Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

An inter-War M.B.E. group of three awarded to Major and Senior Assistant Surgeon J. B. d’Souza, Indian Medical Department

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 1st type breast badge, silver, hallmarks for London 1919; Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Persian Gulf 1909-1914 (Ast. Surg. J. B. d’Souza, R.I.M.S. “Lawrence”); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (1-Cl. A-S. J. B. d’Souza, I.M.D.) mounted court-style for display together with the ribands for the British War and Victory Medals, good very fine (3) £300-£400

M.B.E. London Gazette 3 June 1931.

James Berchams d’Souza was born on 3 September 1881 and was appointed to Warrant Rank in the Indian Medical Department on 26 September 1904. He served as an Assistant Surgeon in the R.I.M.S. Lawrence from 21 October 1907 to 16 October 1910, and during the Great War in R.I.M.S. Hardinge from 26 September 1916. He was commissioned Lieutenant on 2 April 1929, and was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 1931 New Year’s Honours’ List. He is shown as serving as Chief Dispenser, Bombay Dockyard, in 1933, a position he seems to have held since the mid 1920s, and was advanced Major on 6 June 1936. He retired on 3 September 1936.