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Auction: 9033 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals & Militaria
Lot: 232

Miniature Awards: The K.C.M.G., O.B.E. Group of Eight Attributed to Captain Sir J.H. Leche, 12th Lancers, Later Ambassador to Chile The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, Knight Commander´s (K.C.M.G.) badge, silver-gilt and enamel; The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 1st type, Military Division, Officer´s (O.B.E.) badge, silver-gilt; 1914 Star, with Bar; British War and Victory Medals, lacking M.I.D. Oakleaves; Jubilee 1935; Coronation 1937; Belgium, Kingdom, Order of the Crown, Knight´s badge, silver and enamel, good very fine, mounted as worn (8) Estimate £ 180-220 K.C.M.G. London Gazette 9.6.1949 John Hurleston Leche, Esq., C.M.G., O.B.E., His Majesty´s Ambassador Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at Santiago C.M.G. London Gazette 1.2.1937 John Hurleston Leche, Esq., O.B.E., Counsellor at His Majesty´s Embassy at Buenos Aires O.B.E. London Gazette 3.6.1919 Leche, T./Capt. John Hurleston, 12th Lrs. (S.R.) ´For valuable service rendered in connection with military operations in France´ M.I.D. London Gazette 11.12.1917 Leche, Lt. (temp. Capt.) J. H., Lrs. (Spec. Res.), Staff ´For distinguished and gallant services and devotion to duty during the period February 26th to midnight, September 20/21st, 1917 M.I.D. London Gazette 20.12.1918 Leche, Lt. (T./Capt.) J. H., 12th Lrs. (S.R.), Commands and Staff ´For distinguished and gallant services and devotion to duty during the period 25th February, 1918, to midnight 16th/17th September, 1918´. Belgium Order of the Crown, 5th Class London Gazette 21.1.1921 Lieutenant John Hurleston Leche, O.B.E., 12th Lancers (Special Reserve) Captain Sir John Hurleston Leche, K.C.M.G., O.B.E. (1889-1960), born Cheshire; educated at Eton and Royal Military College Sandhurst; commissioned Second Lieutenant 12th Lancers, 1910; retired and entered Special Reserve of same regiment, 1913; served during the Great War as a G.S.O. 3 (Intelligence), on the Western Front from 17.8.1914; entered the Diplomatic Service, 1919, and served at Paris, Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, Berne, Madrid and Guatemala; held the appointment of Charge d´Affaires, as Minister Plenipotentiary to the Spanish Republican Government, Valencia and Barcelona, 1937-38; served as Minister and Consul-General to Central America, 1939-45, ´he was very popular.... with headquarters in Guatemala. Here in his last year he gave sanctuary to deposed President of Guatemala, General Ubico, and his wife until they could be smuggled out of the country to New Orleans, and by this humanitarian act no doubt saved the fallen dictator´s life´ (recipient´s Times Obituary refers); held the appointment of Ambassador to Chile, 1945-49; retired from the Diplomatic Service, 1950. Sir John´s full size Honours and Awards were sold at Spink, 24.4.2009.

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