The Upfill-Brown Collection

Four: Mr. Vivien F. Ellenberger, C.B.E., I.S.O., Bechuanal and Protectorate Service, late Corporal, South African Infantry

THE MOST EXCELLENT ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE, C.B.E. (Civil), 2nd type neck badge in its Garrard case of issue; IMPERIAL SERVICE ORDER, G. VI. R., breast badge in silver with gold and enamel centre, reverse named and dated 'June 1945,' in its Elkingron case of issue; BRITISH WAR and VICTORY MEDALS, M.I.D., bilingual issue (Cpl., 5th S.A.l..), very fine (4)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The AA Upfill-Brown Collection.

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Vivien Ellenberger was born in 1896, of French Mission families of Basutoland. He was educated at St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown, and joined the Bechuanaland Protectorate Colonial Service in 1915. He served in the Great War with the South African Forces in Nyasaland and German East Africa, being mentioned in despatches. He was with the Bechuanaland Protectorate Service for 37 years during which time he was successively a Magistrate, Distict Commissioner, and Government Secretary. He was awardedthe C.B.E. and I.S.O. during these years. He retired with his wife to Southern Rhodesiain 1956 and devoted his spare time to his life long interest in stamp collecting. In recognition of his work in this field, his name was added, in 1971, to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists (S.A.). He died suddenly of a heart attack on 11 July 1977.