A Great War C.M.G. group of nine awarded to Rear-Admiral Sir H. W. E. Manisty, K.C.B., C.M.G., Royal Navy

The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, C.M.G., Companion’s neck badge, silver-gilt and enamels, complete with neck cravat in its Garrard & Co. Ltd. case of issue; China 1900, 1 clasp, Relief of Pekin (Asst. Payr. H. W. E. Manisty, R.N., H.M.S. Centurion); 1914-15 Star (Ft. Paymr. H. W. E. Manisty, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (Payr. Capt. H. W. E. Manisty, R.N.); Defence and War Medals; Coronation 1902, silver; Coronation 1937, the last eight mounted as worn, good very fine (9) £650-75

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A fine collection of awards for the Boxer Rebellion 1900.

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390 medals issued with Relief of Pekin clasp to this ship.

(Henry Wilfred) Eldon Manisty was born in 1876 and entered the Royal Navy in 1894 as Assistant Paymaster. He served in the Pekin Relief Expedition in 1900 and was specially promoted to the rank of Paymaster in 1903 for services in China. He became a Barrister at Law (Gray’s Inn) in 1908, and was Finance Member and Naval Secretary of the Australian Board of Administration 1911-14.

He served in the Great War as Organizing Manager of Convoys, Admiralty Naval Staff, 1917-19, being awarded the C.M.G. in 1916 and the C.B. in 1919. He held the appointments of Deputy Judge Advocate of the Fleet 1925-27, and Paymaster Director General at the Admiralty 1929-32, for which services he was made a Knight Commander of the Bath (Military) in 1932. Placed on the retired list in 1932, he was recalled for service in 1936, becoming Head of Convoy Section, Ministry of War Transport, 1939-42. Rear-Admiral Sir Eldon Manisty retired in 1946 and died on 26 August 1960.