Campaign Groups and Pairs 360 Four: Canteen Worker Mrs. Una C. M. Strickland, French Red Cross
British War and Victory Medals (U. C. M. Strickland.); France, Third Republic, Victory Medal, bronze; Médaille Commemorative de la Guerre 1914-18, bronze; together with additional examples of the last two French medals, good very fine (6)
£100-£140
Mrs Una Clara Margaret Strickland was born in 1882, the daughter of Charles Bell, and married Claude Hugh Strickland on 12 February 1908. Their son, Claud Dobrée Strickland, was killed in action while serving as a Flying Officer in 1941. She died in Maidstone, Kent, on 5 February 1959.
Sold with a Woman's Legion headers badge and an original document conveying permission for Mrs Strickland to be absent in June 1917.
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Pair: Lieutenant A. C. Nye, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force, who was wounded on 11 April 1918, which he recorded in his log book as ‘rifle fire from ground’
British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. A. C. Nye. R.A.F.) in named card box of issue; together with the recipient’s Silver War Badge, the reverse officially numbered 503392, extremely fine (2)
£240-£280
Alfred Cecil Nye was born in Notting Hill, London, on 16 October 1890 and worked as an outfitter's assistant, before he was commissioned onto the General List (Royal Flying Corps) on 12 June 1917 and served in France with 4 Squadron R.F.C. He was wounded by machine gun fire from the ground, when flying an R.E. 8, which he records in his log book (which accompanies the lot) as ‘rifle fire from ground - landed at drome’. He had spent the previous month on patrol, reconnaissance missions, and night bombing. He later worked as a poultry farmer and died in Pembroke, Wales, on 29 September 1971.
Sold with Nye's original log book (June 1917 to April 1918); ‘Technical Notes Royal Flying Corps’ booklet (1916); original pilot's brevet, Lieutenant's insignia; two riband bars; R.F.C. officer's cap badge; and a Royal Life Saving Society Proficiency Medal engraved to 'M. Mead. July 1919', all contained in a contemporary leather pouch.
362 Pair: Lieutenant P. R. Tahourdin, 47th Sikh Regiment, who was killed in action during the relief of Kut in April 1915
British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. P. R. Tahourdin.); Memorial Plaque (Philip Ramsay Tahourdin) nearly extremely fine (3)
£200-£260
Philip Ramsay Tahourdin was born in 1895, the only son of Philip Tahourdin, Solicitor, of Hallow Bank, Worcester. He was educated at Eagle House School, Sandhurst (1905-08), then at Rugby School (1908-12) and finally at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, from where he passed out second in December 1913, taking first prize in ‘Combined Schemes’. He was appointed to the Indian Army in January 1914, being attached to the Manchester Regiment.
In October 1914 he was commissioned to the 47th Sikhs and when part of the regiment was ordered to France, he remained in Depot in India. He left India on 25 December 1915, to join his regiment which was now arriving from France to Basra, and was appointed Quartermaster prior to proceeding to the front for the relief of Kut.
He was promoted to Lieutenant on 14 April 1916. On the night of 17 April, the force was heavily attacked by the Turks and he was sent up from the rear with a fresh consignment of ammunition. He had just left the front at about 3 a.m. to bring up more ammunition, when he was shot through the head and died a few hours later on 18 April, 1916. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Basra War Memorial.
In a letter to his parents, his colonel wrote: ‘I had only known your son since joining us from the Depot in this country. He came with a reputation as a most promising officer and he had been most valuable to the Regiment, carrying on the work of Quartermaster most efficiently under very trying circumstances after a big fight we had on March 8th when he was in rear not first line, he begged me on another occasion to let him be in it. I told him he was much too valuable for the welfare of the Regiment and had quite enough of coming under fire as it was. We all, and that includes the Indian ranks, feel his loss terribly, he was one who quickly made himself liked and the regiment has lost heavily through his death. He would have certainly been the next Adjutant.’
Ref: Rugby School Memorial Book with portrait. 363
Pair: Private J. Metcalfe, Otago Regiment, New Zealand Expeditionary Force, who died of wounds on the Western Front on 28 November 1917 British War and Victory Medals (26/410 Pte. J. Metcalfe. N.Z.E.F.), with various insignia and a photograph in a miniature frame, good very fine
Memorial Plaque (Sydney Walter Ernest Freeman), in original card cover, good very fine (3) £100-£140
James Metcalfe, who was from Skipton, Yorkshire, died of wounds on 28 November 1917, while serving with the 3rd Battalion, Otago Regiment, N.Z.E.F., and was buried at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery.
Sydney Walter Ernest Freeman served in Egypt in 1915-17 and at Gallipoli and died on 14 January 1918, while serving with the Wellington Mounted Rifles, N.Z.E.F. He was buried at Wellington (Karori) Cemetery.
364 Five: Lieutenant L. Kerr, The Black Watch, late 2nd Battalion, Highland Light Infantry
General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (3311418 Pte. L. Kerr. H.L.I.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted as worn, nearly very fine (5)
£80-£100 Sold with copied medal roll entry for Palestine. Kerr was commissioned into the Black Watch on 10 April 1943. 365 Seven: Hon. Major Frank Bergelin, Royal Signals, late 1st Indian Divisional Signals
India General Service 1936-39, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1936-37 (2323567 Sgln. F. Bergelin. R. Signals.); 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, E.II.R. (2323567 W.O. Cl. 2. F. Bergelin. R. Sigs.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (2323567 S.Q.M.S. F. Bergelin. R. Sigs.) mounted on card for display, nearly very fine or better (7)
£300-£360
Frank Bergelin was born in Cardiff on 13 March 1915, of Swedish parents. He qualified for the I.G.S. medal while serving with 1st Indian Divisional Signals, the medal roll compiled and signed at Rawalpindi, 1 November 1938 (WO 100/98 refers). He entered a Short Service Commission as Lieutenant (Qr.-Mr.) on 20 May 1957; Captain (Qr.-Mr.), 9 September 1959; relinquished commission on completion of service, 20 May 1968, and granted the hon. rank of Major (Qr.-Mr.). Sold with copied research.
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