Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Nine: Major (Quartermaster) G. H. Batten, Royal Field Artillery

1914 Star, with copy clasp (70450 Tptr. G. H. Batten. R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals (70450 Gnr. G. H. Batten. R.A.); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Iraq (1036827 Bmbr. G. H. Batten. R.A.); Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, Regular Army (1036827 W.O. Cl. II G. H. Batten. R.A.); Meritorious Service Medal, G.VI.R., 3rd issue (1036827 W.O. Cl.2 G. H. Batten. R.A.): Efficiency Decoration, G.VI.R., 2nd issue, Territorial, reverse officially dated 1950, with G.VI.R. Second Award Bar, edge bruise to VM, polished and lacquered, generally very fine and better (9) £600-£800

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals from the Collection of David Lloyd.

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Provenance: John Tamplin Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, December 2008.

George Harry Batten attested for the Royal Horse Artillery and served during the Great War as a Trumpeter on the Western Front from 5 November 1914. After the war he served in Iraq as a Bombardier. In 1931, as a Warrant Officer Class 2, he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. Being discharged from the Regular Army in the mid-1930’s, Batten was appointed Lieutenant (Quartermaster) of the University of London Contingent Senior Division, O.T.C., General List, Territorial Army, with seniority 30 October 1937.

With the outbreak of the Second World War, Batten was appointed an Instructor in Gunnery (Field) and then served in Northern Command as an I.G. from 30 May 1941. In November 1941 he was transferred from the General List, T.A., to the R.A. (T.A.) as a Lieutenant (Q.M.). He was then advanced to Temporary Captain in July 1941; War Substantive Captain (Q.M.) in November 1942; Captain (Q.M.), R.A. (T.A.) in April 1945 and Major (Q.M.), R.A. (T.A.) in May 1947. In 1950 Major (Q.M.) Batten was awarded the Efficiency Decoration and first clasp (London Gazette 21 April 1950). He was awarded the M.S.M. without Annuity by Army Order 98 of 1953.

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