Mervyn Mitton Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 A little lower down , SABRIGADE posted a nice group, which included a CBE (Commander of the British Empire). I thought I would include a set of MBE and OBE - I will not give a lot of details - others are more able to do that. However, a question I can't answer - did they change the name of the Order as they were talking about at one time ? I believe it was going to become The Order of British Excellence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mervyn Mitton Posted June 26, 2009 Author Share Posted June 26, 2009 MBE Military. Has the extra stripe in centre of ribbon.Reverse follows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mervyn Mitton Posted June 26, 2009 Author Share Posted June 26, 2009 MBE with Womens' Bow.Reverse follows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mervyn Mitton Posted June 26, 2009 Author Share Posted June 26, 2009 OBE - Order of the British Empire. Also silver - as for the MBE - this version is lightly gilded. Unfortunately, with handling, this quickly wears off in many cases. With this example you can still see traces of the gilt.Reverse follows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sabrigade Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 Hi Mervyn,A very interesting point of discussion. I will try and post some examples of the Orders in medal groups tomorrow in an attempt to continue the thread.Regards,Will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItemCo16527 Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 (edited) This is the only example I have in my collection. A mini-MBE (Military Division) for WWII. Edited June 30, 2009 by ItemCo16527 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Darrell Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 (edited) Here are a few of mine:http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=34545http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=34543http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=34177http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=33222http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=32764 Edited June 30, 2009 by Darrell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabrigade Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 MILITARY FIRST TYPE MBE TO MAJOR P.A. MAXWELL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabrigade Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 OBE (MILITARY) 2ND TYPE, DFC GROUP TO LT COL G. N. MCBLAINOne of my personal favourites in my collection. As a South African Bomber pilot in the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force in WW1, McBlain was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. In WW2, he was appointed as the Senior Administration Officer for the South African Air Force in the Middle East and North Africa. He was awarded his OBE in this capacity. This group is accompanied by his log books, photos and pilots wings to the three forces he served in. He also received an MID in both World Wars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mervyn Mitton Posted June 30, 2009 Author Share Posted June 30, 2009 Makes for good refs. for newer collectors. Col. McBlain's group is exceptional - I think MID's for both Wars is fairly rare - usually in the 2nd. they were instructors. I wonder if there are any figures for numbers issued ? Also, nice to see Darrell's with the box - so often they get separated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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