Miscellaneous 554


Sea Services Commemorative Medal 1914-1919, by Heming & Co, London, 51mm, silver, the obverse featuring Britannia standing on a rock holding a wreath and trident, the British lion at her feet, ‘The Sure Shield’ and ‘1914-1919’ around, the reverse inscribed within wreath ‘Sea Services Commemoration 4th August 1914-1919’, in case of issue, contemporarily hand-written on the case ‘Capt. H. J. Dickinson’; Bombardment of Scarborough Medal 1914, 32mm, silver, the obverse featuring the Arms of Scarborough upon a central shield between views of the coast, ‘Scarborough still Undismayed’, above, three ships bombarding the coast, the reverse inscribed ‘Bombardment of Scarborough Non Combatants by the German Fleet, Dec. 16th 1914’, nearly extremely fine (2)


£80-£120


On 4 August 1919 a pageant was held on the River Thames in London to commemorate the mobilisation of the naval services in 1914 and to celebrate the victory.


The Yorkshire coastal resort of Scarborough was bombarded by the German battle cruisers Derfflinger and Von der Tann on the night of 15-16 December 1914. Some fifty shots were fired, killing 137 men, women and children and wounding another 592. Four months after the bombardment the ‘Scarborough Mercury’ advertised commemoration medals. The advert used the following text:


‘The Bombardment of Scarborough. An Issue of Commemoration Medals. We have at considerable cost, had dies prepared by a firm of medallists of high repute in order to issue medals to keep in perpetual memory the bombardment of the town by German ships on the 16th December last. The medals are of two sizes - one the size of a sixpence, and the other of a half-crown. The small size has been struck in gold, silver, bronze, and aluminium. The large size has been struck in silver, bronze and aluminium. The obverse represents the South Bay, with ships shelling the town. The reverse records the event and date of the same.’


555


Chew Magna (Somerset) Great War Tribute Medal 1914-1918, 38mm, silver, the obverse engraved ‘The Great War 1914-1918, Chew Magna Honours Him’, the reverse inscribed ‘W. Peters’ with a wreath surround, ring suspension, good very fine


£60-£80


556


A silver medal, 33m, with ring suspension, obverse engraved ‘Batoum, March and April 1920’, the reverse engraved ‘To dear Major Murray in remembrance of the Bolshevik’s Kent’, good very fine


£30-£40


557


Governor of Bengal’s Medal for Loyal Service, silver, 57mm, awarded to ‘Babu K. C. Rakshit 1943’, very fine £60-£80


558


Badge for Voluntary War Work in India, in H.M. Mint, Calcutta, case of issue, the lid embossed ‘Mrs. Jordan.’, extremely fine


£60-£80


559


Royal Geographical Society Prize Medal, 39mm, bronze (Martin Stewart 1870.) in fitted case of issue, extremely fine £60-£80


560


A Selection of Presentation Fire Brigade Medals awarded to Superintendent E. Huxtable, Toowong Volunteer Fire Brigade, Queensland, who served with the Queensland Mounted Infantry in South Africa during the Boer War Comprising two Best Attendance Prize Medals, 33mm, silver, the reverses engraved ‘Toowong V.F.B. Presented to Superintendent E, Huxtable for Best Attendance’ and the years ‘1895-96’ and ‘1896-97’ respectively; A Sports Prize Medal, 33mm, silver, the reverse engraved ‘May Day Sports 1896. Presented by Members to Super. E. Huxtable’; a Toowong Volunteer Fire Brigade Life Member’s Medal, 35mm, silver, the obverse engraved ‘T.V.F.B. Life Member E. Huxtable’; and a Boer War Presentation Medal, 31mm, silver (hallmarks for Birmingham 1899), the reverse engraved ‘Presented by United V.F.B. Brisbane to Trooper E. Huxtable on his departure to S. Africa, 26.2.1900’; together with the West Buckland Devon County School Fortescue Prize Medal awarded to the recipient’s son, 38mm, silver (S. E. Huxtable), generally good very fine (6)


£300-£400


Edwin Huxtable, a Superintendent with the Toowong Volunteer Fire Brigade, served as 227 Sergeant with the 3rd Battalion, Queensland Mounted Infantry in South Africa during the Boer War.


Sydney Edwin Huxtable was born in South Molton, Devon, in 1905, the eldest son of Edwin Huxtable, and was educated at West Buckland School; St. Luke’s College, Exeter; and King’s College, London. A prominent artist, he exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1858-66, and died in Carshalton, Surrey, in 1990.


561


John Murray Medal, small gold medal held in an outer frame, 46mm in diameter, the total mass 24.23g, the obverse featuring the coat of arms of the University of Aberdeen, the reverse inscribed ‘The John Murray Medal & Scholarship, University of Aberdeen, awarded to Robert Brown as the Most Distinguished Graduate in Medicine of his Year 1905’ extremely fine


£240-£280


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