Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Civil C.B. group of five awarded to General Sir Richard V. T. Ford, K.C.B., C.B.E., Royal Marines

The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Civil) Companion’s neck badge, silver-gilt, hallmarked London 1902; British War and Victory Medals (Maj. R. V. T. Ford. R.M.) mounted for display; Jubilee 1935, unnamed, mounted on original pin; Coronation 1937, unnamed, mounted on original pin, good very fine (5) £300-£400

K.C.B. (Military) London Gazette 2 January 1933.

C.B. (Civil) London Gazette 4 June 1928.

C.B.E. (Military) London Gazette 12 September 1919:
‘For valuable services in command of the R.N. Siege Guns, Dunkirk, Second-in-Command R.M. Heavy Brigade, and as Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General, Headquarters, R.M. Forces.’

Richard Vernon Tredinnick Ford was born at Portsea on 18 February 1878, son of Arthur Vernon Ford, a civil surgeon. He joined the Royal Marine Artillery on 1 September 1896, and spent the following two years at the Royal Naval College before going ‘on strength’ in 1898. He served at Ascension Island from April 1901 to June 1903, having been promoted to Captain at the start of the latter year. He commanded the R.M.A. detachment onboard H.M.S. Superb from August 1909 to May 1911, and for the greater part of the First World War he was with R.M.A. Headquarters. He was promoted to Major in September 1915, and appointed Brigade Major in June 1916, and Brevet of Lieutenant-Colonel on 1 January 1918, for meritorious services. Finally, on 12 January 1918, he went to the war in France where he commanded the R.M.A. Heavy Siege Train, until it was amalgamated with the R.N. Siege Guns on 16 February 1918. On 23 May he became D.A.A.G. R.M. for Judge Advocate and other duties, remaining in this post for 3 years.

After serving a term as Assistant Adjutant-General, Ford was made a Civil C.B. in 1928, in which year he was in command of the Royal Marine Depot at Deal with the temporary rank of Brigadier. In 1929 he was appointed A.D.C. to the King and the following year was promoted to Major-General and began his three year term as Adjutant-General. During his term he was promoted to the rank of General, advanced to K.C.B. (Military) in January 1933, and retired at his own request on 2 October 1933. General Sir Richard Ford died at Folkestone on 12 April 1949, aged 71 years. Sold with copied research including several group photographs.