Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A ‘Jubilee 1935’ M.B.E. group of thirteen awarded to Warrant Officer Ethelbert F. Norman, 55th (Wessex) Field Brigade, Royal Artillery

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 1st type breast badge, hallmarked London 1933; British War and Victory Medals (2006 Dvr. E. F. Norman. R.A.); Territorial Force War Medal 1914-19 (1577 Dvr. E. F. Norman. R.A.); India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 (860257 Bdr. E. F. Norman R.A.) this marked ‘replacement’ but original I.G.S. without clasp accompanies the group; 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Jubilee 1935; Territorial Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (731254 Sjt. E. F. Norman. R.A.); Efficiency Medal, G.V.R., Territorial, with three additional long service bars (731254 W.O. Cl. II E. F. Norman. R.A.) mounted on a long bar in a somewhat confused order, generally good very fine (13) £300-£360

M.B.E. (Military) London Gazette 3 June 1935 (Jubilee Honours List): ‘No. 731254 Warrant Officer Class II, Battery Sergeant-Major Ethelbert Francis Norman, 55th (Wessex) Field Brigade, Royal Artillery, Territorial Army.’

Sold with copied m.i.c. which confirms T.F.W.M. and I.G.S. Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919. An additional date of ‘21.9.28’ may indicate issue date of duplicate I.G.S.