A Collection of British Groups with Foreign Awards
Frederick Clive Loch Halliday was born on 5 May 1900. He entered a Royal Naval Training establishment on 15 January 1914. On 1 May 1917 he was appointed a Midshipman in the Royal Navy. During the latter part of the Great War he served on the battleships Dominion, Hibernia and Ramillies. He was promoted Acting Sub-Lieutenant in January 1919, was confirmed in that rank in September 1919, and having been transferred to the Emergency List in January 1921 was promoted to Lieutenant in September 1922. His papers in 1919 show him as being ‘desirous of taking up secret service work’ and in 1920 he qualified as a pilot and as an observer in kite balloons. In 1926 he was granted permission to accept the position of Aide-de-Camp to the Governor of Jamaica. Promoted to Lieutenant-Commander (Engineering) in October 1940 and Commander (Engineering) in March 1946. Commander Halliday was released from active service in January 1946, reverting to the Emergency List.
With copied service papers and gazette extracts. Greek medals not confirmed.
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Family group:
Five: Lieutenant F. H. Mellor, West Yorkshire Regiment BRITISHWAR AND VICTORYMEDALS (Lieut.); DEFENCE ANDWARMEDALS, unnamed; MOROCCO,ORDER OFOUISSAM ALOUITE CHERIFIEN, 4th Class breast badge, silver-gilt and enamel, rosette on ribbon, last with some enamel damage to reverse; together with a mounted set of five miniature dress medals
Six: Captain P. H. L. Mellor, West Yorkshire Regiment 1914-15 STAR (Capt., W. York. R.); VICTORYMEDAL 1914-19 (Capt.); 1939-45 STAR; FRANCE ANDGERMANY STAR;DEFENCE ANDWAR MEDALS, these unnamed; note British War Medal missing; together with ‘West Yorkshire Regiment’ cap badge, generally very fine (17)
£250-300
Francis Horace Mellor was born on 28 January 1897. He was appointed a 2nd Lieutenant in the 7th (Isle of Man) Volunteer Battalion, The King’s (Liverpool Regiment) in April 1915. Appointed a 2nd Lieutenant in the West Yorkshire Regiment in July 1915. Mellor entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 25 July 1916. As a Temporary Lieutenant he was appointed a probationer to the Indian Army, with seniority of 9 April 1917. Promoted to Captain in the Indian Army in April 1920. He retired from the Indian Army on 27 October 1922 and was placed in the R.A.R.O. with seniority of 17 February 1920. On 18 August 1939 Captain Mellor was granted the local rank of Major whilst specially employed. Having attained the age limit, he relinquished his commission on 28 January 1947 and was granted the honoury rank of Major.
With copied m.i.c., gazette extracts and other research. Moroccan order not confirmed.
Philip Horace Leyland Mellor was born in 1887 and was educated at Pembroke College, University of Cambridge. Appointed a Temporary Lieutenant in the 15th (Service) Battalion (1st Leeds) West Yorkshire Regiment on 25 September 1914. Promoted to Captain in June 1915, he entered the Egypt theatre of war on 22 December 1915. A few months later he was serving in France, but was invalided to England on 1 June 1916 due to septicemia and inflammation of his left hand caused by falling from his bicycle on to a pile of flints at the roadside when going to the trenches.
With copied research.
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