Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Korean War M.B.E. group of ten awarded to Captain G. S. Blake, Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 2nd type breast badge; 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence Medal, Canadian issue in silver; Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, with overseas clasp; War Medal 1939-45, Canadian issue in silver, with M.I.D. oakleaf; Korea 1950-53, Canadian issue, silver (ZC 705 G. S. Blake); Canadian Volunteer Service Medal for Korea 1950-54; U.N. Korea 1950-54 (ZC 705 G. S. Blake); Canadian Forces Decoration, G.VI.R. (Capt. G. S. Blake), the silver awards all rhodium-plated, the others gilded, mounted court-style as worn, very fine (10) £300-£400

M.B.E. (Military) London Gazette 2 October 1953: ‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Korea during the period 1st January to 30th June, 1953.’

M.I.D. London Gazette 9 March 1946.

C.D. CAO 313 of 15 December 1952.

Captain George Stewart Blake was a native of Ottawa and received his M.B.E. at an investiture given by Governor-General Vincent Massey at Government House on 26 January 1954. He died on 16 October 2006.

Sold with original news cutting with group photograph of investiture, together with copied research and related cloth and metal uniform insignia.