Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Collection of Presentation Items given to Field Marshal the Lord Bramall, K.G., G.C.B., O.B.E., M.C., King’s Royal Rifle Corps, later Chief of the General Staff and Chief of the Defence Staff

i) A large silver-plated salver, 410mm in diameter, the centre inscribed ‘Presented to Lt. Col & Mrs. Bramall from Members Clps. Mess 2nd Bn. Royal Green Jackets’
ii) A silver-plated salver, 202mm in diameter, inscribed ‘Presented to H.E. Lt.-General Sir Edwin Bramall, K.C.B., O.B.E., M.C., Vice-President of the Scout Association, Hong Kong Branch, from The Scouts of Hong Kong, March 1976’
iii) A hallmarked silver salver, 252mm in diameter, the centre inscribed ‘Presented to Lieut. General Sir Edwin Bramall, K.C.B., O.B.E., M.C., Hong Kong, 16th. March 1976’, and additionally engraved with the subscribers’ signatures
iv) A pair of small silver bowls, with stylised dragon handles, the first inscribed ‘To H.E. General Sir Edwin from Royal Life Saving Society Hong Kong’; the second inscribed ‘To Lady Bramall from Royal Life Saving Society Hong Kong’
v) A pair of three pronged silver Thai candelabra, the first inscribed ‘Presented to General Sir Edwin Bramall, G.C.B., O.B.E., M.C., Chief of the General Staff, British Army, with the compliments of General Serm Nanahorn, Supreme Commander, Royal Thai Armed Forces, 26th November 1979’; the second inscribed ‘Presented to General Sir Edwin Bramall, G.C.B., O.B.E., M.C., Chief of the General Staff, British Army, from General Prem Tinsulanonda, Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Army, as a remembrance of your visit to Thailand 25-28 November 1979’
vi) A silver-plated bowl, 202mm in diameter, inscribed ‘To Gen. Sir Edwin & Lady Bramall from L C P L Karna 1980-81’
vii) A silver-plated salver, 235mm, the centre inscribed ‘Presented to Gen Sir Edwin Bramall, G.C.B., O.B.E., M.C., A.D.C., by 2nd Lancers (Gardner’s Horse) on 4th Mar 1982’
viii) A magnificent Presentation Gurkha Kukri, the blade 450mm in length, housed in a velvet scabbard with silver mounts, complete with all accoutrements, and fitted with a plaque inscribed ‘Presented to General Sir Edwin Bramall, G.C.B., O.B.E., M.C., A.D.C. Gen., Chief of the General Staff, British Army, by Rt-Hon’ble General Simha Pratap Shah. Tri Pa Pa, Chief of the Army Staff, Royal Nepalese Army, 1982’, and housed in a presentation wooden case
ix) United States of America Presentation Sword, the steel bladed finely etched, the steel scabbard inscribed ‘To General Sir Edwin Bramall, G.C.B., O.B.E., M.C., Chief of the General Staff, 14 July 1979 - 1 August 1982 from the Officers and Men of the United States Army’
x) A fine hallmarked silver salver, 305mm in diameter, the centre with a large embossed rose, the outer rim inscribed ‘To Field Marshal Sir Edwin and Lady Bramall from Ellice and Rosa McDonald, 21st January 1983’
xi) A hand-chased model of an Indonesian sailing dhow, silver, 225mm long x 180mm high, mounted on a wooden base with blue cloth inlay, with a plaque inscribed ‘Presented to Field Marshal Sir Edwin Bramall, G.C.B., O.B.E., M.C., Chief of the Defence Staff, by General L. B. Moerdani, C in C Indonesian Armed Forces, Jakarta, 1 November 1984’
xii) A silvered butter dish, with glass inlay, the base inscribed ‘Presented to Lady and Field Marshall [sic] Sir Edwin Bramall, G.C.B., O.B.E., M.C., from Sgt Krishna and Family, 1984’
xiii) A hallmarked silver circular Ashtray, 152mm in diameter, the outer rim inscribed’ Lord Bramall, President, Age Concern, London, 1985-2001.’; together with a presentation model of a Thai temple and accompanying Thai stupas; a presentation Gurkha Kukri; and four medallions, generally good condition and a fine presentation collection £2,000-£3,000

Edwin Noel Westby Bramall, Baron Bramall, was born in Tonbridge, Kent, on 18 December 1923 and was educated at Eton. He was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the King’s Royal Rifle Corps on 22 May 1943, and served with them during the Second World War, taking part in the Normandy Landings. For his services in North-West Europe he as awarded the Military Cross.

Advanced Lieutenant-Colonel on 25 January 1965, Bramall was appointed Commanding Officer of the 2nd Green Jackets, King’s Royal Rifle Corps, and served with them in Borneo, being Mentioned in Despatches He subsequently served as Commander of the Forces in Hong Kong from 1 December 1973, with the rank of Lieutenant-General, and was promoted full General on 25 June 1976. Appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath in the 1979 New Year’s Honours’ List, he was appointed an Aide-de-Camp to the Queen later that year, and was appointed Chief of the General Staff (the professional head of the British Army) on 14 July 1979. In this role he strongly supported the plan to re-capture the Falkland Islands.

Bramall was promoted Field Marshal on 1 August 1982, and was appointed Chief of the Defence Staff (the professional head of the British Armed Forces) on 1 October of that year. He retired in November 1985, and was raised to the peerage as Baron Bramall. An active member in retirement at both the House of Lords and Lord’s Cricket Ground, he served as President of the M.C.C. in 1988, and was appointed a Knight of the Garter in 1990. He died on on 12 November 2019.

This is an age restricted lot that is not suitable for general shipping: the successful buyer will be required to either collect in person, or arrange specialist shipping; alternatively the lot can be hand delivered within mainland Britain by prior arrangement with Christopher Mellor-Hill.