Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Second War ‘Normandy campaign’ O.B.E. group of eight attributed to Colonel C. W. King, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 2nd type breast badge, silver-gilt; 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Efficiency Decoration, E.II.R., Territorial, reverse officially dated 1984, with integral top riband bar; Belgium, Kingdom, Order of Leopold, Military Division, Officer’s breast badge, silver-gilt and enamel, French motto, with rosette and bronze palm on riband; Croix de Guerre, L.III.R., bronze, with bronze palm on riband, mounted court-style, extremely fine (8) £300-£400

O.B.E. London Gazette 28 September 1944:
‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Normandy.’

T.D. London Gazette 14 December 1984: ‘Lt.-Col. (Hon. Col.) C. W. King, O.B.E., Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (Retired)’

Belgian Order of Leopold, Officer, with Palm London Gazette 25 September 1947.
The original Recommendation states: ‘Colonel Charles Wilfred King, O.B.E., has been Commanding, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers of the 79th Armoured Division since 1942. In this capacity he has made an outstanding contribution to the development and maintenance of the specialised tanks of this division. He has thus played a great part in the defeat of Germany and the liberation of Belgium. All tanks and vehicles of the Division were enable, by Colonel King’s exertions to enter battle at a peak of fitness. Thus the moral of the crews was raised by their confidence in the mechanical fitness of their vehicles and weapons.’

Belgian Croix de Guerre with Palm London Gazette 25 September 1947.

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