Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

The Knight Bachelor’s badge awarded to Sir Jocelyn Field Thorpe, C.B.E., F.R.S., a distinguished chemist

Knight Bachelor’s Badge, 2nd type breast badge, silver-gilt and enamel, the reverse hallmarked London 1938, and inscribed ‘Jocelyn Field Thorpe Kt. Cr. July 13th. 1939’ in its Royal Mint fitted case, repairs to red enamel, otherwise good very fine £140-£180

Jocelyn Field Thorpe was born in London on 1 December 1872 and was educated at Worthing College, King’s College, London, and the Royal College of Science. He earned his Ph.D in organic chemistry under Victor Meyer at the University of Heidelberg in 1895. He was knighted in 1939, one year before his untimely and sudden death on 10 June 1940, aged 67, at Cooden Beach, East Sussex.