GALLANTRY MEDALS, ORDERS & DECORATIONS
Sapper Ernest Frederick Hutton
Royal Engineers
1939-45 Star Unnamed
Africa Star 8th Army Unnamed
Italy Star Unnamed
Defence Medal Unnamed
1939-45 War Medal MID Unnamed
With original MID certificate, pay book and forwarding letters for the BEM and MID certificate. Copy BEM citation.
Ernest Frederick Hutton was born 11 March 1920 in London and was a lorry driver when he enlisted into the Royal Engineers at Blandford, 20 June 1940. His wife, Hilda, was living in Long Eaton, Notts. His trade was "Op. Excavator" class III, class II Jan. 1944, class I Feb. 1945. His MID was Gazetted 19 July 1945 for Italy. The BEM was Gazetted 13 December 1945. The recommendation shows that he was serving with 215 (C) Field Park Company, R.E. It states: "Since September 1944 this man has been operating a D8 angledozer continuously in the forward areas. Owing to the heavy demands on mechanical equipment he has been switched constantly from one Field Company to another. Throughtout this time Spr Hutton has carried out numerous difficult tasks with complete success, regardless of circumstance. His pluck, determination and amazing skill have never failed to inspire those with whom he has worked, and to assist enormously the speed and success of the operations in which he has taken part. Owing to the shortage of trained operators, more often than not his fellow operator has been new and inexperienced. On this account there have been several occasions when, owing to the urgency of the operation, having been relieved after a long spell of work, Spr Hutton has had to be recalled to continue until the task has been completed. Never, on such occasions, has he faltered or failed. Sometimes he was without a fellow operator at all, but was always to be found hard at work far beyond that required by normal duty or warranted by the operational situation. This sapper's most oustanding performance during the final offensive was on the night of the initial assault on the 9/10 April when he made the approaches to Stirling Bridge on the Senio, an extremely difficult operation even in daylight, in record time despite the darkness and the danger of his position. The speed with which the bridge could be built was entirely dependent upon the successful completion of this task. Two weeks later he cut the ramp down the floodbank for the FBE bridge over the Po at Ochiobello, again in record time despite the softness of the ground and the restrictions of the site. This man's tireless energy, constant devotion to duty, his skill and will to work over a very long period have been a magnificent example to all other operators and to the Field Company personnel with whom he has worked." Photograph marked on back that Hutton is on the left behind the sign.
Group of Six: £585
Beatrice Susan Ross
In case of issue, with original documents. Beatrice Susan Ross was born 29 March 1869 in Brighton, the daughter of Surgeon-Major Charles Grant Ross, Bombay Army. After retiring from the Army the family lived in Germany and Belgium, where she learnt German and French. She settled in Box Cottage, Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire where she took up a job with the County Council. When war broke out she became a Red Cross worker, working with Belgian refugees in Gloucestershire. For this work she was awarded the Medal of Queen Elizabeth. She was a Governor of the Gloucestershire College of Domestic Science, a local magistrate, a member of the County Education Committee, a governor of the Stroud Educational Foundation, the committee of the Infant Welfare Movement, rural urban council, and Old Age Pensioners Committee. She collapsed en route to a committe meeting and died 2 March 1936.
With the medal is the award document (named) and envelope addressed to her. Two letters from the Belgian Interior Ministry (dated July 1919), a letter from 10 Downing Street thanking all those who helped take care of Belgian refugees during the war, a booklet printed at her death, giving details of her life and the memories of those who knew her.
In damaged case of issue. Engraved 1945 £640
In case of issue. Engraved 1944 £650 RESERVED
Captain Bertram Lawrence Herdon
127th Baluch Light Infantry
General Service Medal (GV) S. Persia LIEUT. B.L. HERDON.
India General Service Medal Waziristan 1919-21/Waziristan 1921-24 CAPT. B.L. HERDON. I.A.
Bertram Lawrence Herdon. Lieutenant 5 Deb. 1919. GSM Card shows South Persia serving with 1/127th Baluch Light Infantry. Captain 17 Jan. 1922. In 1923 served as a Railway Transport Officer on the Staff of the Waziristan Field Force. MBE London Gazette 3 June 1932: "Captain Bertram Lawrence Herdon, Indian Army Reserve of Officers, employed Signal Training Battalion, Signal Training Centre, India." Major 17 Jan. 1938 (Army in India Reserve of Officers). 15 August 1938 appointed GSO2 (A.I.R.O.)
1 February 1943 "ceases to belong to the Reserve on account of ill-health." Probably entitled to something for service in India 1939-1943.
Group of Three: £495
Hallmarked London 1892. Unnamed as issued.
Hallmarked London 1905. Unnamed as issued.
Charles Henry Cheeseman, DSM
HMS Orvieto
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Copy service sheet. Charles Henry Cheeseman was born 10 Jan. 1874 in Portsea, Hants. and joined the Navy 10 Jan. 1892.
Served on HMS Hecla, Colossus, Excellent, Malabar, Herald, St. George, Duke of Wellington, Hercules, Cressy, Achilles, Mercury, Arrogant.
Joined Royal Fleet Reserve 13 Jan. 1914. Recalled 9 Aug. 1914. Joined HMS Orvieto 17 July 1916. Invalided 15 March 1919 "transverse fracture".
DSM gazetted 11 December 1918.
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Imperial Service Medal (GVI) CHARLES PRICE £20
Imperial Service Medal (GVI) ERNEST WILDBORE £20 Gazetted 2 May 1939
Imperial Service Medal (QEII) JOHN TAYLOR £20
Major John Neville Evans
Royal Signals
Africa Star Unnamed
Italy Star Unnamed
Defence Medal Unnamed
1939-45 War Medal Unnamed
Efficiency Decoration Territorial Privately Engraved
Medals mounted, along with miniatures, badges, ribbons etc (see picture).
Major John Neville Evans. Copy research. Born 23 Jan. 1916.
2nd Lieut. (Royal Signals, TA) 2 Sept. 1939. Acting Captain July 1940. Temp Capt. October 1940. Acting Major Sept. 1942. Temp Major Dec. 1942.
Acting Lieut-Colonel July 1946 - Sept. 1946. Major 23 Jan. 1952. GSO2 in Department of the Chief of the Imperial General Staff 18 April 1957. Retired 1960. Landlord of the Harbour Master public house, Aberaeron, Wales. Died 22 April 1993.
Group of Six: £250
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Hallmarked silver. In fitted case 'J. Cameron & Son, Kilmarnock'.
Top and bottom clasp have a pin on the reverse for wearing.
Measures approx. 15 cm overall length.
£200