Eight: Gunner E. G. Brown, Royal Marine Artillery, later Royal Marine Police and Assistant Chief Constable, Admiralty Constabulary

1914-15 Star (R.M.A. 12073. Gr. E. G. Brown.); British War and Victory Medals (R.M.A. 12073. Gr. E. G. Brown.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (R.M.A. 12073. E. G. Brown. Gr. R.M.A.); Belgium, Kingdom, Croix de Guerre, A.I.R., bronze; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Police L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R. (Ernst G. Brown Asst. Ch. Const.) first five mounted as worn, the last three loose, generally very fine and better (8) £500-£600

Ernest George Brown was born in Ramsbury, Hungerford on 28 May 1890 and enlisted into the Royal Marine Artillery on 16 October 1907. At the outbreak of the Great War he was serving in H.M.S. King Edward VII, and continued serving in this ship until she struck a mine and sunk on 6 January 1916. After a short period at Royal Marine Artillery, he embarked for service with Siege Guns between 30 April 1916 and 6 August 1916. Between the latter date and the end of the War, he is noted on the books of Attentive II for Siege Guns; this indicates he would have been on the Western Front with the Royal Navy Siege Guns or Royal Marine Artillery Siege Train. For his services during the Great War he was awarded the Belgian Croix de Guerre (London Gazette 17 October 1919).

Brown later joined the Royal Marine Police, and served with them during the Second War. He is subsequently recorded as Assistant Chief Constable, Midland area (Risley), Admiralty Constabulary, in the 1951 Police Almanac.

Sold with three R.M.A. buttons; R.M. shoulder strap title, collar badges and rank pips; R.M.P. cap badge and shoulder strap title; Police Assistant Chief Constable cloth/wire insignia; and a police whistle.