3rd County of London Yeomanry (3LY) (Sharpshooters) Officers Mounted Gilt Mess Dress / Hunt Button - Kings Crown

Circa 15mm in diameter, fixed shank, maker marked Jennens & Co London. An early button, pre 1924. Gilt bright. In superb condition. Scarce.

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Code: 68847

Yorkshire Regiment (Green Howards) Mounted Mess Dress / Hunt Button

Circa 15.5mm in diameter, fixed shank and blank reverse. Some slight tarnishing to gilt otherwise in good condition.

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Code: 68850

The Manchester Regiment Officers Mounted Silver Plate and Gilt Mess Dress / Hunt Button

Circa 15mm in diameter, fixed shank, maker marked Firmin London. In good condition.

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Code: 68849

Queens (Royal West Surrey Regiment) Officers Silver Plate and Gilt Mounted Forage /Side Cap Button

Circa 12.5mm in diameter, a small cap sized button, with fixed shank and maker marked Jennens & Co. A pre 1924 button. Some slight polishing to high points on Pascal Lamb otherwise in good condition and scarce.

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Code: 68848

Prince of Wales Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment) Officers Silver Plated and Gilt Mounted Mess Dress / Hunt Button

Circa 14mm in diameter, fixed shank, maker marked Gaunt London Eng. Gilt bright. In very good condition.

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Code: 68846

Paperwork to a Soldier and Sailor! Arthur Charles Nixon

An interesting set of paperwork including group photograph to a man who served in both the Army and as a Merchant Seaman, comprising:

1) Victorian British Army Soldiers Small Book (Army Form B50) - 18052 Arthur Nixon, Royal Artillery and 98th Battery Royal Field Artillery who enlisted on 15th January 1897. Born in Newcastle, he enlisted in Liverpool for 7 years with the Colours ...  read more

Code: 68845

WW2 Home Front - A unique archive of original WW2 documents relating to Durham Home Guard - F Company 14th Battalion

A large and heavy index file with printed proforma for each soldier showing kit allocation, inventory of armoury and brief personal details of each member of the platon including their home addresses, service number, promotions and onward postings to HM Forces where appropriate. The file is about 2 inches thick and represents hours of fun for the military historian and genelogist alike. In ad...  read more

Code: 68838

Interwar & WW2 Papers and Books relating to Sergeant H Childs, Durham Light Infantry (DLI) - 1st, 2nd and 6th Battalions

A regular soldier who joined the Colours in 1925, 4264037 Pte Henry Childs initially joined the 1st Battalion then stationed in Ireland. Prior to this he had served briefly in the 5th TF Bn Northumberland Fusiliers. During the interwar period he saw service with the 2nd Battalion DLI in Shanghai, China, India including active service on NWF. When war was declared with Germany, he reported to...  read more

Code: 68837

WW2 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (RNVR) Officer Collection of Photographs - Possible Bletchley Park Connection - Additional imsages

In support of the above lot (68834)

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Code: 68835

WW1 Defenders of the Empire Patriotic Art Postcard Christmas Card Booklet Style - Raphael Tuck

a rather posh Christmas Xmas Card produced by the art postcard maker Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd. Sent from Fred to his siblings. In very good condition for age with faded ribbon of red, white and blue, holding the whole together. Scarce.

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Code: 68833