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Auction: 5019 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals & Militaria
Lot: 136

A Great War ´Western Front´ D.S.O. Group of Seven to Brigadier A.H. Moberly, Royal Artillery a) Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, enamel chip to obverse lower arm, and small chip to right arm, with top riband bar b) 1914-15 Star (Major A.H. Moberly. R.G.A.) c) British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. Oakleaves (Lt. Col. A.H. Moberly.) d) France, Legion of Honour, 5th Class breast Badge, silver, gold appliqué, and enamel, minor enamel chipping to arms of cross e) Italy, Order of St. Maurice and St. Lazarus, 5th Class breast Badge, gold and enamel f) Italy, Military Order of Savoy, 5th Class breast Badge, gold and enamel, good very fine, mounted as originally worn (7) Estimate £ 900-1,000D.S.O. London Gazette 3.6.1916 Maj. Archibald Henry Moberly, R.A. Brigadier Archibald Henry Moberly, D.S.O., born 3.1.1879; Second Lieutenant Royal Artillery 26.2.1898; Lieutenant 16.2.1901; Captain 18.11.1903; Major 30.10.1914; Instructor (1st class) School of Gunnery 10.8.1912-31.3.1913; Captain Instructor of Gunnery 1.4.1913-4.8.1914; Staff Captain War Office, 17.10.1914-9.2.1915; served in the Great War on the Western Front 25.5.1915-12.4.1917, Italy 14.4.1917-20.10.1917, Egyptian Expeditionary Force 25.10.1917-31.10.1918 (wounded, Mentioned in Despatches London Gazette 15.6.1916, 4.1.1917, 18.5.1917, 22.1.1919, 5.6.1919); Major Instructor in Gunnery South Command 12.1.1919-18.6.1920; Colonel 1.1.1922; posted Commandant (G.S.0.1) Artillery School India, 1.4.1923-31.1.1927; A.D. of Artillery War Office 1.2.1927-6.3.1930; Temporary Brigadier Royal Artillery, attached to Northern Command India, 15.4.1930.

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