22nd Mar, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST
Militaria & Ethnographica
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Lieutenant Stewart Gordon Ridley, The Yorkshire Regiment and Royal Flying Corps:- a Small Collection of His Items, comprising a First World War Rolex "Trench" wristwatch, the circular black enamel dial with luminous arabic numerals enclosing a subsidiary seconds dial, the silver case with hallmarks for Birmingham 1914, lacks strap, two button mourning brooches engraved with his name, various other buttons, a Victorian South Staffordshire Regiment cap badge, lapel badges etc, The Green Howards Magazine which contains an article on the above and a copy of John Drinkwater's anthology "Olton Pools" which contains a poem "Riddles, R.F.C., dedicated to above (page 18) also a postcard sent to his brother before his departure to Egypt in May 1916
Footnote:- Lieutenant Stewart Gordon Ridley R.F.C. made the supreme sacrifice on 18th June 1916, when he shot himself, in a vain attempt to give his companion Air Mechanic J A Garside a better chance of surviving when faced with a shortage of water following a forced landing in the Libyan desert. The evidence for this was found in a diary written by Garside.
Sold for £180
Estimated at £200 - £250
Watch does not work. Chip to dial at 5 and lacks seconds hand.
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Auction: Militaria & Ethnographica, 22nd Mar, 2023
The sale will offer a good Private Collection of 19th Century Pistols, including fine pair of 19th Century 28 Bore Percussion Saw Handled Duelling/Target Pistols by Edward London and a U.S. Colt Model 1851 Navy Six Shooter. They are joined by interesting medal groups, including a Second World War Group awarded to Sergeant George Nattrass, a survivor of the Battle of Arnhem, which are sold alongside a published account of his experiences in the Battle (READ MORE). Further highlights include an Edwardian Officer's Dress Sporran to the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders and a good selection of edged weapons from Private Collections.
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