CAMPAIGN GROUPS AND PAIRS 882
Three: Private W. F. Harris, Army Service Corps 1914 STAR (CMT-2162 Pte., A.S.C.); BRITISH WAR AND VICTORY MEDALS (CMT-2162Pte., A.S.C.)
ATLANTIC STAR; AFRICA STAR (2); BURMA STAR; ITALY STAR; together with a copy Pacific Star, very fine and better (9) £100-140
883
Seven: Brigadier N. D. Rice, The Buffs, an ‘old contemptible’ who was later mentioned in despatches for Malaya
1914 STAR (
2.Lieut. N. D. Rice, E. Kent R.); BRITISHWAR AND VICTORYMEDALS (Capt. N. D. Rice); GENERAL SERVICE 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine, with M.I.D. oak leaf (Major N. D. Rice, The Buffs); DEFENCE ANDWARMEDALS; CORONATION 1937, mounted as worn, together with companion set of mounted miniatures, these with clasp to 1914 Star and additional clasps to G.S. M. for South-East Asia 1945-6 and Malaya, the first three polished, otherwise nearly very fine or better (14) £600-800
M.I.D. London Gazette 13 December 1949: ‘in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Malaya during the period 1st January-30th June, 1949 - Brigadier (temporary) N. D. Rice, Buffs.’
Neil Dewar Rice was born on 14 September 1894, and educated at Tonbridge School. He entered the Royal Military College, Sandhurst in 1913 and was gazetted to the East Kent Regiment as 2nd Lieutenant on 15 August 1914. He served in France and Belgium from 30 September to 25 October 1914, April to June 1915, December 1916 to August 1917, and November 1917 to November 1918, being promoted Lieutenant in 1915 and Captain in 1917.
After the war he joined the 2nd Battalion and proceeded to India in November of that year, to Mesopotamia in 1920, and thence to Aden in 1922. On returning to England with the Battalion in 1923, he was at Portland and then at the Depot at Canterbury, before being seconded to the Royal West African Frontier Force in 1927, where he commanded the 2nd Bn. Nigerian Regiment in Kano. He was awarded a Brevet Majority in 1932, and promoted Major in 1935. He returned to the Depot for a second tour of duty in October 1932, and then served with the 2nd Bn. at Bordon and Pembroke Dock. In 1937 Rice commanded the contingent of forty-three men that represented the Regiment at the Coronation of King George VI. He accompanied the Regiment to Palestine and had temporary command of the Regiment for 3 months in 1939. This completed his Regimental career, as he was called back to West Africa in 1940, being promoted Lieutenant-Colonel, and then Brigadier in that year.
In West Africa he served successively as Commander Gambia Area and Commander Gold Coast Area and 5th West African Infantry Brigade. In 1943-44 he commanded East Suffolk Sub-District and later went to Allied Land Forces, South East Asia. He subsequently served in Malaya and was mentioned in despatches for his services there in the period January to June 1949. He is also entitled to a clasp to the 1914 Star and two additional clasps to his General Service Medal for S.E. Asia and Malaya. Brigadier Rice retired in 1950 and died at Aldershot on 6 August 1969.
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Three: Sapper H. C. Langford, Royal Engineers 1914-15 STAR (33793 Spr., R.E.); VICTORY MEDAL 1914-19 (33793 Spr., R.E.); IMPERIAL SERVICE MEDAL,
G.VI.R., 2nd issue (Herbert Charles Langford) this last in case of issue; together with five ‘School Board for London’ Attendance Medals, various base metals, all named ‘H. Langford’, with brooch bars, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902 and 1904 (this last loose)
Pair: Private G. H. Skeates, Guards Machine Gun Regiment BRITISH WAR AND VICTORY MEDALS (8129 Pte., Gds. M.G.R.) mounted as worn
BRITISH WAR MEDAL 1914-20 (Lieut. A. J. Harvey-Hurst); BURMA STAR; DEFENCE MEDAL; WAR MEDAL 1939-45 (2); JUBILEE 1935; together with Coronation 1953, unofficial, contact marks; Army Temperance Association India, Victoria Commemorative (A.T.A.I. 15), on watch chain, worn; brooches (2) - one damaged, cloth badge (1); modern ‘crown-size’ coins (10), generally very fine and better except where stated (31)
£70-90
Sapper Herbert Charles Langford, Royal Engineers, entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 15 April 1915. Later transferred to the Class “Z” Reserve. With copied m.i.c.
Captain Allan James Harvey Hurst, Indian Army Reserve of Officers. Entitled to Victory Medal. Died in Devon in 1957, aged 74 years. With copied m.i.c.
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Family group:
Three: Able Seaman C. G. Swallow, Royal Navy 1914-15 STAR (S.S.5493 Ord. R.N.); VICTORYMEDAL 1914-19 (S.5493 A.B. R.N.); ROYAL FLEET RESERVE L.S.& G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue (SS.5493 (Ch.B.15012) A.B. R.F.S.)
Pair: Private H. Swallow, Royal Army Ordnance Corps, late Royal Artillery BRITISH WAR AND VICTORY MEDALS (134760 Gnr., R.A.); together with a St. Andrew’s Parish Fund Medal, white metal, unnamed, extremely fine (6)
£60-80
Private Henry Arthur Swallow, 17th Company, R.A.O.C., died on 31 January 1920, aged 25 years. He was buried in the Cologne Southern Cemetery. He was the son of Mr M. J. and Mrs L. Swallow of 20 Pownall Road, Fulham, London. With forwarding slip for his two medals and damaged registered envelope bearing the above address.
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