{"lots":[{"startPrice":80,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/288592/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/288592/003/003.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"sir alec guinness signed raf ww2 cover bridge on the river kwai col nicholson. escape from thailand raf escaping society commemorative cover. he portrayed the senior british officer, colonel nicholson in the epic war film the bridge on the river kwai, which won him an academy award for best actor in a leading role. the cover was flown to bangkok on 14 june 1974. good condition. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":120,"lotNumber":"1","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/75126/lot/288592/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_philately","ukMemorabilia_MoviesTVMusicMemorabilia","ukMemorabilia","ukMemorabilia_all","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":80,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:44:45.987Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£80 - 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£30","currency":"GBP","id":288593,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":20},{"startPrice":40,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/288594/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-05-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"rare titanic survivor b.v. dean signed maritime england-1982 r.m.s titanic fdc. bertram dean was born on may 21, 1910, in london. his parents, bertram frank dean and eva georgette light, owned a pub in the british capital but planned to emigrate to the united states, to wichita in kansas. members of their family were already living there. their aim was to open a tobacco store. bertram had a younger sister, elizabeth gladys dean, nicknamed millvina who was born on february 2, 1912. she would later become one of the most famous, most popular and longest living titanic survivors ever, while she was also officially the youngest passenger aboard the ship. bertram boarded the titanic with his parents and sister at southampton on wednesday april 10, 1912, as a third class passenger. he was soon to be two years old while millvina was only a few weeks old. the deans were originally to board the adriatic but a coal strike caused the transfer of passengers to the new white star liner which was then making its inaugural crossing. the deans were in their cabin when the liner struck an iceberg on the evening of april 14, 1912. bertram frank, awakened by the noise, came up on deck to find out what was happening. alerted by the news, he went back down to his cabin and woke up his wife, ordering her to dress the two children warmly and get on the boat deck. once there, it is difficult to establish with certainty the sequence of events. although eva dean did embark on the same lifeboat as her daughter, we cannot however know whether the young bertram vere was also with his mother or whether, or was lost in the crowd and the confusion, and been in another lifeboat. in any case, the two children were saved, which was not the case for father bertram frank dean who died in the sinking and whose body, subsequently, was probably never found. good condition. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":50,"lotNumber":"3","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/75126/lot/288594/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":40,"soldPrice":32,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:44:45.991Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£40 - £50","currency":"GBP","id":288594,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":40},{"startPrice":30,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/288595/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"dirk bogarde mai zetterling stephen murray signed vintage theatre programme, duke of yorks theatre production of point of departure by jean anouilh. autographed by the three leading cast members. sir dirk bogarde (born derek jules gaspard ulric niven van den bogaerde; 28 march 1921 - 8 may 1999) was an english actor, novelist and screenwriter. initially a matinée idol in films such as doctor in the house (1954) for the rank organisation, he later acted in art house films, evolving from \"heartthrob to icon of edginess\". in a second career, bogarde wrote seven volumes of memoirs, six novels, and a volume of collected journalism, mainly from articles in the daily telegraph. he fought in the second world war and over the course of five years reached the rank of major and was awarded seven medals. his poetry has been published in war anthologies, and a grey ink brush drawing, \"tents in orchard. 1944\", is in the collection of the british museum. having come to prominence in films including the blue lamp in the early 1950s, bogarde starred in the popular doctor film series (1954-1963). he twice won the bafta award for best actor in a leading role, for the servant (1963) and darling (1965). his other notable film roles included victim (1961), accident (1967), the damned (1969), death in venice (1971), the night porter (1974), a bridge too far (1977) and despair (1978). he was appointed a commander of the order of arts and letters in 1990 and a knight bachelor in 1992. mai elisabeth zetterling (24 may 1925 - 17 march 1994)[1] was a swedish film director, novelist and actress. stephen umfreville hay murray (6 september 1912 - 31 march 1983) was an english cinema, radio, theatre and television actor. good condition. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":40,"lotNumber":"4","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/75126/lot/288595/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_BooksMagazinesPaper","ukMemorabilia_MoviesTVMusicMemorabilia","ukMemorabilia","ukMemorabilia_all","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":30,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:44:45.993Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£30 - £40","currency":"GBP","id":288595,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":30},{"startPrice":60,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/288596/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"terry gilliam signed poster from the bruces philosophers song, approx 26 x 18 inches, inscribed for lee safe dreams with autograph and pencil doodle. large autograph. terrence vance gilliam (born 22 november 1940)[2][3] is an american-born british filmmaker, comedian, collage animator, and actor. he gained stardom as a member of the monty python comedy troupe alongside john cleese, eric idle, michael palin, terry jones, and graham chapman. together they collaborated on the sketch series monty python's flying circus (1969-1974) and the films monty python and the holy grail (1975, also co-directed), life of brian (1979), and the meaning of life (1983). they received the bafta award in 1988 for outstanding british contribution to cinema. in 2009, gilliam received the bafta fellowship for lifetime achievement. gilliam transitioned to directing serious films with themes exploring imagination and oppositions to bureaucracy and authoritarianism. his films are sometimes set in dystopian worlds and involve black comedy and tragicomedic elements. he has directed thirteen feature films, gaining acclaim for time bandits (1981), brazil (1985), the adventures of baron munchausen (1988), the fisher king (1991), and 12 monkeys (1995). other directing credits include fear and loathing in las vegas (1998), the brothers grimm (2005), the imaginarium of doctor parnassus (2009), and the man who killed don quixote (2018). good condition. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":80,"lotNumber":"5","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/75126/lot/288596/view","tags":["ukMemorabilia_MoviesTVMusicMemorabilia","ukMemorabilia","ukMemorabilia_all"],"directSalePrice":60,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:44:45.994Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£60 - 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16 april 1996) was a new zealand flying ace of the royal new zealand air force (rnzaf) during the second world war. he was credited with the destruction of at least five german aircraft. born in christchurch, houlton joined the rnzaf in june 1941 and, after completing training in new zealand, was sent to england to serve with the royal air force. after a brief period of service with no. 485 (nz) squadron, he volunteered to go to malta as part of the island's aerial defence. he was based there from august to december 1942 before returning to europe and no. 485 squadron. he shot down a german bomber on the day of the normandy landings, often considered to be the first german aircraft destroyed during the invasion of france. after the war he stayed in the rnzaf and later took up commercial flying. he died in 1996, aged 73. good condition. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":30,"lotNumber":"11","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/75126/lot/288602/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":20,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:44:40.192Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£20 - 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£30","currency":"GBP","id":288604,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":20},{"startPrice":14,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/288605/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"d-day op overlord hockaday navy cover signed 5 veterans, rear admiral edward findley 'teddy' gueritz cb obe dsc*, beachmaster, sword beach. sub-lieutenant george s. walker, assistant beachmaster, sword beach. petty officer r. waddingham, yeoman of signals, sword beach. petty officer r.h.g. mckinlay cgm, rn commando, sword beach. leading seaman k.c. boyce, rn commando frogman, sword beach. rare only 110 signed. good condition. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":16,"lotNumber":"14","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/75126/lot/288605/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":14,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:44:40.197Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£14 - 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motion picture comedy or musical. andrews starred in various films, working with directors including her husband blake edwards, george roy hill, and alfred hitchcock. films she starred in include the americanization of emily (1964), hawaii (1966), torn curtain (1966), thoroughly modern millie (1967), star! (1968), the tamarind seed (1974), 10 (1979), s.o.b. (1981), victor/victoria (1982), that's life! (1986), and duet for one (1986). she later returned to films, acting in the princess diaries (2001), the princess diaries 2: royal engagement (2004), as well as eloise at the plaza and eloise at christmastime (both 2003). she also has voiced roles in the shrek franchise (2001-2010) and the despicable me franchise (2010-present). good condition. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":80,"lotNumber":"44","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/75126/lot/288635/view","tags":["ukMemorabilia_MoviesTVMusicMemorabilia","ukMemorabilia","ukMemorabilia_all"],"directSalePrice":70,"soldPrice":70,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:44:35.235Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£70 - £80","currency":"GBP","id":288635,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":70},{"startPrice":80,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/288636/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-05-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"sir alf ramsey 1966 world cup manager signed benham 1996 football coin fdc pnc. sir alfred ernest ramsey was an english football player and manager. as a player, he represented the england national team and captained the side, but he is best known for his time as england manager from 1963 to 1974, which included guiding them to victory in the 1966 fifa world cup. good condition. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":120,"lotNumber":"45","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/75126/lot/288636/view","tags":["ukMemorabilia_SportsMemorabilia","ukCollectibles_philately","ukMemorabilia","ukMemorabilia_all","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":80,"soldPrice":80,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:44:35.237Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£80 - 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wilson red 9 pilot, sqn ldr henry ploszek manager, flt lt john chantry engineer. good condition. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":14,"lotNumber":"48","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/75126/lot/288639/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":10,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:44:35.241Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£10 - £14","currency":"GBP","id":288639,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":10},{"startPrice":20,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/288640/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"on the buses ronald chesney signed vintage autograph album page. chesney and wolfe, were a british television comedy screenwriting duo consisting of ronald chesney (born rené lucien cadier; 4 may 1920 - 12 april 2018) and ronald wolfe (born harvey ronald wolfe-luberoff; 8 august 1922 - 18 december 2011). they were best known for their sitcoms the rag trade (1961-1963, 1977-1978), meet the wife (1963-1966), on the buses (1969-1973) and romany jones (1972-1975). when their partnership began in the mid-1950s, chesney was already known to the public as a harmonica player. good condition. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":24,"lotNumber":"49","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/75126/lot/288640/view","tags":["ukMemorabilia_MoviesTVMusicMemorabilia","ukMemorabilia","ukMemorabilia_all"],"directSalePrice":20,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:44:35.243Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£20 - £24","currency":"GBP","id":288640,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":20},{"startPrice":30,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/288641/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"great war ww2 arnhem xxx corps gen b horrocks dso mc signed army cover. lieutenant-general sir brian gwynne horrocks, kcb, kbe, dso, mc (7 september 1895 - 4 january 1985) was a british army officer, chiefly remembered as the commander of xxx corps in operation market garden and other operations during the second world war. he also served in the first world war and the russian civil war, was taken prisoner twice, and competed in the modern pentathlon at the 1924 paris olympics. later he was a television presenter, wrote books on military history, and was black rod in the house of lords for 14 years. in 1940 horrocks commanded a battalion during the battle of france, the first time he served under bernard montgomery, the most prominent british commander of the war. montgomery later identified horrocks as one of his most able officers, appointing him to corps commands in both north africa and europe. in 1943, horrocks was seriously wounded and took more than a year to recover before returning to command a corps in europe. it is likely that this period out of action meant he missed out on promotion; his contemporary corps commanders in north africa, oliver leese and miles dempsey, went on to command at army level and above. horrocks' wound continued to impair his health and led to his early retirement from the army after the war. since 1945, horrocks has been regarded by some as one of the most successful british generals of the war, \"a man who really led, a general who talked to everyone, down to the simplest private soldier\" and the \"beau ideal of a corps commander\". general dwight d. eisenhower, the supreme allied commander in western europe, called him \"the outstanding british general under montgomery\". good condition. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":34,"lotNumber":"50","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/75126/lot/288641/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":30,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:44:35.244Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£30 - 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( 108 covers issued ). maurice tabuteau (1884-1976) was a pioneering french aviator and racing driver. he set multiple international aviation records for both speed and distance in 1910 and 1912. tabuteau also won the michelin cup in 1910. good condition. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":14,"lotNumber":"75","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/75126/lot/288666/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":12,"soldPrice":18,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:44:45.060Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£12 - £14","currency":"GBP","id":288666,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":12},{"startPrice":14,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/288667/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"air cdre d w clappen ww1 signed cover pilot uk aerial post hendon - windsor. 1st uk aerial post hendon - windsor air commodore d w clappen ww1 pilot. 9 sep 71 bfps 1173 60th anniversary of the first uk aerial post hendon to windsor royal hendon. cover depicts bleriot 11 hendon 1911. flown from raf hendon to windsor castle, landing on the east lawn in the home park private at 1100 hours on 9th september 1971. carried in bristol sycamore mk xiv, of 32 squadron. personally signed by air commodore d w clappen cb bleriot aviation co ( apprentice ) 1910 pilot certificate no 591 august 1913 in a bleriot monoplane. 23 oct 1915: appointed to a commission in the rfc. 23 oct 1915: appointed flying officer, rfc. 1916: pilot, southern aircraft repair depot. 11 sep 1917: appointed flight commander. 12 sep 1919: appointed to a short service commission in the rank of flight lieutenant. technical officer, no 10 aircraft acceptance park, brooklands. raf reference number s8e certified copy one of a total quantity of 110 special covers. signed project officer. good condition. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":16,"lotNumber":"76","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/75126/lot/288667/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":14,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:44:45.061Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£14 - 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cleland ( flight cachet on the back. )and gp. capt. matthew inspector of radio services. cover has 4d radar and radio telescope stamps plus to ones of malta. cyprus and gibraltar. certified of 125 of 514. good condition. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":14,"lotNumber":"78","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/75126/lot/288669/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":12,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:44:45.064Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£12 - £14","currency":"GBP","id":288669,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":12},{"startPrice":8,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/288670/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"raf medmenham rare multi country flown cover 25th anniv of the inspectorate of radio services c6g. 30 nov 71 bfps 1174 25th anniversary of the inspectorate of radio services special postmark on 4 countries christmas stamps flight cachet on the back. certified copy of 206. royal air force medmenham. 25th anniversary of the inspectorate of radio services 30th nov 1946 - 1971. picture cachet of armstrong whitworth argosy. on the back blue flown cachet flown from raf cottesmore to raf gibraltar on 30 nov 71, and then to raf luqa ( malta ) and raf akrotiri ( cyprus ) in argosy 'iris iv ' xn 816 of 115 sqn raf returning to cottesmore on 10 dec 71 captain flt lt a s dick - cleland total flight time 28 hrs 10 mins. added red cachet special anniversary flight 2 backstamps. certified copy no 160 of 206. good condition. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":10,"lotNumber":"79","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/75126/lot/288670/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":8,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:44:45.065Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£8 - £10","currency":"GBP","id":288670,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":8},{"startPrice":8,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/288671/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2026-05-22","available":false,"description":{"en":"great war rnas mullion cover signed j g struthers, t york-moore c9 10 commanders. navy cover last airship rnas mullion 1919 signed 2 ww1 flt commanders c9 c10. official navy cover rnsc(2)1. good condition. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":10,"lotNumber":"80","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/75126/lot/288671/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":8,"soldPrice":8,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:44:45.067Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£8 - 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skies to dieppe cover signed bob pilot grp capt a murray dfc - 46, 501 and 73 fighter sections ww2 fdc. rare cover one of only 50 flown by concorde. alan duncan murray was born on 10th july 1915 and joined the raf on a short service commission in january 1934. he was posted to 3 fts grantham on 3rd april and with his training completed joined 18 squadron at upper heyford on 4th march 1935, flying hawker hart light bombers. in late 1935 murray went to leuchars for catapult training, then calshot for floatplane training and finally gosport for deck-landing and torpedo training. he was detached to hms malaya in the mediterranean, to be on swordfish catapult duty. on 30th may 1936 murray was posted to 812 (fleet torpedo-bomber) squadron, based at hal far, malta and on hms glorious. in early 1939 he went to the a&aee martlesham heath. the establishment moved to boscombe down on 5th september 1939. murray did a refresher course and converted to hurricanes at 6 otu sutton bridge in early june 1940 and was detached from there to raf wittering on 12th june for ops room duties. he joined 46 squadron at digby on the 18th, as oc 'b' flight. he returned to boscombe down on 22nd july for flying duties. he was attached to 501 squadron at kenley from 16th to 25th september to gain operational experience. whilst with 501 murray flew six operational sorties, four on the 18th and two on the 20th. he then joined 73 squadron at castle camps on 26th september and assumed command on the 27th. murray took the squadron from debden to birkenhead, for service in the middle east, on 9th november. after arriving the pilots began operating in the western desert in december, attached to 274 squadron. on 1st january 1941 the squadron began operating as a unit and on the 3rd murray shared in destroying eight enemy aircraft on a landing ground. on the 21st he shot down a fiat g50 over tobruk, on 1st february destroyed a caproni ghibli on apollonia airfield, on the 5th shared in destroying eight enemy bombers on the ground at benina and on the 20th damaged a ju88. murray was awarded the dfc (gazetted 28th march 1941) and in april was posted to cairo, as controller at heliopolis. he later had the job of locating possible new airfields in the desert, then went to group hq cairo and was afterwards posted to command the fighter sector at abadan, iran. murray returned to the uk in march 1944 and took command of a unit at hurn, servicing fighters for france. he later moved with it to tangmere. from september 1944 until september 1945 murray commanded raf manston, as an acting group captain. he retired from the raf on 15th january 1958 as a wing commander, retaining the rank of group captain. murray died in march 2001. good condition. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":10,"lotNumber":"196","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/75126/lot/288787/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":8,"soldPrice":8,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:44:58.161Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£8 - 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signed bob pilot flt lt r a kellow 213 sqn ww2 bob fdc. rare only 9 issued. kellow was posted to 5 armament training camp at penrhos on 15th september and he joined 213 squadron at church fenton on 16th november 1937. still with the squadron in 1940, kellow went with 'a' flight to france on 17th may. the flight flew down from wittering to biggin hill and in the afternoon it escorted a bombay transport of 271 squadron across the channel to abbeville. later in the afternoon the squadron landed at merville to refuel, taking off again to patrol brussels before returning to biggin hill. no enemy aircraft were seen. kellow was attached to 229 squadron at digby from 21st may and he did not rejoin 213 at wittering until early june. on 11th september kellow destroyed a me110, on the 28th destroyed a me110 over selsey, on the 30th destroyed another over portland, on 1st november he probably destroyed a me109 over southampton and on the 22nd destroyed a do17 over bembridge, isle of wight. kellow 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squadron at doncaster in early 1939. training at weekends and during the annual summer camps, he qualified as a pilot in early 1940 before being sent to france as a reinforcement to 501 squadron. but, before he could join them, the train on which he was travelling was bombed outside amiens and he lost all his belongings. casson managed to escape by boat back to england from cherbourg. after a brief spell flying hurricanes with 79 squadron at biggin hill, he rejoined 616 at leconfield, yorkshire, just as the battle of britain gathered momentum. at lunchtime on august 15, the fighter squadrons based in north-east england were scrambled to face the luftwaffe's most concentrated attack against industrial targets in scotland and the north of england. casson flew one of the 12 spitfires which met the enemy as they crossed the yorkshire coast. within minutes, 616 squadron had accounted for six of the unescorted bombers, with similar results achieved by other northern-based squadrons. a few days later, 616 flew south to kenley where the squadron was involved in some of the fiercest fighting of the battle as part of air vice-marshal keith park's no 11 group. casson and his colleagues were scrambled three or four times each day and losses mounted; in a five-day period 10 squadron pilots were killed or wounded. on august 30 casson was credited with a probable and a damaged heinkel 111. two days later he claimed an me 109 fighter, followed by the destruction of a dornier 17 bomber. after suffering severe losses, the squadron was withdrawn to kirton in lindsay on september 4 with just seven of the original 21 pilots fit to fly. with barely 300 hours flying time, casson was now a veteran; he remained with 616 to train the new crop of young pilots, and to fly patrols over coastal convoys and during the luftwaffe's night blitz in december. a steel buyer's son, lionel harwood casson, always known as \"buck\", was born at sheffield on january 6, 1915, and educated at birkdale school and the king's school, ely, before embarking on a career in the steel industry. although working in a reserved occupation, he elected to remain with the royal auxiliary air force on the outbreak of war when he completed his pilot training. once 616 became fully operational again in early 1941, it was transferred and came under the command of the new wing leader, the legless pilot douglas bader, at tangmere. the squadron boasted a glittering array of outstanding pilots, including \"johnnie\" johnson and \"cocky\" dundas. with his steadying and mature influence, allied to the experience gained during the hectic summer days of 1940, casson became a section leader. on may 5, he shared in the destruction of a junkers 88, but was hit by return fire, and was forced to bale out over chichester harbour. throughout the summer of 1941, the wing was heavily engaged over northern france escorting bombers and flying offensive sweeps when it made regular contact with adolph galland's fighters. casson destroyed a me 109 on june 22, claimed a \"damaged\" two days later and in july claimed two me 109s as probables. the squadron suffered heavy losses, and casson soon found himself appointed to command b flight. on august 9, the \"bader\" wing took off for another sweep over france. during a hectic fight in which german fighters surprised them from above, bader was shot down, and the wing was forced to scatter. casson had accounted for an me 109 when he went to the aid of a lone spitfire, but before he could join up he was engaged by a german fighter. cannon shells damaged his aircraft's engine, forcing him to crash near st omer, where he was captured. shortly after his arrival at stalag luft iii at sagan, it was announced that casson had been awarded the dfc. during his years in captivity, casson's outstanding talents as a draughtsman were put to good use by the camp's escape committee. he maintained a detailed and beautifully illustrated diary of events throughout his imprisonment, which he was able to salvage despite the horrors and privation he and his colleagues suffered on the \"long march\", during the severe winter of 1945 when the pows were driven eastwards ahead of the advancing soviet army. on returning home, casson rejoined the steel industry in sheffield. in june 1946 he was one of the first to volunteer for service when 616 squadron was reformed at raf finningley. the squadron was initially equipped with mosquito night fighters but it soon reverted to the day fighter role, flying meteor f 4s before re-equipping with the f 8 version. in january 1951, casson was promoted to squadron leader and appointed to command 616 squadron. his outstanding period in command culminated in the award of the esher trophy, awarded annually to the most efficient auxiliary air force squadron. casson retired in 1954, when he was awarded the afc for his service in command of 616. he was also the holder of the air efficiency award with bar. james eric storrar, dfc & bar, afc (24 july 1921 - 29 march 1995) was a british flying ace who served with the royal air force (raf) during the second world war. he was credited with having shot down at least fourteen aircraft. born in ormskirk, storrar joined the raf when he was 17-years-old. once he gained his wings, he was posted to no. 145 squadron just after the commencement of the second world war. he flew hawker hurricane fighters during the battle of france, during which he claimed his first aerial victories. he achieved further success during the battle of britain. in late-1940, he was posted to no. 73 squadron and went to the middle east with this unit, flying in the western desert campaign. storrar returned to the united kingdom in mid-1941 to be treated for malaria and towards the end of the year returned to duty as an instructor. good condition. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship 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1939, norwell was posted to raf evanton then moved to 11 group pool st. athan, from where he joined 54 squadron at hornchurch on 27th september 1939. over dunkirk on 24th may 1940 he destroyed a me109 and on the 25th shared another. norwell shared in damaging a do17 on 3rd july, shared a me110 and damaged two others on 18th august, destroyed a me109 on the 22nd, probably destroyed another on the 28th and shared one on the 31st. norwell made his last flight with 54 on 9th september 1940, from a forward base to catterick. he joined 41 squadron at hornchurch about 11th september and flew his first sortie on the 16th. on the 17th he damaged two me109s and on the 27th and 30th he destroyed two more. he wrote off spitfire x4545 when he collided with a stationary aircraft, when taking off on 2nd october. norwell was slightly injured and was non-operational until the 9th, when he returned from sick leave. soon afterwards norwell volunteered for service in malta and on 19th october he went to 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platoon needed to climb a steep slope by way of a narrow ridge with sheer sides. fifty yards from the top the leading section came under severe fire from heavy and light machine-guns. three men were wounded, including bhandari ram, who received a burst of light machine-gun fire in his left shoulder and a wound in his leg. although the platoon was now pinned down by intense enemy fire, bhandari ram crawled up to the japanese machine-gun whilst in full view of the enemy and approached within 15 yards of the enemy position. the japanese hurled grenades at him, seriously wounding him in the face and chest but, undeterred by injuries from bullets and grenade splinters, and bespattered with blood, bhandari ram crawled up to within five yards of his objective - with what the citation described as 'superhuman courage and determination'. there he threw a grenade into the position, killing the enemy gunner and two other men. not until the position had been occupied by the rest of the platoon did 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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. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":14,"lotNumber":"240","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/75126/lot/288831/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":10,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:45:14.282Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£10 - 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valery korzun and flight engineer aleksandr kaleri, launched into space aboard the soyuz tm-24.[2] while on the mission, haignere visited the mir space station for 16 days, where she conducted comprehensive experiments in the fields of physiology and developmental biology, fluid physics and technology. good condition. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":10,"lotNumber":"241","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/75126/lot/288832/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":8,"soldPrice":10,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:45:10.306Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£8 - £10","currency":"GBP","id":288832,"category":{"en":"COL"},"estimateMin":8},{"startPrice":8,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/chaucerauctions/cloned-images/288833/001/001.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"cosmonaut georgy beregovoy signed 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soyuz 22 t-2 signed 1976 russian space cover. 28th december 1976 russian 'kniga-like' cover. he flew on the soyuz 22 and t-2 missions. aksyonov was born on 1 february 1935 in giblitsy [ru] in the kasimovsky district to a russian family. he became orphaned in his youth, with his father viktor stepanovich zhivoglyadov being killed in action in 1944 on the eastern front of world war ii; his mother aleksandra ivanovna aksyonova worked as an accountant before she died in 1949. he was then raised by his maternal grandparents, who were well educated. that year, he became a member of the komsomol and graduated from a rural seven-year school where he received good grades before being admitted to the asimov industrial college. in 1950, his family decided to send him to kaliningrad, moscow oblast, to live with his aunt. he went on to attend the mytishchi engineering college, which he graduated from in 1953. he then attended the 10th military aviation school for primary pilot training in kremenchuk, which he graduated from with honors in 1955, and then went to the chuguev military aviation school of pilots. however, he left the school in december 1956 due to being demobilized in the mass reduction of soviet troops. the next year he began working for okb-1, and in 1963 he graduated from the all-union correspondence polytechnic institute with a degree in mechanical engineering. previously in 1959, he became a member of the communist party. eventually he began working at the test department, led by sergey anokhin. a government decree on 15 june 1966 permitted civilians and former military personnel to be crew members on soyuz flights. as a tester, aksyonov flew over 250 flights on laboratory aircraft and worked in simulations of zero gravity. however, it was not until 1973 that be became a cosmonaut candidate. good condition. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship 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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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henry burton vc (29 january 1923 - 11 july 1993) was an english 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. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":16,"lotNumber":"245","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/75126/lot/288836/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":14,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:45:10.313Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£14 - 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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 actions over europe; night of 12-13 nov 1940 dso action over wesseling nr cologne, germany; jan 1941 completed first op tour; to 35 sqn at linton-on-ouse, yorks; 7 mar 1941 awarded dfc; apr 1941 awarded bar to dso for 'outstanding leadership and skill on operations'; 7 apr 1941 flt lt; flew ferry work to usa and canada; 15 oct 1941 t/sqn ldr; completed second op tour; 22 jan 1942 instr no 1652 heavy conversion unit, raf marston moor, yorks on 'non-operational duties' but still flew four sorties over ruhr and berlin; 1 mar 1942 t/sqn ldr; aug 1942 began third tour a/wg cdr and co 76 sqn (his brother's sqn) linton-on-ouse, yorks; apr 1942 second bar to dso; 1 apr 1943 gp capt sta comd, raf marston moor; 30 sept 1943 began fourth tour 617 sqn at woodhall spa, lincs having reverted to wing cdr; trg in high level bombing techniques of which he was highly sceptical; 8 feb 1944 led 617 sqn personally on every sortie, always undertaking the most difficult and dangerous task of marking targets 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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parliament. during wwii, he led a unit in france and during the evacuation of dunkirk, and in the burma campaign. although a recipient of the victoria cross, his military career ended in controversy. in june 1915, smyth was awarded the vc, the united kingdom's highest award for bravery in combat. the citation for this award, published in the london gazette read: for most conspicuous bravery near richebourg l'avoue on 18 may 1915. with a bombing party of 10 men, who voluntarily undertook this duty, he conveyed a supply of 96 bombs to within 20 yards of the enemy's position over exceptionally dangerous ground, after the attempts of two other parties had failed. lieutenant smyth succeeded in taking the bombs to the desired position with the aid of two of his men (the other eight having been killed or wounded), and to effect his purpose he had to swim a stream, being exposed the whole time to howitzer, shrapnel, machine-gun and rifle fire. good condition. we combine postage on multiple 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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. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":10,"lotNumber":"255","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/75126/lot/288846/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":8,"soldPrice":10,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:45:13.054Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£8 - 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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. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":10,"lotNumber":"260","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/75126/lot/288851/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":8,"soldPrice":4,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:45:13.062Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£8 - 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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. we 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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. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":14,"lotNumber":"263","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/75126/lot/288854/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":10,"soldPrice":10,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:45:12.553Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£10 - 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being given command of a battalion, he was mentioned in despatches for his service during a second tour of duty in northern ireland, this time in derry, and subsequently served a tour on gibraltar. he was promoted to brigadier, unusually having never held the rank of colonel, and took command of 20th armoured brigade in germany before becoming i corps chief of staff. good condition. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":8,"lotNumber":"265","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/75126/lot/288856/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":6,"soldPrice":22,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:45:12.556Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£6 - 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south side of the river dyle, astride a blown bridge. during the night a strong attack was beaten off, but about 11 a. m. the enemy again launched a violent attack and pushed forward a bridging party into the sunken bottom of the river. second lieutenant annand attacked this party, but when ammunition ran out he went forward himself over open ground, with total disregard 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. good condition. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide."},"estimateMax":14,"lotNumber":"268","url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/chaucerauctions/source/catalog/auction/75126/lot/288859/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_MedalsandMilitaria","ukCollectibles_philately","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":10,"lastUpdate":"2026-07-25T01:45:12.559Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£10 - 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and the enemy attacked at dawn. for over ten hours, notwithstanding intense artillery, mortar, and machine-gun fire, and in the face of vastly superior enemy forces, captain ervine-andrews and his company held their position. the enemy, however, succeeded in crossing the canal on both flanks; and, owing to superior enemy forces, a company of captain ervine-andrews' own battalion, which was dispatched to protect his flanks, was unable to gain contact with him. there being danger of one of his platoons being driven in, he called for volunteers to fill the gap, and then, going forward, climbed onto the top of a straw-roofed barn, from which he engaged the enemy with rifle and light automatic fire, though, at the time, the enemy were sending mortar-bombs and armour-piercing bullets through the roof. captain ervine-andrews personally accounted for seventeen of the enemy with his rifle, and for many more with a bren gun. later, when the house which he held had been shattered by enemy fire and set alight, and all his ammunition had been expended, he sent back his wounded in the remaining carrier. captain ervine-andrews then collected the remaining eight men of his company from this forward position, and, when almost completely surrounded, led them back to the cover afforded by the company in the rear, swimming or wading up to the chin in water for over a mile; having brought all that remained of his company safely back, he once again took up position. throughout this action, captain ervine-andrews displayed courage, tenacity, and devotion to duty, worthy of the highest traditions of the british army, and his magnificent example imbued his own troops with the dauntless fighting spirit which he himself displayed. good condition. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship 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ww2 codebreaker baroness trumpington signed white card loose inside hardback book saving bletchley park by dr sue black. she then worked in naval intelligence at bletchley park from october 1940, making use of her knowledge of the german language to crack naval codes. jean alys barker, baroness trumpington, dcvo, pc (née campbell-harris; 23 october 1922 - 26 november 2018) was a british conservative politician and life peer. in the 1960s and 1970s she served in local government in cambridgeshire. in 1980 she was created a life peer after which she served in the house of lords. from an upper-class background, she was a socialite and a secretary before entering politics, as well as serving in naval intelligence in world war ii. initially during world war ii, lady trumpington was attached to lloyd george's sussex arable farm, where she worked on the land with his daughter, lodging with his then secretary/mistress and later wife frances stevenson. she recalled that lloyd george used to find reasons that were never explained to use a tape measure to take all her measurements. she then worked in naval intelligence at bletchley park from october 1940, making use of her knowledge of the german language to crack naval codes. she was billeted at great brickhill with w. j. locke's family, before moving to passenham manor, home of banker george ansley. her work was the centre of z codes[further explanation needed] supervised by german-jewish refugee, walter ettinghausen. colleagues who became life-long friends included sally, daughter of 6th lord grantley (later sarah baring); jean, daughter of james graham, 6th duke of montrose (later lady jean fforde[8]); and osla benning. good condition. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship 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memorabilia. includes the key moments in the bands' history from drug busts to solo careers. william george wyman is an english musician who was the bass guitarist with the rock band the rolling stones from 1962 to 1993. wyman was part of the band's first stable lineup and performed on their first 19 albums. from 1997 to 2018, he performed as the vocalist and bass guitarist for bill wyman's rhythm kings. good condition. we combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship 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disappearance in majorca in 1982 created a mystery for nearly five years. plus nice jean batten signed cover. flown london to rome bombay hong kong melbourne. 5 oct 76 bfps 1537 jean batten made many solo world record flights and 40th anniversary solo record breaking flight england to new zealand. cover depicts jean batten and her percival gull g adpr off the malaysian coast during her record breaking england to new zealand flight in october 1936. cover flown in british airways boeing 747 g awng from london to rome, rome to bombay by capt jacobs, bombay to hong kong by capt bradley, hong kong to melbourne capt harper, melbourne to auckland by capt lambert. flown from auckland to christchurch in boeing 737 214 zk nak by capt miller. personally signed by miss jean batten cbe 1936 solo record 5 days 21 hrs e. t. in addition to capturing 5 important records and establishing 4 world records for any type of aeroplane, jean batten was the first woman to make a return flight to australia to 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