Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

An O.B.E., Kaisar-i-Hind group of eight attributed to Mrs Robina Margaret Gertrude Brown, Indian Red Cross Society

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Civil) Officer’s 2nd type shoulder badge, silver-gilt, mounted ‘bow and tails’; Kaisar-I-Hind, G.VI.R., 2nd class, silver, complete with top bar; Order of St. John, Serving Sister’s badge, silver base metal and enamel; 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; War Medal 1939-45; Coronation 1937, all unnamed, mounted court style for wear; with Indian Red Cross Society Badge, enamelled, with ‘Vice Patron’ brooch bar, very fine and better (8)
£300-350

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Awards to the Medical Services from the Collection of the late Tony Sabell.

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O.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1946. ‘Robina Margaret Gertrude, Mrs Brown, lately Regional Commissioner, Indian Red Cross Society, N.E. India, Bengal.’

With named Central Chancery letter to accompany the bestowal document (not with lot) of award for the O.B.E., with envelope addressed to ‘Mrs Robina M. G. Brown, O.B.E., “Glenburn”, Helensburgh, Scotland’; named forwarding slip to accompany the Coronation Medal and some copied research.

Now sold with bestowal document for OBE