Three: Major Margaret Bryan, Women’s Royal Army Corps, late Auxiliary Territorial Service

Defence and War Medals 1939-45, these both contemporarily engraved ‘S. Comd. M. Bryan. A.T.S.’; Efficiency Decoration, G.VI.R., 2nd issue, Territorial, reverse officially dated 1951, with integral top riband bar; together with three A.T.S. badges, and cloth unit title, nearly extremely fine (3) £80-£100

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals from the Collection of David Lloyd.

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Margaret Bryan joined the Auxiliary Territorial Service on 19 December 1938, and was advanced temporary Subaltern on 30 May 1941; temporary Junior Commander on 31 October 1941; and temporary Senior Commander on 2 December 1942. She was appointed Deputy Assistant Director, London District, on 20 January 1945. Transferring to the Women’s Royal Army Corps on 9 June 1951, with the rank of Captain and Honorary Major, she was awarded the Efficiency Decoration later that year (London Gazette 14 August 1951), and relinquished her commission on 27 January 1956.