18th Sep, 2024 10:30 GMT/BST
Militaria & Ethnographica
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A First World War Distinguished Service Order, in Garrard & Co. Ltd. case of issue, to Lieutenant Stuart Douglas Culley, Royal Air Force, together with his framed Commission, a framed Mentioned in the London Gazette citation dated 1st Jamuary 1919, and a folder of photocopied research material.
Footnote :- On 10th August, 1918, he took off in a Sopwith Camel N6812 from a 30 foot lighter which had been decked over, and was being towed at some 32 knots by the destroyer HMS Redoubt. He climbed to over 18,000 feet and shot the Zeppelin L53 down in flames at great risk to himself. He returned to very close to the lighter and ditched the Camel so that it could be recovered.
Sold for £1,600
Estimated at £900 - £1,200
Auction: Militaria & Ethnographica, 18th Sep, 2024
Highlights of the Militaria section include an interesting collection of items relating to Colonel Alwyn de Blaquiere Valentine Paget, a Gentleman at Arms (bodyguard) to King Edward VII, a Second World War RAF Sector Clock, used in operations' rooms to aid track and intercept enemy aircraft over Britain and two collections of badges, buttons and insignia. A good offering of Ethnographica in the sale is lead by a 19th Century Australian Aboriginal Parrying Shield, from the Lower Murray River Region.
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