Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

An inter-War O.B.E. group of five attributed to G. R. Storrar, Esq., Chief Engineer, Sudan Government Railways

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Civil) Officer’s 1st type breast badge, silver-gilt hallmarks for London 1927; Ottoman Empire, Order of the Medjidieh, Fourth Class breast badge, silver, gold, and enamel, with silver mark and mint mark to reverse, and rosette on riband; Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, no clasp, unnamed as issued; Khedive’s Sudan 1910-21, 2nd issue, 1 clasp, Darfur 1916, unnamed as issued, these four mounted court-style as worn and housed in a Spink, London, case; Defence Medal (Mr. G. R. Storrar.) contemporarily impressed naming, minor red enamel damage to Medjidieh, otherwise good very fine (5) £500-£700

O.B.E. London Gazette 4 June 1928: George Ronald Storrar, Esq., M.B.E., Chief Engineer, Sudan Government Railways.

M.B.E. London Gazette 7 June 1918: George Ronald Storrar, Esq., Divisional Engineer, Soudan Government Railways.

George Ronald Storrar served in the pre-War period as an Assistant Engineer with the Sudan Government Railway, and for his services was awarded the Ottoman Order of the Medjidieh, Fourth Class (London Gazette 9 May 1911). He remained in the service of the Sudan Government throughout the Great War, and took part in the operations against the Sultan of Darfur, for which he was Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 25 October 1916) and awarded the Egyptian Order of the Nile, Fourth Class (London Gazette 31 August 1917). For his services during the Great War he was also created a Member of the Order of the British Empire.

Advanced Chief Engineer in the inter-War period, Storrar was advanced O.B.E. and was awarded the Egyptian Order of the Nile, Third Class (London Gazette 5 August 1925). Retiring to the U.K., he was subsequently commissioned Second Lieutenant, General List, on 11 March 1941.