CAMPAIGN GROUPS AND PAIRS
577
Pair: Havildar Himlal Thapa, 1-3rd Gurkha Rifles
INDIA GENERAL SERVICE 1908-35, 1 clasp, Waziristan 1921-24 (3241 Havr., 1-3 G.R.); GENERAL SERVICE 1918-62, 2 clasps,
Kurdistan, Iraq (3241 Hvldr., 1-3-Gurkha R.) second with solder repair to suspension, contact marks, minor edge
bruising, about very fine (2) £100-140
The 1st Battalion 3rd Gurkha Rifles was one of only three Gurkha battalions eligible for the G.S.M. with clasps for Kurdistan and Iraq.
578
Pair: Bugler Chandu, 2-17 Dogra Regiment
INDIA GENERAL SERVICE 1908-35, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1930-31 (2867 Bglr., 2-17 Dogra R.); INDIA GENERAL SERVICE 1936
-39, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1936-37 (2867 Bugler, 2-17 Dogra R.) contact marks, very fine (2) £60-80
579
Pair: Rifleman Kishnanbahadur Rana, 1-3rd Gukha Rifles
INDIA GENERAL SERVICE 1908-35, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1930-31 (2477 Rfm., 1-3 G.R.); INDIA GENERAL SERVICE 1936-39, 2
clasps, North West Frontier 1936-37, North West Frontier 1937-39 (2477 Rfm., 1-3 G.R.) nearly very fine and better (2)
£100-140
580
Three: Lance-Corporal F. W. A. Elderkin, Royal East Kent Regiment, who was killed in action in France in May 1940
INDIA GENERAL SERVICE 1908-35, 1 clasp, Burma 1930-32 (6282456 Pte. F. W. A. Elderkin, The Buffs); 1939-45 STAR; WAR
MEDAL 1939-45, the first a little polished, very fine and better (3) £200-250
Frederick William Albert Elderkin was killed in action in France in May 1940, while serving in the 2nd Battalion, Royal East Kent
Regiment - Commonwealth War Graves Commission records state that he died between the 10th and 29th of that month. Aged 35
years, he left a widow, Jennie, who was resident at Perivale, Middlesex, and he is buried in Merris Communal Cemetery.
581
Four: Serjeant J. Fellows, Royal Field Artillery
1914 STAR, with copy clasp (13991 Dvr., R.F.A.); BRITISH WAR AND VICTORY MEDALS (13991 Sjt., R.A.); ARMY MERITORIOUS SERVICE
MEDAL, G.V.R., 1st issue (13991 Sjt., R.F.A.) last with official correction to service number, nearly extremely fine (4)
£140-180
M.S.M. London Gazette 3 June 1919 (France).
The recipient came from Stockton-on-Tees. As a Driver with 2nd Brigade R.F.A., he entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 11
September 1914. With copied m.i.c. which shows entitlement to clasp and stating ‘Decd’; also with gazette extract.
582
Six: Musician A. Randall, Scots Guards, late West Yorkshire Regiment
1914 STAR, with clasp (8178 L. Cpl., 2/W. York. R.); BRITISH WAR AND VICTORY MEDALS (8178 Cpl., W. York. R.); ARMY
MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL, G.V.R., 1st issue (8178 Cpl.-L. Sjt., 2/W. York. R.); ARMY L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue
(2688766 Musician, S. Gds.); CORONATION 1937 (2688766 Sgt., S. Gds.) edge bruising, contact marks, heavily polished,
poor (6) £180-220
M.S.M. London Gazette 3 June 1919 (France).
Lance-Corporal Alfred Randall, 2nd Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment, entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 5 November
1914. With copied m.i.c.
583
Three: Private Charles Barnes, East Surrey Regiment, wounded and captured by the Germans on 24 August 1914
1914 STAR, with clasp (L-7664 Pte., 1/E. Surr. R.); BRITISH WAR AND VICTORY MEDALS (L-7664 Pte., E. Surr. R.) good very fine
and better (3) £180-220
Charles Barnes was born in London. A Carman by occupation and a member of the Royal Fusiliers Militia, he attested for service with
the East Surrey Regiment at Stratford on 12 January 1903, aged 20 years, 1 month. With the 1st Battalion he served in India, November
1904-November 1911. Returning home, he was posted to the Army Reserve in January 1912. Mobilised for war service, he entered the
France/Flanders theatre of war with the 1st Battalion East Surrey Regiment on 16 August 1914. On 24 August 1914 he was wounded -
suffering shrapnel wounds to his left leg and face and was captured by the Germans. He remained a prisoner-of-war until liberated on
16 December 1918. Barnes was transferred to Class Z Reserve in March 1919 and discharged in 1920. With copied m.i.c. and service
papers.
584
Three: Corporal E. J. J. Ryan, 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment, killed in action, 19 October 1914
1914 STAR, with clasp (9870 Pte., R. Ir. Regt.); BRITISH WAR AND VICTORY MEDALS (9870 Cpl., R. Ir. Regt.); MEMORIAL PLAQUE
(Edward John James Ryan) slight edge bruising, very fine (4) £400-500
Edward John James Ryan was born in Fulham, Middlesex, lived in Hammersmith and enlisted at London. Serving with the 2nd Battalion
Royal Irish Regiment, he was killed in action, France/Flanders, on 19 October 1914. Having no known grave, his name is
commemorated on the Le Touret Memorial.
585
Pair: Private A. R. Burch, North Somerset Yeomanry
1914 STAR (436 Pte., 1/1 N. Som. Yeo.); BRITISH WAR MEDAL 1914-20 (436 Pte., N. Som. Yeo.) nearly extremely fine (2)
£70-90
Sold with Certificate of Disembodiment, 23 February 1919; together with three group photographs.
www.dnw.co.uk
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76 |
Page 77 |
Page 78 |
Page 79 |
Page 80 |
Page 81 |
Page 82 |
Page 83 |
Page 84 |
Page 85 |
Page 86 |
Page 87 |
Page 88 |
Page 89 |
Page 90 |
Page 91 |
Page 92 |
Page 93 |
Page 94 |
Page 95 |
Page 96 |
Page 97 |
Page 98 |
Page 99 |
Page 100 |
Page 101 |
Page 102 |
Page 103 |
Page 104 |
Page 105 |
Page 106 |
Page 107 |
Page 108 |
Page 109 |
Page 110 |
Page 111 |
Page 112 |
Page 113 |
Page 114 |
Page 115 |
Page 116 |
Page 117 |
Page 118 |
Page 119 |
Page 120 |
Page 121 |
Page 122 |
Page 123 |
Page 124 |
Page 125 |
Page 126 |
Page 127 |
Page 128 |
Page 129 |
Page 130 |
Page 131 |
Page 132 |
Page 133 |
Page 134 |
Page 135 |
Page 136 |
Page 137 |
Page 138 |
Page 139 |
Page 140 |
Page 141 |
Page 142 |
Page 143 |
Page 144 |
Page 145 |
Page 146 |
Page 147 |
Page 148 |
Page 149 |
Page 150 |
Page 151 |
Page 152 |
Page 153 |
Page 154 |
Page 155 |
Page 156 |
Page 157 |
Page 158 |
Page 159 |
Page 160 |
Page 161 |
Page 162 |
Page 163 |
Page 164 |
Page 165 |
Page 166 |
Page 167 |
Page 168 |
Page 169 |
Page 170 |
Page 171 |
Page 172 |
Page 173 |
Page 174 |
Page 175 |
Page 176 |
Page 177 |
Page 178 |
Page 179 |
Page 180 |
Page 181 |
Page 182 |
Page 183 |
Page 184 |
Page 185 |
Page 186 |
Page 187 |
Page 188 |
Page 189 |
Page 190 |
Page 191