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That is notto say we become cold, warmongering haveks = in fact itis the opposite, We are numbed by the words we read and the pictures we see because ofthe vvolume with which we consume them, butitis never a case of'a single death isa tragedy, a million deaths area statistic Rather, we find constant reminders of the human stories at the centre of global events, Within these pages you will read about great disasters and greater successes, reckless gambits and selfless heroism, and about the wizards who by the turn ofa Screw won wars, often at great cos in the air, on land and on sea. It angers me to be reminded - yet again - that not everyone sees human sacrifice that way. This distress is shared by Andy Brockman, who recently got in touch regarding rumours of renewed plundering of the wreck of HMS Prince of Wales in the South China Sea. Sadly, as Andy discovered, the battleship that serves as.a grave to at east 327 men has been badly affected. We are now able to confirm that the same fate has befallen the battlecruiser Repulse, on which S08 men lost ther lives. In a tough feature, Andy updates us on these happenings and asks ‘what - ifanything ~ can be done to prevent it? If there was ever a reminder needed about the human cost of warfare, Melody Foreman has it. In her touching article Falling Star, she examines the loss of Belgian pilot Albert van den Hove a Extsenrijek, who fll from his Hurricane on September 15, 1940, atthe height ofthe Battle of Britain. If that were not tragic, enough, his two daughters seemingly received no explanation asto Albert’ fate and assumed themselves abandoned. Melody finds out why he will always be remembered ~ including now by his gies, would like to welcome retired Royal Navy commodore and. seasoned mine-warfare specialist Nick Stanley to the pages of BAW. Nick profiles the Algerine-class minesweeper, probably the finest vessel ofits type to see action in World War Two. He pays tribute to the gallant crews by looking through the Jens ofthe 12th Minesweeping Flotilla. Theirs was a hard, ‘uncompromising and unsung job ~ and too often overlooked. ‘And those are just three features in this rammed issue, which hope you enjoy. We also mark the birthday of the de Haviland, ‘Vampire and find out about the first Australian squadron to serve above the Western Front. ‘And while [hesitate to neglect mentioning our stories on the geniuses of Bletchley Park and the intriguing mystery following the death of Corporal of Horse John Shaw at Waterloo, [felt that voicing my outrage a the continued plundering of wartime wrecks took precedence on this occasion. John Ash, E woe arranarwan cu 3 SEPTEMBER 2023 FEATURES 20 FALLING STAR ‘The solving of a decades-old mystery ‘means a Battle of Britain pilot will never be ‘forgotten, Melody Foreman finds out why 46 ‘THE LOOTING OF FORCE '2’ ‘Andy Brockman updates us on the escalation ofillegal salvaging of two Royal [avy wrecks, asking what can be done 58 ‘THE MILLING LIFE GUARD Ina tale filed with curiosity and obsession, Christopher Jll tracks the skll of boxer ‘turmed-cavalryman slain at Waterloo 78 ‘THE NUMBERS GAME Bletchley Park was one ofthe most essential “Allied organisations in World War Two. Tom Baker highlights the numbers that tl ts story BRIEFINGS 6 “LAST WOUNDED” D-DAY VETERAN DIES A tebute to the last surviving Normandy veteran to be wounded on June 6, 1944 11 NUCLEAR TEST MEDAL UNVEILED The MOD has revealed the design for the new Nuclear Test Medal, a long-campaigned- for award tobe issued to test veterans 4./ wna areainarwan.com CONTENTS 32 2715 NOT OUT Retired mine-warfare specialist Nick ‘Stanley sheds ight on the Algerine-class and the 12th Minesweeping Flotilla 54 STOVEPIPE SOLUTION History’ most famous anti-tank weapon, the bazooka, is saluted by Michael E Haskew ‘on the 80th anniversary ofits public debut 70 BLETCHLEY’S DIGITAL DAWN [New information shoves how Bletchley Park helped to shape the technology we use every dda, Elle Evans gets the experts view 84 FROM THE BIZARRE ‘TO THE BRILLIANT “The frst Aussie squadron to reach France ‘met high prise, Andrew Thomas reveals 96 FANGED FIGHTER ‘Chris Gibson profiles the de Havilland Vampire, a long-serving RAF jet and export suecess that frst flew 80 years ago this month 8 REMOTE MEMORIAL RESTORED ‘The crew of HMS Tamar have repaiced a ‘monument on an uninhabited island marking forgotten massacre of British troops 12 NEW, UNIQUE AND INNOVATIVE ‘Alex Bowers finds out how the Juno Beach Centre in Normandy has used state-of the-art technology to offer immersive virtual tours HERO of the MONTH Lord Asherof profiles Lieutenant- Colonel Mahmood Khan Durrani, GC, a British Indian Army officer who demonstrated incredible courage and stoicism inthe face of torture meted out by the Japanese Army and its Indian National Army allies 20 COVER STOR Poe ey ene MENT eect Semen pees REGULARS 16 DESPATCHES Your auction update on medals, arms, militaria and historic curios 18 FIELDPOST Readers’ letters, views and feedback 30 IMAGE OF WAR HMS Nelson Britain’ big gun, treaty battleship compromise 42 ‘COLLECTIONS (Our monthly visit toa museum near you explores Newark Air Maseum 82 MAGE OF WAR ACold War rendezvous atthe very top ofthe world 91 AT EASE “The latest books and products of interest, including our Book of the Month 105 MILITARIA Austin Raddy looks at collectables linked to service welfare organisa “BRITAIN | AT WAR | 1S AVAILABLE FOR ;SCRIPTION IN BOTH "AND DIGITAL FORMATS Forthe latest offers, see/pege (68-69 ofthis issue or vist ‘shop keypublishing.com/bawsubs For further military history reading, vis shop.keypubishing.com/books BRITAIN AT WAR x ( o eorinatee FS benmmag BRIEFINGS NEWS * RESTORATION * DISCOVERIES * EVENTS * EXHIBITIONS D-Day’s last wounded man dies at 98 “Ted Owen was just 19 whenhe “They must have picked me out 2023 - is believed to have been _After the war, he became a landed with 41Commando on because they sent over mortar the last surviving D-Day veteran firefighter and later made it Sword Beach. The Pembroke shell. Tried tohide behind a __tohave been wounded on the his aim to ensure people today Dock-born Royal Marine was blown-up tank but the mortars __ first day ofthe invasion, were aware ofthe sacrifices part ofthe frst wave on june exploded on my lef side” Owen returned to fight made by his comrades, 6,194, and, identified as a Initially presumed dead in the closing stages of that sharing his experiences with sniper, was focused by German medics only discovered Ted was campaign, and then fought schoolchildren. “It was a relief mortars almost from the off. "If alive when they turned him over around Dunkirk and in Belgium and I never stopped talking anyone wasnt frightened, there to find him struck inthe chest, and the Netherlands. In since” he told the Royal Navy, vwassomething wrongwith back and lft shoulder, receiving November 194, he was landed which often worked with them. Teertainly was~andT 14 wounds from shrapnel that on Walcheren and wounded the veteran. Naval Regional dont mind admittingit” he said, he carried with him forthe rest byaland mine that killed two Commander for Wales and ‘more than 70 years later. of is life. took ten weeks to friends. Amonthlaterhe was Western England, Brigadier ‘The men I could see were 75 recover, and, incredibly, the __backiin hospital aftera rifle __Jock Fraser, RM, simply yards away fom me’ he told seemingly indestructible green round ricocheted off wall and ‘said: “We have lost one of the Western Telegraph, adding: beret - who died on July 18, into his trachea. ourfinest” Wildcat sharpens OT eam Cae eo Cen claws on new target ‘The Royal Navy's Wildcat the tracked Stormer HVM HMA.2 helicopters will soon platforms to destroy Russian acquire anew capability ater drones and helicopters the first successful air-to-air __Martlet, up to 20 of which firing ofthe Martlet LMM. can be carried by a Wildcat, Introduced in 2021, the also has limited anti-tank British-built Lightweight functionality in addition to ‘Maltirole Missile was its anti-ship and surface-to- developed to provide air roles thas now been ‘warships and ship’ “pushed to its limits” by the swith a punchier Royal Navy's Operational capability todestroy small, Advantage Centre (Maritime fast-moving watercraft. The Warfare). This latest run of ‘The Type 31 frigate HMS 31 ship and will help bring the system has already seen trials saw an 815 ‘NAS Wildcat Verturer has welcomed the first 5700-tonne warship to service ice as one of the weapons engage an aerial target, a members ofits ships company. — and write the operators provided to Ukraine, where it Banshee drone, with Martlet The Inspiration-class ship is. manual for future crews has been launched ffom the | —afirstforthe squadron and under construction at Rosyth in Venturer was laid down in shoulder-fred Starstreak and for the weapon system. Scotland, but nine sailors, led April 2022, should be launched i Sone ry by Commander Chris Cozens, this year and is planned to oe quem reo smocenmyuco ne om havealreedyjlned hec They’ comtasson in 2028, She will are the first to serve ona Type require at least 100 crew. New home promised | for King’s ship J Tiers “Were inerntadtarsps [Royal Navy Kas announced|| | and with the tantalising itil welcome HMS Preeectiar eared Bronington, the minesweeper visitors, there is little better ee es be a ence ee cage Charles III, to the Portsmouth — However, there is a catch: Fistorle Dockyard Beenie Fethel ereetio Sere eee eee ee te Title over a stones throw ‘Hopes reniaia high ie ear Waris that Bronington, partially 6 / ww nranarvan.con NEWS * RESTORATION » DISCOVERIES « € S + EXHIBITIONS BRIEFINGS RAF lifesavers turn 80 ‘The all-volunteer RAF ‘Mountain Rescue Service (MRS) is celebrating 80 years of life-saving medical aid, supporting searches for missing persons and rescuing downed pilots. Itwas formed in 1943 by Flight Lieutenant George Graham at RAF Llandwrog in Gwynedd, who realised existing equipment and expertise were too limited to attend the number of reseue events arising in Snowdonia, with 571 lives lost in 220 aircraft crashes in that year alone. What became the underwater at her mooring in Birkenhead, can be saved with the HIMS Bronington Preservation Trust battling hard to make her restoration a reality. The group, which was granted charitable status last Year, aims to open the door to lottery funding. However, to receive such support, it must develop a viable plan and partially raise its own funds. ‘The 70-year-old Ton-class minesweeper, which apart from HMS Victory is the last surviving wooden-hulled Royal Navy warship - was relied inthe 1980s and sank in March 2016. However, last year surveyors said her raising and restoration are viable and shipbuilder Cammell Laird pledged use of a dry dock to rebuild the vessel. A five-stage plan should see Bronington lifed from the water, moved to the shipyard, and positioned within a bespoke steel cradle to support her. These three phases are estimated around to cost £im. ‘The final two steps should begin the general preservation effort, including the removal of toxic materials, before a full two/three-year restoration and her move to Portsmouth. Crowdfunding has raised ‘more than £15,000 but itis hoped further donations and the finding of a fundraising consultant may strengthen the case and see a National Heritage Memorial Fund grant application approved. “Trustee director Mike McBride said: “Everything is in place to rescue Bronington MRS later expanded, with teams subsequently deployed to Cyprus, Hong Kong and Borneo among many other locales. Although the MRS is primarily focused with rilitary rescues, tao assists civilian services and today three MRS teams provide continuous cover across the UK, ready for deployment “whensoever’ as per its motto The MRS has evolved {nto an sophisticated and technically capable service. Two MRS climbers, Flight Sergeant Dan Carroll and Corporal ‘Rusty’ Bale, summited Everest in 2001 and recently the RAF Leeming team introduced a drone capability that supports MRS teams in arduous terrain with a Dire’ eye view, thermal imaging and 3 mapping. ‘An MRS spokesperson said: “Time and equipment may have changed significantly throughout the last 80 years, but the MRS people and ‘mindsets havent The units CO added: “[Our] role would be impossible without the deep skillset and dedication ofall MRS troops. Itisnotlost on me that our current and future operational capability and safe practices are the result of eight decades of innovation from all our predecessors. For this we should be extremely thankful” and return her to her final squadron base port of| Portsmouth ~ if we can get funding” McBride, confident the ambitious proj meet success, described hhow he has been “humbled” by the support the trust has received, with the King showing keen interest for the ship that, in 1976, he led as a ‘young officer. Find out more: hmsbronington.org or donate at gefindmecom/ilp-retr- ims-bronington BRIEFINGS NEWS + RESTORATION + DISCOVERIES + EVENTS + EXHIBITIONS Royal Navy restores memorial to forgotten massacre Sailors from HMS Tamar eame ashore to refurbish a memorial dedicated to hundreds of POWs who died or were murdered in a forgotten, months-long atrocity ‘wrought on brothers-in-arms from the British Army. The memorial, on uninhabited Ballalae in the Shortland Islands group (part of the Solomon Islands) is nota registered ‘Commonwealth War Grave, 0 s not regularly maintained, Nevertheless, it isa powerful reminder of what occurred there 80 years ago. In November 1942, 517 Royal Arlllerymen ~ captured in Singapore and ineluding the first-class England cricketer Norman Bowell - were transported to Ballalae island. Forced to clear trees for a new airstrip, many POWs succumbed from exhaustion, tropical disease and unrelenting conditions as they were forced to labour in the brutal climate More died when Allied aircraft bombed the island, as, the Japanese prevented POWs from building ar raid trenches to protect themselves. By the time the airfield was complete, in 1943, just S7 POWs were stil B /wnwanmanarwan.cow alive. However, with the Allies ‘encroaching ever-closer as they liberated the Solomons, the Japanese on Ballalae believed their base would be next and ordered every surviving prisoner executed, ‘The island was not liberated until 1945, when Allied ‘troops found the remains ofthe 57 murdered men in shallow trenches. Soon after, they uncovered a mass grave containing the bodies of 436 gunners ~ meaning 24 are Uunaccounted for. Each set of remains was re-interred in separate graves at the Bomama War Cemetery in Papua New Guinea, their headstones marked with “Here les a Soldier, knovin only to God: The Ballalae memorial was installed in 2003 when three relatives made a pilgrimage todediate with a plaque donated by the Royal Artillery Association, Itwas rebuilt five ‘years later aftr the elements had taken a toll ‘To mark the 80th anniversary ofthe atrocity, Tamars shore party removed 16 years of grime to return the weather-beaten ‘monument to its past glory 51 sew amen stones RNY Local tars one tars ro and Bren igh Emo Tom Corn the ‘edalenon arn REAL NA ‘The crew also placed 517 white stones, one for each deceased, ‘The ship, a Batch 2 River- class patrol vessel, is on a five year Asia-Pacific patrol and has been operating in the Solomon Islands to support the British High Commission there and strengthen civil and military ties withthe islands, which’ became independent in 1978. The British High Commissioner to the Solomon Islands, Tom Coward, is keen to ensure the memorial is ‘maintained, and he and Tamar’s crew were joined by a party of locals, including island chiefs who allow the memorial to stand on their ancestral land, ina rededication service honouring the men who died. ‘The ships commanding officer, Commander Teilo Elliot- Smith, RN, said: “Ballaae is simultaneously the site of a horrific chapter of World War ‘Two in the most inhospitable ofplaces, and a peaceful and idyllic island. 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London Guards get new Colours The newest addition to the British Army's Household Division, the Ist Battalion London Guards, has received its new Colours, cementing the tunis place within the division The Ist London Guards ‘ceived the Colours at Buckingham Palace in July. The regimental flags were presented by the battalions Royal Colonel, HRH Prince Ewa of Edinburgh, to rep ofits predecessor unit, The London Regiment. As per tradition, 100 soldiers from the reserve battalion were blessed from a drum alta the Colours consecrated by the Chaplain General of HM Land Forces, The Reverend Michael Parker, Following the consecration, the Colours were formally handed to the battalion by the Duke of Edinburgh, who NEWS RESTORATION DISCOVERIES EVENTS » EXHIBITIONS ‘ost oars ery preset to th st Baton Landen Guts Si DOALD TODD 0d then took the salute as they ‘were marched past with the battalion. Colours originally helped soldiers identify their reg in battle but continue to be important as they represent the spirit ofthe unit. The new Produced. inheavy sik, they are richly embroidered with gold and silver thread depicting the mndon Guards cap badge ritsh and company cyphers. infantry units each have two Colours: The King’ Colour, Union flag that symbol unit loyalty, and a Regimental Colour which, forthe ist Battalion London Guards red silk, The four companies that make up the London Guards are the Army Reserve ‘companies of the four most sgiments of the Foot ‘The Grenadier ream, Scots, and Irish is, Since its formation in May 2022, the London Guards have served alongside the other Guards units at ‘every major ceremonial event tended exercises, and trained Ukrainian troops. Members of the battalion have also already served in the Middle East, Africa and the South Atlantic, and this year participated in the King’ Birthday Parade (Trooping the Colour) for the first time. Nuclear Test Medal design revealed end Savon eect en eS vomney pater cients Peet tig participated in Britain ieee aes ‘The Nuclear Test Medal was ot ee eee eet a Pere ao} ee Sel Pererett Montebello Islands, Christm: : er eet eet aver erent and 1967, m Kiribati) milita vilian and o oa fr eee enc eee Ci eater] ee eee ie perce Pasoer ae chr Ses The medallion bears an atom surround live bran oo cto es it Mead Sing ree lications eaten aot ere Pere en erent of kn, The qualif Free database unlocks MGC history Researchers have a new resource to scour courtesy of the Vickers MG Collection and Research Association. Thanks to Graham Sacker and his 20 years of work, a fiee-to-access collection of 130,000 records concerning the men who served in the Machine Gun Corps is now freely accessible. It also featuresin the National Archives catalogue, enabling rapid, concise searches making iteasy to find MGC information ina ‘one stop’ location alongside war dlaries, medal index cards and other records, ‘The Corps was formed by Royal Warrant on October 14, 915, and at its peak numbered almost 160,000 men. Responsible for operating the Vickers ‘Machine Gun, seven of the Corps’ members earned the VC and more than 12,000 were killed in World War One. It disbanded in July 1922 butts legacy survives through the machine gunners ofthe British Army. Inaddition to providing relatives and historians with anew too, itis hoped that academics and educational organisations may work with the database asa whole to study the ‘big data Richard Fishes, VMGCRA director, sai: “This is a magnificent piece of work. that Graham has spent so long collating, He's beeen helping people with enquiries for years but to allow us to share his entire archive massively simplifies hhow people can find out about their MGC relatives” Read VMGCRAS database guide: vckersmblog/about/ researdh/mgedatabase/ mw aannrwnn.com (14 Coa Peru me Peau New, unique and innovative state-of-the-art technology, the Juno Beach Centre in Normandy has started offering immersive virtual tours, writes Alex Bowers. Pee een? the British-Canadian Peed ery Pe eases Centre (JBC) has, since 2003, eee ean Canada’ outstanding Reece ohare R is Peet ete Peon ey programme of virtual tours, erences Peres visitors to explore pany DTS EXHIBITIONS ee ee eee eas eater eee oogen eee Visitors to have access to an Ces pend virtual. Over the years, we have also been in contact with Canadians who, for aes go to Normandy to visit the peat sioner the grave ofa loved one who Sera ate Leet ea eens 1 can make the trip, the tour Soca Dor errant einer ea Se eet "Thus, the frst advantage of the pro ide economic or disability reasons. The second advantage is that sarbon footprint, Based ssments for 2019, 80% of our CO2 emission: ‘were related tothe transport 8 Itis obvious that tadian visitors come museuin by aeroplan most travel in ears. However, Virtual tour and other initiatives, such as facilitating promoting public tr has a positive mathematical effect on the calculation of our snhouse gas balance” BRIEFINGS “The first advantage of the project is the fact thatit addresses everyone in respect of inclusion principles “These factors, as well a the COVID-19 pandem accessibility fr several hhave prompted the Ju Centre to partner with Solutions, a Normandy-ba company specialising in dial culture pro ve Solutions had a solution; the JBC explained, “They propo: a live 360° virtual to ‘we che sided tour ofJuno Park and the remains of the Atlantic Wall ‘This virtual tour isa must see atthe museum, Nearly one in four visitors fllow the visit ofthe bunkers on Juno Park in addition tothe vist ofthe JBC, and 50% of them are Canadians: ently launched able for de who ace arning more ch landing rman defences on D-Day ada overall ole in the fe want visitors to tak fel ik ‘We want an e guide and the the human dime heart of the vist The live experience enables those attending a 45-minute tour to ask questions in real PO eee time through a chat window and eer eens visitors. Pre-recorded footage is rece eee fortifications. The JBC said eee ree eet Pee tad eee eee ee Ett rete smoothly matched with the live sections of the visit outside the bunkers and on the beach: ee ee ea ty fase eens . eee cee einen 4 mediation via the tool. Guides — ma rea sareySeet stan | > visitors who are not physically 7 eee eet’ ee ea ey eoemrert See Eee tec mreerierirory eee ee eee ‘Remung on these sce cesta er defeated plans, the museum Se ee tn ae eee ee eee een eet) said: “The veterans and French authorities who created the ‘museum 20 years ago had a vision. They built a museum edicated to the memory of the Canadian soldiers who contributed to liberating the beach where we are based, likewise created a park around the museum to promote the preservation ofthe local een Meanwhile, for Twelve Solutions, technological Perret surmounted: “It was ike Seg ey software flexible enough to ere! eo errors happy with the technology Peete ene Perec Cee eere ir to the JBC and Juno viewer in Canada and another ;pposite ofthat in France or Britain ~ seeing the vision” Thankfully, a campaign Re eee fronted by tens of thousands of live television Poona ido development so | the developments cancellation, octet “Guidesmustlearntoleadatourwith es Peas Te nae ea EMR ertonin te : ea (Seger j | stair vi pe On ee ee ar theraions will benefit from the online tool: "Twelve Solutions’ technol to highlight igh formidable on D-Day, it failed to stop the Allies on the road to liberation” IS the virtual Juno Beach Contre’ webs s, cast €6000, send ofthe month af 4pm, ish and French language options are available Ferrie kako Crete ae LO urd CC oe eee OPE cicg eee 4 ay ad ein) Riera! ener) Rec ete eg Ere nT) Box Office: 0344-338-8000 Special discounts available for groups of 10+ Group bookings: 0800-358-0058 ARENA BIRMINGHAM ROYAL MARINES SPECTACULAR ¢ Pomp, pageantry & festive entertainment from the world famous Band of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines Pavilion Theatre, BOURNEMOUTH _ Buy online: www.bournemouthpavilion.co.uk | Box Office 0300-500-0595 Buy online: www.atgtickets.com/torquay Box Office 0333-009-6690 Town Hall, CHELTENHAM Ml Buy online: www.cheltenhamtownhall.org.uk DESPATCHES NEWS, HONOURS, AWARDS AND CURIOS. Aunique Boer War honour fora Ladysmith nurse,a VG with a difference anda Royal Marine corporal’ CGC Despatches perform well at auction “BUGSY’ MALONE CGC BREAKS RECORD ‘The sale of Britain’ second-highest military decoration proved a highlight ata recent Noonans sale and will help veterans ‘The CGC awarded to Corporal Bradley ‘Bugsy’ Malone, 45 Commando, Royal Marines, showcases multiple examples of gallantry and an amusing case of mistaken ident ‘Sources revel thatthe Northumberland-born ‘marine demonstrated supreme “fighting prowess and gallantry" on thre occasions, “ach one of ‘which would have merited the sward by isle” Between October 1, 2008 and Mach 31,2008, Malone then 24 served with Zulu Company at Forward Operating Base Gibraltar on the Helmand River, neat Sang, Afghanistan. This ‘was staging post fr inereepting insurgent forces thatthe Taliban described asthe “mouth cof Hell” and the “Devils place Malone ed bayonet charge to repel an ambush and ‘on another occasion rescued his pnned- down sergeant, stating after: "I dia hin fit as dangerous or risking ny if. Lsaw an ‘opportunity, you just ake your ballin your ‘mouth and geton wit it? ‘The third incident came on December 3, 2008 as his troop moved along narrow waterway: Knowing Taliban were about, the task was to draw them out, but the patrol was caught in an explosion tat killed the section commander and seriously wounded the point ‘man. The third man in line was Malone who, clutching hs GPMG, was hurled back Shaken he shouted for two men to come forward and then grabbed a radio to call for support, while retsening fre with more than 900 rounds. He then organised an CASEVAC, called down fre support and implemented 3 ‘withdrawal all under heavy fre. The act was described as “gallantry, leadership and courage far beyond that reasonably expected ofa junior rank Malone reflected “Its quite an honour, although fel wearing i fr al the troops in my company, forall the lads who fought, were injured, lost imbs and who died” [News of the award reached Bugsy in an unas fashion, ast was 45 Commando comrade ames Malone who was instead called into the {CO's office and informed with a champagne celebration. The mix-up soon became clear and Bugsy was told by James: “Whilst working Coma firing range I received a cl from him, ‘we had served together inthe same section in Aghanistn. He got tothe point, "ve just been Awarded a medal forthe operation’ I responded With ‘That amazing mate, well one! He replied, "Teowt think its fr ne, think it night be for you I eft the call with Nab, mate, they dont rake those kind of mistakes, need to get back to the fring range “That evening my fstered colour sergeant burstinta my accommodation, ‘ve bsen tying togetaholi of you~ you ned to goto the CO’ house NOW! "Wihy?'T spoke. le repled Just 0 Only afer arriving dil Bugsy realise the Ista, Meanie James acepted the offer of manttank course as an apology “The grouping comprised Malone CGC, rag 2003-11 medal, OSM 2000 (with Afghanistan clasp) and ube 2012 medal Estinated at £100,000 to £146,000 secured a hammer price of £16000, the highest sum fetched by a CGC stasction. Busy aims tous the proceeds to bulla etreat inthe Scotish Highlands for like-minded soldiers to experience anew way ofl He sai: “Tin overwhelmed. The medal sold for more than the estimate, with the donations Ihave ben given, itil help give my Sacred Laoch project the bes of tarts FORTHCOMING SALES + Tennants September 20,2023 + Wallis & Wallis September 26,2023 + MeTears October, 2023, {Noonans October IL and November §, 2023 + C&T Auctioneers & Valuers October 11, 2023 + Warwick & Warwick October 18,2023, + Adam Partridge Auctioneers & Valuers November 22023 + Duke's November 9, 2023 + Special Auction Services November 21-23 2023 + Olympia Auctions December 6, 2023 NOTE: Listings include medals, mitra, ‘arms and armous ear art another historia: themed sales. Dates and eatalogues are sujet o change 16 / wun srnanarwan cou NEWS, HONOURS, AWARDS AND CURIOS DESPATCHES “BRAVEST LAD” VC FETCHES £220,000 ‘An unusual medal group metits healthy upper estimate at Noonans “Throughout World War One, just 32 men received both the VC and DCM, That alone ‘makes Arnold Loosemore' grouping unasual but more extraordinarily he was one of only thee VC recipients to receive his DCM afer receiving Brite highest award for valour ‘A sergeant in the th Duke of Wellington (West Riding Regiment), Loosemore was {involved in fighting near Langemarck that, on August 1, 1917, saw him thwart a counterattack before recovering a wounded man ‘Writing to Loosemores parents, Second Lieutenant Wood described the sergeant asthe "braves ad Ihave ever seen? The VC citation published inthe London Gazete on September 14, read “His platoon having been checked by sachine gun fire he crawled through partially cut wire, dragging his Lewis gun, and single- hhandedly dealt with a strong party ofthe enemy, kiling 20, covering the consolidation ofthe position taken up by hs platoon, “Immediately afterwards his Lewis gun was blown up by a bomb and three enemy rushed him, but he shot them all with his revolver Later he sho several snipers, exposing himself ta heavy fie each time. On returning tothe original post, he brought back a wounded comrade under heavy ie at the risk ofhis own life. He displayed throughout an uter disregard of danger Born on June 7 1896, Amol was the sixth of seven brothers al of whom served. He volunteered, but was refused due to his fragility, sohe built up his strength before joining the York and Lancaster Regiment n Janay 1918. In March, he transferred tothe Dake of Wellingtons snd served with ts Sth Battalion at Gallipoli He ‘was deployed to France in July 1916. ‘On Jane 1920, 918, Loosemore took part ina night aid at Zillebeke. By then part ofthe 1st/ath Duke of Wellington, that unit’ history revels the circumstances of Loosemore's DCM: “It was a great succes, I prisoners and alight machine gun captured, and considerable ‘astaltes had been inflicted on the enemy. The total casualties ofthe batalion [were] extremely light, consiering 75% ofthe battalion had pent ‘90 minutes in the enemy’ ines” ‘On October i, the bataion advanced on 3 ride ahead of Villet-en-Cauchies. The rash ‘outpaced the supporting barrage and met heavy machine gun fire. Loosemore was hitin both legs, one of which needed amputating Discharged in May 1920, the next month Loosemore attended a ganden party hosted by the King for VC recipients. In April 1924, having ‘married and having a son he did, aged just 27 He was bared with fll military honours, as organised by Sheffield Cty Council, and crowds lined the procesion route, However, his wife was denied a Wat Widows pension because Loosemore was not serving soldier when they wed, and as his VC annuity ceased on his death, the family was left penniless, She was also sent the ill forthe funeral procession. “The lot comprised Loosemores VC, DCM (engraved with VC post-nominal) 1914-15 Star and his War and Victory Medals, and included ‘leather bound memorial volume. LADYSMITH HONOUR FETCHES 17 TIMES ESTIMATE A rare presentation belt presented to a Second Boer War nurse smashed its guide price Described as ‘very fine and extremely rae’ the belt was presented to Nursing Ster Chrissie ‘Emma Thompson by the men ofthe Natal CCarbineers in recognition fr her iesaving efforts, Bath the regiment and Sister Thompson ‘were participants inthe Sieg of Ladysmith, ‘protracted ation that an from, [November 2, 1899 to February 27,1900. Eaiy inthe siege, an agreement between the British garrison commander, Leute General Sir Geonge White, and besieging Boer (Commandant-General Piet (Petrus) Joubert led tothe establishing ofthe neutral ntombi Miltary Hospital three ies outside the town of Ladysmith Run by Major-General David Bruce, a British pathologist and microbiologist, and his microbiologist wife Mary (ae Stee), ‘his was the facility where Thompson a civilian ‘use with the Natal Volunter Medical Comps, ‘worked, The British were permited to send tsins carrying wounded for treatment at Intombi ‘which expanded from 100 beds to almost 2.00 to test some 1,000 ‘combatants Thesilver and gold presentation bel was given to Chrissie in gratitude for her services tothe men ofthe Natal Carbineers during the siege. It comprises a slvr waist clasp with a Birmingham 1901 hallmark and the maker mask TB, applied with a ballmarked 9 carat gold badge of the Natal Carbiners ‘The belt lo has I roundel inked by chains, also ser. Twa bear the insertion ‘resented by the Natal Carbineers to Nurse CE “Thompson, in recognition ofher grat services to the men ofthe Regiment. During the Siege of Ladysmith Not. 2 1899, to Fe, 28. 1900” The remaining roundel depict objects, people or locations of significance tothe siege, including covered ambulance an army signal with ‘observation blloon, a nurse, the arms ofthe Colony of Natal, mounted infantryman, two Indian bearers and ald gun, Each roundel is ‘marked and dated on the reverse. In addtion to this unique honous, Nursing Sister Thompson was alo mentioned in

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