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Auction: 15001 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals and Militaria
Lot: 7

(x) The Important C.V.O., Second War 1944 'D-Day' D.S.O., O.B.E. Group of Twelve to Colonel R.A.G. Bingley, 11th Hussars, Who Raised and Commanded the Inns of Court Armoured Car Regiment, Leading it Ashore Under Fire on Juno Beach, 6.6.1944
a) The Royal Victorian Order, Commander's (C.V.O.) neck Badge, silver-gilt and enamel, reverse officially numbered 'C826', with neck riband, in Collingwood, London, case of issue
b) Distinguished Service Order, G.VI.R., silver-gilt and enamel, reverse of suspension bar officially dated '1945', with integral top riband bar
c) The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 2nd type, Military Division, Officer's (O.B.E.) breast Badge, silver-gilt
d) The Most Venerable Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Officer´s Badge, silvered and enamel
e) 1939-1945 Star
f) France and Germany Star
g) Defence and War Medals
h) Coronation 1953
i) Luxembourg, Grand Duchy, Order of Civil and Military Merit of Adolph of Nassau, Military Division, Commander´s neck Badge, with crossed swords and without crown suspension, 47mm, silver-gilt and enamel, minor enamel damage to motto on obverse and restoration work to reverse central medallion, with neck riband, in case of issue
j) Netherlands, Kingdom, Order of the House of Orange, Commander´s neck Badge, 68mm x 55mm, gilt and enamel, in Koninklijke Begeer, Voorschoten, case of issue
k) Netherlands, Kingdom, Coronation Medal 1948, silver, nearly extremely fine, the British awards mounted court-style for display purposes (12)

C.V.O. London Gazette 1.1.1954 Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Albert Glanville Bingley, D.S.O., O.B.E., Assistant Military Secretary, HQ Eastern Command
'For services in the Royal Mews Department on State Occasions'

D.S.O. London Gazette 1.2.1945 Major (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) Robert Albert Glanville Bingley (24309), 11th Hussars (Prince Albert's Own), Royal Armoured Corps (Andoversford)
'In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in North West Europe.'

The Recommendation, dated 28.8.1944, states: 'Lt. Col. Bingley commands the Inns of Court Regiment. A detachment of his unit, under his personal command, landed in Normandy on D day and achieved a very deep penetration of the enemy defences, reaching Tilly sur Seulle. During this action he came under very heavy fire and his detachment suffered very heavy losses. Ever since this day his unit has been engaged in battle. Every detachment has shown the same thrust and determination as was displayed by Lt. Col. Bingley to penetrate the enemy defences, report on his doings, and disorganise and demoralise his rear areas. I consider this spirit due to the splendid example set by Lt. Col. Bingley both on D day and thereafter and strongly recommend that he be awarded the D.S.O.'

O.B.E. London Gazette 13.6.1946 Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Albert Glanville Bingley, D.S.O. (24309), 11th Hussars (Prince Albert's Own), Royal Armoured Corps.

Order of St. John, Officer London Gazette 6.1.1956 Colonel Robert Albert Glanville Bingley, C.V.O., D.S.O., O.B.E

Colonel Robert Albert Glanville Bingley, C.V.O., D.S.O., O.B.E, born 15.11.1902, the son of Major R.N.G. Bingley, O.B.E.; educated at Charterhouse and Royal Military College Sandhurst; Commissioned Second Lieutenant, 11th Hussars, 1.2.1923; promoted Lieutenant, 1.2.1925; Captain and Adjutant, 28.8.1933; appointed Adjutant, Inns of Court Regiment, 23.4.1936; promoted Major, 1.2.1940; Assumed Command of the Inns of Court Regiment, as acting Lieutenant-Colonel, 1.12.1940, and raised and commanded the newly-established Inns of Court Armoured Car Regiment; served with the Regiment during the Second World War in North West Europe from 6.6.1944, leading 'C' Squadron of the Regiment ashore on Juno Beach on D-Day, and advanced as far inland as Tilly-sur-Seulle by nightfall- a remarkable achievement for a Regiment embarking on its first bout of active service, and indeed being the only Armoured Car unit to land on D-Day; post D-Day 'C' Squadron acted as a 'Phantom' wireless unit, and then, as part of 11th Armoured Division, became the reconnaissance asset of I Corps, and was heavily engaged in the fierce encounters of the bocage and the Arnhem relief operations; subsequently appointed Assistant Military Secretary to Field Marshal Montgomery, 21 Armoured Group, June 1945, for which role he was created an Officer of the Order of the British Empire; promoted Lieutenant-Colonel, 27.9.1945; appointed GSO, British Military Mission Belgium, 3.4.1946; Military Attaché, HM Embassy, The Hague, 15.5.1947; Appointed Assistant Military Secretary, Eastern Command, 12.7.1951; retired with the rank of Colonel, 28.2.1955; in later life became a Director of the St. John Ambulance Association; he died, 5.7.1976.

Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, 15.12.2011 (when sold accompanied by a quantity of original documentation, including the Bestowal Documents for the C.V.O., D.S.O., and O.B.E.)

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