A Second War M.B.E. group of eight awarded to Squadron Leader R. P. Burton, Royal Air Force Regiment, late Royal Marines and Royal Artillery

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 2nd type breast badge, silver; 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1945-48 (Major R. P. Burton. R.A.) mounted as worn, generally very fine (8) £240-£280

M.B.E. London Gazette 12 February 1946.

Robert Perry Burton was appointed to a commission in the Royal Marines in April 1941 and was awarded the M.B.E. for service with the Royal Marines. Raised Captain 24 October 1946, and Major 1 November 1947, he relinquished his commission on 26 September 1949 on appointment to a permanent commission in the Royal Artillery. The London Gazette of 29 November 1949 subsequently shows Burton transferring to the Royal Air Force Regiment as Squadron Leader (permanent).