Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

The mounted group of twenty miniature dress medals attributed to General Sir Rodney Moore, G.C.V.O., K.C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O., Grenadier Guards, Royal Victorian Order, silver-gilt and enamel; Order of the Bath, Military Division, silver-gilt and enamel, ring suspension; Order of the British Empire, 2nd type, Military Division, silver-gilt and enamel; Distinguished Service Order, G.VI.R., silver-gilt and enamel, complete with top bar; Order of St. John, silver and enamel; 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf; General Service 1918-62, 3 slip-on clasps, Palestine 1945-48, Cyprus, Malaya; General Service 1962, no clasp; Jubilee 1935; Coronation 1937; Coronation 1953; Malaysia, Order of Defender of the Realm, silver-gilt and enamel; General Service 1960; Malaysia Commemoration 1966, bronze; General Service 1971, bronze; Belgium, Order of the Crown, silver and enamel, gilt palm on ribbon; Croix de Guerre, ‘L’ cypher, mounted Court style as worn, very fine and better (20) £250-350

James Newton Rodney Moore was born on 9 June 1905, the son of Major-General Sir Newton Moore, K.C.M.G., of Perth, Western Australia. Educated at Harrow and the Royal Military College Sandhurst, he was gazetted into the Grenadier Guards in 1925. He served with the regiment in England until 1933, then in Egypt until 1936. Returning to England, at the outbreak of the Second World War he was at the Staff College, Camberley. During the course of the war he was at G.H.Q. Home Forces, 1940, Brigade Major 30th Guards Brigade and 6th Guards Amoured Brigade, 1940-42; G.S.O.1 Guards Armoured Division, 1942-44 and in Command of the 2nd Armoured Battalion Grenadier Guards in N.W. Europe, 1944-45. For his services he was awarded the D.S.O. (1944) and was mentioned in despatches. Post-war he was Brigadier commanding the 8th British Infantry Brigade in Palestine, 1946-47, Chief of Staff, H.Q. London District, 1948-50; Deputy Adjutant General H.Q., B.A.O.R., 1951-53; Chief of Staff, Allied Forces, Northern Europe, 1953-55; G.O.C. 10th Armoured Division, 1955-57; Major-General Commanding the Household Brigade, 1957-59; Chief of the Armed forces Staff, Federation of Malaysia, 1959-64 and Defence Services Secretary at the Ministry of Defence, 1964-66. After retiring he was Gentleman Usher to the Queen, 1966-75 and later Extra Gentleman Usher. Moore was Colonel Commandant of the H.A.C. during 1966-76. For his post-war services and appointments he was created a C.B.E. in 1948, C.B. in 1955, K.C.V.O. in 1959, K.C.B. in 1960 and G.C.V.O. in 1966. General Moore died on 19 May 1985.