Lockdales Auction 172 25-26 January 2020

4 Day 1, Room 1, 9.30am Medals & Militaria 1 15th / 19th Hussars Officers dress sidecap, a little service wear overall. £30 - £35 2 1914 Star and BWM to 3185 Pte W R Waddington C.Gds. KIA 15/9/1916 with the 3rd bn. Born Mexborough, Yorks. On the Thiepval Memorial. Entitled to the Aug-Nov clasp. (2) £80 - £85 3 1914 Star and Victory Medal to 6756 Pte T Lang 5/Scottish Rifles. KIA 20th July 1916 (200308). Born Glasgow. Buried Serre Road Cemetery No2. (entitled to the Aug-Nov clasp). (2) £80 - £85 4 1914 Star named 2796 Pte W Battrum S.Gds. Entitled to the Clasp and a Silver War badge for Wounds £40 - £45 5 1914 Star named (2.Lt: Hon: F E Lambton R.H.Gds). Killed In Action sometime between 25th or 30th October 1914, On the Ypres Memorial. Born Lambton Castle, Bournmoor, Durham. Lambton was a Racehorse Trainer from Newmarket, the son of Lord Lambton, the Earl of Durham. He was killed during the retreat from Mons, near Zandvoorde. (1st Earl of Lambton was one time Governor General of Canada). (1) £350 - £400 6 1914 Star to 65063 A.Bmbr L J Partridge RFA. Served with 44 Bde. Entitled to a Silver War Badge for Wounds. (1) £25 - £30 7 1914 Star Trio to 2615 Pte G F Fickling 1/Herts R. Entitled to the Clasp & Rosette. (3) £100 - £110 8 1914 Star Trio to 7570 Private F J Field ASC., together with a white metal medallion award of merit from the District Messenger together with research that shows Private Frederick Field of the 5th Motor Ambulance Convoy ASC . £90 - £100 9 1914 Star with original Aug-Nov clasp, BWM & Victory Medal, to 1465 Pte C R Fowler HAC. (HAC-INF on pair). Died of Wounds 13/3/1915. Lived Ealing. Buried Loker Churchyard. (3) £200 - £250 10 1915 Casualty Trio to 42305 Spr. Cpl. Walter William Beard RE. Comes with scroll, photos, documents etc. Died of Wounds 15.10.1915 in France aged 30. Born Stroud, Glos £170 - £180 11 1915 Star and BWM to 71045 Dvr F Coyle RA. (2) £30 - £35 12 1915 Star and BWM to S-9518 Pte R T Holden Seaforth Highlanders. KIA 19/7/1916 with the 7th Bn. Born Mytholmyrod, Yorks. On the Thiepval Memorial. (2) £60 - £65 13 1915 Star and Victory Medal to 15642 Pte W Taylor Oxf & Bucks L.I. served with the 8th Bn. (2) £30 - £35 14 1915 Star and Victory Medal to 17167 Pte P Edwards E.Lanc.R. Died of Wounds 3/7/1916 with the 1st Bn. Born Morriston, Swansea. On the Thiepval Memorial. (2) £60 - £65 15 1915 Star and Victory Medal to 2012 Pte W Finney Royal Fusiliers. KIA 7/7/1916 with the 9th Bn. Born Penkhull. On the Thiepval Memorial. (2) £60 - £65 16 1915 Star and Victory Medal to 21756 Dvr C Todd RFA. Died of Wounds 6th August 1915 with 48th Brigade Ammunition Column. Born Houghton le Spring. Buried Hop Store Cemetery. With his cap badge and ID Tag. (2) £50 - £55 17 1915 Star and Victory Medal to 8972 C.S.May J Palmer Essex Regt. KIA 20/7/1916 with the 10th Bn. Born Mistley, Essex. On the Thiepval Memorial. (2) £60 - £65 18 1915 Star and Victory Medal to B-3014 L.Cpl J T Holmes Rifle Brigade. Died of Wounds 10/7/1915 with the 9th Bn. Born West Ham. On the Ypres Memorial. (2) £60 - £65 19 1915 Star and Victory Medal to L-10545 Pte J Sorrell R.W.Kent.R. KIA 22nd July 1916 with the 1st Bn. Born Bexley Heath, Kent. On the Thiepval Memorial. (2) £60 - £65 20 1915 Star named 2.Lieut A Dunnage Rifle Brigade. Com 8/5/1915. Killed In Action 1st Sept 1916 with 5th Bn attd 3rd Bn. Buried Delville Wood Cemetery. Born Punjab. Went to Woodbridge School (Suffolk) and then to Oxford University. His father was Col A Dunnage. (1) £80 - £85 21 1915 Star to Capt Duncan Lennox Martin, 9th Bn. Devonshire Regt. KIA 1st July 1916, First Day Battle of Somme during the attack on the village of Mametz. Capt. Martin had predicted that a German machine gun located in the village cemetery would cause heavy casualties during the advance and made a plasticine model (he was an artist) of the battlefield. He was tragically proved correct, for when the Devons advanced that morning they were mown down. They suffered a total of 464 casualties, Capt. Martin one of the first to fall. 159 of these men, including Capt. Martin were buried in the trench from where they advanced, a wooden sign erected "The Devonshires held this trench. The Devonshires hold it still." Today, these words are immortalised in stone at the entrance to CWGC Devonshire Cemetery near the village of Carnoy. Copied research with maps & photos, including those of Capt. Martin, PO telegram informing family of his death, transmittal slip etc. Officers papers. Also a CD containing further 'information of Capt. Martin t/w details of his sister who served as a FANY in WW2. Included are a pair of "Women's Transport Service. F.A.N.Y." shoulder titles and a chevron. (1) £940 - £960