Orders, Decorations & Medals - British Groups

Lot 3553    Session 13 (2.30pm Thursday 22nd November)    Orders, Decorations & Medals - British Groups

Estimate $500
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $300

GROUP OF FIVE TO MAJOR VERA BURKE: Member of The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) (Military) (type 2); Defence Medal 1939-45; War Medal 1939-45; Coronation Medal 1953; Efficiency Decoration (EIIR) with Territorial brooch suspender. All medals unnamed, the last engraved 1954 at the bottom. Court mounted, extremely fine.

MBE: (Military Division) Supplement to LG 1/1/1953, p8, to Major Vera Burke (250002), Women's Royal Army Corps, Territorial Army.

TD (Efficiency Decoration - Territorial): awarded in 1954 for 12 years commissioned service on a voluntary basis.

Vera Burke joined ATS (Auxiliary Territorial Service) as a Private at Peninsular Barracks, Warrington, Lancashire Nov1941; served in Western Command as Cpl and then Sgt until Aug1942 and then to OCTU in Edinburgh; commissioned as 2Lt in Oct1942 and posted to Glasgow as Asst Adjutant; to Lt Apr1943; to ATS Record Office, Winchester during 1943; Dec1943 promoted to Junior Commander (Captain) and posted to Stirling Castle, Scotland as Adjutant, then to Edinburgh as Adjutant and the West Scotland District HQs as Staff Captain ATS; early 1945 posted to No 1 Military Port Garelochead, Scotland as Coy Commander posted to War Office as Deputy Asst Adjutant General A.G.16 (ATS) and promoted Senior Commander (Major); 1946 posted to War Office Drafting and Holding Unit as OIC; Nov1947 married and left service in Mar1948; 1948 joined WRAC, TA as Volunteer CO of 304 (Eastern Command) Battalion covering Sussex and Surrey; resigned in 1955.

With research and a medals storage wallet.