian Frederick in March 1808, and in the boats of the Princess Caroline on 25 July 1809, in a brutal engagement with four Russian gun-boats and an armed brig in the gulf of Finland where one of the Russian gun-boats fought to the last with every one of it’s 44 crew killed or wounded
Indian Mutiny clasp Delhi, 1st 60th Rifles, killed in action 14/9/1857, final assault on Delhi
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