Lockdales Auction 165 18-19 May 2019

30 632 Military Medal GV (27620 Dvr R Foley RFA), BWM & Victory Medal (27620 Dvr R Foley RFA). Foley served with 41st Bde HQ RFA. MM L/G 18/7/1917, Gazette date indicates this is a 2nd Div award for gallantry at the Battle of Arras, probably at Vimy Ridge 12th - 14th April 1917. Medal Card states that duplicates of the BWM & Victory Medal were issued 4/12/1940. Foley is also entitled to the 1915 Star, it appears this was not re issued. (3) £200 - £250 633 Military Medal to the Tank Corps (309077 Pte/L.Cpl T H Ball 'F'/6th Bn Tank Corps). On 23/8/18 at Monchy au Bois 6 Whippet Tanks of 'A' Coy were sent to support the 2nd Div attack on Ervillers, Behagnies, Sapignies. Of the 6 Whippets only Tank A-289 survived the action, the other 5 were all destroyed by direct hits from shellfire. Ball drove his A-289 Tank in a frontal attack on a battery of field guns capturing 3 field guns and killing the crews. This was a significant action for 'F' Bn. Their casualties were 5 killed and 16 wounded. MM: L/Gaz: 24.1.19. Citation:- 309077 L/Cpl. Ball, Thomas Henry. 6th Battn. Awarded M.M. near Ervillers on August 23, 1918, L/Cpl Ball was the driver of tank A-289 in action. He drove his tank with exceptional daring and courage. 'In spite of heavy shell fire, which was directed at the tank from an enemy battery in the open, this N.C.O. drove his tank straight for the guns and right in among the gun crews, enabling the gunners in the tank to deal very effectively with the enemy gun crews, who abandoned their guns and retired, leaving a number of dead'. Sold with details from the War History of the 6th Bn and the War Diary. EF and Rare (1) £950 - £1000 634 Military wall plaques 217th Entry Eagle Flight, Irish Navy, 460th Sqdn RAAF, The Buffs, and The Green Howards. (6) £25 - £30 635 Military, Italy, selection of various sizes Press and other photos, inc. Fascist Period, Troops etc. (14) £25 - £30 636 Miniature medal group - QSA with bars CC/N/OFS/Tr, KSA with bars SA01/SA02, BWM, Meritorious Service Medal GV. (4) £38 - £40 637 Mixed lot of various Militaria inc shell cases (one 1917), various Stable Belts, Devils Own plaque, Bays cloth, bag of various cloth badges, early WW2 'O' Wing, XRH Bandmasters banner, various photos, etc etc. (qty) Buyer collects £30 - £40 638 Montgomery, Field Marshall, items comprising Bush Nursing Appeal, Collector badge and a maidenhead 1945 bakelite medal. (2) £20 - £30 639 National Air Raid Precautions Animals Committee neck badge No. 40578. £20 - £30 640 Naval Cap tallies (qty), plus a few press photos of Naval Vessels, and some other cloth (qty) £40 - £50 641 Naval General Service Medal 1847 with Nile clasp, with contemporary renaming to William Hulke. Edge bumps nVF. Sold a/f £450 - £500 642 Naval group - 1915 Star Trio (R.M.A.13186 GR. T W Paddon) BOMB on pair, Naval LSGC Medal GV (PO.213186 T W Paddon, Sgt. RM). Meritorious Service Medal GVI (PO.213186 C.Sgt T W Paddon 28.2.1951). Plus various original cloth and metal badges. With a superb copy photo of Paddon. Plus copy service papers. Born Heavitree, Exeter. £250 - £300 643 Naval group to M.35665 E E Holland, E.A.2. HMS Resource. 1939-45 Star, Pacific Star + Burma clasp, Italy Star, Defence Medal, War Medal, Naval LSGC Medal GVI. School attendance medal, and 3x silver hallmarked NAAFI Sports Medals named to Holland. Born Woolwich. £80 - £85 644 Naval WW1 Honourable Discharge Certificate to Norman Percival Coleman, Steward Dis A.927055. 25th Feb 1918. Framed. (Buyer collects) £24 - £26 645 Nelson a print of our most famous Admiral wearing his many awards. £20 - £22 646 New Zealand Medal 1869 (undated reverse) and unnamed as issued (not erased). nEF £200 - £220