Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A post-War O.B.E. group of nine attributed to Brevet Colonel A. D. S. Mangnall, Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 2nd type breast badge, silver-gilt; 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf; Coronation 1953; Efficiency Decoration, G.VI.R., 2nd issue, Territorial, reverse officially dated 1951, with two Additional Award Bars, one G.VI.R., dated 1951; the other E.II.R., dated 1960, mounted as worn, good very fine (9) £300-£400

O.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1962: Lieutenant-Colonel Anthony Derek Swift Mangnall, T.D., The Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry (Prince of Wales’s Own), Royal Armoured Corps, Territorial Army (now T.A.R.O.).

The original Recommendation states: ‘Lieutenant-Colonel A. D. S. Mangnall joined the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry in 1948 to command A Squadron at Salisbury. He later became 2nd in Command in 1955 and Commanding Officer from 1958 until the present. His service to the Regiment has always been of the very highest order, and he can well be described as being of immense worth because of his knowledge of Territorial affairs and his experience, both of which he has imparted to the Regiment with unflagging keenness ands example. His period of Command has been one of exceptional success, and this is due to his own leadership. This period culminated in a Regimental parade when the new Guidon was presented, and where the high standard and bearing of the Regiment was due to his organisation and Command. His services to the Territorial Army have been most unselfish and of a very high order.
In order to achieve this remarkable success, Lieutenant-Colonel Mangnall has, despite a full business commitment, given up most of his spare time to his task and his exceptional devotion to duty has been remarkable.’

T.D. London Gazette 13 April 1951.

T.D. 1st Clasp London Gazette 13 April 1951.

T.D. 2nd Clasp London Gazette 17 May 1960.

M.I.D. London Gazette 4 April 1946:
‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in North-West Europe.’

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