Orders, Decorations and Medals

A rare Great War East Africa operations M.B.E. group of four awarded to Captain A. Crawford, Royal Army Medical Corps

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 1st type breast badge, silver, hallmarks for London 1919; 1914-15 Star (Lieut., R.A.M.C.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt., R.A.M.C.), good very fine (4) £300-350

M.B.E. London Gazette 3 June 1919:

‘For valuable services rendered in connection with military operations in East Africa.’

Andrew Crawford appears to have entered the East Africa theatre of war in May 1915.