I am researching the early days on the Royal Navy Submarine Service. One of then early submarine Commanding Officers was Lieutenant C R Sharp who, as a Midshipman, had been seconded to the Naval Brigade and endured the Siege of Ladysmith.
In 2011 (as best I can tell) his QSA medal and Ladysmith Clasp was sold via an auction at Spinks. Along with the medals were his early diaries and some recordings made in later life that described the very early days of the Submarine Service. Unfortunately Spinks has no record of the purchaser except that the lot sold for £4,800.
Does anyone on this site perhaps know of the whereabouts of Sharps QSA Medal and thus perhaps who bought the lot in 2011? The non Boer War diaries and papers would be an invaluable resource if I can track them down.
Any help, direction or advice would be gratefully received.
Thank you.
For background - a short note on Sharp's life.
