Campaign Groups and Pairs 270 Five: Captain (Quartermaster) A. E. P. Secker, Corps of Military Police, who was twice Mentioned in Despatches
1939-45 Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf; Army L.S. & G.C.,
G.VI.R., 1st issue, Regular Army (313259 Cpl. A. E. P. Secker. C. of M.P.) nearly extremely fine (5)
£120-£160
M.I.D. London Gazettes 26 July 1940 and 20 December 1940. Albert Edward Percival Secker was commissioned Lieutenant (Quartermaster) in the Corps of Military Police on 10 July 1940.
271 Five: Lieutenant (Quartermaster) F. Riley, Royal Military Police
1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 2 clasps, Palestine 1945-48, Malaya, unofficial retaining rod between clasps (7684033 W.O. Cl.1. F. Riley. R.M.P.) suspension claw on last neatly re-soldered, otherwise good very fine (5)
£80-£120 272 Five: Warrant Officer Class II E. E. Bottom, Royal Military Police
1939-45 Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (7685599 W.O. Cl.2. E. E. Bottom. R.M.P.) minor official correction to last, nearly extremely fine (5)
£60-£80
Edward E. Bottom ‘joined the Corps in September 1939 and served in Venice and Egypt and amongst many home Command Provost Units. He served for a period at Mytchett and finished his service in the Depot as R.Q.M.S. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in January 1962 and retired to open a greengrocer’s ship in Knaphill on 6 April 1962.’ (extracts from the Royal Military Police Journal refer).
273 Seven: Sergeant D. J. James, Royal Military Police, later Royal Artillery
1939-45 Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, 1st Army; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Army L.S. & G.C.,
G.VI.R., 1st issue, Regular Army (1063965 Pte. D. J. James. C.R.M.P.); Efficiency Medal, E.II.R., 2nd issue, Territorial (1063965 Sgt. D. J. James. R.A.) mounted as worn, nearly extremely fine (7)
£100-£140 274 Four: Sergeant A. Kilby, Royal Military Police
1939-45 Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Army L.S. & G.C.,
G.VI.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (779563 Sjt. A. Kilby. R.M.P.) mounted court-style, extremely fine (4)
£60-£80 275 Five: Sergeant T. Smith, Royal Military Police
1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1945-48 (14002842 Sjt. T. Smith. R.M.P.) edge bruising, very fine (5)
£70-£90 276 Four: Private N. V. Brownhill, Royal Military Police
1939-45 Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Efficiency Medal,
G.VI.R., 1st issue, Territorial (4745845 Pte. N. V. Brownhill. R.M.P.) good very fine (4)
£70-£90
Norman Victor Brownhill was born on 24 May 1917 and attested for the Corps of Military Police on 2 September 1939. Sold together with the recipient’s Soldier’s Service and Pay Book.
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Three: Private F. Phillips 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Army Council enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mrs L. Phillips, 1 Ashvale, Ashvale, Caerleon, Newport, nearly extremely fine
1939-45 Star; Africa Star (3); Pacific Star; Burma Star; France and Germany Star; Defence Medal (5); War Medal 1939 -45 (9), generally good very fine and better (24)
£80-£120 F. Phillips served and died during the Second World War. 278
Three: Squadron Leader J. B. S. Monypenny, Royal Air Force, who was killed in action on 20 July 1940 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Air Council enclosure, extremely fine (3)
£300-£400
John Blackwell Sinclair Monypenny was commissioned Pilot Officer in the Royal Air Force on 27 June 1930 and was promoted Flying Officer on 27 February 1932, Flight Lieutenant on 27 February 1936, and Squadron Leader on 1 December 1938. He served during the Second World War with 9 Squadron, based at R.A.F. Honnington, and was killed in action on 20 July 1940. Taking off at 20:10 on an operational sortie to Wismar, his Wellington L7795 was reported to have crashed into Eckernforder Bay, approximately 25 km north- west of Kiel. All the crew were killed. Monypenny has no known grave and is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
Sold together with a number of original letters concerning various gifts given posthumously on his behalf, including his R.A.F. Officers’ Sword which was presented to the R.A.F. by his widow, and is used by the R.A.F. Ensign bearer at the annual Battle of Britain Service in Westminster Abbey.
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