Orders, Decorations and Medals

A very good Second War ‘prisoner of war’ M.B.E. group of seven awarded to Warrant Officer T. Primrose, Seaforth Highlanders

The Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) 2nd type; British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaf (3043 Pte., Seaforth); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (2811580 Cpl., Seaforth); 1939-45 Star; War Medal, with M.I.D. oak leaf; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., Territorial (2811580 W.O.Cl.2., Seaforth); together with corresponding dress miniatures, Great War pair polished and with edge bruising, therefore nearly very fine, otherwise generally good very fine or better (14) £500-600

M.B.E. London Gazette 1 November 1945. ‘...in recognition of gallant and distinguished services while a prisoner of war.’ The recommendation states: ‘This Warrant Officer was on the permanent staff of Stalag XXB for four years and personally organized the parcel department of the camp. Although continually obstructed by the German authorities he maintained his organization and it was solely due to his efforts that each man in the Stalag received regularly his weekly food parcel, his allotment of cigarettes, medical comforts, and his private parcels until the camp was evacuated by the Germans in January 1945. In the course of these duties this Warrant Officer rendered great assistance to our cause by clandestine activities, details of which it is undesirable to publish. This required considerable ingenuity and the taking of risks.’

Despatches twice London Gazette 9 July 1919 and 11 October 1945. Sold with copied research detail, including extracts from the book Barbed Wire Doctor, by Brigadier A. Crook, M.C., in which Primrose is mentioned on a number of occasions.