ROYAL NAVY FULL DRESS UNIFORM
EARLY 20TH CENTURY
£555
Auction: Day One: 17 May 2023 | From 11:00
Description
belonging to Commander Wilfred St. Aubyn Malleson VC (British 1896–1975), including a black toleware case containing a pair of gold epaulettes, a black bicorn hat, a black and gilt sword belt, all by Grieve Ltd, also with a sets of rank epaulettes, the box hand painted with 'Lieut. W. St. A. Malleson'
Dimensions
box 47cm long, 21cm high, 24cm deep
Footnote
Note: Commander Wilfred St. Aubyn Malleson VC was a British recipient of the Victoria Cross. Born in Kirkee, India, the son of Major-General Sir Wilfrid Malleson KCIE CB and Ida Kathleen King, daughter of Frederick St Aubyn King. On 25 April 1915 during the landing at V Beach, Cape Helles, Gallipoli, Turkey, Midshipman Malleson and three others of HMS River Clyde assisted the commander of the ship at the work of securing the lighters under very heavy fire. When the other midshipman with the party had failed, through sheer exhaustion to get a line from lighter to lighter, Midshipman Malleson swam with it himself and succeeded. The line subsequently broke and he afterwards made two further unsuccessful attempts at his self-imposed task. His VC is on display at the Lord Ashcroft Gallery in the Imperial War Museum, London.