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#85 – Great War Royal Army Medical Corps Military Cross Medal Group of Eight to a Lieutenant Colonel who was Killed in Action on the Hospital Ship H.M.H.S. Newfoundland When She Was Attacked and Sunk by the Luftwaffe off the Coast of Salerno in September 1943 (Лот: 8678)
Ставки принимаются через менеджераGreat War Royal Army Medical Corps Military Cross Medal Group of Eight to a Lieutenant Colonel who was Killed in Action on the Hospital Ship H.M.H.S. Newfoundland When She Was Attacked and Sunk by the Luftwaffe off the Coast of Salerno in September 1943, Military Cross, GV, unnamed as issued, 1914-15 Star Medal ‘LIEUT H. FOXTON R.A.M.C.’, British War and Victory medals ‘MAJOR H. FOXTON R.A.M.C.’, with M.I.D. oakleaves, 1939-45 Star medal, Atlantic Star medal, Africa Star medal and War medal 1939-45, last 4 unnamed as issued. Also with named condolence slip for Second World War medals (4 medals issued), with typed naming ‘LIEUTENANT / COLONEL H FOXTON, M.C.’ilitary Cross, London Gazette 17th December 1917 – Capt. Hartas Foxton R.A.M.C.- Military Cross citation, London Gazette 23rd April 1918 – Capt. Hartas Foxton R.A.M.C. For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty when in charge of the collection of wounded. He personally directed and visited all the regimental posts many times a day, often under heavy fire. By his energy he kept his bearers working, though exhausted, until the completion of the evacuation.ention in Despatches, London Gazette 29th May 1917.artas Foxton was born into a farming family in Selby, Yorkshire in July 1889. On the 1911 Census he is a medical student. We have been unable to confirm when he enlisted but his promotion to Captain in the West Riding Field Ambulance is confirmed in the London Gazette of 22nd September 1915. Promotion to Acting Major was confirmed in the London Gazette of 20th April 1918 and he relinquished has Acting rank in the Gazette of 24th July 1919.etween the wars he worked as a General Practitioner in the town of Uttoxeter, Staffordshire and on the outbreak of war in 1939 he was confirmed as a Major in the Royal Army Medical Corps from the Territorial Reserve of Officers (L.G. 8th November 1939). n September 1943 Lieutenant Colonel Hartas Foxton M.B, Ch.B. was on board the hospital ship H.M.H.S. Newfoundland, 1 of 3 hospital ships supporting the Salerno landings. Following several near misses on 12th September, it was decided to anchor the ships 40 nautical miles offshore for safety overnight. Despite being fully illuminated and marked with Red Cross markings, at 5am on 13th September Newfoundland was struck by a Henschel Hs293 air-launched glide bomb dropped by a Dornier bomber of KG100. The ship caught fire and after 36 hours was towed further out to sea and scuttled. At the time of the attack the ship was carrying 2 patients and 32 crew and 6 Medical Officers, including Lt Col. Foxton, and 6 Staff Nurses were killed during the attack.ieutenant Colonel Hartas Foxton is commemorated on the Brookwood 1939-1945 Memorial, Surrey.
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#85 – US CIVIL WAR PEREIOD UNION OFFICER FORAGE CAP W/ CORPS BADE (Лот: 7438)
Аукцион завершенМинимальная цена продажи 1 000 $ не достигнутаUS CIVIL WAR PEREIOD UNION OFFICER FORAGE CAP W/ CORPS BADE, a blue doeskin 6′ tall in rear & 5′ tall in front & the top diameter is 5 ¼’, a black patent leather visor which extends 1 ¾’ & a matching chin-strap w/ Massachusetts side-buttons, on front is a blue doeskin oval 2 ¼’ wide w/ gold bullion wreath & ‘US’ in silver bullion, sewn on its top is a 2′ x 2′ 5th Corps badge in red cloth w/ 9th Regiment in brass in the very center (the 5th Corps was hard fought ay Gettysburg), inside is a dark polished cotton lining along w/ a 2′ wide dark leather sweatband, this has a lot of moth damage but still has a great look in my eyes,
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#86 – WW2 German Army Officers Sword Retailed by Baron, Solingen (Лот: 7275)
Ставки принимаются через менеджераWW2 German Army Officers Sword Retailed by Baron, Solingen, interesting aluminium hilted sword in the style of examples manufactured by Hörster. Gold painted fittings to the hilt with panther head having small jewelled eyes. Housed in repainted black steel scabbard with single hanging ring. Polished slightly curved blade with retailers stamp to the base under the langet. The blade measures 80 ½ cms, overall 99cms.
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#86 – Victorian 1st Volunteer Battalion Hampshire Regiment Other Ranks Glengarry Badge (Лот: 10152)
Ставки принимаются через менеджераVictorian 1st Volunteer Battalion Hampshire Regiment Other Ranks Glengarry Badge, cast colonial made example with two lug fittings to the reverse. Accompanied by a small white metal forage cap badge in form of Hampshire tiger and pair of white metal Hampshire rose collar badges. (4 items)
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#86 – A Family Group of Medals to the Martin Family from Hastings Comprising a Great War 1917 Palestine Campaign Distinguished Service Medal Group of Four to the Royal Navy Reserve and a Related Queens South Africa Medal to a Private in the Sussex Regiment Who Died of Disease in March 1901 (Лот: 8679)
Ставки принимаются через менеджераA Family Group of Medals to the Martin Family from Hastings Comprising a Great War 1917 Palestine Campaign Distinguished Service Medal Group of Four to the Royal Navy Reserve and a Related Queens South Africa Medal to a Private in the Sussex Regiment Who Died of Disease in March 1901, Queens South Africa medal with 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State and South Africa 1901, impressed naming ‘7066 PTE J MARTIN 1: R: SUSSEX REGT.’ Distinguished Service medal GV, ‘S.D.2854 W. MARTIN 2ND HD R.N.R. H.M.S. ‘GWENLLIAN’ MILITARY OPS PALESTINE 1917′ naming tightly packed onto the rim of the medal filling the full circumference, 1914-15 Star medal, ‘SD 2854 W. MARTIN D.H. R.N.R.’, British War and Victory medals ‘2854 S.D. W. MARTIN 2 D.H. R.N.R.’istinguished Service medal, London Gazette 20th February 1919 – ‘The following awards have been approved for services in Palestine operations October to November 1917’. The recommendation for this award is found in ADM137/872/306, HMT Gwenllian, Military Operations Palestine October and November 1917 – this man is brought to their Lordship’s notice.illiam Martin was born in Hastings on 25th September 1894. By 1911 he was a Sea Apprentice with the Marine Society being based on T.S. Warspite at Greenhithe, Kent. He enrolled for the Royal Naval Reserve on 11th October 1915, he served on the Trawler Gwenllian operating out of Port Said from 30th September 1917 through to 2nd April 1918 and was demobilised in March 1919.ames Martin is believed to be the older brother of William and her served in South Africa with 1st Volunteer Company Royal Sussex Regiment. He is confirmed on the medal rolls for the 3 clasps present on this medal and is also entitled to the Belmont clasp. He died of enteric fever at Bloemfontein on 19th March 1901.
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#86 – US CIVIL WAR PERIOD CHAUSSER OFFICERS CAP USED BY BOTH UNION & CONFEDERATE (Лот: 7439)
Аукцион завершенМинимальная цена продажи 300 $ не достигнутаUS CIVIL WAR PERIOD CHAUSSER OFFICERS CAP USED BY BOTH UNION & CONFEDERATE, blue doeskin w/ red doeskin base along w/ gold bullion trim, the rear is 4′ tall & front is 2 ¾’ tall & its top has a 4 ½’ diameter, a black patent leather visor which extends 1 ½’ & has a silver tress chin-cord w/ white glass side buttons, has a black polished cotton lining & a 1 ½’ black leather sweatband, has some moth damage but overall very nice, VG. – VG+
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#87 – WW2 German Army Officers Sword by Puma (Лот: 7276)
Ставки принимаются через менеджераWW2 German Army Officers Sword by Puma, excellent example of a dove head pattern officers sword which retains nearly all of the gilt wash finish to the hilt. Black celluloid grip with wire binding intact. Underside of the cross guard is stamped ‘GES GESCH’. Housed in its blackened scabbard. Polished slightly curved blade which is stamped ‘No3’ to obverse under the cross guard and reverse has the makers trademark. Blade 83 ½ cms, overall 102cms.
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#87 – Great War Minesweeping Distinguished Service Medal and Long Service Group of Six to a Recipient who Survived the Sinking of H.M.S. Houge in September 1914 (Лот: 8680)
Ставки принимаются через менеджераGreat War Minesweeping Distinguished Service Medal and Long Service Group of Six to a Recipient who Survived the Sinking of H.M.S. Houge in September 1914, Distinguished Service medal, GV, ‘186686 W.H. GOLDSMITH P.O. IRIS MINESWEEPING 1917’, 1914-15 Star medal, ‘186686 W.H. GOLDSMITH P.O.1, R.N.’, British War and Victory medals, ‘186686 W.H. GOLDSMITH ACT. C.P.O. R.N.’, Royal Naval Long Service and Good Conduct medal, GV, ‘186686 W.H. GOLDSMITH, P.O. H.M.S. IRIS’ with an Italian Commemorative medal of the Unity of Italy 1848, unnamed as issued.istinguished Service medal, London Gazette 17th April 1918- ‘The following awards have been approved to the undermentioned men in recognition of their services in mine-sweeping operations between the 1st April and 31st December 1917 – P.O. William Henry Goldsmith, O.N. 186686 ‘ (Po.).entioned in Despatches, London Gazette 22nd May 1917 – P.O. William Henry Goldsmith, O.N. 186686 (Po.)illiam Henry Goldsmith was born on 16th July 1880 on Portsea Island, Hampshire. He commenced his service in the Royal Navy on 20th December 1899 as a Boy 2nd Class on H.M.S. Vincent. In February 1913 he transferred to the Coastguard service at Harwich. As war loomed he was sent to H.M.S. Hogue on 1st August 1914 and was still serving on board when she was sunk on by the U-9 on 22nd September 1914 with her sister ships Aboukir and Cressy. Hogue lost 377 men. Goldsmith served on H.M.S. Iris from 26th July 1915 to 30th June 1919 and was awarded his Long Service medal on 13th October 1917. He was discharged 1st April 1919. In 1939 he is shown as being a retired Royal Navy C.P.O. living in Chichester also serving with the A.R.P.;600;1000;600;600;Medals 88;Great War Q-Ship Distinguished Service Medal group of Five to a Royal Marine who was Decorated for his Service During the Attack on the Submarine U31;Great War Q-Ship Distinguished Service Medal group of Five to a Royal Marine who was Decorated for his Service During the Attack on the Submarine U31, Distinguished Service Medal, GV, ‘CH.13578 CPL. R. EMMETT R.M.L.I. SPECIAL SERVICE 16 JULY 1916’, 1914-15 Star medal, ‘CH.13578 PTE. R. EMMETT R.M.L.I.’, British War and Victory medals ‘CH.13578 L.CPL. R. EMMETT R.M.L.I.’, Royal Naval Long Service & Good Conduct medal, GV 1st type, ‘CH13578 ROBERT EMMETT, PRIVATE R.M.L.I.’ Included with the lot is a ribbon bar, Royal Marine cap badge, a portrait photograph in uniform on an embroidered cloth backing, several metal badges and various family photographs and postcards including a photo postcard of HMS Agamemnon’s mascot (a cat) sitting in the muzzle of a 12-inch gun. istinguished Service medal, London Gazette 25th October 1916.obert Emmett was born in Southgate, London on 23rd October 1884 and enlisted in the Royal Marines on 23rd October 1902. On the outbreak of war in 1914 he was serving on HMS Agamemnon, the vessel that he spent most of the war onboard and would have present when the ship was credited with shooting down the Zeppelin L.Z. 55 in Salonica on 5th May 1916. His service record indicates he served on HMS Redbreast between 18th February 1917 and 14th July 1917, but he must have spent other time on the Q-ship as his DSM was awarded for his service when Redbreast attacked the German submarine U31 on 16th July 1916. Lieutenant G.S. Brown was awarded a Distinguished Service Cross for this action and asked to recommend 2 members of the crew for this action, Lance Corporal Emmett and Leading Stoker John Duncan.1 year later, on 15th July 1917, HMS Redbreast was sunk by the German submarine UC38 in the Aegean Sea with the loss of 42 members of her crew, according to his service record Robert Emmett had left Redbreast the day before on 14th July, returning to Agamemnon. emobilised on 22nd March 1919 he then joined the Royal Fleet Reserve being discharged on 15th December 1924.
