A Great War O.B.E. group of five awarded to Surgeon Captain R. J. E. Hanson, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 1st type, breast badge, hallmarks for London 1919; 1914-15 Star (St. Surg. R. J. E. Hanson. R.N.V.R.); British War and Victory Medals (Surg. Lt. Cr. R. J. E. Hanson. R.N.V.R.); Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (Surgeon R. J. E. Hanson. R.N.V.R. London Division.) mounted as worn, good very fine and the last rare to the rank of Surgeon (5) £460-£550

O.B.E. London Gazette 3 June 1918.
The recommendation states: ‘For valuable work as opthalmic specialist R.N.H. Haslar [Plymouth crossed through].

Reginald John Edward Hanson was born in Cambridge on 16 August 1870. He was educated at Merchant Taylors’ School and Haileybury. Studied at St Mary’s Hospital, London, 1896-98; M.B. and B.Ch. 1896; B.A. 1899; studied also at Vienna and Heidelberg; F.R.C.S. 1904. Served in the Great War 1914-19 as Surgeon Commander R.N.V.R.; opthalmic surgeon in Hospital Ships Plessy and Asturias, 194-15; R.N.H. Haslar, 1915-19. Inventor of improvements to periscopes, gun-sighting telescopes and theodolites. Promoted Surgeon Captain on 30 June 1922. He died on 22 March 1940, whilst residing at Tredudwell House, Lanteglos by Fowey, Cornwall.