Orders, Decorations and Medals

A civil M.B.E. group of six awarded to Temporary Warrant Officer Class 1 C. M. Mackenzie, Royal Army Service Corps

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Civil) Member’s 2nd type breast badge, silver; British War and Victory Medals (S4-254065 T.W.O. Cl.1, A.S.C.); Defence Medal, unnamed; Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (S4-254065 T.S.S. Mjr., R.A.S.C.); Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (S4-254065 Cpl.-T.S.S. Mjr., R.A.S.C.); together with two identity disks to ‘Lt. Mackenzie H. C., Cong., 107987v’

1914 Star, with copy slip-on clasp (67758 Dvr. G. Burdett, R.F.A.) this medal mounted as worn with the above group; together with a mounted group of seven miniature dress medals similar to the above, these in leather case good very fine (16) £250-300

M.B.E. not confirmed.

M.S.M. London Gazette 3 June 1919. ‘... in recognition of valuable service rendered with the Armies in France and Flanders.’

Temporary Warrant Officer Class 1 Colin May Mackenzie, R.A.S.C. came from Westcliffe-on-Sea. He was not entitled to the 1914 Star.

Driver George Burdett, 40th Brigade, R.F.A. entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 19 August 1914. Clasp not confirmed. He was later awarded the Military Medal (London Gazette 16 July 1918) and the Silver War Badge. The recipient came from Barking. With copied m.i.c. and gazette extracts for Mackenzie and Burdett.