Orders, Decorations and Medals

A fine O.B.E. group of twelve awarded to Colonel D. A. Wilkins, The Buffs

The Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) 2nd type; 1914-15 Star (Lieut., E. Kent R.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut.); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (Lt.Col., The Buffs); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, clasp, 8th Army; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals; Jubilee 1935; Denmark, Order of the Dannebrog, F.R.VIII, 4th class breast badge, gilt and enamels, uniface, with rosette, court mounted for display, the Great War medals polished, otherwise good very fine (12) £350-450

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Brett Collection of Medals to The Buffs.

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O.B.E. London Gazette 13 December 1945.

M.I.D. London Gazette 15 September 1939 (Palestine); 1 April 1941 and 29 September 1942.

Denison Alfred Wilkins was born on 28 July 1892. He served in the Buffs during the Great War, January to May 1915 when he was wounded. He subsequently served as Staff Captain with the Home Forces, November 1917 to February 1918, and as Staff Captain, Eastern Command and Northern Command, March 1918 to March 1920 (Awarded M.B.E.). Promoted to Major in April 1932, and to Lieutenant-Colonel in October 1938, he was mentioned in despatches for his work in Palestine. He acted as Area Commandant in Palestine and Trans-Jordan from January to December, 1941, and was Sub-Area Commander, Middle East, from December 1941 to July 1942.