Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

An Order of St. John group of three awarded to Superintendent H. Allott, St. John Ambulance Brigade

The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Serving Brother’s breast badge, 1st type (1892-1939), silver and enamel, circular badge with white enamel cross with heraldic beasts in angles raised above the background; Coronation 1911, St. John Ambulance Brigade (Supt. H. Allott.); Service Medal of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, silver (Supt. H. Allott. Batley Div: Dewsbury & Dist. Corps. 1912.) polishing to second, otherwise very fine and better (3) £120-£160

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Norman Gooding Collection.

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Harry Allott was born around 1866 and married Sarah Ann Goddard in Batley, Yorkshire, on 29 March 1902. The Yorkshire Observer of 30 August 1944, offers a little more information:

‘Leeds Death of Mr. Harry Allott. Mr Allott, who has died at his home at Ashton Terrace, Hunslet, Leeds, at the age of 78, was a founder of the Batley Ambulance Brigade and later became its Superintendent. He was also a corps inspector of ambulance stores for the West Riding. He was a captain-quartermaster in the R.A.M.C. in the last war.’