WW2 Imperial Japanese Navy Aviation Type I Directional Compass, Tokyo Instrument Wonderful & Rare Original WWII Imperial Japanese Navy Aviation Type I Directional Compass Manufactured by ‘Tokyo Aviation Instrument Company’ NAVY TYPE I with Imperial Japanese Navy Anchor Inspection Mark; Shock Cradle Mounted and 6 Inches Diameter. Rare Item      

Charge of The 10th Light Dragoons 1790, Gouache (Watercolor), George Henry Boughton RA 1905 Original Painting 10.25 x 17.75″ (20 x 27″ framed) Signed in Monogram and Dated 1905 Title to Reverse ‘Charge of The 10th Light Dragoons 1790’. George Boughton passed away January 19, 1905 – this wonderful original piece was completed and signed in the last weeks of his life and was perhaps his last completed painting. This exceptional original work remains in fine condition with a vintage frame which is in good condition. The paper backing is separating from the frame edges and there are some scuffs and nicks to the wood as photographed. A fine subject matter for George Boughton who painted numerous pieces depicting landscapes of England, Brittany, and The Netherlands but also depicted American Colonial History. In addition to being a painter Boughton was also an exceptionally accomplished illustrator. He illustrated Washington Irving’s ‘Rip Van Winkle’ and ‘History of New York’ plus Nathanial Hawthorne’s ‘Scarlet Letter’ amongst others. Most of Boughton’s Paintings were small sized and expressed sentimentality in soft muted tones; additionally, most of his works were of rural and rustic figures. This painting is unique in that it is bold, regal, and robustly executed. Boughton is held in prominent museums and collections. Vincent Van Gogh, who lived in London 1873 to 1875, was impressed by Boughton’s painting Godspeed! Pilgrams Setting Out For Canterbury. Then working as a minister he gave a sermon that was inspired by the painting, and wrote about it to his brother Theo. The Boughton painting is now part of the collection of The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He met and knew both James Whistler and Henry James. A prolific artist with an impressive history and career. This work is magnificently executed and will make a fine addition to any advanced collection, library, or home. Provenance: Long held by a Palm Beach Estate. Rare George Henry Boughton RA (4 December 1833 – 19 January 1905) was an Anglo-American landscape and genre painter, illustrator, and writer. Born in England lived in New York City and passed in England. Member National Academy of Design & The Royal Academy. Listed in Fielding’s Who Was Who in American Art & Susan Theran’s Fine Art Price Guide.  

This nice little KM grouping to Helmut Pardon, Soldbuch was issued in 1941 and he was assigned to U-Boat Training in Pillau. Although due to the course of the war Pardon would serve on Torpedofangboot (Torpedo Catch Boat) F7 – his Feldpost numbers were mostly obscured although I was able to find it out (29875). In 1944/45 this boat was on active duty in the Baltic area, they were assigned to evacuations to the trapped Army Groups in Kurland. The boat is pictured a few times in his personal photos which show him swearing his oath to Germany/AH. On the first of April 1945, he was assigned to: Festungs Pal Ersatz und Ausbildungs Abt 101 (A) – this unit was deployed all over the last sections of the front still in combat. Its been researched skilfully here: http://richard.tom-goebel.de/berlin-1945/festungs-pak Last Comments: We will never know if Pardon was onboard a UBoat or in the Battle of Berlin. Both are dead ends, but what we know is that he was for sure on the Kurland Coast during the battles. A nice KM Last Ditch Soldbuch. Comes with his 1937 Landjahr ID Booklet with a photo of him in Hitler Youth Uniform.  

It is obvious he has had problems with his Soldbuch when he arrived in the POW Camp in St Marie du Mont (France), he was then processed at Cherbourg in July 1945. It seems he was then interned in PGA (French POW Camp) Number 131 at Clermont Ferrand still in 1947. Photos of this camp can be found online. The French Army in Normandy made him a copy of the front page of his Soldbuch, he must have had it in bad condition and they added it to his Soldbuch. Walther Blatter was born in the area of Saarbrücken, Germany in 1924 into a protestant family. He worked as a postal assistant before the war. He was unmarried and his next of kin was his father at their home address in Sarrbrucken. Frontline Units: Grenadier Regiment 886 Grenadier regiment 212 Awards Page 4.5.43 – Wounds Badge GR212 5.43 – Iron Cross Second Class – 79 ID 16.6.1944 – EKI – 79 ID 22.6.1944 – Infantry Assault – GR212 13.6.1944 – Wounds Badge in Silver 18.6.1944 – Kuban Schild There is a possibility that both the EK2 and the EK1  and Kuban are forged, wartime or after the war we will not know. But again with further research could be possible he has the both EKs. Close Combat Days – 28.4.1944 – Cuza Voda, Rumania 29.4.1944 – North East of Cuza Voda, Romania 30.5.1944 – Attack on Stanca Heights 31.5.1944 – Night Attack on Castle Stanca 24.3.1944 – Counterattack (?) Assault Days 28.4.1944 – Cuza Voda 30.5.1944 – Attack at Castle Stanca, Romania 31.5.1944 – Night attack at Castle Stanca 24.3.1945 – Counterattack (?)   Wounding 8.1943 – Contracted Malaria – this injury would bug him even during the course of another wounding. 29.4.1944 – 31a and 31b – Bullet stuck in his left upper leg, and shrapnel wounds on the buttocks. Issued – Compass and Full combat Gear   Final Comments A little messy grouping of pocket litter of a POW Processed in Normandy.