Campaign Groups and Pairs 122
Four: Lieutenant-Commander A. H. Goatley, Royal Navy, a veteran of the Witu 1890 operations who re-offered his services in the 1939-45 War, aged 73 years
East and West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, Witu 1890 (A. Goatley, P.O. 1st Cl., H.M.S. Boadicea); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. A. H. Goatley. R.N.); Coronation 1911, good very fine and better (4)
£280-£320 Provenance: Commander Ron Champion Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, 20 September 2002.
Anthony Horace Goatley was born in Chelsea, London in July 1867 and entered the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class in November 1882. Clearly a talented seaman, he gained rapid advancement to Petty Officer 1st Class, joining H.M.S. Boadicea in that rate in April 1888. Subsequently employed in the Witu operations of 1890, he returned home in the following year to Vernon and was commissioned as a Boatswain.
Between then and the outbreak of hostilities, Goatley specialised in torpedoes and at one stage commanded torpedo boat 34, gaining advancement to Chief Boatswain in April 1912. Then in August 1914 he transferred to minesweeping duties, was promoted to Lieutenant in May 1916 and ended the War working for the Anti-Submarine Division.
As evidenced by his service record, the immediate post-war era saw him unsuccessfully recommended ‘for an award in respect of proposals put forward for the protection of ships from mines’, their Lordships opting instead to merely express their appreciation in writing. Placed on the Retired List shortly afterwards, Goatley was advanced to Lieutenant-Commander (Retired) in May 1924. After he retired, he served as a Technical Officer for the Naval Stores Department.
Remarkably, on the renewal of hostilities, he re-offered his services, aged 73 years, an offer which appears to have been provisionally accepted with his appointment as ‘additional for D./G. Clarence Pier’ in May 1940! However, a subsequent note on his records seems to suggest that while his offer was indeed noted, it was ‘not anticipated’ that it would be pursued.
123 Three: Shipwright 1st Class S. H. Angear, Royal Navy
East and West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, Witu 1890 (S. H. Angear, Car. Crew, H.M.S. Conquest); British War Medal 1914-20 (147345 S. H. Angear. Shpt. 1 R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C.,
E.VII.R. (S. H. Angear, Div. Carp., H.M. Coast Guard) nearly very fine or better (3)
£200-£260
Samuel Harris Angear was born at Devonport on 6 April 1869, and joined the Royal Navy as Carpenter’s Crew on 26 January 1889; Shipwright July 1891; Leading Shipwright September 1896; Carpenter’s Mate April 1898; Divisional Carpenter January 1901; Shipwright 1st Class July 1914; demobilised 8 January 1917.
Sold with copied record of service verification for all three awards. 124 Pair: Private J. Shields, King’s Royal Rifle Corps
India General Service 1854-95, 2 clasps, Hazara 1891, Samana 1891 (5280 Pte. J. Shields. 1st bn. K.R. Rif. C.); India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Relief of Chitral 1895 (5280 Pte. J. Sheilds 1st Bn. K.R. Rifle Corps) good very fine (2)
£240-£300
Sold with copied medal roll extracts confirming all three clasps. Also entitled to Q.S.A., 4 clasps, Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal, Laing's Nek, the roll annotated ‘Invalided 26/8/00.’
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Pair: Naick Basant Singh, 23rd Sikh Pioneers
Central Africa 1891-98, ring suspension, no clasp (3121 Sepoy Basant Singh 23d Bl. Infy.); Indian Army L.S. & G.C., E. VII.R. (3121 Naick Basant Singh 23d Sikh Pioneers) contact marks, otherwise good fine and better (2)
£500-£700
Sold with copied medal roll entry confirming service in the expeditions to Mlanje, July-August 1891, led by Captain C. M. MacGuire against the Yao slaver Chimkumbu in the area of the Mlanje Mountains; Makinjira, October-November 1891, led by Commissioner H. H. Johnston and Captain MacGuire against the Yao slaver Makinjira on Lake Nyassa; Kawinga, November 1891, led by Captain MacGuire against Chief Kawinga of the Yaos; and Zarafi, January-February 1892, led by Commissioner H. H. Johnston against Yao Chief Zarafi.
126 Pair: Chief Petty Officer T. W. Deary, Royal Navy
East and West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, 1891-2 (T. W. Deary, A.B., H.M.S. Widgeon.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C.,
E.VII. R. (136796 T. W. Deary, C.P.O., H.M.S. Europa.) very fine (2)
£300-£360
Approximately 50 clasps issued to H.M.S. Widgeon (out of approximately 232 to H.M. ships) for service in a series of expeditions in Gambia against Chief Fodeh Cabbah between 29 December 1891 and 5 February 1892.
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