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Great Britain, WWI-1920s, RAF blue-grey woollen uniform jacket and trousers with button up and tie-down lower legs for wearing with high boots, with accompanying hat, also a separate RAF hat badge in bronze, all attributed to Lieutenant W.C.Pruden; together with a collection of b&w photos, many in albums and includes small albums (9x11.5cm) and (12x16cm) each with 38 photos of military and aviation items, another album (13.5x19cm) with 78 photos and written inside of album in 7-lines, 'Photos of Middle East when/Royal Air Force defended the/Oil Pipe line for Britain/W.J.(sic)C.Pruden was a Pilot/this is his album of places he/saw & flew over also personnel he/knew & made friends with', a fourth album (19.5x25.5cm) with 50 photos of military sports activities in camp, also another 78 photos and negatives loose in a box for various military, aviation and Middle East scenes, a few post WWI and a few marked 'Lieutenant W.C.Pruden RAF', also a Kodak large pack of negatives marked, 'W.C.Pruden & friends in (illegible) Air Force men who saved Oil pipe line', other packs of negatives marked as family W.Pruden. The uniform with a few small mothed spots and with a few tears to the inside lining of the jacket, also some dirt marks, otherwise fine - very fine. (lot)
Estimate $1,000
Passed in
Naval officer's dress uniform epaulettes, one features two stars and naval button; one with bullion embroidered N.S.W. Volunteers around a central anchor; the last with a bullion embroidered anchor and a button for N.S.W. Naval Brigade. All with some damage and ageing, poor - good. (3)
Estimate $50
SOLD $340
Royal Australian Navy, original H.M.A.S. Sydney sailor's cap tally band. Good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Great Britain, Victorian Corps of Royal Engineers officer's belt buckle in plain brass with attached solid clasps badge (53x52.5mm); Victorian Corps of Royal Engineers officer's voided badge in bright bronze (51x50mm) with clasps for fitting as centrepiece of buckle. Very fine - good very fine. (2)
Estimate $180
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Carriage clock, c1918, in a fitted case with key, inscribed on top of clock 'From General Rosenthal and Officers of the 2nd Divisional Headquarters 5.12.18'. In working order.
Estimate $2,000
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1 RAR Alpha Company flag, 1948-53, the flag (approx 152x82cm) with the Royal Australian Regiment badge (QC) at upper left corner and large letter A in centre, the first Queen's crown issue of the flag after the first issue (1948-53) with King's crown. Some small loss of material on the hoist and a few other spots, otherwise good fine and rare.
Estimate $1,500
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Great Britain, British Army 'Brigade of Guards' military side drum, a modern contemporary made rope tension example, the body composed of highly decorated painted metal panels, to the top a banner marked 'Brigade of Guards' over a large Royal Atrms of Great Britain with King's crown and 'GR' cypher, the Order of St Patrick at bottom centre,flanked on either side of the royal cypher are the regimental battle honours of the Brigade, at the base of the cypher the Brigade regimental guard badges, wooden rims painted red on the edges with dark blue centre stripe with wavering white line in blue, white rope tension strings and leather heads (approx ht 36.5cm, dia 37cm). The drum skin with evidence of use, otherwise excellent condition.
Estimate $500
SOLD $450
Melbourne Volunteer Artillery, 1883, large photo album (approx 24x29x7.5cm), with leather cover and side lock (part of this missing), features many photos of soldiers and officers in uniforms, b&w, several pages feature various coloured images of troops as background, a few photos have a name printed on them, inside cover board page ornately decorated in colour with soldiers and the details, 'East Melbourne Volunteer Artillery/Presented to/Sergt. S.C. Lewis/by the Members of his Detachment (some details faded)/(? details faded)/his victory for the/"Champion" Cup/Nov.9th 1883'. Foxing, cover and binding at back edge damaged, some interleave clear protective pages loose, otherwise good.
Estimate $60
SOLD $240
Victorian Rifles, 1886, large photo album (approx 24x29.5x6cm), with gold blocked leather cover and side lock, page edge gold blocked, features many photos of soldiers and officers in uniforms, mostly b&w, some pages feature highlights in colour of child fairies and flowers, a few photos have a name printed on them, inside cover page beautifully handwritten, 'Presented to/Sergeant. E. Williams/by/Lieutenant. I. Evans/for/The highest handicap aggregate score in three matches/out of four. Total 217 points/in/"C" company Second Battalion/Victorian Rifles/April 1886'. Foxing and some pages damaged, otherwise good fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $240
Australia, a huge collection of historic military photos, mainly Colonial and includes NSW, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania, various sizes from large down to small, many studio portraits, also includes some police, some photos with writing on back for sending to relatives. Good - very fine and useful for uniform and insignia reference. (many 100s)
Estimate $200
SOLD $1,200
Australian WWI historic photographs, includes two photo albums with a variety of over 250 photos that feature the AIF service of Captain James Henry Moore of 38Bn and Captain Ernest William Dixon DSO of 10LHR and 3 Anzac Bn Imperial Camel Corps, put together by their friend Eileen Ramsay and they include, 1) The embarkation of 38Bn from Melbourne on HMAT Runic in June 1916 being a most comprehensive detail of all the officers (HQs and all Coys) naming each as well as various other individuals on the ship including Lieutenant Orchard (Geelong footballer) and other officers, some of who would later become KIA, commanding officers or highly decorated. 2) General photos during the voyage such as 'looking for submarines', 'boxing heavyweight championship' and general drill. 3) Several photos of a visit by General Monash with Major Story (later the CO of 37Bn who was controversially dismissed as a result of the unit's mutiny), also Brigadier McNicol DSO and others. 4) Hospital photos including nurses and wounded with names. 5) Two signed portrait photos of AFC pilots, one of which is Will Dixon, brother to Ernest. Various aeroplane photos and a group photo of the AFC pilots in 1918, most likely related to Will Dixon. 6) Numerous photos related to Captain Ernest Dixon DSO and twice mentioned in despatches. The photographic record begins in Perth and February 1915 including naval officers, HMAT Kyarra (twice torpedoed but not the ship he sailed on), then in the Middle East with various officers and men (named), horses (named), Light Horse Warrant Officers, signallers, 8LHR Sergeant, soldiers doing gas mask training, despatch riders, and Turkish officers surrendering but too many to name. These photos cover the early stages of Ernest Dixon's service when he was part of 3LH Brigade Train AASC hence his association with so many different units whilst working out of HQs. He was appointed RSM of 10LHR and later transferred with a commission to the Camel Corps (15LH). This was when he was awarded a DSO for gallantry defending the post that would later be known as 'Dixon's Post' for his command of the position when the Turks made a last ditch effort to re-take Beersheba. The two albums are in poor condition but the collection of well documented photos which are in fine - very fine condition represent a researcher's dream and no doubt will end up featured in future publications or articles. (250+)
Estimate $1,700
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Australia, b&w photograph (15x20.2cm), of Lieut-Gen Sir Ivan G.Mackay GOC 6th Division with his signature at bottom right corner, photo affixed to larger board; b&w photograph (24x19cm), featuring Field Marshall Montgomery sitting with a young school boy and marking a paper for him using a 'Parker 51' pen during his visit to Australia in 1947, note that he is wearing an Australian RSL badge on the right breast of his uniform; b&w photograph (24.5x19.3cm) featuring a ship's officer and Australian officers and soldiers on board a ship; b&w photograph (24x17.5cm) of the troopship Queen Mary in Sydney Harbour 20th October 1940; key, said to be from the WWII troopship Queen Mary, being a long cylindrical copper covered steel rod with loop at end attached to a holed circular brass disc impressed A21; b&w photograph (16.4x21.9cm) of supreme Japanese commander in Borneo, Lt Gen Ba-Ba Masao signing surrender in front of Maj Gen George F.Wootten CO of A.I.F. 9th Div; booklet titled, A Tragedy of Borneo 1941-45, Kinabalu National Memorial Park Project a Proposal for Commemoration, 1958, soft cover, 35pp with photos and map. Fine - extremely fine. (7)
Estimate $80
SOLD $110
WWII photographs, in b&w (21.5x16.5cm) (76), affixed to larger card with descriptive details written below, includes images from Changi, Singapore, Malaya, Thailand, Burma Railway, mostly POW scenes, also some photos include Lord Mountbatten, one with Lady Mountbatten, one with Lt Col F.G.Galleghan, also same size photographs of sketches (15) of POW scenes and also photos of leaflets dropped during war (2); b&w photos of sketches of officers and soldiers, mainly POWs and also Japanese soldiers and officers, includes (10.2x15.1cm) (73) and (15.2x20.2cm) (14), mostly identified. Extremely fine - uncirculated. (180)
Estimate $250
SOLD $160
WWII HMAS Nizam diary, (20.5x30.5cm), hard cover with ruled pages, handwritten in pencil on p4 'DIARY/1941/HMAS NIZAM', then in pen, pp6-113, 2/7/41 to 22/3/43, written on inside at top of first entry page, 'Diary from my joining ship at Alexandria', each page typically records the date (exact timings), the ship's location or course, a summary of events and many remarks or references to the day's activities. Cover loose, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $500
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Middle East maps for war-time use, all in colour, includes Egypt, Alexandria, on linen, published by the Department of Survey and Mines in 1939; Egypt, El Hammam, on linen, published by the Survey of Egypt, reprinted with corrections in October 1938; Egypt, El Saff (1929), on linen, printed at the War Office, 1929, at the top printed 'FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY'; Palestine, Jaffa Tel Aviv, on linen, compiled, drawn and printed under the direction of F.J.Salmon, Commissioner for Lands & Surveys Palestine 1935, with photo-zincography by Survey of Palestine 1938 and roads revised to September 1939; Lattaquie-Hama, French (Levant) Grid, on paper, Edition of May (19)41, at the top printed 'NOT TO BE PUBLISHED'; Beyrouth (Beirut), on paper, Edition of 1 Jan (19)41, at the top printed 'NOT TO BE PUBLISHED'. Some with stains and most with some minor damage at edges or splits, the paper issues with some splits on folds, otherwise very good - fine. (6)
Estimate $60
SOLD $150
Australia, George Francis Twohill appointment certificate as an officer of the Permanent Military Forces from fifth day of August 1942 at the rank of Lieutenant, signed by the Governor-General, Alexander Gore Arkwright, Baron Gowrie; Australian Military Forces, Certificate of Discharge No.267593 for NX24346 Lieutenant George Francis Twohill, HQ 6 Aust Division, dated 6 Dec 45; The Royal Humane Society of Australasia Silver Medal Certificate, dated Eighteenth day of February 1946, awarded to G.F.Twohill, Sydney (N.S.W.), Accountant (Lieut. A.I.F.) aged 31 years, in rescuing Major-General J.E.S.Stevens, From drowning in the sea at Lae, New Guinea, on Aug.2, 1945. Fine - very fine. (3)
Estimate $300
Passed in
Australian Colonial Forces, a large quantity of government published Houses of Parliament documents, 1850s-1880s but mostly 1860s-1870s, for NSW and Victoria Volunteer Forces, includes some Government Gazettes, also the steam sloop "Victoria", the Naval Defences of Victoria, the New Zealand War, Rifles and the Purchase of Arms and a Musketry Report for Victorian Volunteer Force 1865. Some with small loss of paper at edge or edge damage, otherwise good - fine. (lot)
Estimate $200
SOLD $140
Field Exercise and Evolutions of Infantry, Rifle Exercise and Musketry Instruction, 1885, printed by Government Printer, Melbourne, hard cover, 320pp, with some drawings; Steel's List of the Royal Navy, corrected to February 1805, soft cover, 52pp + catalogue pages; another identical but corrected to April 1805, soft cover, 56pp + catalogue pages. Foxing and some tears to the last book, otherwise good - very good.
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
Australia, German Concentration Camp Liverpool, 'GCC 1914-1916 Album', a b&w illustrated souvenir pictorial booklet with German text and edited by Heinrich Jacobson, G.C.C. Liverpool, features a photo of part of the S.M.S. Emden crew in uniform, with names below photo. Some rust on staples at cover side, otherwise very fine and illustrative of concentration camp life in NSW, Australia.
Estimate $50
SOLD $250
Australia, Small Arms Training Manual Volume 1, 1924, hard cover, 421pp; Military Map Reading for the New Army with an Appendix on Judgment of Distance, 4th impression 1940, soft cover, 59pp, named on cover page to NX87014 Moses B.L.; The Fighting Soldier by Major W.A.S.Dunlop late Australian Staff Corps, 1941, soft cover, 202pp, named on cover to NX87014 Gnr Moses B L; Staff Duties in the Field, 1949, hard cover, approx 550pp; The Soldier's Handbook, 1965, card cover, 148pp; Australian Civil Defence Handbook General Information, 1967, soft cover, 81pp; Dept of Prisons N.S.W. Manual for Staff Instruction and Guidance, July 1956, hard cover, 240pp; Soldier's Pay Book 1976-78 for 211754 Christian David Ball; also Deutsche Italienische, britisch-amerikanische und sowjetische Kriegsflugzeuge Ansprache, Erkennen, Bewaffnung usw (German, Italian, British-American and Soviet warplanes, speech, recognition, armament etc), 1942, soft cover,159pp, German text with photos of aircraft. A couple with damage to spine and some with foxing, otherwise good - very fine. (9)
Estimate $60
SOLD $50
Galleghan's Greyhounds, the Voice of Brigadier F.G.Galleghan D.S.O., O.B.E., I.S.O., E.D. 2/30 Battalion A.I.F. on audio cassette, in cassette case, issued 1988 ; three videos issued in 1994 for Recollections 2/30 Battalion A.I.F. Association Part 1 (running time 163mins), Part 2 (running time 213mins), and final summary (running time 140mins), all in video cases; 2/30 Bn Association lapel badge with unit coloured ribbons; NSW Ex Prisoners of War Assn Life Member badge (KC), reverse numbered 1007, and also a NSW Ex Prisoners of War Assn miniature badge (KC). Extremely fine. (7)
Estimate $120
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WWI anniversary and commemorative books and journals, includes Commemorative Visit to Gallipoli 1990 Who's Who, pocket-sized soft cover, 102pp, with photos and profile of those on the commemorative visit; Government of New South Wales Commemoration of The 75th Anniversary of the Anzac Landing at Gallipoli, 1990, large size hard cover, 64pp, with photos; Defence Force Journal, Gallipoli 75th Anniversary 1915-1990, No.81, March/April 1990, soft cover, 100pp with photos; Australians on the Western Front 75th Anniversary Commemoration, an Australian Defence Force Journal production, 1994, very large size hard cover with dust jacket, 116pp with photos; Diggers and Mates, by Department of Veteran Affairs N.S.W., 1995, soft cover, 115pp; Diary of an Anzac, a personal account of World War One 1914-1918 by an Australian soldier who took part, a private publication of the diary of John Edward Sutherland Kennedy, 20 Bn and 2nd Div Signals Coy, soft folder cover, 48+pp; the third, fourth and sixth books all marked for Harry Newhouse as he was one of the 1990 Gallipoli Visit veterans and is featured in the first book. Very fine. (6)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Maton, Michael, his library of military publications including, A Roll of Imperial Honours Bestowed on Australians, 1901-1989, Sydney 1999; A Century of Australian Bravery, Sydney, 2001; The Military Cross to Australians, Sydney; many others, most hardbound with custom binding and the majority signed by the author and numbered 1 of limited runs. Very fine and scarce. (18)
Estimate $300
SOLD $500
Maton, Michael, Honour, The Recipients of Foreign Awards, 2013; Honours & Awards 1854-1914 & 1920-1939, 2016; Honour, The Civilians, 2012; Honour, The Air Forces, 2004; Honour, The Navies, 2007; Honour, The Armies, 2006; Honour, The Officers, 2009. Very fine. (7)
Estimate $200
SOLD $340
Maton, M., Honour Those Mentioned, during WWII, The Navies (328pp), The Armies Volume I (A-K) (628pp), Volume II (L-Z) (644pp), The Air Forces (472pp), published 2010-2012, The Great War, Volumes I, II, III, MID 1854-1939. All as new, nearly uncirculated. (8)
Estimate $200
SOLD $340