A post-War Civil Division C. Second War Military Division O. Group of eight awarded to Colonel H. Somerville, Royal Corps of Signals. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C. (Civil) Commanders 2nd type neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, with neck riband, in D. Case of issue; The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O. (Military) Officers 2nd type breast badge, silver-gilt; British War and Victory Medals, both impressed named to 2. Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Coronation 1953; Efficiency Decoration, G. 2nd issue, Territorial, silver and silver-gilt, reverse officially dated 1950, with integral top riband bar, mounted as worn, together with the recipients related miniature awards & uniform buttons. London Gazette 2 January 1950: Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Benson Somerville, O. Regional Director, Northern Ireland Region, General Post Office. London Gazette 1 January 1946. Henry Benson Somerville was born in Rangoon, Burma, on the 17. Schooled at King Williams College, Isle of Man. He served as a Territorial Forces during the First World War, listed as a Sergeant with the Liverpool Regiment, being commissioned Second Lieutenant, 1/5. Liverpool Regiment (Service Bn) on 31 October 1917. Arried to Alma Hove in 1921, who died June 1934, aged 42. He was appointed an Assistant Engineer in the Post Office on 16 May 1924, and transferred to the Supplementary Reserve of Officers, Royal Corps of Signals, with the rank of Second Lieutenant, on 10 December 1927. He served with the Royal Corps of Signals during the Second World War, listed as being a Major 3. September 1939 and for his services was created an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1946 New Years Honours List. Somerville was appointed an Honorary Colonel of a Territorial Army unit on 15 July 1950 and was awarded the Efficiency Decoration that year. The same year he was awarded his C. Being listed in the London Gazette as being Lieutenant Colonel Benson, Regional Director of the Post Office in Northern Ireland, an unusual civilian award for a listed senior officer, perhaps with a connection to the enduring troubles in the region in which Somerville may well have been acting in a security/monitoring role with the G. He relinquished his appointment on 14 July 1955, retaining the rank of Colonel. He died in December 1982 in Poole, Dorset. We list militaria and coins weekly. We provide quality mounted medals, badges and historical research. We can mount your miniature or full size medals, ribbon bars or supply replacement ribbons or badges. We can also conduct military research on your behalf and value cherished objects with a current market or insured value. 2/135 Russell St, Morley, WA. We run two specialist military auctions per year. Items are accurately described & photographed. Additional costs for this standard service will be added for this service based on publicly available Australia Post rates. Please note, these items are located and will be posted from Australia. We appreciate fair feedback from you once you receive the item. We aim to give you, the customer our best customer service. The item “CBE WW2 OBE MEDAL GROUP COLONEL SOMERVILLE ROYAL SIGNALS NORTHERN IRELAND AWARD” is in sale since Saturday, October 28, 2017. This item is in the category “Collectables\Militaria\1939 – 1945 (WWII)”. The seller is “jb_military_antiques_14″ and is located in 2/135 Russell St, Morley, Perth, WA. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Authenticity: Original
- Country: Ireland
- Campaign: World War II
- Product Type: Badges
- Era: 1940s
- nazi: hitler
- kriegsmarine: mines
