Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

An inter-War M.B.E. group of four awarded to Commissioned Engineer A. Brown, Royal Navy

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 1st type, silver, hallmarked London 1919; 1914-15 Star (Art. Eng. A. Brown. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (Art. Eng A. Brown. R.N.) very fine (4) £200-£260

M.B.E. (Military) London Gazette 3 July 1926.

Arthur Brown was appointed Artificer Engineer on 1 October 1910. He served aboard the cruiser Spartiate from 25 September 1913, and aboard the cruiser Ariadne from 26 January 1914. Ariadne was converted to a minelayer in March 1917 and was torpedoed by the German submarine UC-65 off Beachy Head on 26 July 1917. Brown was appointed Chief Artificer Engineer on 1 October 1919, and was Commissioned Engineer on the same date. He was appointed to H.M.S. Sirdar on 1 March 1926, and was placed on the Retired List on 27 July 1927.