Campaign Groups and Pairs 293 Three: Captain G. M. Bottome, Expeditionary Forces Canteen
1914-15 Star (3013 A. S. Mjr G. M. Bottome. Ex. Fce. Can.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. G. McD. Bottome.) in named card boxes of issue, extremely fine (3)
£70-£90
George McDonald Bottome was educated at Tonbrdge School and Christ's College, Cambridge. He played for the Kent Second XI after leaving school. He served with the Expeditionary Forces Canteen, before he was commissioned into the Army Service Corps, for canteen service, as a Captain and, later, Major. Bottome, the author of a work on golf, died on 11 June 1972, aged 84.
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Six: Detective Chief Superintendent R. C. Floyd, Lancashire Constabulary, late Royal Army Medical Corps and Royal Scots, who was wounded and taken Prisoner of War at Kemmel on 25 April 1918
1914-15 Star (56053 Pte. R. C. Floyd, R.A.M.C); British War and Victory Medals (56053 Pte. R. C. Floyd, R.A.M.C); Defence Medal 1939-45; Coronation 1953, unnamed as issued; Police L.S. & G.C.,
G.VI.R. (Chief Supt. Robert C. Floyd); together with the recipient’s pre-1953 related miniature awards, good very fine (6)
£200-£240
Robert Cecil Floyd was born in Blackburn, Lancashire, in 1897, and joined the Royal Army Medical Corps, serving with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 19 June 1915. At some point during the War, he transferred to the 12th Battalion Royal Scots and is recorded as being wounded and taken prisoner of War at Kemmel on 25 April 1918. Post War he joined the Lancashire Constabulary, serving as a detective and later as a divisional commander. Research notes Floyd is mentioned a great many times in Liverpool and Lancashire newspapers regarding Police cases he was working on; from bicycle theft to murder cases. He died on 27 January 1966.
Sold with copy research including a photographic image of the recipient and a copy of his German P.O.W. listing. 295
Three: Major E. V. Oulton, attached Royal Army Medical Corps, who was Mentioned in Despatches for his services in Egypt
1914-15 Star (E. V. Oulton); British War and Victory Medals (E. V. Oulton), nearly extremely fine (3) £100-£140
Ernest Victor Oulton was educated at Christ's College, Cambridge, and Bart’s Hospital. Granted the local rank of Major he served attached to the Royal Army Medical Corps in Egypt, for which service he was Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 21 June 1916). Following the outbreak of the Second World War he was again commissioned into the R.A.M.C., as a Lieutenant, on 19 July 1941.
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A scarce Great War group of three to Senior Nursing Sister E. M. Cunningham, Queen Alexandra's Military Nursing Service for India, who served in the Hospital Ship Takada
1914-15 Star (Nurs: Sister E. M. Cunningham. H.S. Takada.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Sen. Nursing Sister E. M. Cunningham.) mounted as worn, generally good very fine (3)
£180-£220
Ethel Mary Cunningham joined the Queen Alexandra’s Military Nursing Service for India on 2 October 1903 and was appointed a Senior Nursing Sister on 12 December 1915.
The S.S. Takada was requisitioned as a hospital ship in August 1915 and was paid off in April 1919. 297 Four: Captain M. C. G. Watling, Indian Army Reserve of Officers
1914-15 Star (2. Lieut. M. C. G. Watling. I.A.R.O); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. M. C. G. Watling); India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 (Capt. M. C. G. Wating, I.A.R.O.) edge bruising, polished and worn, therefore good fine (4)
£100-£140 Montague Clements Garden Watling was commissioned Second Lieutenant, Indian Army Reserve of Officers on 19 March 1915. x298
Three: Lieutenant G. K. Brown, Canadian Field Artillery 1914-15 Star (83512 Gnr: G. K. Brown. Can: Fd: Art:); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. G. K. Brown.) good very fine
Three: Private C. Rait, 49th Canadian Infantry, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 22 September 1916 1914-15 Star (432682 Pte. C. Rait. 49/Can: Inf:) initial officially corrected; British War and Victory Medals (32682 Pte. C. Rait. 49-Can. Inf.) nearly very fine
Pair: Private E. G. N. Rendell, 31st Canadian Infantry British War and Victory Medals (79491 Pte. E. G. N. Rendell. 31-Can. Inf.) officially re-impressed, nearly very fine (8) £90-£110
Charles Rait was born in Aberdeen on 19 August 1880, and having emigrated to Canada attested for the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force at Edmonton, Alberta, on 11 January 1915. He served with the 49th Battalion Canadian Infantry on the Western Front, and was killed in action on the Somme on 22 September 1916. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Vimy Memorial, France.
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Three: Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant J. Garden, Canadian Mounted Rifles 1914-15 Star (107255 Pte J. Garden. 2/Can: Mtd: Rif:); British War and Victory Medals (107255 A.S.Q.M. Sjt. J. Garden. 2-C.M.R.), very fine
Pair: Private P. M. Fraser, Gordon Highlanders British War and Victory Medals (3079 Pte. P. M. Fraser. Gordons.), with crushed box of issue, good very fine
Pair: Air Mechanic G. H. Hutton, Royal Air Force British War and Victory Medals (79064 1 A.M. G. H. Hutton. R.A.F.), very fine (7)
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