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Three: Lieutenant T. E. Rogers, Royal Naval Reserve, killed when his vessel H.M. Drifter Frons Olivae struck a mine and exploded in the Dover Straits, 12 October 1915
1914-15 STAR (Lieut. T. E. Rogers, R.N.R.); BRITISHWAR ANDVICTORYMEDALS (Lieut. T. E. Rogers. R.N.R.) edge prepared prior to naming on BWM, nearly extremely fine (3)
£140-180
Thomas Evan Rogers was commissioned Temporary Lieutenant, Royal Naval Reserve, in November 1914. He served during the Great War with H.M. (T) Drifter Frons Olivae, and was lost at sea with her when she was blown up after striking a mine in the Dover Straits, 12 October 1915. Rogers was the commanding officer, and the entire crew of 10 (half of which were serving members of the Newfoundland R.N.R.) were killed. Lieutenant Rogers is commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial.
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Three: Gunner D. F. Begley, Royal Marine Artillery, who was killed in action, serving in H.M.S. Good Hope at the battle of Coronel, 1 November 1914
1914-15 STAR (R.M.A. 9101. Gr. W. [sic] F. Begley); BRITISH WAR AND VICTORY MEDALS (R.M.A. 9101 Gr. D. F. Begley.) lacquered, scratch marks to reverse of BWM, very fine or better (3)
£180-220
Denis Francis Begley was born in Dublin, and attested for the Royal Marine Artillery in London, 16 October 1900. Having advanced to Gunner, he served with the armoured cruiser H.M.S. Good Hope during the Great War, and was killed in action serving aboard her at the battle of Coronel, 1 November 1914.
Early in August 1914 a force, consisting of the old armoured cruisers Good Hope and Monmouth, the light cruiser Glasgow and the armed merchant cruiser Otranto, all under the command of Rear-Admiral Sir Christopher Cradock, R.N., was sent to protect the southern trade routes and to intercept German cruisers operating on the high seas. In October 1914 the squadron was reinforced by the addition of the old battleship Canopus but reports of the ship’s lack of speed led the admiral to leave her behind as he searched for the German East Asiatic Squadron. The German squadron, commanded by Admiral Graf von Spee consisted of the armoured cruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau and the light cruisers Leipzig, Nurnberg and Dresden. Both admirals became aware of the proximity of the other on 31 October. At 6.40 p.m. on 1 November the squadrons made contact off Coronel, Chile and at 7.04 p.m. the battle opened at a range of 11,500 yards. As the German ships had a greater number of heavier guns, Cradock’s tactics were to close the range to allow his ships’ more numerous smaller calibre guns to come into play; this however was partly negated by the rough seas and high speeds which prevented many of the British armoured cruisers’ casement guns being brought into action. The British armoured cruisers were repeatedly hit as the range was reduced. As the range reduced to 5,500 yards, the Good Hope was on fire in several places and in a bad way. Endeavouring to reduce the range even further, so as to be able to fire torpedoes in a last ditch attempt to do damage to his adversary, the ship was repeatedly hit by heavy calibre shells and at 7.53 Good Hope blew up, taking the Admiral and all hands with her. At about 9.30 the Monmouth too was hunted down and sunk; the Glasgow and Otranto were able to make their escape under the cover of darkness.
Gunner Begley is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial.
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Family Group:
Three: Captain A. H. Tollemache, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment 1914-15 STAR (Lieut. A. H. Tollmache, R. Lanc. R.); BRITISHWAR AND VICTORY MEDALS, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Capt. A. H. Tollemache.) edge bruise to BWM, good very fine
Three: Nurse Mrs. Ivy Tollemache, née Pickering, Serbian Relief Fund, Voluntary Aid Detachment BRITISHWAR AND VICTORY MEDALS (I. G. Tollemache.); Serbia, Kingdom, CROSS OF MERCY, gilt and enamel; together with the recipient’s riband bar, very fine (6)
£500-700
Archibald Henry Tollemache was born at Hastings, Sussex, in 1895 and was educated at Bournemouth Grammar School. On the outbreak of the Great War he enlisted in August 1914 into the Reserve Cavalry Regiment; selected for a commission, he was Commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Hampshire Regiment on 30 November 1914, before transferring to the 6th Battalion, King’s Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) as a Lieutenant on 9 August 1915. He served with them during the Great War in the Gallipoli theatre of War from August 1915; was promoted temporary Captain on 12 December 1915; and was Mentioned in Despatches ‘for the gallant services rendered during the period of General Sir Charles Monro’s Command of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force’ (London Gazette 13 July 1916). He suffered a gunshot wound to the head on 5 April 1916, during the attack on the Turkish positions at Hanneh on the Tigris in Mesopotamia- his unit was part of the 13th Division and was trying to break through the enemy line to relieve Kut. His wounds left him with a fractured skull and permanent residual epilepsy. Returning home, he married Miss Ivy Pickering in 1918, before relinquishing his commission on accounts of his wounds in February 1919, retaining the rank of Captain. He died on 28 November 1930, his death hastened by the effects of his wounds.
Ivy Tollemache, née Pickering, was born in Rode Heath, Cheshire, on 12 November 1889, and served during the Great War with the Serbian Relief Fund, as part of the Voluntary Aid Detachment, in Serbia from January to July 1915 (not entitled to a 1914-15 Star). She married Captain Archibald Tollemache in 1918.
Sold together with a photographic image of the recipient.
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Three: Lance-Corporal C. Hobday, Middlesex Regiment, dangerously wounded during the Battle of the Somme, 24 August 1916
1914-15 STAR (G-2143. L-Cpl. C. Hobday. Middx. R.); BRITISHWAR AND VICTORYMEDALS (G-2143 Pte. C. Hobday. Midd’x R.) good very fine (3)
£50-70
Charles Henry Hobday was born in New Cross, London, on 5 December 1890, and attested for the Middlesex Regiment at Southend- on-Sea, Essex, on 27 August 1914, having previously served for six years in the Territorial Army. Appointed Lance-Corporal in the 14th (Home Service) Battalion in November 1914, he was posted to the 12th Battalion in August 1915 and proceeded to France to join his new Battalion, arriving on the Western Front on 25 August 1915. He was dangerously wounded in the back from gun shot during the Somme Campaign on 24 August 1916, and was repatriated home. He was discharged as no longer physically fit for War service on 26 November 1917, and was awarded a Silver War Badge. He died at Southend-on-Sea in March 1973.
Sold together with the recipient’s Certificate of Discharge and Particulars of Service; Ministry of Labour Certificate for efficiency in the Boot and Shoe industry; Silver War Badge receipt; and two photographs.
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