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Auction: 24112 - Orders, Decorations and Medals - e-Auction
Lot: 675

(x) A 1952 M.B.E. and M.S.M. group of nine awarded to Warrant Officer Class 1 J. T. Hain, Royal Army Service Corps, late Royal Engineers

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 2nd Type, Military Division, (M.B.E.) Member's breast Badge; British War and Victory Medals (776 Spr. J. T. Hain. R.E.); 1939-1945 Star; Defence Medal and War Medals 1939-45; Coronation 1953; Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R. (S/1854637 S.Sjt. J. T. Hain., R.A.S.C.) with Second Award Bar; Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.VI.R. (S/1854637 W.O.CL.1. J. T. Hain. R.A.S.C.), court mounted for display, very fine (9)

M.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1952:

'In the absence of an officer as assistant to the Camp Commandant at this Headquarters, warrant officer Hain has proved himself to be of outstanding quality. His varied experience places him in a special category and he is as a result required to take the responsibility not normally allotted to a warrant officer. The detailed administration of officers and other ranks of the Headquarters, and of those various formations, such as H.Q. Western Union and H.Q. Army Legal Aid, call for special knowledge and adaptability and this he handles with effective results, maintaining close co-operation with all military and civilian personnel. His previous experience in the War Office and other Command Headquarters and his extensive knowledge of military office work is a tremendous asset where the frequent postings of many clerks and the lack of experience of others places a severe handicap on the normal clerical efficiency of the headquarters. In my opinion the outstanding service he has given is worthy of high praise.'

James Thomas Hain was born in Bath on 1 November 1896, he served in the Great War and is entitled to a pair only and was also 314707. He is noted as suffering from dysentery on 14 September 1916, but with the number incorrectly written as 766. He was further admitted with influenza on 4 February 1919. He died at Chatham, Kent on 7 January 1979; sold with the Warrant for the M.B.E..


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£450

Starting price
£180