Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Family group:

A Great War O.B.E. group of three awarded to Lieutenant A. G. Harrington, Royal Navy

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 1st type breast badge, silver-gilt, hallmarks for London 1919; 1914-15 Star (Lt., R.N., O.B.E.); British War Medal 1914-20 (Lieut., R.N.)



A Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes group of three awarded to O. G. Harrington

Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes (3), Attendance Badge, silver-gilt and enamel, reverse inscribed, ‘Presented to Bro. O. G. Harrington for Attendance, 11th March 1927’; another, Primo Badge, silver-gilt and enamel, reverse inscribed, ‘Presented to Primo O. G. Harrington, Hendon Lodge No. 2226 2nd March 1928’; another, Secretary’s Badge, silver-gilt, reverse inscribed, ‘Presented to Primo O. G. Harrington for services rendered as Secretary, 19th July 1929’, all with top bars and in cases of issue, good very fine and better (6) £200-250

O.B.E. London Gazette 16 September 1919. ‘... in recognition of the services of the undermentioned Officers during the War.’Lieutenant Arthur George Harrington, R.N. For valuable services at H.M. Dockyard, Sheerness.’

Arthur George Harrington was born on 25 November 1860 and entered the Royal Navy on 25 November 1878. After gaining the rank of a Petty Officer he was appointed a Gunner on 20 October 1891. He latterly served as a Lieutenant at H.M. Dockyard, Sheerness during the war. With original O.B.E. warrant and copied service and gazette extracts.

Medals to Oliver G. Harrington with original ‘Primo’ certificate and two R.A.O.B. booklets, one named to Harrington as a ‘Financial Member’ of Aubrey Lodge, dated 6 February 1928.