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Two vintage Action Man figures by Palitoy under license from Hasbro © 1964, each with dog tag; with a wide array of accessory sets: 34112 Russian Infantryman, 34114 British Infantryman, 34116 American Green Beret, 34111 German Stormtrooper, 34115 Australian Jungle Fighter, 34113 French Resistance Fighter, 34233 Rifle Rack, 34203 Machine Gun, 34102 Combat Field Pack, 34221 Bunk Bed, 34101 Combat Field Jacket, 34117 Mine Detection Set, 34504 Deep Sea Diving Equipment etc.  Condition Report:Available upon request

An Action Man doll, assorted accessories and various other toys (qty)

The Great War D.S.O. group of four to Lieutenant-Colonel John Alexander Geary, Royal Artillery: Distinguished Service Order, George V; 1914 Star and Bar (CAPT: J. A. GEARY. R.F.A.); British War Medal 1914-20 (LT. COL. J. A. GEARY.); Victory Medal with oak leaves emblem (LT. COL. J. A. GEARY.); mounted for wearing, very fine and better. [4]Round medals 36mm diameterBorn on the 16th October 1877, the third son of Lt. Gen. Sir Henry le Guay Geary, John Alexander Geary entered the Royal Artillery as 2nd Lieutenant on the 23rd March 1900. As a Lieutenant he served his father (then Governor of Bermuda) as ADC. He was promoted Captain on the 17th August 1912 and in this year he also married Edeline (née Roberts-West). He served with the British Expeditionary Corps in France and Flanders from the 19th August 1914, with 6th Battery RFA, which was part of XL Brigade, 3rd Division, in II Corps. He was in action at Mons and Le Cateau, and on the 2nd of March 1915 he was wounded, together with one OR, when the 6th Battery observing station was shelled. The other wounded man appears to have been 25401 Corporal Evi Feben, who died of his wounds on the following day. According to family tradition the observing station was situated in a barn, and Captain Geary suffered serious injuries in rescuing Feben, who was trapped by a fallen and burning beam. The recipient was promoted Major on the 26th July 1915. His D.S.O. was gazetted in the 14th January the following year and he was invested with it by the King at Buckingham Palace on the 14th April 1917. He was mentioned in despatches four time, and saw further service in Salonika.

COLLECTION OF EARLY 90S WWF ACTION FIGURES, including Hulk Hogan, Andre the Giant, Ultimate Warior and Macho Man Randy Savage

The Iron Giant (1999) - Richard Bazley (lead animator) - production copies of the original pitch for the then-titled 'The Iron Man,' by Richard Bazley to Don Bluth. Featuring copies of the initial character designs and the step-outline for the story. Four pages, each signed by lead animator Richard Bazley. Largest page measuring 21cm x 30cm. Richard Bazley is an Emmy-nominated film director and a storyboard artist. Although now a Director of Live Action and animation, his background is in animation and his credits include Disney’s Pocahontas, Hercules, Tarzan and a lead animator and sequence director on the Warner Bros. film The Iron Giant which was released in 1999. Set during the Cold War in 1957, the film centers on a young boy named Hogarth Hughes, who discovers and befriends a giant alien robot. With the help of a beatnik artist named Dean McCoppin, Hogarth attempts to prevent the U.S. military and Kent Mansley, a paranoid federal agent, from finding and destroying the Giant.

A collection of various Action Man military vehicles

Three boxes of Action Man and accessories

Star Wars - a collection of x20 assorted vintage Kenner / Palitoy made Star Wars action figures. Including: Darth Vader, IG-88, Bossk, Walrus Man, Admiral Ackbar, Luke Skywalker (Battle Poncho - lacking poncho), Nien Nunb, Greedo and others. Along with a vintage diecast TIE Fighter toy and two used action figure card backs - Logray and Star Destroyer Commander. 

A "Technics" music centre, no cables or speakers and "action Man" figures.

A group of seven comprising Military Cross and second award bar, dated 1943. 1939-45, Africa and Italy Stars, Defence and War Medals, all unnamed as issued and a General Service Medal 1918 - 62 with Palestine 1945-48 clasp named to Major R.S. Streatfeild R.A. Mounted as worn. Two sets of miniatures, the Africa Stars with 1st Army clasps. Uniform ribbon bar. Dress uniform and two peaked caps. An 1821 Pattern Artillery Officer's Sword and scabbard and an extensive collection of photographs, press cuttings, documents and other supporting material. The sword an 1821 Pattern Artillery Officer's Sword with an 86.5 cm pointed, single edged fullered blade with Artillery crest to one side and Artillery lightening bolts to the other. Marked to the back 'Made in England'. With scrolling three bar guard, wire bound shagreen grip, stepped pommel and brown leather sword knot. In polished brown leather service scabbard with belt hanger and outer travelling cover. 104 cm overall. The uniform a dress uniform with labels for Moss Bros, Covent Garden, marked for Brig R.S. Streatfeild, 1966. With the rank of Brigadier with three pips and a crown to the shoulders and red tabs to the collars. With appropriate ribbons and Elizabeth the Second buttons. With black and khaki peaked caps with red bands and beret. Also a leather swagger stick and name plate for 'Brigadier R.S. Streatfeild M.C.' A Second World War German 'Afrikakorps' cuff title (presumably a souvenir), two shooting medals awarded to Lt. Col Streatfeild and a large collection of photographs, documents and press cuttings. Roger Sandeforth Streatfeild (12/4/1918 - 6/12/1980) was the second son of the Reverend C.A.C. Streatfeild, Rector of Symondsbury, Bridport. His was a busy and highly decorated military career rising from a Pre-War 2nd Lieutenant and War Substantive Lieutenant on the 1st of January 1941 to Brigadier in 1964. With gallantry awards whilst fighting in North Africa and Italy he went on to a senior role as Commander of the School of Artillery. After school at Marlborough College he attended Pembroke College, Cambridge where he studied Mathematics and Law graduating MA in 1943. Following his education he immediately joined the Army. It was only a matter of months before he won his first Military Cross whilst fighting in Tunisia as part of a well recorded three day action at Djebel Bou Aoukaz,a 700 ft hill that had been taken by the Irish Guards, and during which heavy casualties were taken. The citation reads: For outstanding courage and devotion to duty during the whole of the period of the attack and consolidation by 24 Guards Brigade from 23rd April to 4th May 1943. As Battery Commander, 96/97 Field Battery R.A., was in support of, and during this period liaised continuously in person with O.C. 1 Bn Irish Guards to whom he was of great assistance during a very unpleasant time under very heavy fire. After 1Bn Irish Guards captured Hills 212 and 214, he remained up on the hills, where he was always exposed to every type of danger, and played a conspicuous part in the Inf defence against constant enemy attacks. At one time, he was in command of the remnants of No. 1 Coy whom he led with great daring and zeal, and all these men were extremely happy at being under his command. He was cool, cheerful and heedless of danger during the whole proceedings and was a great example to the men with whom he was associated. A couple of more 'anecdotal' accounts are included with the lot, not least one by Streatfeild himself and, Lieutenant Colin Kennard, grandson of Col T.A. Colfox of Symondsbury Manor who was well known to the Streatfeild family, who won a D.S.O. for this action. In a letter to Streatfeild's Mother Kennard described Roger as 'I can truthfully say that I have more admiration for him, than any other man I met during the campaign .. When all No 1 company's officers had been killed and wounded he took over command of the company and he proved to be a constant source of inspiration, energy, zeal and amusement to us all ... The men took an instant liking to hi, (very rare in our type of Irishman) and would do anything for him ... it was a wonderful sight to see him joking with them and keeping them in fits of laughter at such a time of strain. Roger was responsible more than anyone for the great success No 1 company had in destroying wave after wave of German infantry attacks. His second award was in February 1944 when Captain Streatfeild was serving in Italy, during the fighting from the 26th Jan to 3rd Feb he performed his duties with extreme skill and nerve and never allowed any danger to interfere with the performance of his particular task and he was on all occasions a tower of strength in getting the artillery co-operation which I required. Lt Col C.A. Montagu-Douglas-Scott chose the events of the 4th Feb for the recommendation: During the morning of the 4th Feb our positions were seriously threatened by the enemy who had direct observation of our Bn HQ and were shelling it with 88-mm guns. BN HQ were ordered to withdraw and contact the Scots Guards, as this decision was made, Major Streatfeild's O.P. had a direct hit. He was wounded himself and also his two wireless operators and his car was put out of action. Although wounded he continued to man the wireless himself calling for smoke to cover our withdrawal. This smoke proved most useful to us. Major Streatfeild moved with Bn HQ and with them was captured in a small gulley before contact could be made with the Scots Guards. Shortly afterwards he escaped and along with four other officers and about a dozen men began to fight he way back to our lines, and eventually managed to reach some of our carriers. It was decided to make a dash through the positions now held by the enemy in three of these carriers. Major Streatfeild drove the second one, and stopped on the way to pick up Major Sir Ian Stewart-Richardson, who was badly wounded. ... Never once did Major Streatfeild complain of his wound. ... His initiative was largely responsible for making good the escape of the other officers and men who came with him. (Gazetted 15th June 1944 p2852). Peactime saw continual rise through the ranks and eventually, as a Brigadier he was commandant of the United Kingdom's School of Artillery at Larkhill. In later civilian years Brigadier Streatfeild was a well respected county councilor and chairman of Oxfordshire Education Committee 'A tough no nonsense man determined to do his very best for the county's education. With copies of the London Gazette 21/9/43 confirming the MC and 5/11/1957 confirming Brevet Lt-Col. Commissions 27th August 1938 Second Lieutenant and 6th Feb 1946 Rank of Lieutenant. Letter confirming promotion to Lt-Col from March 28th 1961. Married to Edith Mary Streatfeild in 1942. *CR Medals as issued and worn. Sword with some light marking to blade, scabbard and hanger in very good condition. Uniform with some moth damage, but generally nice state as worn. Accompanying photographs and documents in mixed but generally very good condition.

A Queen's South Africa Medal with Cape Colony, Laing's Nek and Belfast clasps named to 1417 Pte J. H. Slaytor 1. Leic R.' Slaytor is recorded as being entitled all three of these clasp. He may well have been the Sergeant James Henry Slaytor who was killed in action during the Great War on the 7th September 1916 whilst serving with the 9th Battalion of the Essex Regiment, if so he will also have been entitled to a 1915 Trio. That this is the same man is encouraged by the fact that he was 45 years old when he died and his parents are recorded ads being from Leicester and he was married to Margaret of Sutton in the Elms, Broughton Astley, Leicester, he is buried in Arras, his headstone reads 'Gone but not forgotten'. *CR Renamed or corrected naming, bruising to rim and marking to surface.

Toys - 1960s Hasbro Action man, flock hair, fixed blue eyes, marked Hong Kong, made in England by Palitoy, under licence from Hasbro, 1964, with uniform etc, Dinky Toys Ford Capri, black roof, metallic blue body, silver hubs, Corgi Major Mack Truck, Meccano Army Set, Britain's Deetail Knights etc

Two Six Million Dollar Man Steve Austin action figures, two vintage Action Men and an assortment of related costume and accessories; together with a small selection of Commando and War Pocket Library comics Condition Report:Available upon request

Sci-Fi Interest, Star Wars - a collection of 3¾" loose action figures, comprising Chewbacca; Darth Vader; Tusken Raider (Sand People); Red Snaggletooth; Walrus Man; Death Squad Commander; Boba Fett; Rebel Snow Soldier; Lando Calrissian; Bossk; IG-88; Yoda and two Zuckuss figures (14)

A late 1960's Palitoy Action Man figure, hard painted head with black hair and blue eyes, flesh painted rivers to body, hard hands, unboxed; another figure, with brown hair, unboxed; a quantity of Action Man unboxed clothing, accessories and literature (quantity)

Eight Revell/Airfix scale modelling sets including Star Wars together with two Action Man figures, all boxed.

Action Man Scorpion Tank, 3 Figures and Accessories

Timpo Action Models - A Pair of Boxed 'Wild West Collection' Sets.  Comprising: Set Nos 761 'Two Cowboys on Log...' & 763 'Raft With 2 Man Crew...'.  1970s issues.  Condition generally appears Excellent overall (some parts may have damage), contained in a generally Good to Good Plus set boxes.  Not checked for completeness.  See photo. 

Character Options - Doctor Who - A collection of five 5.5" Doctor Who action figures from series 2 to include The Tenth Doctor, The Ood and Clockwork Man. Items appear mint in unopened factory blisters which are in excellent condition. (This does not constitute a guarantee) RG

Character Options - Doctor Who - A collection of five 5.5" Doctor Who action figures from series 2 to include The Doctor in Spacesuit, Rose Tyler and Clockwork Man. Items appear mint in unopened factory blisters which are in excellent condition. (This does not constitute a guarantee) RG

Three various vintage Action Man Palitoy dolls, wearing mixed military uniforms

Collection of Approx.28 loose action man figures and accessories, all loose examples with accessories

Collection of 3 boxed Action Man Sets, to include Marine Mission, Operation SOS and Super X, all housed in original packaging

A collection of three various vintage 1960s and 1970s Palitoy Action Man, all in various military pose

A collection of vintage toys to include Barbie Timeless Silhouette, six Sindy dolls 4 x beach party and ice skating fairy. Action Man mountain bike extreme, Tomy Dream Dancer and Disney's Mulan etc.

ACTION MAN COLLECTION, including three Action Man figures, two of which marked Palitoy 1964, and the other CPG product cooperation 1978, various weapons and detonators along with uniforms etc together with Action Man S.A.S HelicopeterProvenance: private collection West WalesComments: no boxes or cards, all loose, play worn and parts missing, viewing advised

ACTION MAN ACTION FORCE COLLECTION, including S.A.S.Silent Attack, Water Moccasin, Cobra A.S.P., S.A.S. Panther and Stalker, Night Attack Jeep, Cobra Ferret, various loose hand weapons, seven separate figurines, S.A.S. Mobile Missile System together with numerous 'Battle Action Force' comics, IPC Magaazines dated between 1984 and 1985Provenance: private collection West WalesComments: some boxed with instructions and figures, boxes creased, torn, play worn, inspection advised

Toys and Games, to include Escalado, The Action Man Game, Doctor Who, Cyberman Bust, BB-8 model, RC cars, etc:- Two Boxes.

An Action Man training camp play set. Appears complete including cargo nets etc, in original box.

Three Action man vehicles and a scratch built speedboat. The vehicles comprising of jeep, plane and side car, the boat painted grey and marked 'Command Patrol'

A collection of Mattell He-Man action figures. Mainly 1980s to include He-Man plus mount, most with actions in working order, all unboxed, qty 15 approx.

Two Hasbro Action Man figures. Circa 2018, comprising one Action Sailor and One Action Pilot, complete with accessories in original box.

A collection of five action man figures and accessories. Including a range of clothes and weapons plus a tank.

A collection of Action Man vehicles. Including boats, a tank and a plane etc, unboxed.

A collection of Action Man figures and vehicles. Noting a motorbike and canoe etc, all unboxed.

A collection of Action man figures and accessories. Comprising five action figures plus a range of accessories and weapons plus a canoe and fighting vehicle, all unboxed.

A large collection of modern Action Man figures along with vehicles and accessories.

The Q.S.A. awarded posthumously to Private J. Boyle, Royal Marine Light Infantry, killed during the Naval Brigade’s epic action at Graspan in November 1899 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Belmont (8034 Pte. J. Boyle, R:M:L:I: H.M.S. Doris) minor edge bruise, otherwise nearly extremely fine £1,200-£1,600 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Private John Boyle was killed in action at Graspan (Enslin) on 25 November 1899. Four officers and 12 men of the Royal Naval Brigade were killed at Graspan, and one man died of wounds. At 7am on 25 November 1899, at Graspan, the infantry began to work forward under the cover of artillery fire. The Naval Brigade led the storming force, extended in a single line, each man six paces apart from his neighbour. As they began the ascent, advancing by brief rushes in very open order, the hill suddenly appeared to swarm with enemies; from the crest, from behind every boulder poured a murderous fire. The naval officers of the Brigade still carried swords and could be readily distinguished; they were the target of every Boer rifle. Major Plumbe of the Marines, who was gallantly leading in front of his men, closely followed into the storm of battle by his little terrier, staggered, shouting to his soldiers, not to mind him, but to advance. He never rose again. Colonel Verner, who survived the action, afterwards stated that ‘no better kept line ever went forward to death or glory’. However, so terrible was the fire and so annihilating it’s effects upon the Brigade, that the order had to be given to retire upon the last cover. For a moment it seemed as though the attack had failed. But the artillery poured its fire upon the crest of the ridge with more vehemence than ever; and up the slopes in very open order, firing and cheering, came the Yorkshire Light Infantry to the support of the hard pressed Naval Brigade, while the Loyal North Lancashire’s and Northumberland’s too, were sweeping forward upon the line of heights held by the Boers. Once more the Seamen and Marines pressed upward at an order from the wounded Captain Prothero ‘Men of the Naval Brigade, advance at the double; take that Kopje and be hanged to it.’ The men responded magnificently. For the last few yards of the advance the Boers could no longer fire with safety at their assailants. Their very position became disadvantageous as the slopes were so steep that they had to stand up to see their assailants, and in the deluge of shrapnel and rifle bullets which beat upon the summit, this meant almost certain death. Lieutenant Taylor of the Navy and Lieutenant Jones of the Marines, the last in spite of a bullet in his thigh, were the first into the Boer entrenchments at the top. They were closely followed by their men, and the Kopje was won. ‘I shall never forget the faces of some of those who had fallen in the final rush,’ said Colonel Verner, of the dead of the Naval Brigade. ‘They lay about in every attitude, many with their rifles, with bayonets fixed, tightly clutched in their hands, and in some cases still held at the charge. These were the same hard featured, clean cut faces, which but a short time before I had watched laboriously skirmishing across the veldt, now pale in death, but with the same set expression of being in terrible earnest to see the business through.’

A fine post-War C.B. and Second War O.B.E. group of eleven awarded to Rear-Admiral R. E. Portlock, Royal Navy, a torpedo specialist who was Director of Underwater Weapons at the Admiralty 1956-58 The Most Honourable Order of The Bath, C.B. (Military) neck badge, silver-gilt and enamels; The Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military); Naval General Service 1915-62, 2 clasps, Palestine 1936-39, Minesweeping 1945-51 (Lieut. R. E. Portlock R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Coronation 1953, Sweden, Order of the Sword, Officer’s breast badge, silver-gilt and enamels, all but the last ten mounted as worn, the campaign stars gilded, otherwise generally good very fine (11) £1,800-£2,200 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- C.B. (Military) London Gazette 31 December 1960: Rear-Admiral, Chief of Staff to C-in-C Far East. O.B.E. (Military) London Gazette 12 June 1947: Commander, H.M.S. Lioness, minesweeping operations in the East Indies. Sweden, Order of the Sword: For services as Chief of Staff to C-in-C Nore, for the state visit of the King and Queen of Sweden in June 1954. Ronald Etridge Portlock was born in 1908, attended Dartmouth Naval College 1922-25, and joined the battle cruiser H.M.S. Hood as a Midshipman in May 1926. His sea service from 1926-38 was spent in Home Waters and the Mediterranean, including service in Palestinian waters, and from 1938-39 he was in charge of a section of the Torpedo Experimental Department of H.M.S. Vernon, this post marking the start of his specialisation with underwater weaponry. He was appointed as Torpedo Officer to the Ark Royal when war broke out, and served in her until she was sunk on 14 November 1942. During this period Ark Royal and her aircraft had a most active time, not least when her Swordfish attacked the Bismarck in May 1941, damaging her steering gear and thus bringing about the subsequent destruction of this infamous pocket battleship. Portlock’s mines and torpedoes in all of Ark Royal’s actions, particularly the Bismarck action, were of great significance. On 13 November 1941, Ark Royal was torpedoed by a U-boat near Gibraltar and sank with the loss of only one man. After his survivor’s leave Portlock was assigned to H.M.S. King George V, where he stayed until 1942 when he was made second-in-command of an East African Naval Air Station. In 1943 he returned home and remained on the Staff at the Admiralty until 1946 when he was placed in command of the 10th and 11th Minesweeping Flotillas in the Far East. His peacetime appointments were mostly connected with underwater weapons but in 1955-56 he commanded H.M.S. Newfoundland. In 1956 he became Director of Underwater Weapons at the Admiralty and held this post for two years. He was promoted to Rear-Admiral in 1959 and posted to Singapore as Chief of Staff and Deputy to the C-in-C Far East. He retired from the Service when this tour was completed in 1961 and was created C.B. the same year. The group is accompanied by a large quantity of good original documentation, including the recipient’s Midshipman’s Journal for the period May 1926 to July 1928, mostly aboard the Hood, containing a detailed log of events and well illustrated with maps, charts and technical drawings; Warrants of Appointment for C.B. and O.B.E., together with various covering letters and the Statutes of the Bath; Sub-Lieutenant’s Commission certificate; letter granting permission to wear the Order of the Sword, granted in 1954; Official Certificate of Commendation from C-in-C Nore for Portlock’s services in the Flood Relief Operations on the East Coast in February 1953; and various other certificates of competence and appointment, newspaper cuttings, a visitors’ book (H.M. Underwater Detection Establishment, Portland, Dorset from May 1950 through to his various appointments in the Far East and up until April 1961), and copies of a lecture entitled “Underwater Warfare of the Future”.

Naval General Service 1793-1840, 2 clasps, 17 June 1795, Mars 21 April 1798 (William Tucker.) nearly extremely fine £5,000-£7,000 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- 49 clasps issued for Vice-Admiral Cornwallis’s action off Ushant on 17 June 1795, where five enemy ships, two frigates and a brig were successfully engaged. 26 clasps issued for the capture of the French 74-gun ship-of-the-line L’Hercule by the Mars 74 William Tucker is confirmed as an Ordinary Seaman on Mars for both actions. Mars was badly damaged on 17 June 1795 and the only ship to sustain casualties. Her captain was killed in the action on 21 April 1798, when the French seventy-four L’Hercule was taken and added to the British fleet. 4 others with this name are shown on the rolls, all single clasps, for Trafalgar, Victorious with Rivoli, 14 Dec Boat Service 1814, and Navarino. 17 June 1794 Vice-Admiral the Hon. W. Cornwallis, with the Royal Sovereign 100, flagship, Captain J. Whitby; Mars, Sir C. Cotton; Triumph, Sir E. Gower; Brunswick, Lord Charles Fitzgerald; Bellerophon, Lord Cranston, all seventy-fours; the frigates Phaeton, Hon. R. Stopford; Pallas, Hon. H. Curzon; and the Kingfisher, sloop, at the end of May, 1795, sailed from Spithead on a cruise off Ushant, On June 16th, near Belle-Isle; he discovered a French fleet of twelve sail of the line, fourteen frigates and corvettes, and four smaller vessels, and finding it so superior in force hauled to the wind, and stood to the northward under all sail. Some of the British ships being heavy sailers, on the morning of June 17th, the enemy's fleet formed in three divisions, came up very fast, and at about nine a.m. their van ships opened fire on the Mars, the rearmost ship in the British squadron. The cannonade soon became general, each of the British ships firing her stern or quarter guns as she could bring them to bear. The leading French ships kept up a harassing fire for three or four hours, when Admiral Cornwallis, seeing that the Mars, much crippled in her rigging, had fallen to leeward, and was in danger of being overpowered, bore up to her relief followed by the Triumph. On the approach of the Royal Sovereign, the van ships of the enemy hauled to the wind, but a partial firing was kept up till after six in the evening. About seven o'clock the French gave up the pursuit, tacked and stood away to the eastward, and at sunset were nearly hull down. What induced the French Admiral to retire when his ships had almost surrounded the British squadron, was a successful manoeuvre practised on him by Admiral Cornwallis. Early on the morning of the 17th, he sent the Phaeton far ahead of his squadron, in order, as he said, "to humbug the fellows astern." Having got some miles off, the Phaeton made the signal of strange sails in the west north west, followed by the signal for a fleet. At three p.m., being very far ahead, the frigate made the private signal to the supposed fleet, and then signalling to Admiral Cornwallis that the fleet were ships of the line and friends, wore to rejoin the squadron. The enemy were well acquainted with the British signals, and knew that a fleet under Lord Bridport was at sea, and several small sail appearing at the same time in the extreme distance, they deemed them to be his ships, and gave up the chase. With the exception of the Mars and Triumph, the British ships received but little damage, but their sterns were much shaken from the continued firing of the guns; not a man was killed, and but twelve men wounded on board the Mars. Capture of L’Hercule In the spring of 1798, a detachment of the Channel fleet, under Admiral Lord Bridport was cruising off Brest. On April 21st, three strange sail were discovered, one of which, a French 74 was chased by the Mars 74, Captain Alexander Hood, the Ramilies 74, Captain H. Inman, and the Jason 38-gun frigate, Captain C. Stirling. Shortly after six in the evening the Ramilies carried away her fore-top mast and fell astern,and the chase was continued by the Mars and Jason, the rest of the British fleet being distant ten or twelve miles. The French ship, which was I'Hercule a new 74 just out of port, finding herself unable to escape through the passage du Raz into Brest, dropped her anchor, and with her sails furled and a spring on her cable, awaited the approach of the Mars. About nine fifteen p.m. the Mars which had left the Jason far astern, was fired on by the I'Hercule, and gave a return, when Captain Hood ranging a short distance ahead of his opponent, let go his anchor. The Mars dropping astern through the strength of the current, the anchor on her larboard bow became hooked in the starboard anchor of the Hercule, and thus entangled, their sides rubbing together so that the lower deck guns of each ship could not be run out, but were fired within board, the two ships fought for nearly an hour and a half. Two attempts of the Frenchmen to board the Mars were defeated, and the starboard side of the Hercule being terribly shattered, several of her ports beaten into one, and five of her lower deck guns dismounted, at ten-thirty, she hailed that she had surrendered. In this severe action the Mars lost her gallant Captain, Hood, twenty-nine officers and men killed and missing, and sixty men wounded. The loss of the Hercule, out of a crew of seven hundred men, was two hundred and ninety killed and wounded. About twenty minutes after the engagement terminated, the Jason came up, and assisted in removing the prisoners and getting the prize under sail. The damages to her hull were so extensive, that it was with the greatest difficulty that she was brought into Plymouth, where she was refitted, and added to the British Navy.

A post-War B.E.M. group of four awarded to Acting Warrant Officer Class II T. J. Harris, Royal Regiment of Wales, late Welch Regiment, who was wounded in action in Korea on 10 December 1951 British Empire Medal, (Military) E.II.R. (22339963 Act. W/O. II. Terence J. Harris, R.R.W.) edge prepared prior to naming, with Royal Mint case of issue and outer named card box; Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (22359963 Pte. T J. Harris. Welch.); U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed as issued; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Cyprus (22359963 Sgt. T. Harris. Welch.) mounted court-style for display; together with the related miniature awards (the Korea Medal a 2nd issue type), these mounted court-style for wear, light contact marks, generally good very fine (4) £700-£900 --- B.E.M. London Gazette 3 June 1972. The original Recommendation, dated 7 February 1972, states: ‘Sergeant (Acting Warrant Officer Class II) Harris has been a Permanent Staff Instructor with this Battalion since 20 June 1969. His first 21 months with the Battalion, at that time designated The Welsh Volunteers, were spent with B Company at Newport where he was the senior Permanent Staff Instructor and as such did exceptionally good work. In April 1971, however, when the Territorial Army Volunteer Reserve expanded, the Welsh Volunteers were disbanded and used to form a nucleus for two new Territorial Army Volunteer Reserve Battalions. At this stage Acting Warrant Officer Class II Harris was transferred to Abertillery where a completely new Company was to be formed as part of the new 3rd (Volunteer) Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Wales. Throughout his Army career Acting Warrant Officer Class II Harris has always been noted for his energy and drive. At no time, however, have these qualities been more apparent and more profitably directed that in the last ten months. As the only Permanent Staff Instructor and regular soldier in the new Company, the main burden and responsibility for recruiting men for this new sub-unit devolved on Acting Warrant Officer Class II Harris. He willingly and enthusiastically accepted the challenge. In the succeeding ten months, by his quiet determination, exceptional zeal and remarkable resourcefulness Acting Warrant Officer Class II Harris has raised over 60% of his full establishment and is still drawing in fresh recruits. In itself this is a commendable effort but is not rested there. Using his forceful personality and dynamic drive he has forged this raw material into a thoroughly effective and happy company. No man has or could have worked harder to make this new Company a success. Their keenness, efficiency and cheerful 'esprit de corps' reflect the inspired leadership high standards and dedication of Acting Warrant Officer Class II Harris. It is typical of his unassuming character that he disclaim all credit for this. Nevertheless he alone, by his tireless effort and selfless devotion - far above the normal call of duty - and his superb personal example has accomplished this notable success. Acting Warrant Officer Class II Harris is due to leave the Army in September 1972 and official recognition now of his many years of loyal service, and his recent magnificent contribution to the effectiveness, standing and sense of purpose of the Territorial Army Volunteer Reserve and this Battalion would be justly deserved and warmly welcomed by his regiment.’ Terence James Harris was born in 1931 and attested for the Welch Brigade at Brecon on 6 September 1950. He served with the 1st Battalion, Welch Regiment in Korea from 10 October 1951 to 28 January 1952, and again from 13 February to 8 November 1952; he was wounded in action on 10 December 1951, sustaining gun shot wounds to his left leg and right thigh. He saw further active service in Cyprus from 17 December 1957 to 12 December 1958. He was discharged on the completion of his engagement with the rank of Staff Sergeant (Acting Warrant Officer Class II) on 5 September 1972, after 22 years’ service. Sold with the recipient’s Certificate of Service Red Book; original Telegram to the recipient’s mother stating he was wounded in action on 10 December 1951, with original letter from his Platoon Commander to his mother stating her son was wounded by a Chinese ‘burp’ gun in the legs during a Chinese attack; original letter from the Infantry Record Office confirming the telegram stating he had been wounded but had no further details as yet; and original letter from the Infantry Record Office stating her son had sustained Gun Shot wounds to his left leg and right thigh; 4 original letters congratulating the recipient on the award of his BEM; three photographs; an ‘Images of Wales’ history of the Welch Regiment book; and a Welch Regiment cap badge and Welch Regiment medallion.

An outstanding Second War D.S.M. group of five awarded to Assistant Steward W. Barnett, for his part in Captain Fogarty Fegen’s Victoria Cross action in H.M.S. Jervis Bay against the Admiral Scheer in 1940 Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (W. Barnett, Asst. Std. H.M.S. Jervis Bay.) impressed naming; 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45, nearly extremely fine (5) £2,000-£3,000 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Provenance: Douglas-Morris Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, October 1996. D.S.M. London Gazette 11 March 1941: ‘For courage and devotion to duty when H.M.S. Jervis Bay defending a large convoy was sunk by a powerful German warship.’ One of seven D.S.M’s awarded for this action. The following recommendation is taken from the official report on the loss of the Jervis Bay: ‘W. Barnett, Assistant Steward, T.124. This man was stationed in the foremost shell room, when things went wrong and the lights went out Barnett stuck to his post endeavouring to get the emergency lighting to work. He would not leave his post until he received definite orders to do so although he could serve no useful purpose by remaining below.’ William Barnett was one of many Merchant Navy men who volunteered to serve aboard his ship when it was taken up and converted to a war ship. These ‘T.124’ men were borne as naval ratings rather than merchantmen during the period of their service with the Royal Navy. Early in November 1940, the liner H.M.S. Jervis Bay (14,164 tons), serving as an armed auxiliary cruiser, was escorting a convoy of 38 ships across the Atlantic to British ports. The ship was under the command of Captain E. S. Fogarty Fegen, R.N., the convoy being under the command of Rear Admiral H. B. Maltby, R.N., who flew his flag on the Cornish City. On 5 November at about 5p.m. the convoy was attacked by the German pocket battle ship Admiral Scheer (10,000 tons, main armament six 11-inch guns) at a position some 1,000 miles east of Newfoundland. The enemy opened fire at a range of ten miles and the Jervis Bay steamed to engage although her 6-inch guns were outranged by the enemy's heavy 11-inch weapons. The action which ensued lasted for about an hour, the Jervis Bay sustaining the full weight of the enemy’s fire and effectively preventing him from concentrating on the convoy. At the end of that time the auxiliary cruiser was heavily on fire with every gun out of action, but night was coming on and the convoy, having concealed its movements by throwing over smoke floats, had scattered over a wide area. The Jervis Bay, though badly mauled, still continued to float, but two hours after the action ceased she sank with colours flying. Captain Fogarty Fegen, to whom a posthumous award of the Victoria Cross was made, lost an arm during the action and went down with his ship. The number of crew saved was 65, including a few Officers. The final number lost was 33 Officers and 147 Ratings killed, 13 of the latter being Canadians, with one Officer and nine Ratings later dying of wounds. A Swedish vessel, the Stureholm, which was sailing with the convoy turned back in a very gallant manner and her Commander, Sven Olander, lowered his boats and picked up the survivors. From the evidence of these men it was established that the steering gear of the Jervis Bay was smashed early in the action. Although the heroic delaying action of the Jervis Bay enabled the convoy to scatter over a wide area the speed of the Admiral Scheer enabled her to locate, overhaul, and sink, six of the ships. The remaining 32 ships in the convoy reached port safely. The following ships were sunk: Beaverford (10,042 tons), Maiden (7,908 tons), Mopoan (5,389 tons), Fresno City (4,955 tons), Kenbane Head (5,299 tons), and the Trewellard (5,201 tons). Including the Jervis Bay the tonnage of British ships lost in this action totalled 52,558 tons. 357 Officers and men were lost and 68 Officers and men were taken Prisoners of War. Although a major hunt was immediately instigated by the Admiralty, the Admiral Scheer managed to elude the allied forces and return in safety to Germany. Assistant Steward Barnett was one of the fortunate survivors of the Jervis Bay, but lost some of his upper teeth in the action, for which he was treated aboard H.M.S. Cormorin. In addition to the posthumous Victoria Cross granted to Captain Fogarty Fegan, one D.S.O., one D.S.C., one C.G.M., and seven D.S.M.s were awarded for this action. When the survivors reached safety and recounted their experiences, the story of the Jervis Bay thrilled the free world. It became one of the most famous naval sagas of all time, told and retold, commemorated in song, verse and film. ‘If ever a ship deserved a V.C.,’ said The Times, ‘that ship is surely the Jervis Bay.’ As Captain Olander of the Stureholm put it, ‘There she rode like a hero’. Sold with copied Admiralty ‘Secret’ report on the loss of H.M.S. Jervis Bay with recommendations for all awards, list of survivors and report of Fogarty Fegen’s posthumous V.C.

Naval General Service 1793-1840, 2 clasps, Amazon 13 March 1806, 6 Jan Boat Service 1813 (Joseph Payne.) good very fine £8,000-£10,000 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Provenance: Glendining’s, October 1911; Fergus Gowans Collection (1947-71); Christie’s, November 1985; Colin Message Collection. 30 clasps issued for Amazon’s action, and 25 for the Boat Service action. Joseph Payne is confirmed on the rolls as a Landsman at the first action and as an Ordinary Seaman in the boats of Bacchante at the latter. It is a unique name and a unique clasp combination. Payne, born in London and with a stated age of 22, was a Landsman on the Amazon 38 (turned over from Victory), at the former action and an ordinary seaman in the boats of Bacchante at the latter. His surname is given as ‘Paine’ (no. 362) in the Amazon's books (ADM 36/16336). He appears as Joseph Payne (no. 217) on Bacchante's and like most of the crew had joined directly from the Amazon. His age on commissioning in November 1811 is given as 28. A Joseph Payne was baptised on 4 December 1785 in St Saviour's, Southwark, who is very likely to be this man. Two French ships, the Marengo 80 and Belle Poule 40 were returning to their home port from the East Indies, when they were spotted by the Foudroyant, Amazon and London. Amazon (Captain William Parker) pursued the Belle Poule and London, the Marengo. Both the French ships were brought to action off Brest and forced to surrender. The Boat Service clasp was awarded to crews of boats from Bacchante and Weazle who attacked French gunboats in Otranto harbour and captured five of them. Sold with research notes compiled by Colin Message.

An exceptional Second War ‘Utterly Fearless’ Submariner’s D.S.M. and Second Award Bar group of nine awarded to Petty Officer S. Hawkey, Royal Navy, for outstanding courage, coolness and devotion to duty in H.M. Submarine Porpoise, making vital ‘Magic Carpet’ runs to Malta, and striking the Japanese in H.M. Submarine Tally-Ho. As a Control Room Telephone Operator and Quarter Gunner ‘Excellent in all Respects’, Hawkey endured repeated close calls, such as ‘One of the Heaviest Depth-Charge Attacks Ever Made on a British Submarine’ (the Fore Hatch was Blown Open and water flooded in), close inshore work with Force 136 operatives, and ramming by an enemy warship Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R., with Second Award Bar (JX. 127066 S. Hawkey, A.B., R.N.); Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1936-1939 (JX. 127066 S. Hawkey, A.B., R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star, 1 clasp, France and Germany; Africa Star, 1 clasp, North Africa 1942-43; Burma Star, 1 clasp, Pacific; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue (JX. 127066 S. Hawkey, A.B., R.N., H.M.S. Tally-Ho) mounted as worn, generally good very fine (9) £4,000-£5,000 --- Provenance: Sotheby’s, May 1989; Dix Noonan Webb, July 2015. Only 147 Second Award Bars were awarded to the Distinguished Service Medal during the Second World War. D.S.M. London Gazette 29 December 1942:
‘For distinguished services in successful patrols in H.M. submarines.’ D.S.M. Second Award Bar London Gazette 20 February 1945:
‘For outstanding courage, skill and undaunted devotion to duty in successful patrols in H.M. submarine Tally Ho.’ The original recommendation states: ‘For coolness and courage in the face of the enemy. Leading Seaman Hawkey is the 4-inch gun trainer in H.M.S. Tally Ho. He is utterly fearless, his coolness in action has had a valuable steadying effect upon the younger members of the gun’s crew, and his skill has contributed to the destruction by gunfire of an enemy warship and fourteen other vessels.’ Stanley ‘Stan’ Hawkey, the son of a farmer, was born in St. Columb, Cornwall on 24 February 1911. After working as a farm labourer, at age 15 he entered the Royal Navy at Devonport as a Boy 2nd Class in May 1926. After three years of boy service in Training Ships and Battleships, during which he was tattooed on both arms, Hawkey engaged for Twelve Years on his 18th birthday in 1929. Joining the Submarine Service, despite Tragic Disasters that killed his close Comrades Hawkey advanced from Ordinary to Able Seaman in June 1930. From then onwards his story is closely linked with that of another ‘newly made’ Able Seaman, A.B. Leslie Bennington, who was two years younger. Bennington went on to rise rapidly through the ranks and was commissioned, eventually becoming one of the few wartime Captains who had begun his naval career on the lower deck. Bennington held seven levels of rank between 1931 and 1945 - remarkably, Hawkey served alongside him for part of each upward step. Hawkey greatly admired Bennington and the two men always got on well together. By his 20th birthday, Hawkey decided to apply for transfer to the submarine branch but had a long wait for a vacancy to occur. In January 1932 H.M.S. M2, the world’s first submersible aircraft carrier, sank while attempting to launch her seaplane. Sixty men died; Hawkey personally knew six of them (they had transferred months ahead of him). He spent three years in the Mediterranean in the mid-1930s, serving as quartermaster in the destroyer Beagle, where he qualified for his first medal, the Naval General Service with bar ‘Palestine’ (Bennington was also aboard Beagle during this commission.). In May 1938 Hawkey was at last offered the chance to serve in submarines. Due to heavy losses in submarine crews due to accidents, the nerve-wracking Davis Submerged Escape Apparatus (DSEA) test was obligatory. Each would-be submariner put on a primitive oxygen rebreathing apparatus and was locked inside a simulated submarine escape hatch (which could only accommodate one person at a time) at the bottom of a giant water tower. The occupant had to wait until the chamber was completely full of water before opening the outer door, exiting, closing the hatch behind him (so that the chamber could be pumped out and made ready for the next man to climb inside) and swimming to the surface of the water tower, without showing any signs of panic. Hawkey passed his DSEA test with flying colours. Part of his training was two months service in a drifter. Bennington (by now a Lieutenant) was his Divisional Officer. Bennington’s assessment of A.B. Hawkey in August 1938 was ‘An excellent man, cheerful and willing. During a salvage operation in bad weather, he displayed great courage… Power of command excellent for an Able Seaman.’ Hawkey qualified as a member of the deck gun crew in H.M. Submarine Starfish. Many of his shipmates were subsequently drafted to the brand-new submarine Thetis, which was to undergo pre-commissioning trials in Liverpool bay. On 18 January 1939 Hawkey was transferred to the large minelaying submarine Porpoise, which could carry 50 mines, together with six tubes (with two 21-inch torpedoes apiece) and a four-inch gun. Hawkey had also been earmarked for transfer to Thetis, and in April 1939 Porpoise’s Captain received official notification of this. However, the Captain refused to release his recently arrived crewman. On 1 June Thetis sank with 56 men aboard after the outer and inner doors of one of her torpedo tubes were both opened by mistake. After 17 hours of work, the crew had pumped out enough water to raise her stern to the vertical, protruding upright out of the sea and bringing her DSEA escape hatch within 20 feet of the surface. Rescue ships arrived and signalled their presence. Four crew members (three naval personnel and a civilian aboard for the trials) in turn successfully used the escape chamber and were picked up. During the fifth escape attempt the occupant of the DSEA chamber opened its outer door before the chamber had completely flooded. The higher external pressure caused an in-rush of sea water, trapping and drowning him. Because the outer hatch remained partially open, the chamber became inoperative; no one else could escape. The surviving crewmen still trapped inside the hull slowly suffocated. Hawkey stated “I knew every one of these good men and the majority of them sailed with me in the S/M Starfish and without a sudden change around in the drafting arrangements I should have certainly met my fate with them.” Porpoise Carrier Service: ‘A first-class seaman and an excellent character’ In July 1939 Porpoise loaded live mines and sailed for Malta, to await the outbreak of war with Italy and orders to mine the entrance of the Italian battlefleet’s anchorage at Leghorn. By October that had not happened, so the submarines in the Mediterranean were ordered back to home waters. Hawkey married in November 1939 and settled permanently in Liverpool. High-intensity war operations got underway in March 1940, when Porpoise joined 4th Submarine Flotilla at Rosyth to conduct hazardous patrols and mine-laying operations off Norway. In November 1940 she began escorting convoys across the Atlantic (and was the first submarine to protect convoys from German surface raiders). In August 1941 Porpoise completed a refit and began patrols in the Bay of Biscay, laying mines off St Nazaire and Bordeaux. From October 1941 she was operational in the Mediterranean, based in Alexandria, and became the first subma...

Pair: Able Seaman M. A. Chick, Royal Navy and Mercantile Marine, who served aboard H.M.S. Newfoundland when she sank the Egyptian frigate Domiat by gunfire in 1956 - the last occasion that a warship was destroyed by conventional gun action Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Near East (P/SSX.871490 M. A. Chick. A.B. R.N.); South Atlantic 1982, with rosette (M. A. Chick) officially named in the style associated with the Mercantile Marine, mounted as worn, nearly extremely fine (2) £500-£700 --- Michael Arthur Chick was born in Salisbury on 4 September 1933, the son of chief clerk and special constable Hector A. Chick. Educated locally, he joined the Royal Navy and was aboard the light cruiser Newfoundland in the autumn of 1956; liaising with the British destroyer Diana, the sloops Crane and Modeste, the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Wave Sovereign and the French frigates La Perouse, Gazelle and Jasmin, Newfoundland headed an Anglo-French flotilla detailed to the protection of shipping in the Gulf of Suez as part of Operation Toreador. On the night of 31 October 1956, Newfoundland encountered a ‘darkened ship’ cruising to the south of the Canal. Ordered to heave-to, the Egyptian Navy Frigate Domiat refused and opened fire on Newfoundland with her 4-inch armament. An early salvo shattered Newfoundland’s pay office which was situated directly below “B” turret, leaving a hole in the side of the British warship. Enraged, Newfoundland, supported by Diana, retaliated by illuminating her aggressor with a 20-inch Signal Projector and then proceeded to sink Domiat with nine broadsides from her main armament. The Wreck of the Domiat describes the carnage: ‘Our next broadside smashed into Domiat’s bows and ignited her paintshop so that her bows glowed cherry red in the dark night. Diana, astern, had seen Domiat turn and got in seventeen rounds of 4.5” from her A’s and B’s. As we closed the range, the 4” and bofors joined in and the Captain of one of the port bofors later received a DSM for his good work in hosing Domiat’s decks down with 40mm.’ Despite Egyptian hopes to ram Newfoundland, it soon became clear that Domiat was sinking and the fight was over; seeing shadows in the water, the British and French sailors transferred their attentions to rescuing 69 Egyptian survivors from the shark-infested waters. These men were later landed at Djibouti and enjoyed a spell in French custody. British casualties amounted to one man killed in action aboard Newfoundland and 6 wounded. Transferred to the Merchant Navy, Chick served aboard the former roll-on roll-off car transporter Europic Ferry during the Falklands War. Requisitioned by the Admiralty as a stores transport vessel, she was modified at Southampton and fitted with pintle-mounted Bren light machine guns; a rudimentary but invaluable defensive measure against low-level air attack. Loaded with ammunition, stores, fuel and vehicles, including much of the support equipment for the 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment, and 4 Westland Scout helicopters lashed to her deck, the Europic Ferry sailed on 25 April 1982 and liaised with Norland at Ascension Island on 8 May. Assembled to the east of the Falkland Islands in the build up to Operation Sutton, Europic Ferry joined the third wave of landings in San Carlos Water. Unloading her stores under clear skies, she proved a sitting duck to Argentine air attack and suffered a near miss. According to Amphibious Assault Falkland: The Battle of San Carlos Water, it was similar close-calls that convinced Commodore Michael Clapp to order all merchant ships out of the bay by midnight. Later camouflaged with mottled grey paint, Europic Ferry ended her campaign as a floating platform and workshop for Chinook helicopters. Chick later returned home to Salisbury where he died on 1 June 1994, a short while after selling his medals to the Castle Galleries. Probate recorded at Winchester later confirms his final address as 69 Belle Vue Road, Salisbury. Sold with a compliments slip from the Castle Galleries, Salisbury, dated 19 May 1994, hand annotated by recipient and confirming service.

Three Hasbro action man dolls and Bilo model parts, Soft toys including a hobby-horse/ lama, 115cm, a doll, 67cm, and a bear, 54cm, and small scale plastic soldiers.

A 1967 Action Man Transport Command Personnel Carrier with original box. By Palitoy.

80s/ 90s - INDIE/ COOL POP LPs/ 12" COLLECTION. An extensive collection of around 63 LPs/ 12" and a smattering of 10". Artists/ titles include Adam & The Ants inc Dirk Wears White Sox (RIDE 3) & Kings Of The Wild Frontier (CBS 84549, inc catalogue), New Order – Blue Monday (FAC 73), Tom Tom Club inc Close To The Bone (ILPS 9738, green vinyl), Tom Tom Club (ILPS 9686), Genius Of Love (12 WIP 6735) & Under the boardwalk (12 PWIP 6762, picture disc), The Style Council – Long Hot Summer (TSCX 3, promo), Gina X – No GDM (x2) inc (12 EMI 5148 & TAK 33/12), ABC inc Poison Arrow (NTX 102, promo), How To Be A Billionaire (NTRH 3), Up (838646-1) & Tears Are Not Enough (NTX101). Saint Etienne inc I’ve been trying to tell you (HVNLP196RT, Rough Trade exclusive blue vinyl & CD), Who Do You Think You Are (HVN219P, promo), Speedwell (HVN912R, white label promo), Kiss And Make Up (HVN 412), Only Love Can Break Your Heart Remix (HVN 212R) & Only Love Can Break Your Heart (HVN 212), Split Enz – True Colours (AMLH 64822, laser etched vinyl), The Lemonheads inc Varshons (COOKLP495, yellow vinyl), It’s A Shame About Ray 10” (A7423TE), Mrs Robinson 10” (A7401TE), Confetti 10” (A7430TE), It’s a Shame About Ray 10” (A5764TE), Into Your Arms 10” (A7302TE), It’s About Time 10” (A7296TE), Big Gay Heart 10” (A7259TE). Massive Attack – Unfinished Sympathy (WBRT 2), Leftfield – Afro-Left EP (HAND23T), Skunk Anansie – Charity (131TP10, blue vinyl 10”), Divine inc Love Reaction (308327), You Think You’re A Man (ENAT 118, white label promo) & You Think You’re A Medley (ENAT 132), Bow Wow Wow inc See Jungle (RCALP 3000), Chihuahua (RCAT 144), Go Wild In The Country (RCAT 175) & I Want Candy (RCAT 238). Neneh Cherry – Buffalo Stance (YRT21), Cud – Purple Love Balloon (AMY 0024, with free mobile), Cracker – Low (VUSA 80, pink vinyl), Pretenders inc Learning to crawl (EX2) & Extended Play (Sire MINI 3563, US promo copy), Stephen Tin Tin Duffy – Kiss Me (TING 2-12), Westworld – Where The Action Is (BOOMT 3, signed copy) & Banana bamboo (BOOMX2) 10” double pack, Ian Dury - Reasons to be cheerful (12 BUY 50), Lisa Stansfield – All around the world (612693), Rebel MC inc Street Tuff (WANT X 18), Scarlet Fantastic – Plug Me In (609693, signed red vinyl), Kerosene inc My friends (YZ776T) & Collision EP (GOOD 21T), The Cherrys – Big Fat Kid (FREAK 1T), Fingerprintz – Dancing With Myself (VS23512, green vinyl), Virgin Dance Convention Cuts (VDJ 1, promo), Wonky Alice – Sirius (POM 004), Terrorvision – Easy (10VEGAS 14, clear vinyl 10”), Null – Flying Serpent (FDTEN46, clear vinyl 10”), Rig - Big Head (x3) inc (GOOD 3T, 1x white label promo/ 1x Mayking test pressing/ 1x stock copy with promo photo), Rig- Spank (GOOD 7T). Condition is generally VG to Ex+.

South Wales Borderers, WWI British Trio, awarded to 18679 Private Edward Hall, 2nd Battalion, Killed in Action, on 7th April 1916 an officer saw a man lying outside a trench, in full view of the enemy the officer brought the man in without being fired on, the man stated he had been in a dugout the night before when the Germans entered and threw a bomb, which killed one man and broke the entrance to the sap, the rest of the men were taken prisoner, the man killed being Private Hall, who is buried in Gazaincourt Communal Cemetery in France (3)

Two GI Joe dolls by Hasbro ©1964 together with a large quantity of unsorted clothing, diving and military accessories, many branded Action Man or GI Joe.

A large collection of Action Man figures and accessories including a box for Action Man Adventurer and 3 figures all © 1964, a further figure in combat gear ©1992, a Crimson Warrior karate figure ©1997, a range of military weapons, clothing, dinghy etc

Palitoy - Action Man - An Action Man Grange Prix Racing Car (#34810) 60cm long This item is the car only which appears to be in very good condition with some wear to the front decal. Boxed in a heavily worn but original box.(This does not constitute a guarantee)RG

A boxed Palitoy Action Man Training Tower with Escape Slide and Crane.

Early Action man figures & vehicles, other accessories not photographed

Collection of action figures from the mid 80's He-Man, Skeletor together with A Team figures & additional A team annual 1986 & Action man annual 1984)(not photographed)

A Box Containing a Collection of Playworn Action man and accessories.

A Collection of Action Man Accessories 2 Vehicles and Training Tower. No Reserve.(2).

Quantity of Superman & related Comics. Includes Action Comics, The Adventures of Superman & The Man of Steel. Bronze Age to Modern, a bagged & unbagged group.  Although unchecked for completeness condition ranges from Good to Excellent, with some having old price stickers.  See photos.

Quantity of Vintage & Modern Toys & Games, a boxed mixed group. Includes Action Man Sky Diver, Bratz Rock Angelz World Tour Board Game & Binatone TV Master MK 10. Although untested & unchecked for completeness condition generally appears to be Good to Excellent, in Fair to Good boxes.  See photo.

A pulley wheel understood from the wreck of HMS Colossus, the Colossus sank off the Scilly Isles on 11th December 1798 during a violent storm. She was a 74 gun Man o' War and part of Nelson's battle fleet returning from the Mediterranean via Naples, having seen action at the Battle of the Nile and Battle of Cape St Vincent. She was carrying 200 wounded men, and a cargo including the second collection of the Duke of Hamilton's collection of ancient Greek vases.  -