Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Second War ‘Special Operations Executive’ M.B.E. group of three awarded to Major S. Dunollie, 17th/21st Lancers and Special Operations Executive Intelligence

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 2nd type breast badge, silver, in Royal Mint case of issue and outer card transmission box; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with Army Council enclosure, in named card box of issued addressed to ‘Major S. Dunollie, Glen Cottage, Park Road, Camberley, Surrey’, extremely fine (3) £400-£500

Stanhoe Dunollie was born on 15 September 1889 and was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the 17th/21st Lancers on 19 September 1940- the notification in the London Gazette shows him with the post-nominal letters of M.B.E. He was advanced War Substantive Captain and Temporary Major on 19 December 1940, and is listed as having served as an Intelligence Officer with the Special Operations Executive (The Most Secret List of S.O.E. Agents, compiled by E. Meyer refers).