Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

The C.B.E. and Brazilian ‘O Globo’ merit medal attributed to Mr J. A. Cayton, Representative, British Council in Canada, formerly British Council in Brazil

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Civil) Commander’s 2nd type neck badge, with full neck cravat in its Garrard & Co. Ltd. case of issue; Brazil, Republic, Merit Medal of the Brazilian newspaper ‘O Globo’, silver-gilt, with neck cravat, in case of issue, nearly extremely fine (2) £260-£300

C.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1972: John Alwyn Cayton, O.B.E., lately British Council Representative in Canada.

John Alwyn Cayton served as a Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in the Second World War and was Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 1 January 1943). He was awarded the O.B.E. on 11 June 1960, for services as Representative, British Council, Brazil, residing in Rio de Janeiro; and was promoted to C.B.E. in the New Years Honours of 1972, for services as Representative, British Council, Canada.

O Globo is a Brazilian newspaper based in Rio de Janeiro. Sold with a calling card for ‘Mr J. A. Cayton, O.B.E., Representative, British Council, Brazil.’