An O.B.E. group of four awarded to Captain C. C. Buckler, Royal Marine Engineers, late Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Civil) Officer’s 2nd type breast badge, silver-gilt; 1914-15 Star (S. Lt., R.N.V.R.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt., R.M.) nearly extremely fine (4) £260-300

O.B.E. London Gazette 10 June 1948. ‘Captain Cecil Crossley Buckler, M.I.C.E., lately Regional Director of Opencast Coal, Ministry of Fuel and Power’.

Cecil Crossley Buckler was born on 16 July 1887. On 21 March 1915 he was commissioned a Temporary Sub Lieutenant in the R.N.V.R. and was promoted to Temporary Lieutenant on 21 March 1916. He served on Motor Launches and was subsequently in command of M.L.60. On 3 April 1918 his Temporary Commission was terminated and he was transferred to the Royal Marine Engineers as a Temporary Captain. Based at Southwick, he was employed as an Assistant Works Engineer at No.1 Mobile Headquarters until demobilized in March 1919. Captain Buckler died on 9 October 1975.

Sold with original commission documents appointing Buckler a Sub Lieutenant, R.N.V.R., dated 25 March 1915, and Captain, R.M., dated 6 April 1918; also the O.B.E. bestowal document - these all mounted on card. Together with original named slip to accompany the O.B.E., one original and one copied photograph and copied service papers and other research.