Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Second War ‘Governor of Edinburgh Castle’ K.C.B., and Great War D.S.O. group of eleven awarded to Lieutenant-General Sir R. H. Carrington, Royal Horse Artillery, late Hampshire and Isle of Wight R.G.A. Volunteers

The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, K.C.B. (Military) Knight Commander’s, set of insignia, comprising neck badge, silver-gilt and enamels, and breast star in silver with gold and enamel appliqué centre, with full neck cravat in its R & S Garrard & Co case of issue, catch defective; Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamels, with integral top ribbon bar; The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Officer‘s breast badge, silver and enamel; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Lt. R. H. Carrington, Hants. & I of W. R.G.A.); 1914 Star, with copy clasp (Capt: R. H. Carrington. R.H.A.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Major R. H. Carrington.); War Medal 1939-45; Jubilee 1935; Coronation 1937; Coronation 1953, the last ten mounted for display, generally very fine or better (12) £2,000-£2,600

K.C.B. London Gazette 1 January 1941: ‘Lieut.-General, C.B., D.S.O., Colonel Commandant, Royal Artillery, Governor of Edinburgh Castle.’

C.B. London Gazette 1 January 1938: ‘Major-General, D.S.O. (late Royal Artillery), Major-General, Headquarters Staff of the Army in India.’

D.S.O. London Gazette 14 January 1916: ‘Captain, Royal Artillery.’

M.I.D. London Gazette 31 December 1915 (French), 14 December 1917 (Haig), 20 May 1918 (Haig), and 5 July 1919 (Haig).

Robert Harold Carrington was born on 7 November 1882, and educated at Winchester. Served in South African war as Lieutenant in the Hampshire and Isle of Wight R.G.A. Volunteers. He was appointed 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Horse Artillery on 16 November 1901. Served with Royal Horse Artillery 1908-16, and with the B.E.F. in France from 6 October 1914, with “F” Battery R.H.A., 14th Brigade (Despatches 4 times, D.S.O., promoted to Bt. Lieut.-Col.). Lieutenant-Colonel, 1929; Colonel, 1931; G.S.O.1, 4th Division, 1931-32; Commander Royal Artillery, 4th Division, 1932-36; Major-General Royal Artillery, A.H.Q. India, 1936-39; Deputy Adjutant-General War Office, 1939; Lieutenant -General, G.O.C.-in-C. Scottish Command and Governor of Edinburgh Castle, 1940; retired pay 1941; employed under Ministry of Supply, 1942-45; Colonel Commandant R.A., 1940-50; D.L. Suffolk, 1952; High Sheriff Suffolk, 1953. Lieutenant-General Sir Robert Carrington died on 4 September 1964.