Medals & Coins, Arms & Armour - 14 Dec 2021
The MBE group of nine awards to Major Leslie James Harrison
The MBE group of nine awards to Major Leslie James Harrison, Royal Army Medical Corps: The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Member's badge; The Order of St John, Serving Brothers's Badge; 1939-45 Star; Defence Medal; British War Medal 1939-45; Africa General Service Medal 1899-1956, Elizabeth II, clasp: Kenya (MAJOR L.J. HARRISON. R.A.M.C.); General Service Medal 1918-62, Elizabeth II, clasp: Malaya (MAJOR. L.J. HARRISON. R.A.M.C.); Coronation Medal 1953; Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, George VI, Regular Army suspension bar (LIEUT. (QM) L.J. HARRISON. R.A.M.C.), court mounted, heavy toning to exposed parts of silver medals, nearly extremely fine; together with a corresponding group of court mounted dress miniature medals, very fine and better; a silver waiter with presentation inscription from the officers of 155 Field Ambulance 1943, Birmingham 1936; a presentation silver cigarette case, Birmingham 1945; and a collection of associated documents and photographs, including: warrants and commissioning documents (Warrant Officer, Lieutenant, Captain, Major (Q.M.)), bestowal documents (MBE and Coronation Medal 1953), qualification certificates, official testimonials, a typed briefing on Mau Mau oaths, and many other items.