Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Chief Writer Alan George, Royal Navy
British War and Victory Medals (M.11632 A. George. 2 Wr. R.N.); Tunisia, Order of Nichan Iftikhar, Officer’s breast badge, silver and enamels, the last with minor chips, otherwise nearly extremely fine (3) £100-£140

Alan George was born at Cheltenham on 1 August 1896, and joined the Royal Navy as a 3rd class writer on 1 February 1915, a Clerk (shorthand typist) by trade. He was advanced to 2nd class writer on 13 September 1918, and to Chief Writer in the Mine Clearance Service on 1 April 1919.

Sold with original parchment certificate of service; original award certificates for Order of Nichan Iftikhar, Chevalier 1st Class (dated 12 August 1918) and Officer (dated 18 October 1922); several photographs including one with inscription to Alan George from ‘Amiral Guepratte’ 14 July 1923; and a copy of The Cheltenham Chronicle, November 16, 1918, with portrait photograph, announcing award of Tunisian Order to Second Writer Alan George who ‘has been in Tunisia since June, 1917’.