A Second World War Burma operations O.B.E. group of four awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel W. Eversden, Indian Army

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 2nd type breast badge, in a Garrard & Co. case of issue; 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; War Medal 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf, these last three in their original card forwarding box addressed to ‘Lt. Col. W. Eversden, O.B.E., 262 Manley Road, Chorlton Cum Hardy, Manchester’, with Army Council forwarding slip, extremely fine (4) £350-400

O.B.E. London Gazette 15 November 1945:

‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Burma.’

William Eversden also won a “mention” for Burma (London Gazette 5 April 1945 refers).

Sold with the recipient’s original O.B.E. warrant and M.I.D. certificate, in the name of ‘Lieutenant-Colonel (Temp.) W. Eversden, Indian Army Ordnance Corps’; a printed ‘Farewell Address’ on the recipient’s departure from an appointment at Jamalpur in July 1943, and several wartime portrait photographs, one of which would appear to show a “Chindit” shoulder flash on his uniform.