A Great War O.B.E. group of seven awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel G. H. Usmar, South African Medical Corps, late Royal Army Medical Corps

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 1st type breast badge, silver-gilt and enamel; The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Serving Brother’s breast badge, silver and enamel; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Lieut., R.A.M.C.); British War and Bilingual Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf (Lt. Col.); France, Medal of Honour, Ministry of the Interior, for Epidemics, silver, rev. embossed, ‘Dr G. Usmar, 1919’, mounted court style for wear; Portugal, Republic, Military Order of Aviz, Knight Commander’s set of insignia by F. da Costa, Lisbon, neack badge, silver-gilt and enamel, enamel damage, and breast star silver, silver-gilt and enamel, very fine except where stated (8) £500-600

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Medals to the Medical Services formed by Colonel D.G.B. Riddick.

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O.B.E. London Gazette

M.I.D. London Gazette 22 August 1918, 11 July 1919.

George Henry Usmar was born on 19 April 1878. Employed as a Civil Surgeon in South Africa at the time of the Boer War. He served as a Lieutenant in the R.A.M.C., 5 July 1901-10 September 1902. During the Great War he served as a Lieutenant-Colonel in the South African Medical Corps. For the recipient’s miniature medals, see lot 1166.