Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A post-War M.B.E. group of five awarded to Chief Engineering Officer W. Turnbull, Mercantile Marine

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Civil) Member’s 2nd type breast badge, silver, in Royal Mint case of issue; British War and Mercantile Marine War Medals (William Turnbull); 1939-45 Star; War Medal 1939-45, in named card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. Wm. Turnbull, 190 Prince Consort Road, Gateshead-on-Tyne’, extremely fine (5) £180-£220

M.B.E. London Gazette 2 January 1950: William Turnbull, Esq., Chief Engineering Officer, S.S. “Parkwood” (Constantine Steamship Line, Ltd.)

William Turnbull was born at Otterburn on 24 December 1883 and served during the Great War as a Second Engineer in the Mercantile Marine. He saw further service in the Second World War, and was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 1950 New Year’s Honours’ List. He died in 1955.

Sold with copied research including various photographic images of the recipient.