Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Second War M.B.E. group of five awarded to Captain G. N. H. Sheffield, Essex Regiment

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 2nd type breast badge, silver; India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1930-31 (Lieut. G. N. H. Sheffield. Essex R.); 1939-45 Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45 mounted court-style for display, nearly extremely fine (5) £240-£280

M.B.E. London Gazette 11 July 1940.

The original Recommendation states: ‘By his unceasing hard work, energy, and forethought, Captain Sheffield has always maintained the Transport of the Battalion in a very high state of efficiency. In spite of widely dispersed attachments, inferior accommodation, and very adverse weather conditions, the number of vehicles which have had to be sent away for repair is negligible. This is entirely due to his powers of organisation, and the high standard of technical efficiency which he sets himself and enacts from those under his command.’

George Nelson Hockey Sheffield was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Essex Regiment on 3 September 1926, and served with the 2nd Battalion as part of the British Expeditionary Force during the Second World War.