Single Campaign Medals 555 British War Medal 1914-20 (Dr. Naguib Bey Mahfouz.) minor edge bruise, very fine £100-£140
Naguib Bey Mahfouz served during the Great War with the Egyptian Expeditionary Force’s Medical Service, as a Doctor at the Kasr el Aini Hospital, Cairo. His Medal Index Card confirms that this is his full entitlement; he did not qualify for a Victory Medal.
Although unconfirmed, it is probable that this man was Professor Naguib Bey (later Pasha) Mahfouz (1882-1974), who founded the first department of obstetrics and gynaecology in Egypt at the Kasr el Aini Hospital in 1904, and served as obstetrician and gynaecologist to the Egyptian Royal Family. Throughout the course of a distinguished career he was awarded numerous honours and Honorary Fellowships.
Sold with copied Medal Index Card and other research. 556
The Victory Medal awarded to Lieutenant Colonel E. Darling, D Battery, 250th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, who was awarded the Military Cross for his gallantry on the Western Front, wounded in action on four occasions, and taken prisoner of war, all during the Great War. He served during the Second War as Camp Commandant of Bridgend POW Camp - from which at least 70 German officers staged their ‘great escape’, 11 March 1945
Victory Medal 1914-19 (Capt. E. Darling.) very fine M.I.D. London Gazette 18 May 1917.
Edwin Darling was the son of R. A. Darling, a Master Mariner and Harbour Master at Tweedmouth and then at Amble. He resided at Gordon House, Amble, Northumberland, and served during the Great War as a Second Lieutenant with 1st Northumbrian Brigade, Royal Field Artillery in the French theatre of war from 14 April 1915. Darling’s unit was re-designated the 250th Brigade, R.F.A. in May 1916, and he served with D Battery - the Howitzer Battery for the Brigade.
Darling was presented with an illuminated scroll by the people of Amble in recognition of his gallantry on the Western Front. The presentation of which, as well as the details behind the award of his M.C., featured several times in The Newcastle Journal throughout May 1917:
‘The Military Cross has been conferred upon Lieutenant Darling of Amble for carrying out a successful reconnaissance on the German retreat. He and one of his men crossed the Somme ahead of the infantry, and reconnoitred a large tract of country which was supposed to be occupied by the enemy. Lieutenant Darling has been three times wounded and is now in hospital in England.’
Having fully recuperated (he is recorded as being wounded in action on four occasions during the Great War), Darling returned to the front only to be taken prisoner of war during the Third Battle of the Aisne, 27 May 1918. He was repatriated, 31 December 1918, and having advanced to Captain went on to serve in Russia, 3 July 1919 - 4 October 1919 and in India (entitled to India General Service 1908-35, with ‘Waziristan 1921-24’ clasp).
Darling advanced to Major in March 1936, and served as a Senior Instructor at the Military College of Science up until September 1940. He advanced to Lieutenant Colonel in January 1943, and served as Camp Commandant at Bridgend POW Camp. Darling was present in this capacity when a ‘Great Escape’ of German POWs took place, 11 March 1945. On the latter date at least 70 German officers tunnelled out of the camp, and whilst they were all recaptured some were recorded as making it as far as Birmingham and Southampton. The escape has featured in TV documentaries and several publications.
Colonel Darling died in May 1949. Sold with extensive copied research.
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Naval General Service 1915-62, 2 clasps, Palestine 1936-1939, S.E. Asia 1945-46 (K.55404 A. J, Cox. Ch. Mech. 2, R. N.) light contact marks from star and a little polished, otherwise nearly very fine
£160-£200 General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, S. Persia (10639 Pte. H. N. Phyall. L’pool R.) very fine, extremely rare to unit £240-£280
Harry N. Phyall served with the Liverpool Regiment during the Great War on the Western Front from 12 August 1914 (entitled to a 1914 Star trio), and subsequently in South Persia.
Sold with copied Medal Index Card which confirms entitlement to the above medal and clasp. 559 560 General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Kurdistan (3234110 Pte. A. Stranachan Cameronians.) very fine £60-£80
General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (410693. Tpr. C. V. Mcgregor. 5-Innis D.G.) small official correction to ‘D. G.’, very fine
£100-£120
Only one squadron served in Palestine, attached to the 1st Royal Dragoons. Sold with copied medal roll extract and an article on their service in Palestine from the regimental journal.
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Sold with copied medal roll extract. General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (3052967 Tpr. G. O. Morell. The Greys) good very fine
General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (4538105 Pte. J. A. Wilson. W. York. R.) good very fine £70-£90 £60-£80 General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1945-48 (14449424 Cpl. G. Larkins. 4/7 D.G.) nearly very fine £60-£80
Sold with copied nominal rolls from the regimental journal. General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1945-48 (14466210 L. Cpl. R. Lovell. 17/21 L.) good very fine £70-£90
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M.C. London Gazette 11 May 1917: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He carried out a dangerous reconnaissance under very difficult conditions, and obtained most valuable information. He set a fine example of courage and determination.’
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