Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Second War M.B.E. group of eight awarded to Regimental Sergeant-Major (later Major and Quartermaster) R. A. Watson, West Yorkshire Regiment

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 2nd type, breast badge, the obverse arms engraved ‘4446734 C.S.M. Watson, R. W. York R.’; 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 2 clasps, Malaya, G.VI.R., Arabian Peninsula (Capt. R. A. Watson. W. Yorks.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (Lieut. (Q.M.) R. A. Watson. W. Yorks.) mounted court-style as worn, together with companion mounted set of eight miniature medals, good very fine (8) £400-£500

M.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1942.

War Substantive W.O.1 (R.S.M.) Robert Anthony Watson to be Lieut. (Qr. Mr.) 16 July 1945; L.S. & G.C. medal awarded October 1948; Major (Qr. Mr.) 14 July 1956.

Sold with program of the Presentation of Colours to the 3rd Bn. The Prince of Wales’s Own Regiment of Yorkshire, June 1964, and an invitation to a Cocktail Party from His Excellency The Governor [Aden] and Lady Luce.