Orders, Decorations and Medals

The Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Civil) 2nd type, in its Royal Mint case of issue, together with award Warrant to Ralph Hobday Esq., dated 13th June 1959, and two photographs, one of Hobday with Queen Elizabeth II at Brookwood Military Cemetery, the other of the Military Memorial at Brookwood, extremely fine £100-150

Ralph Hobday was the architect who designed the Memorial at Brookwood Military Cemetery, Surrey, for which he subsequently received the O.B.E. In the photograph he is shown wearing the 1939-45 Star, Africa Star, Defence and War Medals.