TOPIC:

There were 16 single ABOs in the first iteration of the next auction catalogue. These have just been augmented by another 13 ABOs. As a rsult, the reserves on the initial lots have been reduced this week from R3400 (mostly) to R2900 (around £160)

B012 R2900
B013 R2900
B015 R2900
B016 R2900
B017 R2900
B018 R2900
B020 R3000
B021 R2900
B022 R2900
B023 R2900
B024 R2900
B025 R2900

Items from B86 on 7 February 2018

P011
A Great War “East Africa” M.S.M. Group of five to Sergeant (Motor Cycle Despatch Rider) William Henry Batchelor, Heidelburg Commando, South African Service Crops, late South
African Constabulary.

1.QSA Clasps: CC; OFS; Tvl ; SA01; SA02 3488 Cl. Tpr W.H.Batchelor S.A.C.
2. 1914/15 Star Sjt W.H. Batchelor Heidelburg Cdo
3. British War Medal 1914-20, Sjt W.H. Batchelor S.A.S.C.
4. Victory Medal (bilingual) Sjt W.H. Batchelor S.A.S.C.
5. Meritorious Service Medal GVR 2044 M.D.R. W.H Batchelor SA Mtr. Desp: Coy (this last with minor official correction, generally very fine)

M.S.M. London Gazette, 29 August 1918, S African Force, 2044 M.D.R. W.H. Bachelor SA Motor Despatch Coy. “…. In recognition of valuable services rendered with the Forces in East Africa during the present war”. UDF G.O 2630 Reward for War Services South African Force 2044 Motor Desp. Rider W.H. Batchelor, SA Motor Despatch Coy.

Extract from official records, being South African Motor Despatch Rider Company – Records of Service in East Africa (copy included)
“2044 Batchelor W.H. Despatch Rider Landed Kilindini 3:8:1916 Leave to SA 27:2:1917, returned to G.E.A. 18:6:1917. Invalided 17:11:1917. Joined G.H.Q. at Lukugura and went with them through to Morogoro. Then went with first detachment to Kilwa and remained there till he went to SA on leave. Since return through part Lindi operations. Awarded Meritorious Service Medal G.R.O. 549 17:6:1918” Herewith extracts from official records, being, SA Motor Cyclists Corps; E.A. Campaign 1916-1918 Part 1 (pages 1-5) “The SA Motor Cyclists Corps war formed in January 1916 under the command of Col. Fairweather, D.S.O., with Capt D McMillan as adjutant. It consisted of 8 platoons and Headquarters under Lieuts. Hoskyn, McHardy, Henry, Hall, Ramsay, Kelly, Jackson, Houghton and Clarke, respectively. Headquarters was composed of signalers, motor mechanics and c; in addition each platoon had its own mechanics. The uniform consisted of helmet (with yellow diamond flash having red edge), tunic, shirt, corduroy, riding breeches, leather leggings, and British warm overcoat, and for wet weather, oilskin coat and trousers of brilliant yellow hue. Badge on helmet was a flying wheel, and shoulder badges S.A.M.C.C. The machines provided were B.S.A’s and they certainly proved their worth in the field. Gun-buckets were affixed to the front fork as a receptacle for the short rifles issued, and were also used as a means for conveying Lewis guns, signaling equipment and c.

“At Kondoa, Irangi, we linked up with the 2nd Division under General Van Deventer. Cycles were parked near the hospital about 2 miles from the town, and we took up a position on a small hill (some 4 miles outside the town, called Rock Rabbit Ridge, with various infantry and horse units nearby. We were referred to by the other units as “Jimmy Fairweather’s rock rabbits”. One platoon was sent to another hill called Loskop. Patrols were sent out into the adjoining mealie lands to try and contact the enemy, who held a front of 7 miles. The whole division frequently came under shell fire from the German position, where some naval guns of the “Koningsberg” had been mounted.”

“Looking back on our experiences in East Africa, Central Africa, Nyasaland and Portuguese East Africa, we are proud to think we were the pioneer Corps of present day mechanized form of fighting, though little did we think of that at the time. Owing to our great mobility we could be rushed to any threatened spot with the least possible delay, and no one realized this more than General Northey”. “In all over 1000 men were recruited for the S.A.M.C.C. The Corps had engagements with the enemy at Kondoa Irangi, Kidete, Iranga (patrol skirmishes); Tandala and Regone (Portuguese East Africa)”

Herewith extracts from “Reminiscences of the German East Africa Campaign 1916-1918” by H.R. Dewey, which give some idea of the
realities in the Motor Cycle Corps in German East Africa.

R 9,000

B033
Trio: QSA 2 Bars : CC and OFS KSA 2 Bars: SA01, SA02 RENAMED 4485 Pte W.J. RUSSELL 9th Lancers
Police Service Medal 2273 (M) Det/Constable W.J. Russell.
Included in lot is A ribbon bar
VF 2000

D041
Disk: R. FURNEY C.G.R.
VF 700

R042
No bar: Tpr G. FAUCHE Hex River DMT – very scarce only 15 issued. With copy of the Roll
EF 3500

R043
No bar: Tpr C. WANKLE (157) East London DMT F 1800

R044
No bar: Tpr S.J. JAKINS Victoria East DMT. With copy of the roll
VF+ 2500

R045
No bar: Tpr G. HOLLIS Adelaide DMT With copy of the page of the roll
EF 1500

D046
One bar: OFS Mr S. GILLHAM Imp RLY
VF 1300

R047
Pair : QSA Bar Defence of Kimberley and Kimberley Star ‘a’ Pte A. GOOSE Kimberly Town Guard With copy of the page of the roll
VF+ 5000

R048
Two bars: Def. of Ladysmith; TVL Cpl J.M. WILLOCK (5709) Liverpool Regt With copy of the page of the roll
VF- 2000

R049
Three bars: CC; OFS; TVL
Pte J. GILKS (24002) 35TH Co. Imp. Yeo With copy of the page of the roll.
VF 1500

J050
Three bars: CC; OFS; Tvl 65725 Dvr J. COLE 87th Bty R.F.A.
VF+ 1550

R051
Four bars: CC; WEPENER; TVL; Witt Pte A.B. BAYLOR (3231) Cape Mtd Rifles impressed in small letters. This medal has not been renamed. With copy of the page of the roll There is also a copy of the liquidation account of the late Arthur Bayly Baylor who died at Bulawayo 15th September 1950
VF+ 4000

R052
Four bars: CC; Rhod; OFS; TVL Lt Sir A. ARMSTRONG Bt 61 Co. 17/Imp Yeo. Engraved as issued. There is an extract from the who was who 1916-1928. Sir Andrew Harvey Armstrong 3rd Bart. Born 23rd May 1866. Formally Capt 3 Batt. Leinester Regt. (Royal Canadians) Served with the Imperial Yeomanry in South Africa.Joined 5th Service Batt. The Conaught Rangers 19th September 1914. Posted to depot 8th January 1915.
EF+ 7500

R053
Five bars: CC; PAA; Drie; Jhb; SA01
Pte F MARLOW (3117) 2ND Duke of Cornwall Lt Inf. With copy of the page of the roll. There is an entry for him in the casualty roll. Severly burnt near Belfast. Died 30th July 1901.
EF 3500

V338 Pair: Tpr F.T. TOTHILL Lonsdale’s Horse
SA Medal 1877-8-9 Bar 1879
Cape of Good Hope General Service medal bar Basutoland Sgt F.T.Tothill C.M. Rif
VF+ 16000

V339
No Bar: 18 Pte R.K. BILLSON Humandsorp C.D.F.
VF 1500

V340
Bar Natal: MR H.L. MERCER
VF 1600

V341
Four Bars: CC; OFS; TVL; SA 1901 32592 Tpr G.P.C.T. SMITH Damants Horse
VF 1700

Items from B87 on 11 April 2018

P002
Group of eight miniature medals attributed to Major GORDON-GRAY DSO, MC Distinguished Service Order SAFA 27/7/18 Military Cross SAFA 01/02/17 QSA Bars: CC; OFS; Tvl KSA Bars: SA01; SA02 Natal Rebellion bar 1906
VF
2800

D014
Four: 10361 Pte H.F. DAVIS R.A.M.C. Queens Sudan 10361 Pte H.F. Davis R.A.M.C Khedives Sudan medal bar : Khartoum unnamed QSA: 2 Bars CC; OFS KSA: 2 Bars SA01; SA02 10361 Pte H.F. DAVIS R.A.M.C. – mounted for wear. Copies of his attestation papers confirm the medals. Attested 28 April 1894. Discharged 27-4-06
VF
7000

D019
Borough of Newark 1900 HH516 – bronze 32 mm in diameter
900

D020
British Transvaal War 1900 Success to New Zealand contingent 1899-1900 HH: 942- Gilt 22.5 mm Diameter
300

Z021
Blank DTD Unnamed not name erased
EF
4000

Y022
Disk only 2988 Pte J. NICHOL Thorneycrofts M.I.
VF
500

W023
Disk: R. FURNEY C.G.R.
VF
700

D024
No bar: 77751 Gnr W. ALLEN 5th E.D. R.G.A. – has a new suspender fitted.
[No reserve stated]

D025
No bar: 308 Pte G.S. GLEESON K.W.T.G King William Town Guard No 1 copy served 28 April 1901
VF
1600

D026
No bar: 581 Pte J. SMITH Cradock T.G. Sold with copied medal roll
VF
1600

D027
No bar: 747 Pte W.J. HARPER Grahamstown T.G. 1ST Batt Sold with copied medal roll
VF
1600

D028
No bar: 118 Tpr A.V. RIPPON Albany Dis M.T. Sold with medal roll
VF
1800

D029
No bar: Tpr P.H. CLOGG E. London D.M.T. Sold with medal copied roll
VF
1600

D030
No bar: 540 Pte G.S. VAN STADEN Uitenhage T.G. Sold with copied medal roll.
VF
1800

D031
No bar: 67 Pte J. MACDONALD Cookhouse T.G. Only 100 issued – sold with copied medal roll
VF
2100

D032
No bar: 86 Pte S. BILLET Tarkastad T.G. Discharged 30 September 1901 Left district – sold with copied medal roll
VF
2000

D033
No bar: 55 Pte J.M. PENTZ Wellington D.M.T. Small edge ding – only 91 issued – sold with copied medal roll
VF
1800

D034
No bar: 821 Pte J. McLAREN Grahamstown T.G. 1st Batt G.T.G. Sold with copied medal roll
VF
1800

D035
No bar: 54 Pte G. WEST Burghersdorp T.G Re-suspendered – sold with copied medal roll
VF
1500

D036
No bar: Pte A. MORTLOCK Barberton T.G. From 17 June 1901 to 21 December 1901. Sold with copied medal roll
VF
2000

W038
One bar: OFS Mr S. GILLHAM Imp RLY
VF
1300

D039
One bar: TVL 5097 Pte T. TILLMAN 18th Hussars Scratch marks from second medal when worn. Sold with copied medal roll.
VF
1600

D040
One bar: OFS Mr H. DEVINE Imp Mil Railway
VF
1450

A041
One bar: Cape Colony 387 Pte J.E. RUSSEL D.O.E.V.R.
VF
1400

A042
One bar: Transvaal 3706 Tpr J. DUFF Scottish Horse
VF
1400

D043
2 Bars: SA01 and SA02 2499 Tpr H.D. TEOBALD Natal Police Discharged 5 August 1903 sold with copied medal roll
VF
1500

D044
2 Bars: CC; SA02 38337 Pte J. PRATT 27th Bn IMP Yeo Sold with copied medal roll
VF
1500

D045
2 Bars: Tvl; SA02 2521 Pte P. McNICHOLAS Johannesburg M.R. Sold with copied medal roll – only SA02 is confirmed
VF
1500

D046
2 Bars: CC; Tvl 510 Gnr J. MEARNS Cape G.A. – he is entitled to a KSA SA01 and SA02 – sold with copied medal roll
VF
1300

A047
2 Bars: CC; OFS Tpr W.J. TIMM Nesbitt’s Horse
VF
1400

A048
3 Bars: Cape Col; Tvl; SA01 9424 Pte M. MCCARDLE K.O. Scot Bord
VF
1600

A049
3 Bars: CC; OFS; Tvl 1069 Tpr t. Melcher Kimberley Horse
F+
1100

D050
3 Bars: CC; SA01; SA02 39518 Pte W. MORRISON Cape Med Staff Corps. Medals officially re-impressed K. Coy. Discharged medically unfit 13/02/02. Sold with copied medal roll
VF
1500

D051
3 Bars: CC; SA01; SA02 270 Pte B.P. DE BEER Cape Medical staff corps. B Coy CMSC
VF
1600

D052
3 Bars: CC; SA01; SA02 38 Pte J.P.F. GREEF C.C.F. Served from 5/12/01 to 31/05/02 L. Squadron Cape Colonial Forces. Sold with copied medal roll
VF
1600

D053
3 Bars: DoL; Tvl and Laings Nek 393 Tpr E.G. OLIVER Border M.R. Sold with copied medal roll
VF
3400

D054
3 Bars: CC; Tvl and Wittebergen 671 Pte L. ISAAC Kaffrn Rifles Sold with copied medal roll
VF
1500

D055
4 Bars: OFS, Tvl; SA01 and SA02 2761 Tpr G. BARNETT SA Lt Horse
QSA issued 6/4/03 – Rivets missing between Tvl and SA01 issued off roll dated 1904. Sold with 3 copied medal rolls
VF
1500

A056
5 Bars: Cape Col; Paarl; Drief; Jhb; SA01 1926 Sjt M.S. YOUNG Nesbitt’s Horse Served 09/02/1900 – 24/4/1901. Discharged – services no longer required
F+
1800

A057
5 Bars: CC; OFS; Tvl; SA01; SA02 1395 Tpr W. TAYLOR RPR
VF+
1600

A058
5 Bars: CC; OFS; Tvl; SA01; SA02 316 Tpr A. ROYLE Damants Horse
VF+
1800

A059
5 Bars: CC; OFS; Tvl; SA01; SA02 24172 Pte W. LYTHAM 9TH Coy Imp Yeo
F
1400

KSA
Y060
10980 Pte J. PHELAN A.S.C. Bars SA 1901; SA 1902 suspender broken off
F
400

QSA / KSA GROUP
A061
QSA 3 bars: CC; Tvl; Witt KSA 2 bars: SA01; SA02 33158 Bmb E. BOYES RFA
VF
2700

POST QSA/KSA GROUP
A062
QSA 866 Tpr C.F. POTTER DEOVR Natal Rebellion Pte C.F. POTTER Durban Mil Res WWI Pte C.F. POTTER 2nd SAI
VF
4000

A modest Boer War offering in the next Kaplan auction on 20 June 2018 in B88.

P002

Group of eight miniature medals attributed to Major GORDON-GRAY DSO, MC Distinguished Service Order SAFA 27/7/18 Military Cross SAFA 01/02/17 QSA Bars:  CC; OFS; Tvl KSA Bars:  SA01; SA02 Natal Rebellion bar 1906 1914/15 Star trio Born in India on 3 April 1878, he was educated in England.  During the Anglo Boer War he served in the Artillery Troop of CMR.  During the 1906 Rebellion, he was a machine gunner with the maxim detachment.  He was promoted to Lieutenant in 1912.  During WW I, Capt Gray served with the SAMR in SWA.  In September 1915 he was the Battery Commander of 3 Field Battery and served in East Africa.  He then served in Palestine with the Egyptian Expeditionary Force.  He was awarded the DSO and the MC.  On his return to South Africa in 1919, he was posted to the SAMR.  During the Rand Revolt, Major Gray was sent to Benoni with a machine gun company.  On 11 March 1922 he was shot and mortally wounded by a sniper. Medals mounted for wear.  A copy of a photograph of him taken in 1915 accompanies the lot.

VF

2600

	QSA
X007	Three bars:  CC, OFS, TVL 1069 Tpr T MELCHER Kimberley Horse.  Edge nicks	VF	1600
	KIMBERLEY STAR
L008	Unnamed as issued – has all its proper Hallmarks.	EF	4000
	BOER WAR MEDALLION
L009	Medallion made from white medal.  Has Kruger’s bust one side, other side in Afrikaans – Celebrates 100 years of Kruger’s birthday.	VF	300
	BOER WAR CURRENCY
L010	Government £5 note number 9000 dated 28/5/1900	F	800
L011	Government £5 note number 5849 dated 28/5/1900	F	800

MINIATURE MEDAL GROUPS

P124

Miniature group of 4:  Surgeon Captain Howard Decimus Buss 1.     Officer of the Order of St John 2.     QSA clasps Cape Colony, Rhodesia 3.     KSA clasps 1901, 1902 4.     Victoria Diamond Jubilee Medal Mounted on a pin. Howard Decimus Buss studied at the University College London, at Paris and at Montpellier (France). He was attached to the base hospital at Marandellas in Rhodesia when he joined the Rhodesian Field Force. During the second half of the Boer War he served in the hospital in Tembuland. He was an Honorary Life Member of the St John’s Ambulance

1300

Another auction with very few QSAs but a great deal of documentation. Auction B89 on 22 August 18

V466
One bar: CC
1293 Tpr R. WEBSTER Nesbitts Horse
VF 1300

V467
Three bars: Tvl; OFS and CC
65725 Dvr j. Cole 87th Bty RFA
VF 1600

K479
QSA to Capt W.H.G. FURNIVALL Impl L.I.
5 Clasps: Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal; Laing’s Nek and SA 01 (engraved naming)
British War Medal to Lieut W.H.G. Furnivall R.A.F. (Impressed naming)
1500-2500

K480
Miniature set mounted as worn in leather box for the above two medals. QSA 5 clasps (as above) and British War medal
EF 70

K481
QSA medal impressed to 28503 C. Serjt. A.S. VINCENT Rand Rifles. The Rand Rifles was the Town Guard of Johannesburg during the Anglo Boer War.

G507

STEVENS, CECIL ERNEST

33 TROOPER, VICTORIA COLUMN 1893
TROOPER, M.M.P. 1894
TROOPER, ARTILLERY TROOP, JAMESON RAID 1895
TROOPER, B.F.F. AND GREY’S SCOUTS 1896
10059 SERGEANT, FRENCH’S SCOUTS 1900
SCOUT, F.I.D. 1901 - 1902
487 HEAD CONDUCTOR, S.A.S.C. TRANSPORT & REMOUNT SECTION 1914
LIEUTENANT & CAPTAIN, CAPE CORPS 1915 – 1917
ESSENTIAL SERVICES PROTECTION CORPS 1939
SHIPPING INSPECTOR 1940

MEDAL ENTITLEMENT.

# B.S.A. Company medal. Reverse Matabeleland 1893 with Rhodesia 1896 bar.
Engraved “upside down” to C.E. Stevens – no rank or unit.
He appears on the Roll of the Victoria Column. According to Ian Johnstone, the National Archives of Zimbabwe has no record of Stevens’ application for his medal, which indicates that it would have been a late application.
Stevens was a Trooper (allegedly aged 16, but probably closer to 20) with the Victoria Column in 1893, a Trooper in the M.M.P. when he took part in the Jameson Raid, and a Trooper with Grey’s Scouts in 1896.

# Queen’s South Africa Medal with bars Cape Colony; Orange Free State; Johannesburg; Diamond Hill; Belfast.
10059 Sergeant, French’s Scouts.

# King’s South Africa Medal with bars South Africa 1901 and 1902.
Scout, F.I.D.

# 1914-15 Star.
Lieutenant, S.A.S.C. – T. & R.

# British War Medal and Bilingual Allied Victory Medal.
Captain.

# S.A. War Service Medal.
Essential Services Protection Corps. Unnamed as issued.

Four pages of typed research. Many pages of photocopies of his WW I Record of service. He is in a group photo of officers of the 1st Batt. Cape Corps.

EF 15000

Michael notes:

REPAIR OF QUEEN SOUTH AFRICA MEDALS

I am delighted to tell you that I have found a competent jeweler who has a quantity of claws and suspenders to repair broken QSA’s.

The price is R400 (£21) for a fitted claw and suspender

I am offering one of each of the following bars. The bars can be fitted to a medal for a charge of R100 (£5) a bar.

Cape Colony @ R350 (£19)
Transvaal @ R350
Natal Rebellion bar 1906 @ R450 (£25)
WWI Suspender @ R250