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Auction: 3016 - Orders, Medals, Decorations & Militaria
Lot: 496

A Well Documented K.C.M.G., C.B., Group of Twelve to Major-General Sir Harold Daniel Edmund Parsons, Colonel-Commandant Royal Army Ordnance Corps, Late The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
(a) Order of St Michael and St George, Knight Commander (K.C.M.G.) set of insignia by Garrard, London, Badge and Star, silver-gilt and enamel, very slight enamel damage to centres of Badge, with riband, in case of issue
(b) Order of the Bath, Commander's (C.B.) neck Badge by Garrard, London, silver-gilt and enamel, with riband, in case of issue
(c) India General Service 1854-95, two clasps, Burma 1885-87, Burma 1887-89 (Lieut. H.D.E. Parsons 2nd. Bn. R.W.Surr R.)
(d) Queen's South Africa, three clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (Major H.D.E. Parsons, C.M.G., A.O.D.)
(e) King's South Africa, two clasps
(f) 1914 Star (Col: A.O.D.)
(g) British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. Oakleaves (Maj.Gen. Sir H.D.E. Parsons)
(h) United States of America, Distinguished Service Medal
(i) Belgium, Order of Leopold, Commander's neck Badge with Swords, silver-gilt and enamel, slight white enamel damage, with riband, in Lemaitre, Brussells case of issue
(j) Belgium, Croix de Guerre
(k) Russia, Order of St Stanislaus, Second Class, with Swords, neck Badge by Eduard, St Petersburg, gold and enamel (maker's mark for Varvara Dietwald), one eagle discoloured, with riband, in case of issue, except where stated the group about extremely fine,
with a bullion and cloth Royal West Surrey Regiment cap badge, and a large quantity of documents and photographs including;
-- Warrant for the Order of the Bath (C.B.) dated 18.2.1915.
-- Warrant for the Order of St. Michael and St. George (K.C.M.G.) dated 1.1.1918, and accompanying letters
-- Warrant for the Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) dated 19.4.1901, and accompanying letters
-- M.I.D. Certificates (4), 14.1.1915, 30.11.1915, 13.11.1916, 8.11.1918
-- Certificate for the Belgian Croix de Guerre dated 15.2.1918, and associated letters
-- Certificate for the Belgian Order of Leopold dated 4.4.1919, and associated letters
-- Commission as Lieutenant, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) dated 5.5.1882
-- A quantity of official and personal letters and other correspondence
-- A quantity of postcards, dinner menus, christmas cards etc. mostly 1900-1920
-- Eleven photographs, several of the recipient in uniform

U.S.A., D.S.M., the letter of notification from General John J. Pershing, Commander-in-Chief of the American Expeditionary Force, dated 6.4.1919, states: 'As Director of Equipment and Ordnance Stores of the British Expeditionary Force, you were able to render assistance of the greatest value to the American Armies. You aided us, most markedly, in the procurement of artillery material and ammunition from British sources, at all times, giving loyal co-operation.'

Major General Sir Harold Daniel Edmund Parsons, K.C.M.G., C.B. (1863-1925), was born in London and educated at Edinburgh Academy and Dulwich College; joined the Royal West Surrey Regiment 1882 and served with the 2nd Battalion in India 1882-1890; Suptd. Army Signalling, 3rd Brigade for the Burma Campaign 1886-88; transferred to the Army Ordnance Department 1890; served in South Africa (M.I.D. 16.4.1901; C.M.G.), and in the Great War (M.I.D. seven times, 17.2.1915, 1.1.1916, 4.1.1917, 11.12.1918, 12.12.1918, 17.12.1918, 20.12.1918; K.C.M.G.; C.B.); Major General Parsons was appointed Principal Ordnance Officer, 1920, and retired 1923; in October 1924, just before his death, he was appointed Colonel Commandant, Royal Army Ordnance Corps.

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