An outstanding collection of Awards relating to the Order of St. John 1659 An O. St. J. Knight of Grace group of four awarded to Colonel W. J. Will, New Zealand Expeditionary Force
THE ORDER OF ST. JOHN OF JERUSALEM, Knight of Grace set of insignia (pre-1926 type), neck badge, 57mm. dia. and breast star, 56mm. dia., silver and enamel, with neck cravat, in case of issue, star with some enamel repair; 1914-15 STAR (15/10 Colonel, N.Z.E.F.); BRITISH WAR MEDAL 1914-20 (15/10 Col., N.Z.E.F.); COLONIAL AUXILIARY FORCE OFFICERS’ DECORATION,
E.VII.R., ‘convex’ type, reverse inscribed, ‘Surgeon-Major W. J. Will, 1st Batt. Otago R.V.’, lacking top bar; together with a renamed Victory Medal 1914-19 (15/10 Colonel W. J. Will, N.Z.E.F.) medals mounted court style for wear, good very fine except where stated (6)
£400-450
William Johnston Will was born in East Taieri, Dunedin on 30 November 1858, the son of Rev. W. Will. He was educated at East Taieri, the University of Otago and the University of Edinburgh, and qualified in medicine as a M.B., C.M. in 1884. He began his practice at Green Island. He was Chairman of the Dunedin Centre St. John Ambulance Association.
Wiil served with the East Taieri Rifles, 1878-79; Edinburgh University Volunteers, 1879-83 and was Surgeon with the Southern District Rifles, 1885; Surgeon-Captain with the Dunedin Engineers, 1892; Surgeon-Major on the Staff of the 1st Battalion Otago Rifles, 1901 and appointed Brigade Surgeon Lieutenant-Colonel in 1905. Principal Medical Officer at Otago in 1914. Serving overseas, he was invalided in 1918. Awarded the Knight of Grace of the Order of St. John in 1915 and the Colonial Auxiliary Force Officers’ Decoration in 1904.
With some copied service details.
1660
An O. St. J. group of three awarded to Colonel D. J. Proby, late Hamilton, Irish Guards, late Coldstream Guards
THE ORDER OF ST. JOHN OF JERUSALEM, Officer’s (Brother’s) breast badge, silver; EGYPT AND SUDAN 1882-89, dated reverse, 2 clasps, Tel-El-Kebir, Suakin 1885 (Lieut., 2/Cdm. Gds.); KHEDIVE’S STAR 1882, unnamed, second with edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fine and better (3)
£350-400
Douglas James Hamilton was born in London on 28 September 1856, the only son of the Rt. Hon. LordClaud Hamilton and Lady Elizabeth Emma Proby - sister of the 5th Earl of Carysfort. He was educated at Eton and Christ Church Oxford and gained a B.A. in 1879 and M.A. in 1912. He was commissioned into the Coldstream Guards on 14 January 1880 and was promoted to Lieutenant in July 1881. Served in the 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards in the Egyptian War of 1882 and was present at the engagement at Tel-el- Mahuta and at the battle of Tel-el-Kebir. Served in the expedition to the Sudan in 1885 with the 1st Battalion and was present at the engagement at Hasheen and that near Tofrek on 24 March 1885 and at the destruction of Temai. Promoted Captain in 1891, he exchanged for the 5th Battalion Royal Fusiliers later that year. Served as a Recruiting Staff Officer for Glasgow District, 1897-1900. Promoted to Major in 1900 when he transferred to the Irish Guards; promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel in 1904 and received the brevet of Colonel in 1907, retiring in 1908. In 1904 he assumed the maternal name of ‘Proby’ by Royal Licence. Proby served as M.P. (U) for the Saffron Walden Division, Essex, January-December 1910. During 1914-17 he commanded the Irish Guards Regiment and Regimental District. Served as Deputy Lieutenant for Co. Wicklow and was J.P. for Huntingdon and Northamptonshire and was a member of the Huntingdon County Council from 1913 and High Sheriff for Cambridge and Huntingdon, 1923-24. He was appointed an Esquire of the Ordr of St. John of Jerusalem in 1926. Colonel Proby died on 18 November 1931.
With some copied research and notes. 1661
An O. St. J. group of six awarded to Supply Officer R. C. Done, St. John Ambulance Brigade
THE ORDER OF ST. JOHN OF JERUSALEM, Serving Brother’s breast badge, silver and enamel; QUEEN’S SOUTH AFRICA 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 (810 Sply. Ofcr., St. John Amb. Bde.); ST. JOHN MEDAL FOR SOUTH AFRICA 1899-1902 (810 Sergt., Manchester P.O. Div.); CORONATION 1911, silver; VOLUNTEER FORCE LONG SERVICE,
E.VII.R. (5665 Sgt., 7th Lanc. R.G.A.V.); ST. JOHN SERVICE MEDAL, with 2 silver bars (Corps I. of S. R. C. Done, (Manchester & Stafford Corps S.J.A.B.) 1915) mounted court style for wear, contact marks, nearly very fine and better (6)
£420-460
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