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Militaria & Weapons — Charles Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

$4,130
Colonial Military Forces Long Service Medal (with Edward VII) im…
$4,025
Wwii & Australian Services Team: Keith Miller's unique collectio…
$4,025
Gallipoli Photographs: War photographer Robert Bruce's photograp…
$3,737
General Botha's Walking Stick c1901, Louis Botha (1862 - 1919) w…








Auction House: Charles Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.
Number of lots recorded: 118
Lots with images: 118
Prices available: 118
Category: Militaria & Weapons




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*** Colonial Military Forces Long Service Medal (with Edward VII) impressed to 'No.15 Pte.T.Newington 6th Aust. Inf'ty Regt'; plus four Brassey Medals, all won by 2nd Batt. Inf. B'gde, dated 1896, 1897, 1899 & 1901, and all impressed to Pte.T.Newington. Scarce group. No ribbons. (5 items) ***
*** Wwii & Australian Services Team: Keith Miller's unique collection of photographs, noted lovely Squadron photograph; Miller with his Mosquito aircraft; the wreck of his Mosquito when he crash-landed in 1944 (causing the back injury that plagued his bowling career); wonderful array of photos of the Australian Services team's tour of Britain & India. (126 items) ***
*** Gallipoli Photographs: War photographer Robert Bruce's photograph album, containing complete series of captioned photographs: Nos. 1-41 (each 16 x 12 cm); plus 7 other photographs including a portrait of Robert Bruce, one showing the ANZACs in front of the Pyramids, and more Gallipoli scenes. (48 items) ***
*** General Botha's Walking Stick c1901, Louis Botha (1862 - 1919) was an Afrikaner and first Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa, the forerunner of the modern South African state. He became a member of the parliament of Transvaal in 1897, representing the district of Vryheid. Two years later Botha fought in the Second Boer War, initially under Lucas Meyer in Northern Natal, and later as a general commanding and fighting with impressive capability at Colenso and Spioen kop.… ***
*** Military - WW2 Autographs: Fabulous life-time collection of signed photographs and letters, in album with copious notes, comprising (in alphabetical order): - Group Captain Max Aitken (2); Lt-Col.C.G.W.Anderson Vc (2); Field Marshall Sir Claude Auchinleck (2); Group Captain Sir Douglas Bader (4); Wing Commander Roland Beamont (6); Air Commodore H.A.C.Bird-Wilson (4); Wing Commander Bob Braham (2); Group Captain Clive Caldwell (2); Group Captain Frank Carey (2); Flt-Lt.… ***
*** Lieutenant G.C. Matthews: Three Training Notebooks from the Royal Flying Corps School, Aboukir, maintained by Lieutenant G.C.Matthews, 9th Australian Light Horse, while in training in 1916. Each book contains notes from his lectures with each notebook individually titled on a printed label and completed in manuscript. One notebook has the printed heading 'Notes', another 'Notes, Rigging', and the last 'Notes. Engine'. Rare survivors from one of Australia's earliest aviators.… ***
*** Frank Hurley (1885-1962) An Australian rescuing a fallen comrade - Western front 1917 Silver gelatin photograph 16 x 21 cm Typed text & Australian War Memorial stamp verso with ref no. E04599 ***
*** Medals: Group with Queen’s South Africa Medal with 3 clasps - South Africa 1902, Transvaal & Cape Colony - named to 'Lt.T.B. Johnson Aus:Com:H:'; 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & Victory Medal all named to 'T-Sgt M.M.Manfred 5/F.Amb Aif'; 1914-15 Star named to 'Pte W.J.McMahon 7/L.H.Rgt Aif'; Allied Victory Medal named to 'Pte J.H.Dounsell 21 Bn Aif'; also range of military badges (16); and postcard of Hma Transport 'Euripides' in box ***
*** Boer War: Well annotated photograph album 1900-02, with over 200 photographs, featuring British, Ausralian, NZ & Boer troops; scenery, towns, camps & blockhouses; cricket & football; visit of Duke & Duchess of York with triumphal arches; artillery. The unit photographs include 7th Nzmr, Pay Staff, Apc Draft, O.C.& Staff Oversea Colonial Depot, Army Ordnance Corps & Army Pay Corps Cricket Club.… ***
*** Samarai Sword, c1904 Kyu-gunto, blade 60.6 cm, factory made unsigned blade, hoshi mon on handle ***
*** Wwii poster 'For Exhibition in Brothels Only' - 'Sure, they're inspected, But They're Not Guaranteed! Don't Risk It Feller, Use a Sheath', colour lithograph, linen-backed and folded, size 65 x 78 cm The sexiest Wwii poster we have seen, extremely rare and attractive. Condition A-. ***
*** Frank Hurley (1885-1962) Fresh troops passing through the ruins of Ypres - Western front 1917 Silver gelatin photograph 16 x 21 cm Typed text & Australian War Memorial stamp verso with ref no. E01124 ***
*** Boxer Rebellion (1900), The dinner gong which accompanied the Naval Contingent to the Boxer Rebellion. Made of a heavy weapon artillary shell suspended above a wood base, it one of the most interesting of the Trench Art pieces. A plaque on the front reads,' China Victorian Naval Contingent' People in Sydney on 8 August 1900 were patriotically excited!… ***
*** 1909 (Nov.3) autographed letter from Robert Falcon Scott to Conrad Fry, on "British Antactic Expedition, 1910" letterhead regarding a letter of endorsement Fry's proposed publishing regarding the fact that Fry's chocolates would be among the provisions to be taken to the Antarctic and thanking him for some samples.… ***
*** WW2 Samarai Sword, Shingunto, blade 65 cm (25 3/4’) long, wavy temper liner, blade condition good, with good Shingunto scabbard (missing bottom cap) ***
*** WW2 Samarai Sword, Shingunto, Warrant Officer's sword, blade 69 cm (27’) long, signed ‘seki Kane Kuni’, straight temper liner, blade condition fair, with good Shingunto scabbard & brown tassell ***

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