Orders, Decorations and Medals

Nine: Major (Quartermaster) 2 G. H. Batten, Royal Artillery

1914 Star, with copy clasp (70450 Tptr., R.H.A.); British War and Victory Medals (70450 Gnr., R.A.); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Iraq (1036627 Bmbr., R.A.); Defence and War Medals; Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, Regular Army (1036827 W.O. Cl. II, R.A.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.VI.R., 3rd issue (1036827 W.O. Cl. 2, R.A.); Efficiency Decoration, G.VI.R., 2nd issue, Territorial, officially dated, ‘1950’, with ‘G.VI.R.’ Second Award Clasp, mounted court style for wear, ‘Victory’ fine; others very fine and better (9) £400-500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Long Service Medals from the Collection formed by John Tamplin.

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George Harry Batten entered the Great War as a Trumpeter in the Royal Horse Artillery. After the war he served in Iraq as a Bombardier. In 1931, as a Warrant Officer Class 2, he was awarded the Army L.S. & G.C. Medal. Being discharged from the Regular Army in the mid-1930’s, Batten was appointed Lieutenant (Quartermaster) of the University of London Contingent Senior Division, O.T.C., General List, Territorial Army, with seniority 30 October 1937. With the outbreak of the Second World War, Batten was appointed an Instructor in Gunnery (Field) and then served in Northern Command as an I.G. from 30 May 1941. In November 1941 he was transferred from the General List, T.A., to the R.A. (T.A.) as a Lieutenant (Q.M.). He was then advanced to Temporary Captain in July 1941; War Substantive Captain (Q.M.) in November 1942; Captain (Q.M.), R.A. (T.A.) in April 1945 and Major (Q.M.), R.A. (T.A.) in May 1947. In 1950 Major (Q.M.) Batten was awarded the Efficiency Decoration and first clasp (London Gazette 21 April 1950). He was awarded the M.S.M. without Annuity by Army Order 98 of 1953. Sold with copied research.