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The recipient’s Imperial Merchant Service Guild membership certificate, brown leather folder with gilt title
His Minister of Shipping Continuous Certificate of Discharge (R218098).
A hand-illuminated retirement certificate, the upper inscription reading, ‘We the undersigned Ships Officers of the Marine Department
of the Southern Railway at Southampton hereby place on record our esteem and good wishes to Captain H. H. Golding, O.B.E., on his
retirement from the service after 43 years at sea and wish him a long and happy enjoyment of his well earned rest’, with 50 signatures
(some faded), 30cm. by 26cm., framed; together with an assortment of related retirement telegrams and letters.
A box containing as large quantity of “Cape Horners” documentation, membership and otherwise.
A file containing assorted letters of condolence and cards (approximately 25); and much further documentation, including pocket
diaries, marriage certificate, wills, insurance policies and further family-related papers.
PHOTOGRAPHS
An image of the Officers and Apprentices of the Samoena, circa 1907, 37cm. by 32cm., framed and glazed; another from same period,
or slightly later, by local photographer Chueng Kulan, Amoy, 43cm. by 36cm., framed and glazed; and a pair of smaller group images
from his days in the Glengogle in the Far East, both framed; an image of the Isle of Jersey, the mount captioned, ‘H.M. Hospital Ship
“Isle of Jersey”. Refitted by The Grangemouth Dockyard Co. Ltd, October 1941’, 30.5cm. by 25cm., framed and glazed; a display of 14
wartime images, mainly of Isle of Jersey interest, framed and glazed, and two further images of Golding, his ship’s officers and matrons
from the same period, framed and glazed.
Photograph albums (8), with several hundred images in total, covering his time in the Far East, 1911-13, with excellent ship views and
captioned crew images; inter-war service and various “family” travel and holiday scenes in the U.K. and abroad, together with a
postcard album.
A large selection of other photographs, dating from the late Victorian era through to the 1950s (approximately 400 images), quite a few
on card mounts, many of nautical interest but others of family subject matter, the former including numerous scenes from the Isle of
Jersey in the 1939-45 War.
PICTURES
A water colour of ‘H.M.H.C. “Isle of Jersey” at sea’, initialled ‘J. D. A.’ and dated 1945, 30.5cm. by 20cm., framed and glazed.
A water colour depicting a ship in distress approaching rocks, unsigned, 19cm. by 13.5cm., framed and glazed.
NAUTICAL MEMORABILIA
Captain Golding’s sea chest, the exterior green painted, the plain wooden interior with two large and one smaller raised compartments,
and the inside of the lid with hand-painted signal flags, rope handles, 87cm. by 43cm. by 39cm.
A portable ship’s compass, by Mahier, Le Havre, in wooden, part-glazed carrying case.
A telescope, by Ross, London (No. 47449), retailed by Murray, Calcutta, leather grip.
Captain Field’s improved parallel rule, antique boxwood, brass hinges; together with a whistle, pocket compass and stop-watch.
A selection of ship’s pennants and flags (5), including large yellow flag emblazoned with an Imperial Chinese dragon, this latter, as
described in an accompanying newspaper article, ‘flown from the foremast of his last deep sea command, plying the China Seas and
visiting ports all over the Far East’.
A portable signal kit, by Woolf, Southampton, with individual pockets containing 20 pennants, and lower pockets for burgee, signal
book and ensign, the whole contained in a folding brown canvas case, with ties; together with a smaller kit of nine pennants in a white
linen container.
A selection of items relevant to the “Cape Horners”, including brass and enamelled car bumper badge, a glass ashtray, two blazer
patches and two lapel badges; Merchant Navy “MN” lapel badge and two similar tie-pins; the recipient’s silver identity bracelet,
inscribed ‘ENN221818 H. H. Golding, Ewshott, Brockenhurst’, together with his bullion embroidered cap badge, three similar
company badges, and a large quantity of Merchant Navy uniform buttons.
A bag containing several expended .303 shell cases and a piece of shrapnel, these latter souvenirs of events at St. Peter Port in 1940.
A bullion and embroidered uniform epaulette of Queen Alexandra’s Royal Naval Nursing Service, mounted on card, with “H.M.H.C.
Isle of Jersey” inscribed above, and accompanied by five signatures of nursing staff who served in her, dated 1944-45, framed and
glazed.
A presentation silver salver, hallmarks for Birmingham 1940, with central inscription, ‘To the Captain, September 1947’, with ten
engraved autographs around, 24.5cm.
See lots 219 and 220 for brothers medals.
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