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Auction: 24113 - Orders, Decorations and Medals - e-Auction
Lot: 690

(x) The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 1st Type, Civil Division, Officer's (O.B.E.) breast Badge, hallmarked 1919, with lady's bow, in its Garrard & Co Ltd case of issue; together with a Jubilee 1935 and a Coronation 1937, both with lady's bows, extremely fine (3)

O.B.E. London Gazette 30 December 1919

With letter from the Central Chancery dated 26 January 1922 to Miss Florence Julia Hibberd; together with an Invitation to her from General Sir & Lady Birdwood to meet H.R.H. The Duke of Connaught on 18 February 1930.

Julia Florence Hibberd was born in 1873 at Edington, Wiltshire. She was the Chief Administrative Officer of the Elise Sandes Indian Army Soldiers' Homes where for many years she had overseen the care of young Indian Army servicemen who were provided with a homely place to live which was considered a great improvement upon normal life in Barracks. She was later awarded a Kaisar-I-Hind gold medal.

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