Campaign Groups and Pairs x368 Three: Private Musa Katsina, 1st Nigeria Regiment
1914-15 Star (R-393 Pte. Musa Katsina. 1-Nig. R.); British War and Victory Medals (R-393 Pte. Musa Katsina. 1-Nig. R.) old lacquer, otherwise very fine (3)
£50-£70 Private Musa Katsina entered the Cameroon theatre of war on 20 September 1914. Sold with copied medal rolls and Medal Index Card. 369
Three: Corporal A. Hellyer, East African Pioneer Company, who was killed by an explosion in Tanzania on 3 January 1917
1914-15 Star (3150 Pnr. A. Hellyer. E.A. Pnr. Coy.); British War and Victory Medals (3150 Cpl. A. Hellyer. E.A. Pnr. Coy.) good very fine (3)
£140-£180
Archibald Hellyer served with the East African Pioneer Company during the Great War in the East Africa, Nyasaland, and Northern Rhodesia theatre of War from 1 September 1915, and was killed by an explosion on 3 January 1917. He is buried in Morogoro Cemetery, Tanzania..
370 Pair: Miss Elizabeth Connolly, Mercantile Marine
British War and Mercantile Marine War Medals (Elizabeth Conolly [sic]) in outer OHMS transmission envelope, addressed to ‘Miss E. Connolly, 117 Asser Road, West Derby, Liverpool’, nearly extremely fine, scarce to a female recipient (2)
£80-£120 Miss Elizabeth Connolly served during the Great War as a Stewardess in the merchant cargo ship Ortega.. 371
Three: Chief Petty Officer W. Rogers, Royal Navy, who served aboard H.M.S. Marlborough at the Battle of Jutland, 31 May 1915
British War and Victory Medals (186025 W. Rogers. P.O. R.N.); Royal Fleet Reserve L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (186025 (Dev. A. 5681) W. Rogers. C.P.O. R.F.R.) very fine and better (3)
£60-£80
William Rogers was born at West Teignmouth, Devon in July 1879 and enlisted into the Royal Navy in October 1895 as a Boy Second Class. He served with numerous ships including H.M.S. Colossus, Hazard, Magnificent, Theseus, Queen, Attentive and Bellerophon. During the Great War he saw operational service aboard the battleship H.M.S. Marlborough and was part of her crew at both the Battle of Jutland and during ‘The Action of 19 August 1916’. Rogers joined the Royal Fleet Reserve in July 1919 and was awarded his Royal Fleet Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in May 1920..
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Three: Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist F. G. Statham, Royal Navy, who during the Second War survived the sinking of both H.M.S. Latona and Medway
British War and Victory Medals (J.64651 F.G. Statham. B. Tel. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, coinage head (J.64651 F. G. Statham. L. Tel. H.M.S. Nelson.) light contact marks, very fine (3)
£70-£90
Frederick George Statham was born at Leicester in July 1901. He enlisted into the Royal Navy in November 1916 as a Boy 2nd Class and saw operational service during the Great War aboard the battleship H.M.S. Benbow, and was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in August 1934 while serving with the battleship H.M.S. Nelson.
In the early stages of the Second World War, Statham, by this time having attained the rate of Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist, was stationed at H.M.S. St Angelo, Malta and H.M.S. Nile, Alexandria. He later saw service with the battleship H.M.S. Royal Sovereign and was on the ship’s crew of the minelayer H.M.S. Latona on 25 October 1941 while she was supporting the besieged garrison at Tobruk. Carrying 1,000 Polish troops Latona came under air attack north of Bardia, was hit in the engine room by a bomb from a Junkers Ju 87, causing her to sink two hours later with the loss of 4 officers, 16 crew members and 7 soldiers. Following this Statham was posted to the submarine depot ship H.M.S. Medway and was present on 30 June 1942 when she was torpedoed and sunk by the German U-boat U-372 off Port Said. He was invalided out of the service in June 1944 following a spell in Haslar Royal Naval Hospital..
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Three: Chief Petty Officer Writer J. J. Harvey, Royal Navy, who served during the Russian Intervention in H.M.S. Glory
British War and Victory Medals (M. 28347 J. H. [sic] Harvey. 3 Wr. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, coinage head (M. 28347 J. J. Harvey. C.P.O. Wr; H.M.S. Resource.) contact marks, nearly very fine (3)
£80-£120
John James Harvey was born at Arklow, County Wicklow, Ireland in June 1897 and enlisted into the Royal Navy as a Writer Third Class in November 1917. Between July 1918 and September 1919 he saw operational service in Russia aboard the pre-dreadnought battleship H.M.S. Glory. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in December 1932 whilst serving with the fleet repair ship H.M.S. Resource, having attained the rate of Chief Petty Officer Writer. During the Second World War he was stationed at the shore establishments, H.M.S. Pyramus, Victory II, Excellent and Eaglet. He was invalided out of the navy, permanently unfit for naval service in February 1945, only to re-join with H.M.S President in October 1947 as a Chief Petty Officer Recruiter. After a spell in Royal Naval Hospital Chatham, he was invalided out the service once more in February 1952..
374 Three: Acting Chief Electrical Artificer Second Class H. A. Pike, Royal Navy
British War and Victory Medals (M. 27585 H. A. Pike. E.A.5. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, coinage head (M.27585 H. A. Pike, A/C.E.R.A 2, H.M.S. Basilisk.) contact marks and edge bruising, good fine (3)
£60-£80
Howard Alfred Pike was born at Devonport in April 1899 and enlisted into the Royal Navy in August 1917 as an Electrical Artificer Fifth Class, being first assigned to the Royal Navy’s torpedo school, H.M.S. Defiance. He saw operational service during the Great War aboard the battlecruiser H.M.S. New Zealand, and was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in September 1932 whilst on the crew of the destroyer H.M.S. Basilisk, having been advanced Acting Chief Electrical Artificer Second Class.
During the Second World War he served with the shore establishments H.M.S. Defiance and Cochrane.
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