Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

The Order of St. John group of four awarded to Lady Twiston-Davies, Prince of Wales District, St John Ambulance Brigade

The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Officer’s (Sister’s), shoulder badge, silver and enamel, mounted on ladies bow; Defence Medal; Coronation 1953; Service Medal of the Order of St John, silvered base metal (18222 D. S. Twiston-Davies P for W. S.J.A.B. 1952.) with additional service bar, the last three mounted as worn, together with mounted group of four miniature dress medals, nearly extremely fine (4) £100-£140

Dorothy Savile Twiston-Davies (née Jackson) was born in 1899 and, in 1924, became the second wife of Sir Leonard Twiston-Davies, K.B.E. (1894-1953), patron of the arts and of folk studies, High Sheriff of Monmouthshire in 1933 and for many years Vice-Commissioner of the St John’s Ambulance in Wales. Lady Twiston-Davies died in 1958.