Miscellaneous 778 779 780 Union of South Africa Medal 1910, unnamed as issued, very light pitting, good very fine £140-£180
Badge of the Certificate of Honour, for Kenya, E.II.R., small oval bronze breast badge, in Royal Mint case of issue, good very fine
£100-£140
Memorial Plaque (Pomeroy John Peter) in card envelope with Buckingham Palace enclosure, extremely fine
£140-£180
Pomeroy John Peter was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the West Kent Yeomanry from the Inns of Court Officer Training Corps on 31 October 1917, and served with the 10th (Royal East Kent and West Kent Yeomanry) Battalion, East Kent Regiment during the Great War on the Western Front. He was killed in action on 19 September 1918, and is buried in Villers-Faucon Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France.
In civilian life Peter was employed by the Booth Steamship Line, of Liverpool, as Secretary of their London Office.
Sold with a privately produced copy of ‘Booth Line. War Service 1914-1918’, being a record of the Booth Line employees who served during the Great War, including a portrait photograph of the recipient; and a related (?) Liverpool Civic Service League Medal, bronze, with ‘1911’ suspension bar, the reverse of the bar numbered ‘37’.
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There are several men with the names Ernest and John Dale recorded on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Roll of Honour. Memorial Plaque (2) (Ernest Dale; John Dale) both in card envelopes of issue, good very fine (2)
£50-£70
Memorial Plaque (Frank Mabbott), mounted for display within a circular wooden surround; Memorial Scroll (Cpl. Frank Mabbott Rifle Brigade), with Buckingham Palace enclosure; together with an Army Rifle Association Medal for British Armies in France, bronze, inscribed ‘S15847 Cpl. F. Mabbott. No. 6 Platoon. 13th Bn. The Rifle Bde. Winning platoon 11th Infy. Bde. June 1918.’ in fitted Fattorini & Sons, Ltd case of issue; and the recipient’s father’s Association of Conservative Clubs Medal (W.H. Mabbott 1910), gilt and enamel, with enamelled ‘Five Years’ slip bar and ‘Distinguished Service’ brooch bar, in Mappin Brothers box of issue, nearly extremely fine (4)
£80-£120
Frank Mabbott was born in Poplar in 1891, the son of William Henry Mabbott. He attested for the Rifle Brigade on 11 December 1915, serving initially with the 7th Battalion on the Western Front from 8 June 1916. He was invalided and returned to England on the Hospital Ship St. Andrew on 11 October 1916. Upon recuperation he returned to France on 23 March 1917, was posted to the 13th (Service) Battalion on 17 April 1917 and was promoted Corporal on 18 July 1917. He was killed in action at Achiet-le-Grand on 23 August 1918 during the Battle of Bapaume. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Vis-en-Artois memorial in France.
Sold with a letter, dated 9 September 1918, to the recipient’s father from J. Laudary stating ‘Enclosed you will find your son’s wallet which was picked up in France at a place called Achiet-le-Grand; it was picked up by one of our boys, and upon making enquiries we learnt that your son had been wounded, I hope that he is going on well and that you have heard from him by this time. Trusting that you will receive this quite safe.’; Army Form B.104, dated 9 August 1918, sent to recipient’s father from the Rifle Brigade Record Office informing him of his son being wounded on 23rd August 1918; a letter, dated 12 September 1918, to recipient’s father from the Rifles Record Office informing him of his son being wounded on 23 August 1918; Effects Form from the War Office, dated 31 January 1919, sent to recipient’s father, regarding his son’s will; and original letter from the War Office sent to recipient’s father regarding his son’s place of burial, this dated, 11 February 1919.
783 Memorial Scroll ‘Sergeant C. Naylor, Royal Air Force’, slightly torn at top, otherwise good condition
A Glazed and Framed Portrait photograph of Lieutenant J. N. Ward, Irish Guards, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 27 August 1918, the frame measuring 215mm x 165mm, the reverse with memorial inscription; together with a London Rifle Brigade Medallion, bronze, the reverse engraved ‘London to Brighton April 22/23 1911 Pte. J. N. Ward’, good condition
A Glazed and Framed Memorial Card of Officer’s Steward 3rd Class A. G. Anderson, Royal Navy, who was killed in action at the Battle of Jutland when H.M.S. Black Prince was sunk with the loss of all hands, 31 May - 1 June 1916, the frame measuring 315mm x 170mm, good condition (3)
£100-£140
Charles Naylor served as a Sergeant in 9 Squadron, Royal Air Force, based at R.A.F. Honington, and was killed in action on 19 June 1940 when his Wellington N2897 crashed into the North Sea whilst on a bombing raid to Leverkusen. He has no known grave, and is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
Jebusa Newton Ward was commissioned in the Irish Guards and served with the 1st Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front. He was severely wounded at the Battle of the Somme on 15 September 19196, and was killed in action on the Western Front on 27 August 1918. His Commanding Officer wrote: ‘He met his death exactly as you could have wished, leading his men most gallantly and unswervingly under a terrible fire. He died as I knew him always to be, a most gallant gentleman, and he was personally beloved by all ranks.’ He is buried in Bucquoy Road Cemetery, Ficheux, France.
Alfred George Anderson served during the Great War as an Officer’s Steward Third Class in the cruiser H.M.S. Black Prince, and was killed in action at the Battle of Jutland : during the late afternoon and night of 31 May the Black Prince had lost touch with the main fleet, and at about 00.15 on 1 June she found herself 1,600 yards from ships of the German 1st Battle Squadron. Illuminated by searchlights, several German battleships then swept her with fire at point blank range. Unable to respond, she burst into flames and four minutes later after a terrific explosion she sank with all hands - 37 officers, 815 ratings, and 5 civilians. Anderson is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial.
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