MISCELLANEOUS 574
M.I.D. CERTIFICATE, awarded to Lieutenant D. J. Chenery, Royal Artillery, published in the London Gazette on 12 September 1946, good condition
£40-60
Captain D. J. Chenery’s war diaries are held by the Imperial War Museum. They cover the period, 31 August 1939-May 1943, Christmas 1944 and August 1945 and record his service in England, August 1939-November 1941 as a Sergeant with the 119th L.A.A. Battery R.A. and as a Subaltern with the 89th Battery 35th L.A.A. Regiment R.A. en route to Singapore, in Malaya and Singapore, January-February 1942, and as a prisoner of war of the Japanese in Java, March-October 1942 and in Japan. The diaries record the conditions of the camps - being required to sign a non-escape declaration, food shortages, work, punishments, medical conditions etc. Chenery was awarded the Efficiency Medal after the war (London Gazette 16 September 1949). With copied research.
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A COLLECTION OF SIGNED FIRST DAY COVERS OF NAVAL, MILITARY AND AIR FORCE INTEREST, COMPRISING:
30th Anniversary - Midget Submarine Attack on Tirpitz, date stamped 22 September 1973, and ‘dived in H.M. Submarine Rorqual to a depth of 140 feet on 1st November 1973’, signed by the Vice-Admiral Submarines, J. A. R. Troup, D.S.C., who served under “Tubby” Linton, V.C., in the Turbulent, and by Lieutenant-Commander A. T. Lightoller, C.O. of the submarine Rorqual, together with accompanying signature of Rear-Admiral Sir Godfrey Place, V.C., C.B., C.V.O., D.S.C., of Tirpitz raid fame, this latter on H.M.S. Corunna memorandum and dated 1 November 1957, and a related newspaper cutting
(Part Lot)
“The Return of The Cockleshell Hero”, date stamped 11 June 1983, and carried in the canoe paddled by Corporal Bill Sparks, D.S.M., on his return to the Gironde, 3 examples, two signed by Sparks and Gerry Lockyer, who assisted Sparks in re-enacting his earlier visit to the Gironde, and the third by “Blondie” Hasler, the leader of the operation, together with related newspaper cuttings and notes.
60th Anniversary R.A.F. Cardington, dedicated to the memory of Major G. H. Scott, C.O. of the R. 101, date stamped 30 April 1977, and ‘flown in a balloon at Cardington and then dropped by parachute’, signed by W. W. Ballantyne, who worked on many notable airships, including the R. 34, with related information
70th Anniversary of the Formation of the World’s First Commercial Airline - Deutsche Luftschiffahrts Aktiengesellschaft, date stamped 23 July 1980, and signed by Adolph Fischer, who survived the loss of the Hindenburg in May 1937, with related information
Royal Air Forces Escaping Society, date stamped 15 September 1975, and ‘flown in a Mosquito from Hatfield to Harwarden’, signed by Air Chief Marshal Sir Lewis Hodges, K.C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O., D.F.C., of S.O.E. squadron fame, Air Chief Marshal Sir Ronald Ivelaw-Chapman, G.C.B., K.B.E., D.F.C., A.F.C., and W. “Scottie” Brazill, D.F.M., together with related newspaper cutting
25th Anniversary of the Royal Air Forces Escaping Society, date stamped 25 April 1970, and flown from R.A.F. Northolt to R.A.F. Wildenrath, Germany’, by Squadron Leader A. A. Wickham of No. 32 Squadron, 3 examples, signed by legendary evasion line personnel Dr. A. Guerisse, G.C. (a.k.a. “Pat O’Leary”), Mary Lindell, O.B.E. and Anne Brusselmans, M.B.E.
25th Anniversary of V.E. Day, date stamped at R.A.F. Benson 8 May 1970, and ‘flown in an R.A.F. Dakota from R.A.F. Northolt to R.A.F. Kemble on 4 April 1970’, 2 examples, one signed by Head of ‘F’ Section, S.O.E., Colonel Maurice Bucklmaster, O.B.E., and the other by his distinguished assistant, Vera Atkins (Lot)
£80-100
576
DOCUMENTS relating to Trumpeter Charles Edward Ward, Essex Yeomanry: Territorial Force Embodiment, Army Form E.635; Essex Yeomanry Equipment Booklet; Certificate of Discharge, Army Form B.2079; Treasury Form I.A.F. A507; Paper Notice: ‘Officers Mess 2-94th Russels Infantry’; Memorandum, Army Form C348, and a hand written statement of service
Soldier’s Pay Book to Private Herbert Victor Moore, Rifle Brigade; together with Certificate of Signalling (France) and 6th Battalion London Regiment cloth badge; Army Reserve B Booklet (2) to John Arthur Kemp; National Registration Booklet to Alice Kemp, generally good condition (lot)
£20-40
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