Militaria, Medals and Awards

A German 1916 model steel helmet, reissued during the Third Reich period with 1935 type lining and traces of Wehrmacht decal (surface rust and battle damage to rear of skull, chinstrap and lining string missing).

An oval spelter plaque, cast in relief with a depiction of The Last Stand of Major Allan Wilson at Shangani, December 4th 1893, after Allan Stewart, approx 33cm x 25cm, together with a copy of 'The White Man Sang' by Alexander Fullerton, the back of the dust jacket depicting the same scene.

A pair of First World War period French field glasses by L. Petit, Paris, engraved with broad arrow, 'Mk V.Spl 74118' and '4½', with leather covered body and blackened frame and extending anti-glare shields, contained in their leather case, dated 1918 and impressed 'W.H. Whisson'.

A First World War period black painted brass compass, detailed 'Creagh-Osborne Compass, Pat. 114 B/1915, H Hughes & Sons Ltd. London, No 2118' (paint loss and wear overall), fitted to a leather strap.

A Plotter Visual Mk IV, No. B 219, by Stanley, London, dated 1939, used to calculate the altitude of enemy aircraft, the elevating sighting tube with graduations to 25 on a circular table top with graduations to 360, diameter approx 58.5cm.

Three 1914-18 French Croix de Guerre, fourteen British cap badges, including Grenadier Guards, Artists, Lothian & Border Horse and Loyal Surrey Hussars, and a group of various buttons, medallions, etc.

A 1914-18 British War Medal and a Victory Medal to 'J.84737 J.H. Beckett Ord. R.N.', a group of four Second World War medals, comprising Africa Star, 1939-45 Star, Defence Medal and War Medal, mounted on a bar as worn, an Imperial Service Medal to 'Walter John Whitehead', another 1939-45 War Medal, eight cap badges, including U.T.P. (Upper Thames Patrol) and all-brass Royal Sussex Reg, two bronze shooting medals, etc.

A Second World War period pilot's silk map, 'Sheet K, French Indo China (south), Siam, Thailand (part of)', together with a U.S. style belt buckle, cast with globe surmounted by eagle, temple within oval border and 'Peiping China 1946 Victory'.

A small collection of military badges, buttons, etc, including a First World War period Army Ordnance Corps cap badge, a Victorian Irish badge with harp surmounted by crown within shamrock spray, a copy of a Third Reich Tank battle badge with '75' action tablet and various buttons.

A First World War period memorial plaque, detailed 'Charles Sinnett', the reverse struck with 'WA' within a circle (Woolwich Arsenal), brass suspension bar soldered to back.

A silvered H.J. Proficiency Badge, no. 123541, maker's code M 1/63 (Steinhauer & Lück, Lüdensheid), together with a pair of blue tinted goggles, marked 'M&C', a leather flying/motoring helmet (faults), and a pair of overalls with stretcher bearer shoulder titles.

A post-1952 general's full dress cap, within a Herbert Johnson cardboard box.

A Royal Navy seaman's watchcoat, dated 1952, and a heavy Tropal lined coat, dated 1941.

A Suffolk Regiment 1949 pattern captain's battledress with trousers and khaki beret, dated 1943, together with a blue No. 1 dress uniform, a Royal Navy Auxiliary blouse and a Mine Service beret, contained within a trunk.

A black and white photograph of Edward, Prince of Wales chatting to Captain O.P. Jones on their return from Paris in 1926, signed 'Edward P May 4th 1926' in ink, together with a covering letter from the Secretary to H.R.H. The Duke of Windsor, dated 1st March 1951, returning the photograph duly autographed as requested.

A collection of photographs, circa 1920-1960, mainly of piston-engine aircraft, including Spitfire, Lockheed Lightning and Chipmunk.

A group of five Second World War medals, comprising 1939-45 Star, Africa Star, Italy Star, Defence Medal and War Medal, mounted on a bar as worn, together with a silk panel, printed with an Allied fighter's request for help against the Japanese in seventeen languages with Union Jack in upper left corner, approx 48cm x 29cm, a wooden plaque applied with 253 and 92 Squadron badges and three brass plates, engraved 'Kenley 1940', 'N. Africa 1942' and 'Sqn. Ldr. Jefferson H. Wedgwood D.F.C. and Bar', a copy of W.G.R. Hinchliffe's log book, covering period 23/6/16 to 13/3/28, limited edition Copy No. 6, presented to Captain O.P. Jones in January 1970, an interesting telegram to Lord Brockett, dated 24/8/39, reading 'Suggest you approach Halifax in our joint names urging immediate personal visit of Himself Premier and Burgin to Hitler to urge unprejudiced conference having previously promised country no weakening of policy Hamilton Oversands Harlech', a book on German secret weapons, etc.

A programme for the Schneider Trophy Contest on September 12th 1931, with H.M.S. Courageous pin-on badge, a programme for the R.A.F. Air Display at Hendon on 27th June 1936, an Empire Air Day 1938 programme, six copies of Flight Deck and a collection of other pamphlets, magazines and souvenir publications.

An interesting handwritten letter giving an account of the Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava from Willy Norris to Maria, with part-transcript, another letter from Willy Norris to Maria, written in camp before Sevastopol, dated April 6th 1853, mentioning trenches within 100 yards of the Russians, with transcript, and a copy of a letter from Col. Gambier? of 8th November 1854 giving details of hardships and losses, with part-transcript.