Campaign Groups and Pairs 849
Six: Private A. Simpson, Lancashire Fusiliers, late King’s Royal Rifle Corps, who was awarded the D.C.M. for his conspicuous gallantry near Gheluwe on 1 October 1918, when he went out alone over ground swept by machine gun fire to discover the exact position of a German machine gun ’pill-box’ post which was firing at his platoon: crawling round to its flank, he shot both sentries and on his return, stalked and shot an enemy sniper who had been ‘annoying his platoon’.
King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (634 Pte. A. Simpson. K.R.R.C.); Africa General Service 1902-56, 2 clasps, Somaliland 1902-04, Jidballi (634 Pte. A. Simpson. 4th K.R.R.); 1914-15 Star (8522 Pte. A. Simpson, Lan. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (8522 Pte.A. Simpson. Lan. Fus.); Territorial Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (3433298 Sjt A. Simpson. D.C.M. 6-Lan. Fus.) contact wear and edge bruising, otherwise generally nearly very fine (6)
£500-£700 Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2002.
D.C.M. London Gazette 12 March 1919 (citation published 2 December 1919): ‘On 1st October, 1918, near Gheluwe, he went out alone to reconnoitre the position of an enemy Machine Gun which was firing at his platoon. He worked forward over ground traversed by machine-gun fire, shot two sentries, thoroughly reconnoitred the enemy position, and on his way back shot a sniper who had been harassing his platoon. He showed great courage and initiative, and rendered excellent service.’
Arthur Simpson attested for the King’s Royal Rifle Corps, and served with the 2nd Battalion in South Africa during the Second Boer War, qualifying for the Queen’s South Africa Medal with the clasps, ‘Defence of Ladysmith’, ‘Orange Free State’, ‘Transvaal’ and ‘Laings Nek’- the Medal Roll confirms that he was attached to the Mounted Infantry Company. Whilst in South Africa, Simpson transferred to the 4th Battalion King’s Royal Rifle Corps, and subsequently served, alongside 103 other men from the K.R.R.C., with the British Mounted Infantry as part of the Somaliland Field Force during the 1902-04 campaign against the ‘Mad Mullah’, where he was present at the engagement at Jidballi on 10 January 1904. Discharged to the Army Reserve, Simpson returned to his native Rochdale, but on the outbreak of war, he re-enlisted for service with the 1/6th Territorial (Rochdale) Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, with whom he sailed for Alexandria aboard the SS Saturnia on 9 December 1914. The battalion formed part of the Lancashire Fusilier Brigade, 42nd East Lancashire Division, and remained in Cairo until early May 1915 from where it sailed for Gallipoli, landing on 5 August 1915. Transferring to the 1st Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers, Simpson served in ‘A’ Company under the command of Captain C. Wedgwood, and was present at Gheluwe on 1 October 1918, when his company distinguished itself in penetrating strongly held enemy positions that were holding up the advance. The Regimental History provides the following description of the events leading up to the award of Simpson’s D.C.M.: ‘On the other flank, ‘A’ Company, passing through ‘B’ at dawn, succeeded in fighting its way forward about four hundred yards, with its flank just beyond the Gheluwe-Dadizeele road. Wedgwood was conspicuous for his skill, driving the enemy out of three strongholds and inflicting many casualties without any loss to his company, which in fact suffered only sixteen casualties throughout the four days of fighting. In his company was Private A. Simpson, who during this day’s operations went out alone to discover the exact position of a German machine gun which was firing at his platoon. He found the offending ‘pill-box’, crawled round to its flank, shot its two sentries, thoroughly reconnoitred the position and on his way back shot a sniper who had also been annoying his platoon’.
Note: Simpson’s Q.S.A. is known to be extant, having been sold in these rooms in May 1992 (with the above group and alongside an unnamed D.C.M.), and again (as a single) in June 1998.
850 Four: Sergeant J. T. Naughton, South African Engineering Corps, late Field Intelligence Department
King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Scout. J. T. Naughton. F.I.D.); 1914-15 Star (A/Sjt. J. Naughton S.A.E.C. Water Bor.); British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (Sjt. J. Naughton. S.A.E.C.) good very fine (4)
£140-£180 Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2012.
J. T. Naughton served with the Field Intelligence Department, British South Africa Police during the Boer War, and subsequently as a Sergeant with the Water Boring Section of the South African Engineering Corps during the Great War. Sold with copied medal roll extracts for the Boer War awards.
851 Four: Lieutenant-Commander E. C. Miller, Royal Naval Reserve
Transport 1899-1902, 1 clasp, S. Africa 1899-1902 (E. C. Miller.); 1914-15 Star (Lieut. E. C. Miller. R.N.R.); British War and Victory Medals (Lt. Commr. E. C. Miller. R.N.R.) together with companion mounted set of 5 miniatures including Reserve Decoration, G.V.R., the Transport lacking clasp, nearly extremely fine (9)
£700-£800 Supplementary 2nd Officer on the Simla and Sicilia, both P. & O. Hospital ships with accommodation for 278 sick. all lots are illustrated on our website
www.dnw.co.uk and are subject to buyers’ premium at 20% (+VAT where applicable)
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