British Groups

Lot 5541    Session 18 (2.30pm Friday)    British Groups

Estimate $3,000
Bid at live.noble.com.au

GROUP OF NINETEEN: Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) (Civil); Officer of the Order of St John of Jerusalem; Queen's Police Medal; General Service Medal (GVIR) (Indiae Imp) - two clasps - Cyprus, Palestine 1945-48; 1939-45 Star; Africa Star - clasp - North Africa 1942-43; Italy Star; France and Germany Star; Defence Medal 1939-45; War Medal 1939-45; Queen's Police Medal; Colonial Police Medal with bar; Jubilee Medal 1935; Coronation Medal 1937; Coronation Medal 1953; Silver Jubilee Medal 1977; Golden Jubilee Medal 2002; Normandy Campaign Medal - clasp - Normandy; Restoration of Peace Medal. Com Pol R.H.V.Biles 64570 Zanzibar on third and twelfth medals; Chi Sup R.H.V.Biles 123947 on eleventh medal. All named medals late engravings, the twelfth medal renamed. The first medal has the wrong ribbon, the third medal is an unconfirmed addition with incorrect ribbon and the bar on the twelfth medal is not confirmed. Court mounted, extremely fine.

Together with Zanzibar Police hat badge, Commissioner of Police epaulettes and shoulder boards with badges and buttons; also photo as Commissioner of Police, Zanzibar. Order of St John (Officer): LG 4/7/1958, P4211. Colonial Police Medal: Supplement to LG 1/1/1960, p32 also Zanzibar Government Official Gazette Vol. LXIX No 3972, 1/1/1960. QPM for Distinguished Service: Supplement to LG 2/6/1962, p4388. OBE (Civil) as Commissioner of Police, Zanzibar: Supplement to LG 1/1/1964, p24. Queen's Silver Jubilee Medal 1977: Nominal Roll, shows Mr R.H.V.Biles OBE, as Assistant Appeal Secretary, The Queen's Silver Jubilee Appeal. Roy Henry Victor Biles: WWII service as Sub-Lieutenant and then Lieutenant in RNVR; post war colonial service as Commissioner of Police, Zanzibar. With research.