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Antique Military prints of the Bedfordshire Regiment, 16th of Foot. by Victorian Military Artist. Richard Simkin. The Bedfordshire Regiment shown during the 1890's.

The Bedfordshire Regiment      Though the “Old Sixteenth” has a few battles on its colour-bearing only the names of “Blenheim,” “Ramillies,” “Oudenarde,” and “Malplaquet”-it was created as far back as 1688 by James 2nd.  Raised in Middlesex, it was quartered by William 3rd.  In Bucks, being given the title of the “Buckinghamshire Regiment” in 1782, which was altered in 1809 to that of the “Bedfordshire.”   From 1689 to 1712 it saw much active service on the Continent, being present at Walcourt, Steenkirk, Landen, and Namur; at the sieges of Kaiserswerth, Venloo, Ruremonde, Stevenswaert, Liege, Huy, and Limburg; and at Schellenberg, Helixem, and Neer-Hepsen, Ramillies, and Oudenarde; at the sieges of Lisle (where sergeant Littler “swam across the river with a hatchet, and cut the fastenings which held up a drawbridge, to enable a party to pass the stream, for which act of gallantry he was rewarded with a commission in the Buffs”), Touray, Mons, Pont-a-Vendin, Douay, Bethune, Aire, St. Venant, Arleux, Bouchain, and Quesney, as well as at the battle of Malplaquet.   In 1740 it served as marines, but saw no active service; and a year after a detachment was present at Carthagena, and was decimated by disease; while another was compelled to surrender at Barton Bridge in 1779, when attacked with overwhelming odds by a force under the Spanish governor of Louisiana ‘but other detachments successfully defended Savannah and Pensacola in the same campaign, and saw much severe fighting until 1782, when they returned home.  The regiment next done duty in the Maroon War of 1795, and in 1804 at Surinam, where and at Barbadoes it lost during its stay 27 officers and 500 men.   A 2nd battalion, formed while the regiment was in the West Indies, served in Paris during the occupation in 1815, and was disbanded or amalgamated soon after; the present 2nd battalion was raised in 1858.  The facings, originally white, were yellow in 1751, and so remained until the present territorial designations were adopted, when, as an English regiment, it reverted to white.  The badge is the united red and white rose; but formerly it appears to have worn “the Grand Cross of the Bath.”  A hart crossing a ford (the device of the Hertford Militia) is worn (on a Maltese Cross over an eight-pointed star)on the button, helmet-plate, and waist-plate; the hart alone on the tunic collarand forage-cap.   The Militia battalions are the 1st Bedford (1763), which had for its motto “Proaris et focis,” and at one time wore the “bugle” as a Light Infantry force; and 4th Hertford (1759).  The volunteer battalions are the 1st Hertfordshire, Hertford (grey and scarlet), the 2nd Hertfordshire, Little Gaddesden (grey and grey), and the 1st Bedfordshire, Bedford (scarlet and white).  The earliest nickname was “The Old Bucks”; since allusion to its ill luck in having to do its duty of late years in part of the world where campaigns were not raging, it has been called the “Peace-makers” (no names having been on the colours until the territorial system was introduced) and the “Feather-beds,” from having “seen no service since Malplaquet.”  Not to see active service is the misfortune, not the crime, of the regiment.     The depot was at Bedford.

Temporary Second Lieutenant T. E. Adlam, Though Wounded Leads His Men In A Dashing Attack, Capturing A German Position And Killing The Defenders.

A portion of a village had to be captured, and under heavy fire Temporary Second Lieutenant Tom Edwin Adlam, of the Bedfordshire Regiment, rushed from shell hole collecting men and also enemy grenades for a sudden rush. At this stage he was wounded in the leg, but in spite of his wounds led a dashing attack, captured the position, and killed the occupants. Throughout the day he continued to lead his men in bombing attacks. On the following day, when again wounded and unable to throw bombs, he continued to lead his men. His magnificent example and valour, coupled with the skilful handling of the situation, produced far-reaching results. He was deservedly awarded the V.C.

First World War antique black and white book plate published c.1916-18 of glorious acts of heroism during the Great War. This plate may also have text on the reverse side which does not affect the framed side. Title and text describing the event beneath image as shown. Paper size 10.5 inches x 8.5 inches (27cm x 22cm). Price £13.00

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Captain C. C. Foss, D.S.O, And A Bombing Party of Eight Recapturing A British Position And Fifty-Two Germans.

At Neuve Chapelle on March 12th 1915, the enemy captured a part of one of the British trenches. A counter attack, made with one officer and twenty men, failed, and all but two of the party were killed or wounded in the attempt. Thereupon Captain Charles Cavbeley Foss, D.S.O, of the 2nd Battalion. The Bedfordshire Regiment, on his own initiative, dashed forward with eight men under heavy fire, attacked the enemy with bombs, and recaptured the position, including the fifty-two Germans occupying it. The recapture of this position was of the greatest importance, and the utmost bravery was displayed in undertaking the task with so few men. For his most conspicuous bravery Captain Foss was awarded the V.C.

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Bedfordshire Regiment (16th foot) by Richard Simkin.

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Bedfordshire Regiment (16th foot) by Richard Simkin.

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Temporary Second Lieutenant T. E. Adlam, Though Wounded Leads His Men In A Dashing Attack, Capturing A German Position And Killing The Defenders.        A portion of a village had to be captured, and under heavy fire Temporary Second Lieutenant Tom Edwin Adlam, of the Bedfordshire Regiment, rushed from shell hole collecting men and also enemy grenades for a sudden rush.  At this stage he was wounded in the leg, but in spite of his wounds led a dashing attack, captured the position, and killed the occupants.  Throughout the day he continued to lead his men in bombing attacks.  On the following day, when again wounded and unable to throw bombs, he continued to lead his men.  His magnificent example and valour, coupled with the skilful handling of the situation, produced far-reaching results.  He was deservedly awarded the V.C.

Captain C. C. Foss, D.S.O, And A Bombing Party of Eight Recapturing A British Position And Fifty-Two Germans.     At Neuve Chapelle on March 12th 1915, the enemy captured a part of one of the British trenches.  A counter attack, made with one officer and twenty men, failed, and all but two of the party were killed or wounded in the attempt.  Thereupon Captain Charles Cavbeley Foss, D.S.O, of the 2nd Battalion.  The Bedfordshire Regiment, on his own initiative, dashed forward with eight men under heavy fire, attacked the enemy with bombs, and recaptured the position, including the fifty-two Germans occupying it.  The recapture of this position was of the greatest importance, and the utmost bravery was displayed in undertaking the task with so few men.  For his most conspicuous bravery Captain Foss was awarded the V.C. 

 

 

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Nicolas Trudgian



Having graduated from art college, Nicolas Trudgian spent many years as a professional illustrator before turning to a career in fine art painting. His crisp style of realism, attention to detail, compositional skills and bright use of colours, immediately found favour with collectors and demand for his original work soared on both sides of the Atlantic. Today, more than a decade after becoming a fine art painter, Nicolas Trudgian is firmly established within a tiny, elite group of aviation artists whose works are genuinely collected world-wide. Over the past decade Nick has earned a special reputation for giving those who love his work much more than just aircraft in his paintings. He goes to enormous lengths with his backgrounds, filling them with interesting and accurate detail, all designed to help give the aircraft in his paintings a tremendous sense of location and purpose. His landscapes are quite breathtaking and his buildings demonstrate an uncanny knowledge of perspective but it is the hardware in his paintings which are most striking. Whether it is an aircraft, tank, petrol bowser, or tractor, Nick brings it to life with all the inordinate skill of a truly accomplished fine art painter. A prodigious researcher, Nick travels extensively in his constant quest for information and fresh ideas. He has visited India, China, South Africa, South America, the Caribbean and travels regularly to the United States and Canada. He likes nothing better than to be out and about with sketchbook at the ready and if there is an old steam train in the vicinity, well that's a bonus!

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Back From Normandy by Nicolas Trudgian

Normandy Special - £50 off until July 12th!

Like the Messerschmitt 109, its great adversary throughout almost six years of aerial combat, the Spitfire was a fighter par excellence. Good as many other types may have been, these two aircraft became symbols of the two opposing air forces they represented. Their confrontation, which began in 1940 during the Battle of Britain, continued without interruption until the last days of World War Two. From an air force teetering on extinction in the dark days of 1940, by the summer of 1944 the pilots of RAF Fighter Command had fought their way back to become top dogs. And when the invasion of northern France came, they swept over the beaches in force, cutting deep into enemy occupied territory, hammering the enemy in the air and on the ground. Key to this air superiority was the supreme performance of the Spitfire, its ability to out-fly the Luftwaffes best, and the wily leadership of the pilots who had survived the early air battles of the war. Among the best was 26 year old Pete Brothers, by 1944 a highly successful and experienced fighter pilot commanding his own Wing. Having fought through the battles of France and Britain, now with a clutch of air victories to his credit, in 1944 he took command of first the Exeter Wing, and then the Culinhead Wing, ideally placed to support the coming invasion of Normandy. Nick Trudgians striking painting recreates a typical scene as Mk IX Spitfires of 126 Squadron, led by Wing Commander Pete Brothers flying his Mk V11 Spitfire wearing high altitude paint scheme, race back to base at RAF Culinhead after a low-level attack on enemy transport in Normandy. The Culinhead Spitfire Wing flew constant armed Rhubarb attacks in support of the invasion from D-Day - June 6 1944 - till the first improvised strips were established in France a few weeks following the invasion. This beautiful aviation print, contrasting the frenetic pace of war with a restful English coastal landscape, evokes the memory of a legendary fighter aircraft that, flown by gallant pilots, helped change the course of history. Prints are signed by Pete Brothers and two other pilots who flew Spitfires in combat during World War II.

Signed by Air Commodore Peter Brothers CBE, DSO, DFC* (deceased),
Lieutenant General Avi Baron M Donnet CVO DFC FRAeS
and
Squadron Leader Arthur Leigh DFC, DFM.

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Air Commodore Peter Brothers CBE, DSO, DFC* (deceased),
Lieutenant General Avi Baron M Donnet CVO DFC FRAeS
and
Squadron Leader Arthur Leigh DFC, DFM.

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