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(has title label fixed below autograph and on number to back) scarce collection this might be a unique chance to acquire a piece of malta military history. good condition est."},"estimateMax":50,"lotNumber":"33","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/73725/lot/281486/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":40,"soldPrice":40,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:27:28.178Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£40 - £50","currency":"GBP","id":281486,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":40},{"startPrice":20,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/281487/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"ww2 rare battle of britain aces signed 1965 bob 25th ann fdc inc bob foster, g w benn, p ayerst, a hearn mm, t gray, l martel and richard todd. not common on such and early cover, very collectable. london ec fdi postmark, full set of 6 x 4d, 9d, 1/3s gb stamps. good condition est."},"estimateMax":30,"lotNumber":"34","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/73725/lot/281487/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":20,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:27:28.179Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£20 - 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columbia ov-102 8 aug 1989 space fdc. missions sts-28 + sts-48. brown became an astronaut in june 1985 after being selected in may 1984, and qualified for assignment as a mission specialist on future space shuttle flight crews. in december 1985, he was assigned to the crew of sts-61-n, a department of defense mission which was cancelled due to the challenger disaster. during 1986 and 1987, he was an astronaut member of the solid rocket booster redesign team. in february 1988, brown was assigned to sts-28, flying on 8 august 1989, after which he served as astronaut member on the space station freedom program, which was later cancelled. he next flew on sts-48 on 12 september 1991. brown had logged over 249 hours in space after flying two missions. good condition 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crew equipment, as well as supporting the development of a variety of payloads and participating in the verification of space shuttle flight software. in 1986, bagian served as an investigator for the 51-l accident board. he was responsible for the development program and implementation of the pressure suit used for crew escape and various other crew survival equipment to be used on future shuttle missions, and is in charge of shuttle search and rescue planning and implementation for the astronaut office. bagian was a member of the nasa headquarters research animal holding facility review board. he has authored numerous scientific papers in the fields of human factors, environmental and aerospace medicine. a veteran of two space flights (sts-29 in 1989 and sts-40 in 1991), bagian has logged over 337 hours in space. in 2003 bagian served as the chief flight surgeon and medical consultant for the columbia accident investigation board and currently serve as a member of the nasa aerospace 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which allow maximum budget reductions while safely continuing shuttle flight operations; director of space station requirements at nasa headquarters, responsible for the international space station requirements, policies, external communications and liaison with congress, international partners, and industry. a veteran of three space flights, allen has logged over 900 hours in space. he was the pilot on sts-46 in 1992 and sts-62 in 1994, and was mission commander on sts-75 in 1996. good condition est."},"estimateMax":10,"lotNumber":"203","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/73725/lot/281656/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":8,"soldPrice":12,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:27:42.049Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£8 - 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working technical issues for the astronaut office mission development branch; flight software testing in the shuttle avionics integration laboratory (sail); astronaut representative to the human research policy and procedures committee; deputy chief for space shuttle astronaut training; and chief for space station astronaut training in the mission operations division. he flew on sts-78 in 1996 and logged over 405 hours, more than 16 days, in space. good condition est."},"estimateMax":10,"lotNumber":"207","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/73725/lot/281660/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":8,"soldPrice":4,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:27:42.073Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£8 - 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(iml-1). bondar flew on the nasa space shuttle discovery during mission sts-42, january 22-30, 1992, during which she performed over 40 experiments in the spacelab. her work studying the effects of low-gravity situations on the human body allowed nasa to prepare astronauts for long stays in the space station. good condition est."},"estimateMax":10,"lotNumber":"210","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/73725/lot/281663/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":8,"soldPrice":12,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:27:42.077Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£8 - £10","currency":"GBP","id":281663,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":8},{"startPrice":8,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/281664/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-04-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"nasa astronaut jermoe apt signed nstl test 13 eng 2014 main engine 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dartmouth in 1934. a midshipman in the cruiser newcastle when war broke out in 1939, he joined the submarine service in 1941 and went out to the mediterranean to serve in the 10th flotilla in urge and una and as a liaison officer in the polish submarine sokol; he was awarded the krzyz walecznych (polish military cross) in 1942. as first lieutenant of unbeaten he was awarded the dsc after she had carried out several successful patrols and sunk the italian u-boat guglielmotti off sicily in 1942. place was the only regular rn officer of all the early x-craft volunteers, and commanded the second experimental x-craft x4 before taking command of x7. the 44,000-ton tirpitz rarely put to sea and used her main 15in guns in anger only once, against the island of spitzbergen. but her presence in her heavily defended anchorage in kaa fjord, northern norway, affected allied ship movements around the world. many attempts were made to attack her, but the first to do any damage was operation source, carried out by midget submarines (or x-craft) in september 1943. the x-craft were 51ft long, weighed 35 tons, could dive to 300ft, had a speed of five knots and a crew of three officers and an engine-room artificer. armed with two side charges which could be dropped under a target and set to detonate by clockwork time-fuses, they were towed to their target by \"orthodox\" submarines with a \"passage crew\" on board, an \"operational crew\" taking over for the actual attack. six x-craft took part in operation source: two to attack the battlecruiser scharnhorst; one to attack the battleship lutzow; and three to attack tirpitz (x5, x6 and x7 - the last commanded by place). towed by stubborn, x7 left the depot ship bonaventure in loch cairnbawn on september 11th, and place's operational crew took over on the evening of september 18th, after a tow of nearly 1,000 miles. the next night, 20 miles from the slipping point, x7 was on the surface charging her battery while the crew had supper when they heard an alarming noise from up forward. place went on deck and saw that a german mine had caught in x7's towing wire and was bumping against her bow. he noticed that one horn was broken but, he recalled, \"i didn't wait to examine it closely; keeping it off with my foot gingerly placed on its shell, i loosed its mooring wire from the bow and breathed deeply as it floated astern. when i got below i thought a tot would not do us any harm, so we toasted minerva - the mine with the crumpled horn. \" x7 entered the fjord on september 21st and surfaced that evening to charge the battery. place dived at 1am the next day and found a gap in the outer net. x7 then ran into an anti-torpedo net at a depth of some 30 feet. the water was so clear that place could see the mesh of the net through the periscope. x7 went full astern and then full ahead, flooded and then blew ballast tanks, threshed and fought like a struggling salmon, and eventually broke through. place first sighted tirpitz at 6. 40am, at a range of about a mile. there was yet another net, in which x7 stuck at a depth of 70ft. somehow x7 penetrated it, and broke surface some 30yds off tirpitz's port beam. at full speed x7 struck tirpitz's side at a depth of 20ft, slid gently under the keel, swung fore and aft in line with the ship and jettisoned the starboard side charge. x7 then went slow astern for about 200ft further aft and dropped the port charge. the charges had a time-delay of roughly an hour, but this could not be relied on. place tried frantically to penetrate the net again, but x7 was still stuck when the charges went off at 8. 12am and blew her clear of the net. x7 was now extremely difficult to control and broke surface several times, whereupon tirpitz's guns opened fire, damaging the hull and periscope. with all her high-pressure air exhausted, x7 sat on the bottom while place considered the situation. he decided he must abandon the craft. x7 surfaced near a battle-practice target about 500yds off tirpitz's starboard bow. place emerged and began to wave a white sweater, but some water lapped into his submarine and, in her low state of buoyancy, she went to the bottom. one officer escaped three hours later, but another and the artificer were drowned. place was taken on board tirpitz, where he realised he cut a ridiculous figure on her quarterdeck - \"wearing vest, pants, seaboot stockings, army boots size 12\". threatened with execution if he did not reveal where he had laid his mines, \"i stated i was an english naval officer and as such demanded the courtesy entitled to my rank. \"i didn't say what rank - i had a fleeting vision of gabby, the town crier in max fleischer's cartoon of gulliver's travels, shouting 'you can't do this to me, you can't do this to me, i've got a wife and kids, millions of kids!' \" x7's charges and those laid by x6 did so much damage that tirpitz was not ready for sea again until april 1944. place and lt donald cameron, x6's captain, who also became a prisoner-of-war, were both awarded the vc. x5, commanded by lt henty-creer, was lost with all hands. he spent the rest of the war in marlag-milag nord, where he played a part in the celebrated \"albert rn\" escape. after the war a tactless admiralty bureaucrat offered place a humdrum submarine appointment because he had \"lost\" so much time as a pow. he turned his back on submarines to join the fleet air arm. he qualified as a pilot in 1952 and served as a pilot and a squadron commander in the carrier glory in the korean war. from then on his appointments were either in the air arm or in surface ships: on the staff of flag officer flying training; as commander of the destroyer tumult; as executive officer of the carrier theseus, taking part in the suez operation in 1956; and as commander of the destroyer corunna until he was promoted captain in 1958. he was then successively chief staff officer to flag officer aircraft carriers and deputy director of air warfare. he 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exploits earned him widespread fame. roberts would go on to serve as the commander-in-chief, india, before leading british forces for a year during the second boer war. he also became the last commander-in-chief of the forces before the post was abolished in 1904. a man of small stature, roberts was affectionately known to his troops and the wider british public as \"bobs\" and revered as one of britain's leading military figures at a time when the british empire reached the height of its power. he became a symbol for the british army and in later life became an influential proponent of stronger defence in response to the increasing threat that the german empire posed to britain in the lead-up to the first world war. good condition 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sergeant was awarded the military medal on 23 february 1918. after being commissioned, he was also awarded the military cross, the full citation was not published until after that of his vc, in a supplement to the london gazette of 10 january 1919 (dated 11 january 1919): as our right flank was \"in the air\" for over 4,000 yards, this officer was detailed with his platoon and a tank to clear up a village. this he did most successfully, killing a large number of the enemy and taking several prisoners. the coolness and determination which he displayed in clearing up the village and his marked control over his men at all times cannot be too highly commended. rutherford was 26 years old serving in the 4th battle of the scarpe near monchy, france, when he was awarded the victoria cross. on 26 august 1918, while commanding an assaulting party, he found himself a considerable distance ahead of his men and at the same moment saw a fully armed strong enemy party outside a pill-box in front of him. by masterly bluff, he managed to persuade the enemy that they were surrounded and the whole party of 45, including two officers and three machine-guns, surrendered. the lieutenant then observed that gunfire from another pill-box was holding up the assault, so with a lewis gun section he attacked it capturing another 35 prisoners and their guns. good condition est."},"estimateMax":60,"lotNumber":"236","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/73725/lot/281689/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":50,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:27:47.879Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£50 - 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him. wood further served as a commander in several other conflicts, notably the third anglo-ashanti war, the anglo-zulu war, the first boer war and the mahdist war. his service in egypt led to his appointment as sirdar where he reorganised the egyptian army. he returned to britain to serve as general officer commanding-in-chief aldershot command from 1889, as quartermaster-general to the forces from 1893 and as adjutant general from 1897. his last appointment was as commander of 2nd army corps (later renamed southern command) from 1901 to 1904. for having, on the 19th of october, 1858, during action at sindwaho, when in command of a troop of the 3rd light cavalry, attacked with much gallantry, almost single handed, a body of rebels who had made a stand, whom he routed. also, for having subsequently, near siudhora, gallantly advanced with a duffadar and sowar of beatson's horse, and rescued from a band of robbers, a potail, chemmum singh, whom they had captured and carried off to the 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they could hear jerry trying to repair the bridge. off he went and he sure must have given them a lovely time because it wasn't a great while before he was back for more\". during the evening another attack was launched and again second lieutenant annand went forward with hand grenades and inflicted heavy casualties on the enemy. when the order to withdraw was received, he withdrew his platoon, but learning on the way back that his batman was wounded and had been left behind, he returned at once to the former position and brought him back in a wheelbarrow, before losing consciousness as the result of wounds. good condition est."},"estimateMax":16,"lotNumber":"238","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/73725/lot/281691/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":14,"soldPrice":10,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:27:47.884Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£14 - 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and crete and then in north africa. by now a sergeant, during operation crusader in november 1941, he was one of 700 new zealanders made prisoners of war when their position was overrun by the germans. freed two months later, he was serving as a platoon commander during the first battle of el alamein. after he was awarded his vc, he was promoted to second lieutenant, sent home to new zealand and discharged from the 2nzef. good condition est."},"estimateMax":30,"lotNumber":"239","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/73725/lot/281692/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":20,"soldPrice":14,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:27:47.886Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£20 - 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gun-casing. petty officer gould and lieutenant peter scawen watkinson roberts volunteered to remove the bombs, which were of a type unknown to them. they removed the first one without too much difficulty, but the second bomb had penetrated the side plating of the gun emplacement, and then the deck casing above the pressure hull. roberts and gould entered the confined space (which was no more than 2 feet (61 cm) high in places), and lying flat, wormed past deck supports, battery ventilators, and drop bollards. the petty officer then lay on his back with the 150 lb bomb in his arms while the lieutenant dragged him along by the shoulders. \"it was then a matter of the two of us, lying horizontally, pushing and pulling the bomb back through the casing. it was pitch black and the bomb was making this horrible ticking noise while the submarine was being buffeted by the waves\". they pushed and dragged the bomb for a distance of some 20 feet (6. 1 m) until it could be lowered over the side. every time the bomb was moved there was a loud twanging noise as of a broken spring which added nothing to their peace of mind. thrasher was surfaced, stationary, and close inshore to enemy waters. if the submarine was forced to crash dive while they were in the casing, they must have been drowned. it was 50 minutes before they got the bomb clear, wrapped it in sacking, and dropped it over the side. in august 1943 gould received a mention in despatches after the submarine truculent sank u-308 off the faroes on 4 june 1943. good condition est."},"estimateMax":16,"lotNumber":"240","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/73725/lot/281693/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":14,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:27:47.887Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£14 - 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assumed command of centurion and acquired a highly favourable impression of crutchley. keyes selected crutchley for the zeebrugge raid of 23 april 1918; he was assigned by keyes as first lieutenant to commander alfred godsal, also of centurion, on the obsolete cruiser brilliant. brilliant and sirius were to be sunk as blockships at ostend. the germans had moved a navigation buoy, and so the ships were beached in the wrong place under heavy fire. but crutchley performed well and was awarded the distinguished service cross. crutchley volunteered for the second ostend raid on 9 may, and was posted to the cruiser vindictive, again commanded by godsal. when godsal was killed and the navigating officer incapacitated, crutchley took command. when a propeller was damaged on the quay, preventing the vessel fully closing the canal, crutchley ordered its scuttling and personally oversaw the evacuation under fire. crutchley transferred to the damaged motor launch ml 254. when its wounded captain lieutenant geoffrey drummond collapsed, crutchley took command. crutchley oversaw bailing operations, standing in water up to his waist, until the destroyer hms warwick, carrying admiral keyes, came to its aid. although the second raid also failed fully to close the bruges canal to submarine traffic, crutchley, drummond and rowland bourke were awarded victoria crosses for the action. when there were more worthy recipients than vcs to award, the men were allowed to elect those to receive a vc. crutchley was one of the last elected vcs. during the final months of the war, crutchley served on hms sikh in the dover patrol, the channel force commanded by keyes. good condition 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battalion, argyll and sutherland highlanders (princess louise's), british army, during the second world war at wadi akarit in tunisia. the citation in the london gazette read: on the 6th april, 1943, in the attack upon the wadi akarit position, the task of breaking through the enemy minefield and anti-tank ditch to the east of the roumana feature and of forming the initial bridgehead for a brigade of the 51st highland division was allotted to the battalion of the argyll and sutherland highlanders commanded by lieutenant-colonel campbell. the attack had to form up in complete darkness and had to traverse the main offshoot of the wadi akarit at an angle to the line of advance. in spite of heavy machine gun and shell fire in the early stages of the attack, lieutenant-colonel campbell successfully accomplished this difficult operation, captured at least 600 prisoners and led his battalion to its objective, having to cross an unswept portion of the enemy minefield in doing so. later, upon reaching his objective he found that a gap which had been blown by the royal engineers in the anti-tank ditch did not correspond with the vehicle lane which had been cleared in the minefield. realising the vital necessity of quickly establishing a gap for the passage of anti-tank guns, he took personal charge of this operation. it was now broad daylight and, under very heavy machine-gun fire and shell fire, he succeeded in making a personal reconnaissance and in conducting operations which led to the establishing of a vehicle gap. throughout the day lieutenant-colonel campbell held his position with his battalion in the face of extremely heavy and constant shell fire, which the enemy was able to bring to bear by direct observation. about 1630 hours determined enemy counter-attacks began to develop, accompanied by tanks. in this phase of the fighting lieutenant-colonel campbell's personality dominated the battle field by a display of valour and utter disregard for personal safety, which could not have been excelled. realising that it was imperative for the future success of the army plan to hold the bridgehead his battalion had captured, he inspired his men by his presence in the forefront of the battle, cheering them on and rallying them as he moved to those points where the fighting was heaviest. when his left forward company was forced to give ground he went forward alone, into a hail of fire and personally reorganised their position, remaining with the company until the attack at this point was held. as reinforcements arrived upon the scene he was seen standing in the open directing the fight under close range fire of enemy infantry and he continued to do so although already painfully wounded in the neck by shell fire. it was not until the battle died down that he allowed his wound to be dressed. even then, although in great pain, he refused to be evacuated, remaining with his battalion and continuing to inspire them by his presence on the field. darkness fell with the argylls still holding their positions, though many of its officers and men had become casualties. there is no doubt that but for lieutenant-colonel campbell's determination, splendid example of courage and disregard of pain, the bridgehead would have been lost. this officer's gallantry and magnificent leadership when his now tired men were charging the enemy with the bayonet and were fighting them at hand grenade range, are worthy of the highest honour, and can seldom have been surpassed in the long history of the highland brigade. good condition est."},"estimateMax":40,"lotNumber":"242","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/73725/lot/281695/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":30,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:27:48.333Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£30 - 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awarded to british and commonwealth forces. he served as commander-in-chief of british forces in south africa during the early months of the second boer war and subsequently commanded the army in natal until his return to england in november 1900. he then served in south africa during the 9th cape frontier war in 1878 and the anglo-zulu war of 1879. in the zulu war he commanded the mounted infantry of the northern british column (no. 4 column) under sir evelyn wood. in march 1879 the column met defeat at the battle of hlobane. buller was awarded the victoria cross for bravery during this battle. the following day he participated in the british victory at the battle of kambula. after the zulu attacks on the british position were beaten off, he led his mounted troops in a ruthless pursuit of fleeing zulu fighters. in june 1879, he again commanded mounted troops at the battle of ulundi, the zulu capital. this decisive british victory effectively ended the war. his vc citation, for actions taken during the battle of hlobane, reads: for his gallant conduct at the retreat at inhlobana, on the 28th march, 1879, in having assisted, whilst hotly pursued by zulus, in rescuing captain c. d'arcy, of the frontier light horse, who was retiring on foot, and carrying him on his horse until he overtook the rear guard. also for having on the same date and under the same circumstances, conveyed lieutenant c. everitt, of the frontier light horse, whose horse had been killed under him, to a place of safety. later on, colonel buller, in the same manner, saved a trooper of the frontier light horse, whose horse was completely exhausted, and who otherwise would have been killed by the zulus, who were within 80 yards of him. good condition 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wine merchant and annie emily le poer (née power); his brother was capt william carne cbe rn. educated: haileybury coll; rmc sandhurst. married: 1946 mons, belgium to mrs jean gibson (née ferguson), widow of lt col j t gibson (kia 1944); one step-s. career: 3 sept 1925 2lt gloucestershire regt; 1926 posted to egypt; 1931-36 seconded to kar, e africa; 1 oct 1935 capt; 18 aug 1936 returned to glosters as adjt 7th bn; dec 1938 emb with bn for burma; may 1940 coy comd in 7th bn; then staff college; 3 sept 1942 maj; 1942 staff appt madagascar (mid); 1943 t/lt col; 1943 co 26th bn, kar; 1944 svd burma (mid); co 3rd bn kar, somaliland until kar disbanded; co 5th glosters (ta); 7 feb 1949 lt col; 1949 co 1st bn glosters as part of 29th inf bde gp, hong kong; late 1950 29th bde to korea under brig t brodie; jan 1951 communist counter-offensive drove un forces s towards seoul leading bn almost to sinanju; 16 feb 1951 dso action at attack on hill 327 se of seoul; 22-25 apr 1951 vc action on imjin river, korea; 19 mths pow at camp no 2, pi-chong-ni, nr manchurian border; 15 oct 1953 arr uk; 1953-57 comdt army apprentices coll, chepstow, mon; 29 mar 1954 col; 28 aug 1956 hon col 5th bn glosters; 30 nov 1957 retd; 1960 dl glos; freedom of gloucester and falmouth; 11 apr 1964 disch from res of offrs. final rank: col. died: 19 apr 1986 cheltenham, glos. cremated: ashes buried at cranham churchyard, glos; 30 apr 1986 memorial svce presided over by padre s j davies who had been pow with carne. commemoration: headstone; stone cross he carved for use at prison camp services now in gloucester cath; name on haileybury coll memorial and on memorial panel in chapel and cloister memorial; memorial panel, haileybury coll library; oil portraits by cecil jameson at iwm london and by f cadogan cowper in offrs' mess, the rifles (1st bn r glos, berks and wilts regt). other awards: dso (1951); 1939-45 star; burma star; defence medal 1939-45; war medal 1939-45 with mid; korea medal 1950-53; un korea 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recipient of the victoria cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to british and commonwealth forces. details :- burton was 21 years old and a private in the 1st battalion, duke of wellington's regiment, british army, during the second world war at monte ceco, near palazzuolo sul senio, north-east of florence when the following deed took place. it was for this that he was awarded the victoria cross. the citation reads: in italy on 8th october, 1944, two companies of the duke of wellington's regiment moved forward to take a strongly held feature 760 metres high. the capture of this feature was vital at this stage of the operation as it dominated all the ground on the main axis of advance. the assaulting troops made good progress to within twenty yards of the crest when they came under withering fire from spandaus on the crest. the leading platoon was held up and the platoon commander was wounded. the company commander took another platoon, of which private burton was runner, through to assault the crest from which four spandaus at least were firing. private burton rushed forward and, engaging the first spandau position with his tommy gun, killed the crew of three. when the assault was again held up by murderous fire from two more machine guns private burton, again showing complete disregard for his own safety, dashed forward toward the first machine gun using his tommy gun until his ammunition was exhausted. he then picked up a bren gun and firing from the hip succeeded in killing or wounding the crews of the two machine guns. thanks to his outstanding courage the company was then able to consolidate on the forward slope of the feature. the enemy immediately counter-attacked fiercely but private burton, in spite of most of his comrades being either dead or wounded, once again dashed forward on his own initiative and directed such accurate fire with his bren gun on the enemy that they retired leaving the feature firmly in our hands. the enemy later counter-attacked again on the adjoining platoon position and private burton, who had placed himself on the flank, brought such accurate fire to bear that this counterattack also failed to dislodge the company from its position. private burton's magnificent gallantry and total disregard of his own safety during many hours of fierce fighting in mud and continuous rain were an inspiration to all his comrades.. good condition est."},"estimateMax":20,"lotNumber":"245","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/73725/lot/281698/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":18,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:27:48.339Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£18 - 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chevalier cheshire svd wwii in 76 sqn raf, shot down over berlin 12-13 aug 1941 and 4 yrs pow stalag luft iii. educated: dragon sch, oxford; stowe sch; merton coll, oxford (law). married: (1) 15 july 1941 montreal, canada to constance (née binney), american actress (div 1951); c -;(2) 5 apr 1959 bombay, india to margaret susan (née ryder) cmg (1976) obe (1957), founder of sue ryder homes in uk and abroad, wwii svd fany and mem of polish section soe, 1978 baroness ryder of warsaw in poland and cavendish in norfolk; one s, one dau. career: svd univ air sqn; 8 june 1937 flew solo in avro tutor; 16 nov 1937 comm p/o rafvr; oct 1939 mob; to no 9 fts, hullavington, wilts for further svce trg; 15 dec 1937 received 'wings'; 7 apr 1940 fo; final trg at no 10 otu abingdon, berks; 6 june 1937 posted to 102 sqn driffield, yorks (flying armstrong whitworth whitley bombers); 3 nights later flew first sortie; then flew in raids on berlin, kiel, essen, bremen and cologne; june 1940-july 1944 vc 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alone from low level, resulting in sqn becoming specialist at precision bombing; july 1944 aoc 5 gp, avm ralph cochrane, told him he was to be rested from ops but did not reveal that he had recommended him for the vc; 10 sept 1944 as gp capt emb for eastern air comd hq, calcutta, india; by end of 1944 british joint staff mission, washington, usa to study tactical developments; selected as a british observer on second usaf atom bomb raid on japan; late july 1945 to guam, then tinian is, base for b-29 superfortresses flying this mission; 9 aug 1945 one of two uk observers of dropping of atom bomb on nagasaki, japan; in consequence leaned towards pacifism and, briefly, unilateralism; 22 jan 1946 invalided out of raf with psycho-neurosis; embarked on several unsuccessful ventures in community welfare for ex-servicemen; lived as woodcutter in bc, canada; 1952 contracted tuberculosis; 18 months in hospital at midhurst, sussex (had lung removed); converted to roman catholicism; after failure of his last community scheme, left in debt with large empty house, le court, greatham, hants; 1948 accepted there an incurable cancer patient and war veteran, arthur dykes, thus beginning first cheshire foundation home for the incurably sick; by 1987 cheshire foundation homes, together with family support services, numbered some 270 in 47 countries; 1975 awarded humanitarian award by variety club of gb; 6 feb 1981 order of merit; 1989-92 chmn, world war memorial fund for disaster relief; 15 june 1991 life peer. final rank: gp capt (raf). died: 31 july 1992 sue ryder home, cavendish, suffolk of motor neurone disease. buried: cavendish churchyard, nr sudbury, suffolk. commemoration: headstone; plaque at horndean brewery, hants; name on raf memorial, st clement danes, london; cheshire house, st ignatius coll, riverview, sydney, nsw, australia. other awards: om (1981); dso** (1940, 1941, 1943); dfc (1941); 1939-45 star; air crew europe star with clasp atlantic; burma star; defence medal 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service medals for the second world war, and coronation and silver jubilee medals for queen elizabeth ii. his honours include the knight commander of the order of st michael and st george, the companion of the order of the bath, and the knight of the order of st john of jerusalem. good condition est."},"estimateMax":16,"lotNumber":"247","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/73725/lot/281700/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":14,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:27:48.342Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£14 - 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wounded, he continued to lead his battalion from an exposed position on the outside of a tank, and succeeded in defeating the enemy's attempt to encircle two allied divisions. on 13 june, when a number of allied tanks had been destroyed, he went on foot, \"from one tank to another, to encourage the crews under intense artillery and anti-tank fire\". by \"his magnificent example the corridor was kept open and the brigade was able to march through\". shortly after this, foote was captured and became a prisoner of war. however, he subsequently escaped and entered switzerland in april 1944. it was only then that he learned he had been awarded the victoria cross. after a period as a general staff officer at allied forces headquarters in 1944, he became second-in-command of the 9th armoured brigade in 1945. good condition 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the early months of the second boer war and subsequently commanded the army in natal until his return to england in november 1900. he then served in south africa during the 9th cape frontier war in 1878 and the anglo-zulu war of 1879. in the zulu war he commanded the mounted infantry of the northern british column (no. 4 column) under sir evelyn wood. in march 1879 the column met defeat at the battle of hlobane. buller was awarded the victoria cross for bravery during this battle. the following day he participated in the british victory at the battle of kambula. after the zulu attacks on the british position were beaten off, he led his mounted troops in a ruthless pursuit of fleeing zulu fighters. in june 1879, he again commanded mounted troops at the battle of ulundi, the zulu capital. this decisive british victory effectively ended the war. his vc citation, for actions taken during the battle of hlobane, reads: for his gallant conduct at the retreat at inhlobana, on the 28th march, 1879, in having assisted, whilst hotly pursued by zulus, in rescuing captain c. d'arcy, of the frontier light horse, who was retiring on foot, and carrying him on his horse until he overtook the rear guard. also for having on the same date and under the same circumstances, conveyed lieutenant c. everitt, of the frontier light horse, whose horse had been killed under him, to a place of safety. later on, colonel buller, in the same manner, saved a trooper of the frontier light horse, whose horse was completely exhausted, and who otherwise would have been killed by the zulus, who were within 80 yards of him. good condition est."},"estimateMax":60,"lotNumber":"249","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/73725/lot/281702/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":50,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:27:48.345Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£50 - 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the long approach up the singapore straits xe-3 deliberately left the believed safe channel and entered mined waters to avoid suspected hydrophone posts. the target was aground, or nearly aground, both fore and aft, and only under the midship portion was there just sufficient water for xe-3 to place herself under the cruiser. for forty minutes xe-3 pushed her way along the seabed until finally lieutenant fraser managed to force her right under the centre of the cruiser. here he placed the limpets and dropped his main side charge. great difficulty was experienced in extricating the craft after the attack had been completed, but finally xe-3 was clear, and commenced her long return journey out to sea. the courage and determination of lieutenant fraser are beyond all praise. any man not possessed of his relentless determination to achieve his object in full, regardless of all consequences, would have dropped his side charge alongside the target instead of persisting until he had forced 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for his father's firm, j gardner and co, which made air conditioning units; worked hong kong; 1934-35 svd hong kong vol def fce (armoured cars); 1938 returned to uk; wwii joined westminster dragoons (ta); 18 may 1940 comm 2lt rac; spring 1941 joined 4th rtr in egypt; apr 1941 mc action at battle at halfaya pass; july 1941 with regt to tobruk, libya in unsuccessful attempt by garrison to raise the siege; a/capt; 23 nov 1941 vc action se of tobruk (wounded); june 1942 captured after fall of tobruk; pow italy and germany; sept 1943 escaped; 1944 recaptured, rome; may 1945 liberated from oflag 79 nr brunswick, germany; 1945 disch; post war returned to family business of which he was chmn until aged 86; also founded brunswick boys club, fulham, london; gov, dulwich coll; 1968-97 vc and gc assn cttee (inc hon sec). final rank: hon capt (ta). died: 15 feb 2003 hove, sussex. cremated: ashes buried in st andrew's (old church), hove. commemoration: plaques at gardner industrial est, beckenham 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fraser are beyond all praise. any man not possessed of his relentless determination to achieve his object in full, regardless of all consequences, would have dropped his side charge alongside the target instead of persisting until he had forced his submarine right under the cruiser. the approach and withdrawal entailed a passage of 80 miles through water which had been mined by both the enemy and ourselves, past hydrophone positions, over loops and controlled minefields, and through an anti-submarine boom. good condition est."},"estimateMax":14,"lotNumber":"255","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/73725/lot/281708/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":10,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:27:53.641Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£10 - 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direct hits through the loopholes of his defences, which, bursting within the post, wounded captain wilson severely in the right shoulder and in the left eye, several of his team being also wounded. his guns were blown off their stands but he repaired and replaced them and, regardless of his wounds, carried on, whilst his somali sergeant was killed beside him. on 12th and 14th august the enemy again concentrated field artillery fire on captain wilson's guns, but he continued, with his wounds untended, to man them. on august 15th two of his machine-gun posts were blown to pieces, yet captain wilson, now suffering from malaria in addition to wounds, still kept his own post in action. the enemy finally over-ran the post at 5 p. m. on the 15th august when captain wilson, fighting to the last, was killed. good condition 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became spitfire and mustang pilot and led the fighter escort on the attack on the gestapo headquarters in copenhagen, avis hearn awarded m m for bravery during battle of britain whilst under stuka attack on poling radar station aug 1940. john booth 600 and 23 sqdn's sqn blenheim's battle of britain air gunner. flt. lt. w. reid vc victoria cross holder. 61 squadron rafvr. awarded the vc for bravery during a raid on dusseldorf germany on 3rd november 1943. despite being severely wounded, continued to fly his damaged lancaster bomber to bomb dusseldorf. managed to land his aircraft safely upon return. squadron leader jock maitland, flew fighters during the korean war and the suez and oman conflicts before developing the wartime battle of britain airfield at biggin hill into a successful civil airport. during his pilot training in the united states, the navy decided that his eyesight was not adequate and he returned to britain to complete his flying training with the raf. he was then posted to palestine to join the spitfire-equipped no 32 squadron. the disturbances in the region had escalated, and the spitfires provided close air support to the army in the field. when britain relinquished her mandate on june 30 1948, no 32 moved to nicosia in cyprus. back in britain, maitland flew meteor day fighters with no 247 squadron before volunteering for duties with the usaf. on his return from korea, he became an instructor at the day fighter combat school. in june 1956 maitland was given command of no 249 squadron, based in amman, jordan, flying the venom fighter-bomber. he left england in his own private light aircraft, a single-engine proctor and en route to jordan landed at his old fighter base at abu sueir in the canal zone, which he found teeming with migs. he was immediately detained for three days under suspicion of being a spy, and the british air attaché had to arrange his release. good condition 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engr. unmarried. career: worked in argentina for his uncle on fruit farm and as motor engr; 1936 to uk; mar 1936 short svce comm raf; elementary trg hamble air svce trg, hants; svce trg wittering, cambs; 1936 dec to 49 sqn, worthy down, hants, flying hawker hind biplanes; mar 1938 sqn raf scampton, lincs; from first day wwii flew ops and recces over n sea; in next 10 mths flew on 23 bombing sorties over germany; 12 aug 1940 vc action over dortmund-ems canal, n of munster, germany (wounded); taken off flying ops; 3 sept 1940 flt lt; sept 1940 t/sqn ldr as pa to acm sir robert brooke-popham; nov 1940 freedom of new romney, kent; 28 feb 1941 oc 83 sqn scampton; june 1941 t/wg cdr instr 14 otu, cottesmore, rutland; dec 1941 oc 44 sqn waddington, lincs (first op sqn equipped with lancaster bombers); 23 mar 1942 sqn ldr; may 1942 instr 25 otu, finningley, yorks; from 1943 various staff appts incl raf pr dept making morale-boosting appearances at armament factories and raf stas; dec 1944 109 otu; mar 1945 107 otu; may 1945 48 (dakota) sqn; june 1945 1314 flt flying dakotas at accra, w africa; 1946 to uk; 14 oct 1946 demob and placed on res list as wg cdr; then ops manager, american overseas airlines, heathrow, london; employed by dept of civil aviation; 1947-50 in malaya as personal pilot to governor; 1950 returned to uk and worked for sid holding in tractor and rd construction industry; 1953 export sales manager, british motor corp, and for a while worked for them in usa; 14 feb 1958 retd from res of offrs as wg cdr; 1978 retd; mem, preston rbl. final rank: wg cdr (raf). died: 24 jan 1996, 5 selsey court, rustington, littlehampton, sussex. cremated: 2 feb 1997 worthing crem, sussex; ashes interred in gdn of remembrance, plot 35/34. commemoration: name on raf memorial st clement danes, london; painting by eric kennington (1940) at iwm london; learoyd rd, poole, dorset. other awards: 1939-45 star; air crew europe star; defence medal 1939-45; war medal 1939-45; coronation 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award of the victoria cross to gp capt l. trent vc. cover depicts sqn ldr trent in 487 royal new zealand air force squadron lockheed ventura bombing amsterdam power station on 3 may 1943, for which he was awarded the victoria cross and 487 squadron rnzaf badge. the lockheed ventura was a development of the lockheed lodestar transport. 394 venturas were built and carried out their first daylight bombing raid on 3rd november 1942. personally signed by sqn ldr l. h. trent vc. on 3rd may 1943 sqn ldr trent showed outstanding leadership when he led 11 ventura aircraft in a daylight attack on amsterdam's power station. crossing the dutch coast 1 aircraft was hit and forced to return. enemy fighters then shot down 6 venturas in 4 minutes and of the reminder only 2 reached the target. sqn ldr trent completed an accurate bombing run before his aircraft broke up and he and his navigator became prisoners of war. the other aircraft was destroyed over the target. trent was put into stalag 111 and was appointed to take charge of security matters. on 24th march 1944 the great escaper took place when 76 men escaped, trent was caught when no 77 was spotted by a sentry. he was a lucky because hitler had 50 of the escapers shot. b36c 40th anniv award victoria cross to len trent signed himself len trent vc holder. 3 may 83 jersey lockheed ventura 41st anniv of ventura and 40th anniv of the award of the victoria cross to gp capt l. trent vc. cover depicts sqn ldr trent in 487 royal new zealand air force squadron lockheed ventura bombing amsterdam power station on 3 may 1943, for which he was awarded the victoria cross and 487 squadron rnzaf badge. the lockheed ventura was a development of the lockheed lodestar transport. 394 venturas were built and carried out their first daylight bombing raid on 3rd november 1942. personally signed by sqn ldr l. h. trent vc. on 3rd may 1943 sqn ldr trent showed outstanding leadership when he led 11 ventura aircraft in a daylight attack on amsterdam's power station. crossing the dutch coast 1 aircraft was hit and forced to return. enemy fighters then shot down 6 venturas in 4 minutes and of the reminder only 2 reached the target. sqn ldr trent completed an accurate bombing run before his aircraft broke up and he and his navigator became prisoners of war. the other aircraft was destroyed over the target. trent was put into stalag 111 and was appointed to take charge of security matters. on 24th march 1944 the great escaper took place when 76 men escaped, trent was caught when no 77 was spotted by a sentry. he was a lucky because hitler had 50 of the escapers shot. good condition 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reinf gp; svd normandy, france and nw europe; 25 july 1944 joined 1/5th bn, welch regt and relinquished rank of t/capt; 16 aug 1944 vc action at bafour, normandy, france; re-apptd t/capt; 22 sept 1944 a/maj; 27 oct 1944 wounded; 2 nov 1944 to uk; 22 dec 1944 t/maj and w/s capt; 26 jan 1945 to 140 octu as instr; 6 dec 1944 to 164 octu as instr; 28 may 1946 demob; 1947 mem of ta assn, glam and wales; 1947-68 pres, british legion, wales; pres, abf glam; 1948 called to the bar, middle temple, london; 10 july 1951 freemason, initiated south wales jurists lodge no 7092; 1956 dl county of glam; 1 july 1959 relinquished comm; 1960-1971 chmn, mental health review tribunal (wales region); 1962-71 deputy chmn, radnor quarter sessions; 1962-71 deputy chmn, carms quarter sessions; 1965 qc; 1968-70 recorder, merthyr tydfil, glam and 1970-71 swansea, glam; 1970 bencher; 1971 leader, welsh and chester circuit; 1971-74 judge, high court of justice (family div); 1974 judge, high court of justice (queen's bench div); 1974-80 chmn, welsh rugby union charitable trust; 1975-80 presiding judge, wales and chester circuit; 1979 hon lld, univ of wales; 1979-80 chmn, judicial studies board; 1980 pc; 1980-93 lord justice of appeal; 1983-91 senior presiding judge for england and wales; 1987 pres, univ of wales coll of medicine; 1988-93 deputy ch justice of england and wales; hon frcs; 1992 retd; 1993 pres, welsh rugby union and 2004 hon life patron; 2002-07 deputy pres, vc and gc assn; 2006 freeman city of cardiff. final rank: maj. died: 9 sept 2007 univ coll hosp, cardiff. cremated: 15 sept 2007 thornhill crematorium, cardiff following funeral svce at llandaff cath. commemoration: name on plaque in the middle temple, london, together with the names of paul bennett vc and fm sir evelyn wood vc; heritage plaque 122 dagenham ave, barking, london; tasker watkins accommodation block, inf battle sch, dering lines, brecon, wales; portrait in city hall, cardiff; statue at millennium stadium, cardiff; tasker watkins house, ta centre, morfa, swansea. other awards: gbe (1971); kstj (1995); 1939-45 star; france and germany star; defence medal 1939-45; war medal 1939-45; coronation medal 1953; jubilee medal 1977; golden jubilee medal 2002. vc investiture: 8 mar 1945 by king george vi, buckingham palace. good condition est."},"estimateMax":16,"lotNumber":"262","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/73725/lot/281715/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":12,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:27:48.745Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£12 - £16","currency":"GBP","id":281715,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":12},{"startPrice":18,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/281716/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"ww2 victoria cross ian fraser vc, t gould vc signed john cornwell vc cover, 81st ann battle of jutland. vc details13 november 1945, jahore straits, singapore, 31 july 1945, lieutenant ian edward fraser, dsc, royal naval reserve commanded his majesty's midget submarine xe-3 in a successful attack on a japanese heavy cruiser of the atago class at her moorings in johore strait, singapore, on 31st july 1945. during the long approach up the singapore straits xe-3 deliberately left the believed safe channel and entered mined waters to avoid suspected hydrophone posts. the target was aground, or nearly aground, both fore and aft, and only under the midship portion was there just sufficient water for xe-3 to place herself under the cruiser. for forty minutes xe-3 pushed her way along the seabed until finally lieutenant fraser managed to force her right under the centre of the cruiser. here he placed the limpets and dropped his main side charge. great difficulty was experienced in extricating the craft after the attack had been completed, but finally xe-3 was clear, and commenced her long return journey out to sea. the courage and determination of lieutenant fraser are beyond all praise. any man not possessed of his relentless determination to achieve his object in full, regardless of all consequences, would have dropped his side charge alongside the target instead of persisting until he had forced his submarine right under the cruiser. the approach and withdrawal entailed a passage of 80 miles through water which had been mined by both the enemy and ourselves, past hydrophone positions, over loops and controlled minefields, and through an anti-submarine boom. tommy gould was 27 years old, and a petty officer in the royal navy during the second world war, when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the victoria cross. on 16 february 1942 north of crete, in the mediterranean, hm submarine thrasher, after attacking and sinking a supply ship, was itself attacked. thrasher was subjected to a three-hour depth charge attack and aerial bombing. when after dark the submarine surfaced, two unexploded bombs were discovered in the gun-casing. petty officer gould and lieutenant peter scawen watkinson roberts volunteered to remove the bombs, which were of a type unknown to them. they removed the first one without too much difficulty, but the second bomb had penetrated the side plating of the gun emplacement, and then the deck casing above the pressure hull. roberts and gould entered the confined space (which was no more than 2 feet (61 cm) high in places), and lying flat, wormed past deck supports, battery ventilators, and drop bollards. the petty officer then lay on his back with the 150 lb bomb in his arms while the lieutenant dragged him along by the shoulders. \"it was then a matter of the two of us, lying horizontally, pushing and pulling the bomb back through the casing. it was pitch black and the bomb was making this horrible ticking noise while the submarine was being buffeted by the waves\". they pushed and dragged the bomb for a distance of some 20 feet (6. 1 m) until it could be lowered over the side. every time the bomb was moved there was a loud twanging noise as of a broken spring which added nothing to their peace of mind. thrasher was surfaced, stationary, and close inshore to enemy waters. if the submarine was forced to crash dive while they were in the casing, they must have been drowned. it was 50 minutes before they got the bomb clear, wrapped it in sacking, and dropped it over the side. in august 1943 gould received a mention in despatches after the submarine truculent sank u-308 off the faroes on 4 june 1943. good condition 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rifle wg; 27 june 1944 103 reinf gp; svd normandy, france and nw europe; 25 july 1944 joined 1/5th bn, welch regt and relinquished rank of t/capt; 16 aug 1944 vc action at bafour, normandy, france; re-apptd t/capt; 22 sept 1944 a/maj; 27 oct 1944 wounded; 2 nov 1944 to uk; 22 dec 1944 t/maj and w/s capt; 26 jan 1945 to 140 octu as instr; 6 dec 1944 to 164 octu as instr; 28 may 1946 demob; 1947 mem of ta assn, glam and wales; 1947-68 pres, british legion, wales; pres, abf glam; 1948 called to the bar, middle temple, london; 10 july 1951 freemason, initiated south wales jurists lodge no 7092; 1956 dl county of glam; 1 july 1959 relinquished comm; 1960-1971 chmn, mental health review tribunal (wales region); 1962-71 deputy chmn, radnor quarter sessions; 1962-71 deputy chmn, carms quarter sessions; 1965 qc; 1968-70 recorder, merthyr tydfil, glam and 1970-71 swansea, glam; 1970 bencher; 1971 leader, welsh and chester circuit; 1971-74 judge, high court of justice (family div); 1974 judge, 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for enemy mortar and machine-gun fire. reaching the top of the bridge, he drove out the party below, inflicting over twenty casualties with hand grenades. having been wounded he rejoined his platoon, had his wound dressed, and then carried on in command. richard annand's platoon sergeant said later \"mr annand came to me at platoon headquarters and asked for a box of grenades as they could hear jerry trying to repair the bridge. off he went and he sure must have given them a lovely time because it wasn't a great while before he was back for more\". during the evening another attack was launched and again second lieutenant annand went forward with hand grenades and inflicted heavy casualties on the enemy. when the order to withdraw was received, he withdrew his platoon, but learning on the way back that his batman was wounded and had been left behind, he returned at once to the former position and brought him back in a wheelbarrow, before losing consciousness as the result of wounds. 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