Awards to the Medical Services from the Collection of the late Tony Sabell

An Order of St. John group of six awarded to Surgeon Probationer E. F. Brown, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Serving Brother’s badge, silver, skeletal, unnamed; British War and Victory Medals (Surg. Prob., R.N.V.R.); Defence and War Medals, unnamed; St. John Service Medal, 1 silver bar (30049 C/Surg. E. F. Brown, No. 3 Dis. S.J.A.B. 1944) silver, mounted as worn

An Order of St. John group of seven awarded to Sick Berth Attendant G. Stabler, Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve
The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Serving Brother’s badge, base silver metal and enamel, unnamed; 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45, these unnamed; Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue (7889 S.B.A., R.N.A.S.B.R.); St. John Service Medal, 1 base silver bar (Pte., Yorks., S.J.A.B. 1953) base silver, mounted for wear, very fine and better (13) £180-220

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Awards to the Medical Services from the Collection of the late Tony Sabell.

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Elliott Fraser Brown was born in Salisbury on 6 February 1897. He was educated at Monkton Combe School and received his medical training at the University of Birmingham, graduating M.B., Ch.B. in 1924. In the Great War he saw service as a Probationer Surgeon in the R.N.V.R., serving on H.M.S. Musketeer in 1916. Having fully qualified after the war he was employed at Queen’s Hospital, Birmingham and the Birmingham General Hospital. During the Second World War he served as a Medical Officer in the Royal Air Force. He was also a Surgeon in the St. John Ambulance Brigade. Dr Brown retired in 1962 and died on 18 September 1967. With copied research.

Stabler was appointed a Serving Brother in May 1961.

Brown now sold with award document for Serving Brother’s badge