Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Second War O.B.E. group of eight awarded to Chief Engineer R. J. Shand, Mercantile Marine

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E., (Civil) Officer’s 2nd type breast badge, silver-gilt, in Royal Mint case of issue; British War and Mercantile Marine War Medals (Robert J. Shand.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Pacific Star; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45, with original flattened boxes of issue for Great War awards and O.H.M.S. envelope of transmittal, gilding a little rubbed to OBE, otherwise extremely fine (8) £240-£280

O.B.E. (Civil) London Gazette 11 June 1942.

Robert James Shand was born in Sunderland on 16 February 1884 and served with the Merchant Navy during the Great War. He made a claim for his medals in the early 1930’s and was issued the BWM and MMWM on 5 January 1933 and 13 December 1932 respectively, his address at that time recorded as ‘High Street, Ludham, near Great Yarmouth’. Remaining in the service of the Merchant Navy, Shand witnessed extensive overseas service during the Second War and was recognised with the O.B.E. for his work as Chief Engineer in the merchant fleet.

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