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A Small Collection of Medals to The Military Police

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№ 74

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22 July 2016

Hammer Price:
£480

A post-War military M.B.E. group of eight awarded to Major E. A. Clarke, Corps of Military Police and Rifle Brigade

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 2nd type breast badge, silver; 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, G.VI.R. (Major E. A. Clark. R.B.) naming on last worn, nearly extremely fine (8) £240-280

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M.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1962.

Eric Albert ‘Nobby’ Clarke served as a policeman with the Metropolitan Police and, on the outbreak of the Second World War, enlisted in the Corps of Military Police. He was Commissioned Second Lieutenant, General List, seconded to the C.M.P., 31 July 1941, and served continuously with the Corps throughout the War, in North Africa, where he was promoted Lieutenant, 1 October 1942, Italy, and Normandy. Promoted Captain, Rifle Brigade, 7 October 1945, he served post-War both with the B.A.O.R. and in Malaya, before transferring back to the Royal Military Police as Major, 15 May 1954. Appointed Deputy Assistant Provost Marshal, 6 Armoured Division in the summer of the following year, he finished his career as D.A.P.M., 3 Division Southern Command. Created a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in the 1962 New Year’s Honours List, Major Clarke died in August 1980.