CAMPAIGN GROUPS AND PAIRS 255 Three: Staff Nurse Annie ‘Nancy’ Beel, American Ambulance Hospital, Paris
1914 STAR, with copy slide clasp (A. Beel. Amer: Amb: Hosp:); BRITISHWAR AND VICTORYMEDALS (S. Nurse A. Beel.) together with T.F.N.S. cape badge, two associated brass ‘T’ insignia, and ribbon bar, nearly extremely fine and scarce (3)
£300-400
Sarah Ann Beel, who was born in Hull on 22 July 1882, began her nursing training in 1905 and by the time war broke out in 1914 she was an experienced nurse. The roll for the 1914 Star and clasp confirms that she was serving as an Acting Sister with the American Ambulance Hospital from 7 August 1914, based at Neuilly-sur-Seine, a suburb of Paris. It later became known as the American Red Cross Military Hospital. Between the wars she qualified as a sanitary inspector, worked as a health visitor, and was a school nurse with London County Council. A founder-member of the women’s section of Hampton branch of the British Legion, she was a holder of the gold badge, one of the highest awards bestowed by the Legion. She died at Hampton in April 1965, aged 82.
Sold with two portrait photographs, one taken before August 1914 and one in nursing uniform, several news cuttings and comprehensive research including copied medal rolls and extracts from relevant histories.
256 Four: Shoeing Smith Corporal C. Baxter, 1st Dragoon Guards
1914 STAR (3534
S.Sth: C. Baxter. 1/D. Gds.); BRITISH WAR MEDAL 1914-20 (D-3534 Cpl. G. Baxter. 1-D. Gds.); VICTORY MEDAL 1914-19, naming erased; INDIA GENERAL SERVICE 1908-35, 1 clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 (3534 S.S. Cpl. C. Baxter, 1 K D Guards) edge prepared prior to naming on last, nearly very fine (4)
£100-140 257
Six: Colour Sergeant (C.Q.M.S.) J. McDougall, Royal Scots Fusiliers, late Leinster Regiment, taken prisoner of war in October 1914
1914 STAR (8324 Sjt. J. McDougall. Leins: R.); BRITISHWAR AND VICTORYMEDALS (8324 Sjt. J. McDougall. Leins. R.); DEFENCE ANDWARMEDALS; ARMY L.S. & G.C., G.V.R. (7177165 C. Sjt. J. McDougall. R.S. Fus.) mounted as worn, edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fine (6)
£160-200 Sold with Regular Army Certificate of Service, Soldier’s Release Book and some copied photographs and testimonial letters.
John McDougall was born on 1 February 1887 and enlisted into the Leinster Regiment at Glasgow on 7 June 1907. He served in India from January 1908 to November 1911, and landed in France/Belgium with the B.E.F. on 8 September 1914. He was taken prisoner of war on 18 October 1914 and remained in captivity until 17 November 1918. Upon the disbandment of the Leinster Regiment in 1922 he transferred to the Royal Scots Fusiliers, and again served in India from March 1923 to April 1930. He was discharged at Edinburgh in the rank of Colour Sergeant (C.Q.M.S.) on 6 June 1930 but, after the outbreak of war in 1939, he re-enlisted into the same regiment at Stirling on 10 July 1940. He was finally released in the rank of Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant at Annan on 18 June 1946.
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Four: Private C. Matthews, Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1914 STAR (3039 Pte. C. Matthews. R. War: R.); BRITISH WAR AND VICTORY MEDALS (2118 Pte. C. Matthews. R. War. R.); DEFENCE MEDAL very fine
Pair: Private W. Large, Royal Warwickshire Regiment BRITISH WAR AND VICTORY MEDALS (16482 Pte. W. Large. R. War. R.) very fine (6)
x259 Six: Private M. Fraser, Seaforth Highlanders, later Canadian Forces
1914 STAR (1228 Pte. M. Fraser. 1/4 Sea: Highrs.); BRITISH WAR AND VICTORY MEDALS (1228 Pte. M. Fraser. Seaforth.) suspension broken on BWM; CANADIAN VOLUNTEER SERVICEMEDAL;WARMEDAL 1939-45, Canadian issue in silver; CORONATION 1953, mounted court-style, generally very fine (6)
£100-140 260 Four: Private G. W. Milton, 1st Royal Dragoons, severely wounded at Loos, 26 September 1915
1914 STAR (1610 Pte G. W. Milton. 1/Dns.); BRITISHWAR ANDVICTORYMEDALS (1610 Pte G. W. Milton. 1-Dns.); IMPERIAL SERVICE MEDAL,
G.VI.R., 2nd issue (George William Milton) mounted as worn, minor contact marks, very fine (4)
£160-200
George William Milton was born in Islington, London, in 1889, and attested for the 1st Royal Dragoons at Stratford, Essex, in February 1908. After basic training with 2nd Dragoons at Tidworth, he joined his regiment in India in February 1909, and was awarded his first good conduct badge in February 1910. He was admitted to hospital on 17 November 1910, with temporary contusion of the abdomen, after his horse had reared and fallen back on top of him. He recovered and accompanied his regiment to South Africa in November 1911, passed a course of instruction as a Machine Gunner (1st Class) in March 1913, and passed the 2nd Class Certificate of Education in April 1914. The regiment was ordered home at the beginning of the First World War, and after refitting at Windmill Camp, Ludgarshall, Wiltshire, joined the British Expeditionary Force on the Western Front on 7 October 1914 as part of the newly formed 6th Cavalry Brigade, 3rd Cavalry Division, disembarking at Zeebrugge on 8 October 1914.
Milton was employed in the Machine Gun Squadron and on 26 September 1915 was severely wounded by shrapnel in the right femur and was admitted to 24th General Hospital. He was invalided home three days later and admitted to Cornwall Hall Hospital in Sevenoaks, Kent, on 30 September 1915. Following Milton's recovery from wounds, he transferred to the Machine Gun Corps Cavalry, and prior to embarkation for France, was awarded 10 days’ confinement to barracks for breaking out of camp and remaining absent for 3 days. He finally embarked for France on 2 February 1917 and was posted to the 10th Squadron Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry).
Milton returned to England in early 1918 and married Louise Mary Wilson at St Jude's Church, Southwark on 21 February 1918. He was posted to the Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) Base Depot at Camiers on 17 March 1918, where he remained until admitted to 73rd General Hospital, Trouville, on 5th June 1918. He returned to his unit on 17 July 1918 and was posted to No. 11, Anti-Aircraft Company, 44th Garrison Battalion, Royal Fusiliers on 21 September, 1918. Two months later, on 5 November 1918, he transferred to 146th Company, Labour Corps, until transferring to 113th Company on 28 December 1918. Milton returned home on 19 March 1919 and was transferred to Section 'B' Army Reserve on 16 April 1919. He went on to work as a postman in London and on retirement from the G.P.O. in 1949, he was awarded the Imperial Service Medal. He died in Islington in 1957.
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