Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

An M.B.E., Order of St. John group of seven awarded to Divisional Superintendent G. H. Peck, London and North Eastern Railway Company Police, late Military Foot Police

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Civil) Member’s 2nd type breast badge, silver; The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Officer’s (Brother’s) breast badge, silver and enamel; 1914-15 Star (P-1135. L-Cpl. G. H. Peck. M.F.P.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf (P-1135 Sjt. G. H. Peck. M.F.P.); Defence Medal; St. John Service Medal, unnamed, good very fine (7) £240-280

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Small Collection of Medals to The Military Police.

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M.B.E. London Gazette 8 June 1944.

M.I.D. London Gazette 10 July 1919.

George Hastings Peck worked as a policeman for the London and North Eastern Railway, and was a lifelong member of the St. John Ambulance Brigade, belonging to the Parkstone and Harwich Division. During the Great War he served with the Military Foot Police in France, and was Mentioned in Despatches. He was admitted to the Order of St. John as a Serving Brother, 27 February 1931, and was promoted to an Officer of the Order, 30 November 1950. During the Second World War he served as Divisional Superintendent of the L.N.E.R. Police at Grimsby, and was created a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours list of 1944 for meritorious service, and was invested with his M.B.E. at Buckingham Palace, 11 December 1945.