MILITARY / BRITISH HISTORY INTEREST, a family archive of doc...

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£1,600

MILITARY / BRITISH HISTORY INTEREST, a family archive of documents, medals, badges, crests, photograph albums, loose photographs, birth, marriage and death certificates, wills and other ephemera relating largely to the Gibbons Mayne and the Davis / Hancock family, including a 1732 commission from Earl of Leicester, Viscount Lisle appointing Sir Charles Farnaby ‘Captain of the Troop of Horse…’, an 1807 commission creating William Henry Gibbons a Lieutenant, an 1811 commission appointing Jeremiah Gibbons as first Lieutenant ‘to our Fifty Eighth Company of Royal Marines, a 1707 document in Latin relating to William Gibbons, which appear to relate to medicine and learning, seal attached, ,  an 1846 document granting William Gibbons Mayne licence and authority to perform the office of Curate in the Chapel of St. John’s Ingrow in the parish of Keighley, Yorkshire,  an 1851 passport for ‘The Rev. William Gibbons Mayne M.A.’ and his wife, signed by Palmerston, 3rd (West) Kent Rifle Volunteers documents for Lieutenant W.G. Mayne, comprising a commission for Lieutenant dated 2nd January 1882, signed by Queen Victoria, a drill order for the Bromley detachment date February 1882, a certificate of proficiency (Army Form E.571) dated 5th August 1882, together with a badge for the West Kent Rifles,  Rev. William Gibbons Mayne appears to have been resident at Magdalene College, Cambridge and ephemera relating to this includes Cambridge University Boat Races cards for 1881 (second day, 14th May) and 1882 (first day, 7th June), a Magdalene College Athletics Sports card for November 1879, with handwritten results and three letters from Gladstone’s 10 Downing Street office relating to the results of votes at the university, dated 1881 x2 and 1882, a sepia photograph of male figures walking in a quadrangle, two small shields with Magdalene’s coat of arms, two Lichfield Cathedral ordination as priest and deacon documents for William Gibbons Mayne, dated 1885 and 1886, eight late 19th century menus, both printed and hand written, five bearing the same coat of arms, five World War I military Christmas cards, various divisions, a set of four George VI World War II medals, a Thomas Fattorini enamelled ARP County Control badge, an A.R.P. badge, a ‘Stafford Bombed Areas Fund’ badge, two early 20th century Women’s Institute ‘For Home & Country’ enamelled badges by Fattorini of Bradford, a Royal Engineers brass badge, an enamelled ‘The Essex Regt’ enamelled badge and another Essex Regt badge, other badges include Royal commemorative, YMCA, Red Cross, pilgrim, a Late Victorian silver ‘Ellen’ brooch, pocket watch keys, a black and white photograph printed on a postcard with inscription verso ‘H.M.T ‘ARAGON’ Torpedoed 3 miles outside Alex. Dec 30th 1917 -Half the people carried were drowned. Can you see me?’, and a small quantity of identity, ration and nursing ephemera relating to Helen C. Mayne’, Helen Charlotte Mayne was the wife of Rev William Gibbons Mayne the younger (1860-1928), ( his forebear, possibly his father was Rev William Gibbons Mayne the elder 1803-1875) the ephemera and photographs largely relate to the families of Rev William Gibbons Mayne the younger and the family of his wife Mrs Helen Mayne, three 19th century framed silhouettes of unknown sitters, one a clergyman (Two boxes and a suitcase), Customers must satisfy themselves prior to sale in regards to conditions and authenticity, viewing is advised, condition reports are available on request