Campaign Groups and Pairs 247 Six: Private A. H. Britnell, Royal Army Medical Corps, later Canadian Forces
1914-15 Star (1553 Dvr. A. H. Britnell. R.A.M.C.); British War and Victory Medals (1553 Pte. A. H. Britnell. R.A.M.C.); Canadian Volunteer Service Medal; Defence Medal, Canadian issue in silver; Territorial Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (7335988 Pte A. H. Britnell. R.A.M.C.) mounted on card for display, contact marks, generally nearly very fine (6)
£80-£120 Provenance: T. Sabell Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, December 2012.
Alfred H. Britnell served during the Great War with the Royal Army Medical Corps and entered the French theatre of war from 15 March 1915. He was disembodied, 10 April 1919 (entitled to Silver War Badge).
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A Great War casualty group of three awarded to R.K.8 Observer Second Lieutenant G. G. Ashton, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force, who received gun shot wounds to the hand, wrist and head whilst serving with the 1/4th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment (T.F.), 23 July 1916. He was commissioned in to the 1/6th Battalion, West Riding Regiment before transferring to the Royal Flying Corps in March 1918. Ashton flew in a number of bombing sorties with 8 Squadron, including having to make a forced landing, before he and his pilot were killed in action on a Tank Contact Patrol over the Somme, 23 July 1918
1914-15 Star (3046 Pte G. G. Ashton. E. York. R.); British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. G. G. Ashton. R.A.F.); Memorial Plaque (George Gilbert Ashton) last mounted on a wooden oak plinth, reverse annotated in pen ‘From one taken out of roof Cottingham St. Mary’s Church ?1896 Oak 400 years old’, nearly extremely fine (4)
£400-£500
George Gilbert Ashton was born in Cottingham in December 1894, and was the son of Charles William Ashton of Hallgate, Cottingham, Hull, Yorkshire. Ashton was educated at Hull Technical College, and was employed as an Engineer by his father. He enlisted in the East Yorkshire Regiment at Hull, 16 November 1914. Ashton served with the 1/4th Battalion (T.F.) in the French theatre of war from, 17 April 1915. He received gunshot wounds to the hand, wrist and head, 23 July 1916, and returned to England for recuperation five days later.
Ashton was posted to the Officer Cadet Battalion in May 1917, and commissioned Second Lieutenant in the 1/6th Battalion, West Riding Regiment in August 1917. Ashton transferred to the Royal Flying Corps in March 1918, and carried out training as an Observer. He was posted for operational flying with 8 Squadron (R.E.8’s and F.K.8’s) at Auxi-le-Chateau, 12 May 1918. Ashton’s first operational sortie was with Lieutenant F. M. F. West (later V.C.) as his pilot, 15 May 1918. He carried out a photographic reconnaissance with ‘72 plates exposed 7 E.A. seen E. of Albert all engaged by AA and French Scouts. Pilot fired 50 rounds at 2 seater which turned E.’ (Squadron Record Book refers).
Ashton flew with a number of pilots on various bombing sorties including on positions at Carnoy, Fricourt and Mericourt throughout May - July, before predominately crewing with Lieutenant H. W. Walker as his pilot. He was flying with the latter when they had engine trouble and had to make a forced landing, wrecking the aircraft in the process, 6 June 1918. The pair were up in the air again the following day, and during June the Squadron was chosen to co-operate with the Tank Corps.
Walker and Ashton took off in D5108 A.W. F.K.8 at 6.10am on a Tank Contact Patrol, 23 July 1918. They failed to return and were initially listed as missing in action, before finally being recorded as killed in action. Second Lieutenant Ashton is buried with his pilot in Heath Military Cemetery, Harbonnieres, Somme, France. He is also commemorated on the Cottingham War Memorial and the Hull Technical College Memorial).
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Three: Second Lieutenant H. E. Mallandaine, Indian Army Reserve of Officers attached 97th Deccan Infantry, who was killed in action in Mesopotamia, 8 March 1916
1914-15 Star (2/Lt. H. E. Mallandaine, 1/97/Infy.) traces of verdigris; British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. H. E. Mallandaine.) generally very fine or better (3)
£200-£300
Herbert Ernest Mallandaine was born in Bengal, India in October 1887. He was the son of Alfred Mallandaine of ‘Coloba’, 3 Kingsland Road, Worthing. Mallandaine was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Indian Army Reserve of Officers in July 1915, and was attached for service during the Great War with the 97th Deccan Infantry. He served with the latter in the Mesopotamian theatre of war, and was killed in action 8 March 1916, and is commemorated on the Basra Memorial, Iraq).
250 Four: Sepoy Nowroze Khan, 3rd Battalion, 16th Punjab Regiment
1914-15 Star (No. 2512 Sepoy Nowroze Khan 33 Pjbis.); British War and Victory Medals (2512 Sepoy Nawroze, 33 Pjbis.) unit partially officially corrected on VM; India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 (2512 Sepoy Nowroze, 1/33/Pjbs.); with bronze Poona and Bombay Districts Assault at Arms Event prize medal, obverse engraved ‘Alarm Race 1924-25’, reverse engraved ‘No 3993 Sy Nauroz Khan “A” Coy 3/16th P.R.’, note various spellings of name, generally nearly very fine or better (4)
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Three: Private J. Dixon, 4th Canadian Infantry, who died of wounds on the Western Front on 13 June 1916 1914-15 Star (406286 Pte. J. Dixon. 4/Can: Inf:); British War and Victory Medals (406286 Pte. J. Dixon. 4-Can. Inf.) good very fine
Three: Sergeant C. Waugh, New Zealand Expeditionary Force 1914-15 Star (1273187 Sjt. C. Waugh. N.Z.E.F.); British War and Victory Medals (1273187 Sjt. C. Waugh. N.Z.E.F.) good very fine (6)
£80-£120
Joseph Dixon was born in Staffordshire on 23 June 1885, and, having emigrated in Canada, attested for the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force at Hamilton on 16 April 1915. He served with the 4th Battalion, Canadian Infantry during the Great War on the Western Front from 5 October 1915, and died of wounds on 13 June 1916. He is buried in Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery, Belgium.
Charles Waugh attested for the Auckland infantry Regiment, and served with the 7th Reinforcement, New Zealand Expeditionary Force, during the Great War, embarking at Auckland on 9 October 1915, and disembarking at Port Suez, Egypt, on 30 November 1915. He was reported wounded on 14 October 1916.
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