Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A post-War M.B.E. group of seven awarded to Lieutenant A. C. G. Street, Royal Navy

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 2nd type breast badge, silver; 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, North Africa 1942-43; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue (M. 38137 A. C. G. Sweet. C.P.O. R.N. Ck. H.M.S. Liverpool.), mounted as worn, generally good very fine (7) £240-£280

M.B.E. London Gazette 10 June 1948

Augustas Christmas George Sweet was appointed a Warrant Cookery Officer on 20 August 1940, serving in H.M. Ships Ganges in 1941, Assegai (South Africa) in 1943, Nile (Eastern Mediterranean) in 1944, Pembroke (Chatham) in 1945, in which year he was promoted acting Commissioned Cookery Officer. In 1947, he was serving in Ricasoli, naval fort and barracks at Malta, before he was advanced Senior Commissioned Cookery Officer on 1 April 1948. After further service in Pembroke, he retired on 24 December 1954, after which he was promoted to Lieutenant. He died on 16 January 1975.

Sold with original warrant of appointment for M.B.E. and a quantity of copied research.