Orders, Decorations and Medals

A Great War military M.B.E. awarded to Mrs Mary Addison Wilson, née Anderson, Queen Mary’s Army Auxiliary Corps

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 1st type lady’s shoulder badge, silver, hallmarks for London 1919, reverse engraved, ‘M. A. Anderson, 3.6.19’, mounted ‘bow and tails’, in Garrard, London case of issue, nearly extremely fine £80-100

M.B.E. London Gazette 12 December 1919. ‘Miss Mary Addison Anderson, Unit Administrator, Q.M.A.A.C.’ ‘In recognition of valuable services rendered in connection with the war’.

Mary Addison Anderson was born on 2 October 1895, the daughter of Mr and Mrs William Anderson, of Leven. She was educated at Kirkcaldy High School. During the Great War she served with the Women’s Legion, February-September 1917. Gazetted a Unit Administrator of the Q.M.A.A.C., she was in command of the Q.M.A.A.C. stationed in Portsmouth Town until June 1919. Her address in 1921 was given as ‘Leven, Fife’. She died on 5 September 1968 at Windygates Road, Leven. Sold with some copied research.