Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Great War M.B.E. group of four awarded to Lieutenant H. O. Rose, Royal Engineers

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 1st type breast badge, silver, hallmarks for London 1919; 1914-15 Star (2 Lieut., R.E.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut.) nearly extremely fine (4) £160-180

M.B.E. London Gazette 3 June 1919.

M.I.D. London Gazette 11 June 1918 (Salonika).

Harold Oldham Rose was gazetted a 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Engineers on 9 December 1914. He entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 23 March 1915. Later served in Salonika. For his wartime services he was mentioned in despatches and awarded the M.B.E. With copied m.i.c. and gazette extracts.