Sold Gallery
These pages display a number of the rare items that I have had the pleasure of selling. To view more details and a larger photograph please click on the thumbnail picture.
Wartime R.A.F Pint Mug.
A good clean example of an R.A.F wartime issue pint mug. No cracks or chips just some slight scratches and decolourisation of the glaze. Clear blue R.A.F marking to front makers stamp to base ( Royal Staffordshire Pottery)
Large Document Grouping To Hurricane Pilot Killed
Large Document grouping to Sergeant H.H Jennings, 261 Squadron RAFVR, killed in Hurricane V7365 on the 7th May 1941 when he collided with another Hurricane flown by Battle of Britain pilot Sergeant G.A Walker after taking off from the Ark Royal, Jennings aircraft hit the ground near Gharghur, Walker managed to bale out and his aircraft crashed into the sea. Jennings and the other pilots of 261 Squadron had only just arrived in Malta and were there to increase the number of aircraft to protect Malta. Sgt Pilot Henry Horace Jennings (754910) of 261 Squadron RAFVR aged 23 is buried at Malta (Capuccini) Naval Cemetery. The document grouping contains the following - 4x photographs postcard size, Jennings in uniform and flying kit. 2 x modern colour photograph of the cemetery and headstone in Malta. 18 x letters / telegrams, air ministry etc with regards to his application to join the RAFVR - 1939. 22 x letters from Jennings to his parents from various RAF Stations / Squadron detailing his progress and well being upto him arriving in Malta - 1940 / 1941. 1 x RAF Airmans Record of kit issued. 1940 1 x Telegram Regret To inform you your son has been killed. 1 x RAF letter confirming the death whilst engaged on air operations. 10 x letters of condolence from friends and family to his parents. 14 x letters from the Air Ministry / RAF concerning his death. 12 x assorted letters concerning his personal affairs after his death. A very complete file of this young pilots life and service in the RAF, an excellent further research project.
Wartime Nurses Blue Cape, The Lining Has A Collect
Mobile VAD Royal Navy Hospital nurses cape which has been decorated by its owner D.H Cousins during the war with shoulder titles, formation signs, cap badges, buttons and cap tallies. The cape has owners name label to top, and is in good overall condition. It was a common practice during the war for nurses to decorate their capes with badges etc from service men they treated as a souvenir. Also for sale as a separate item (Item 50268) we have Cousins Red Cross Mobile VAD service jacket.
Wartime British Red Cross \"Mobile VAD\" Women
Wartime British Red Cross, Mobile VAD nurses jacket named to D.H Cousins (we also have for sale as a separate item her decorated nurses cape). The jacket is in fairly well used but sound condition with all its original insignia. Owners name label to lining. The jacket retains its original Red Cross London brass shoulder title, Royal Naval Hospital and Mobile VAD and BRC sleeve cloth badges.
1939 Dated Attributed Kings Own Scottish Borderers
A good early wartime dated (1939) Glengarry and 1st pattern battledress serge jacket to 3168241 Pte A.F McTaggart 1st Battalion Kings Own Scottish Borderers. 9x14 cm portrait photograph of McTaggart showing him wearing the jacket and glengarry, photo named and dated on back - 3168241 Pte A.F McTaggart 1st Batl KOSB. 3rd November 1940. Both the jacket and glengarry has his soldiers service number stamped inside (these are quite faint but readable due to age and wear). Jacket is of the early pattern and retains the original KOSB brass shoulder titles, The jacket is in well used condition with a few small (treated) moth and wear damage, some field repairs and is a little grubby. Marked / stamped to inner edge, size 7, broad arrow, 39. Service number to lower waist band. Overall a good untouched been there jacket. Glengarry is in similar condition to jacket well used and untouched original condition with service wear, broad arrow and 39 stamped with service number. Retains both tails and original cap badge.
R.A.F Air Gunner Log Book, 358 Squadron Special Op
Air Gunners flying log book to Sgt A.W Webb, covers the period April 1944 to June 1945. He commenced training at No 7 Air Gunnery School on the 28th April 1944 on Ansons, on the 2nd November he moves to No 5 OTU Canada where his training continues on Liberators a total of 38 hrs flown. May 1945he is transferred to No 358 Squadron flying ops as a rear gunner on Liberators a total of 7 operations are completed 4 of these operations are recorded in his log as \"Special Duty ops as briefed\", The final op states crashed landed on Ramree Island and found by A.S.R Catalina. 358 Squadron were based at RAF Jessore Bengal British India part of South East Asia Command, January 1945 saw a change in the squadrons role to a special duties squadron dropping agents and supplies to resistance groups in Japanese held territory which it continued until it was disbanded in November 1945. The log is in good overall sound condition with some slight water staining to front cover, has all the correct signatures, although only has 11 pages of entries this is a scarce special ops log worthy of further research.
Wartime R.A.F Flight Engineers Brevet.
A good used padded wartime R.A.F flight engineers brevet. Nice quality brevet in good condition with service wear, removed from tunic.
Hitchin Council - Air Raid Wardens Idenitity Card
. Hitchin Urban District Council - Air Raid Precautions - Air Raid Wardens Card. Issued to Mr Maylin, dated - For Duration of War, with photograph to back page. In good condition with just age wear.
Wartime R.A.F Logbook to LAC Bowerbank - Drogue Op
RAF log book to LAC Bowerbank covers the period 1943 to 1946. He trained as a wireless operator qualified September 1942 before being transferred to a Drogue Operator serving mainly in the Middle East at RAF Gianaclis Egypt. The log is in good used sound condition with numerous entries, all correct signatures and is clearly written with some added interesting comments - a/c written off on landing, missed runway on landing, shoot up of billets after take off, fuel cap loose on take off fuel in rear cockpit !!. Main aircraft flown in Defiant, Maryland, Blenheim. Baltimore. A well completed log comes with flying clothing card and small photograph of 1094422 W. Bowerbank.
A.R.P News - National Journal of Air - Raid Precau
A.R.P News - National Journal of Air - Raid Precautions Volume 2 Number 5 October 1939. 30 page magazine style publication with black and white photographs and illustrations. Good clean condition with some rust bleed from staples.