A Collection of Meritorious Service Medals to British Regiments formed by a Gentleman

A Civil O.B.E. and Great War ‘France’ M.S.M. group of five awarded to Corporal A. W. Rathbone, Royal Engineers

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Civil) Officer’s 2nd type breast badge, silver-gilt; 1914-15 Star (66481 Spr., R.E.); British War and Victory Medals (66481 2 Cpl., R.E.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (66841 Sapr., 24/D.S. Coy. R.E.) slight edge bruise to last, nearly extremely fine (5) £280-320

O.B.E. London Gazette 1 June 1953. ‘Alfred William Rathbone, Esq., M.S.M., Assistant Controller, Supplies Department, General Post Office.’

M.S.M. London Gazette 17 June 1918. ‘... in recognition of valuable services rendered with the Forces in France during the present war.’ ‘66841 Spr., R.E. (Rugby).’

With copied gazette extracts and an extract from the 1951 Civil Service List showing him as an Assistant Controller in the Supplies Department, G.P.O., at Bedford Street, London.