Other Properties - British Groups

Lot 3980    SESSION 10 (9.30AM FRIDAY 27TH NOVEMBER)    Other Properties - British Groups

Estimate $1,000
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $1,200

GROUP OF NINETEEN: The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (Officer type 2) (Civil); Order of St John of Jerusalem (Officer); Queen's Police Medal for Gallantry; Naval General Service Medal (GVIR Indiae Imp), - clasp - Palestine 1936-1939; 1939-45 Star; Africa Star - clasp - North Africa 1942-43; Italy Star; France & Germany Star; Defence Medal 1939-45; War Medal 1939-45; Police Long Service & Good Conduct Medal (EIIR Dei Gratia); Colonial Police Long Service Medal (EIIR Dei Gratia), with Bar; Jubilee Medal 1935; Coronation Medal 1937; Jubilee Medal 1977; Normandy Campaign Medal 1987, - clasp - Normandy; Restoration of Peace Medal 1995. Com Pol R.H.V.Biles 64570 Zanzibar on third and twelfth medals, K.X.98849 R.H.V.Biles S.L.R.N. on fourth medal, Chi Sup R.H.V.Biles 123947 on eleventh medal all other medals unnamed as issued. The named medals all pantograph engraved. Court mounted, the ninth and tenth medals with some contact marks, the third and eleventh medals possibly replicas, otherwise nearly uncirculated.

Together with matching set of court mounted miniature medals, and a matching set of ribands with appropriate emblems; Police Commissioner white uniform epaulettes (2) and black and silver gorget collar insignia (2).

OBE (Civil): Supplement to LG 1/1/1964, p24 - Roy Henry Victor Biles, Esq., Commissioner of Police, Zanzibar.

OStJ: LG 4/7/1958, p4211 - as Officer (Brother) - Roy Henry Victor Biles.

QPM (Distinguished Service): Supplement to LG 2/6/1962, p4338 - Roy Henry Victor Biles, Commissioner of Police, Zanzibar.

Colonial Police Medal: Supplement to LG 1/1/1960, p32 - for meritorious service; and Zanzibar Government Official Gazette, 1/1/1960, p1 - Roy Henry Victor Biles, Commissioner, Zanzibar Police Force.

Jubilee Medal: confirmed to Roy Henry Victor Biles OBE, Assistant Appeal Secretary, The Queen's Silver Jubilee Appeal

Other Gazette entries.
Tempy Paymr Sub-Lt R.H.V.Biles to be Tempy Paymr Lt 1/8/1942 LG 14/8/1942, p3570 (Note: Served in Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve); Departure on leave, on 19 January 1960 - R.H.V.Biles, Commissioner of Police - Zanzibar Government Official Gazette 23/1/1960, p43; Arrival from leave, on 5 June 1960 - R.H.V.Biles, Commissioner of Police - Zanzibar Government Official Gazette 18/6/1960, p215.

With research including copies of all above gazette pages.