Dix Noonan Webb to offer the Jack Webb Collection of Medals and Militaria
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Dix Noonan Webb to offer the Jack Webb Collection of Medals and Militaria
Among the highlights of the Militaria element of the sale is an excessively rare Officer’s First Pattern ‘Uniform’ Gorget dating from Reign of Queen Anne in gilt brass which is estimated at £5,000-£7,000.



LONDON.- Medals and militaria from the Collection of the late Jack Webb (1923-2019) will be offered by Dix Noonan Webb in their online/ live auction of Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria on Thursday, August 20, 2020 on their website www.dnw.co.uk. The collection comprises in the region of 900 lots.

John Vernon ‘Jack’ Webb was always destined to be a collector of medals and militaria. On 5 June 1944 he was on a troop ship preparing to take part in the D-Day landings. As the soldiers around him were ordered to remove their regimental badges Jack hurried around picking up one of each regiment. Even on the eve of the greatest military invasion of Europe, Jack was not going to miss a chance to add to his collection.

From an early age Jack had a deep love of the military; his father and uncles had all fought during the Great War, and he volunteered as soon as he was old enough in 1942, initially in the Essex Regiment, before joining the Royal Berkshire Regiment for their landing on Juno beach on D-Day. Later he was transferred to the 5th Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment, and took part in their disastrous assault crossing of the River Seine. Jack set off with 60 members of ‘A’ Company but, after a night of bloody fighting, dawn broke to reveal only 20 men still alive, of which only four were not wounded.




After the Second War Jack followed his dream of becoming an antiques dealer, setting up his first shop in Hornsey, before moving on to Camden Passage. During a long and successful career Jack always bought antiques that intrigued or delighted him. He never specialised and always had an eye for the unusual or exquisitely made.

In the early years Jack would attend all the auctions around London. Still fascinated by all things military he started to collect medals which at the time were poorly regarded and often destined for the scrap bin. He quickly started to build themed collections: the Egypt and Sudan Medal, particularly those with the clasp Abu Klea; medals to the Middlesex and Essex regiments; and his most loved collection, medals to the City of London Imperial Volunteers. Alongside his collecting Jack loved military research. He was never happier than when he was at the Records Office poring over regimental diaries, researching the medals of his collection. This research led to him writing several books including The Abu Klea Rolls and Recipients of Bars to the Military Cross, as well as co-authoring a history of the Royal Flying Corps, with particular emphasis on the non commissioned officers and airmen.

Among the highlights of the Militaria element of the sale is an excessively rare Officer’s First Pattern ‘Uniform’ Gorget dating from Reign of Queen Anne in gilt brass which is estimated at £5,000-£7,000; while a superb 77th (East Middlesex) Regiment Officer’s Shako Plate dating from 1812-16 is expected to fetch £1,000-£1,400.

Medals include the South Africa 1877-79 War Medal awarded to Private Thomas Moffatt, 2nd Battalion, 24th Foot who served in “B” Company at the defence of Rorke’s Drift which carries an estimate of £26,000-32,000, and a Zulu War Medal to Captain G V Wardell, 1/24th Foot, who was killed in action at the Battle of Isandhlwana in 1879 is estimated at £18,000-22,000, while a rare Boer War R.R.C. pair awarded to Nursing Sister Janet Elizabeth Skillman is expected to fetch £2,000-2,600.










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