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Auction: 5005 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals and Militaria
Lot: 415

A Great War ´Salonika´ M.C., 1940 O.B.E. Group of Eleven to Brigadier H.D. Beadon, Royal Corps of Signals, Late Durham Light Infantry, Yorkshire Regiment Order of the British Empire, 2nd type, Military Division, Officer´s (O.B.E.) breast Badge; Military Cross, G.V.R., reverse unnamed; 1914-15 Star (2.Lieut. H.D. Beadon. Durh. L.I.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. Oak Leaves (Capt. H.D. Beadon); India General Service 1908-35, one clasp, Waziristan 1921-24 (Capt. H.D. Beadon. R. Signals.); 1939-45 Star; Defence and War Medals; Jubilee 1935; Coronation 1937; good very fine or better (11) Estimate £ 700-800 O.B.E. London Gazette 11.7.1940 Lieutenant Colonel Herbert Dacres Beadon, M.C., Royal Corps of Signals The Recommendation states ´For outstandingly good work in forming and training 5 Divisional Signals. It has been mainly due to his experience, knowledge and enthusiasm that a hastily thrown together collection of individuals has settled down so quickly into an efficient unit, In spite of the weather conditions, in which such a raw unit had to begin its work out here, he inspired them with his own cheerful determination to overcome all difficulties. With no really experienced officers to help him he has personally supervised the training and organization of the whole Divisional Signals.´ M.C. London Gazette 1.1.1919 Lt. (A./Capt.) Herbert Dacres Beadon, York. R., attd. 2nd Bn., Shrops. L.I. ´For Salonika´ M.I.D. London Gazette 1.1.1916 Second Lieutenant H.D. Beadon, Durham Light Infantry, Special Reserve ´For France´ M.I.D. London Gazette 1.1.1919 Lt. (A./Capt.) H.D. Beadon, Yorkshire Regiment., attd. Shrops, L.I. ´For Salonika´. Brigadier Herbert Dacres Beadon, O.B.E., M.C.; born 1895; Second Lieutenant Green Howards, 15.5.1915; Lieutenant 27.9.1915; served in the Great War on the Western Front 15.3.1915 - 19.11.1915; and in Macedonia, Serbia, Bulgaria, European Turkey and the Aegean Sea 20.11.1915 - 11.11.1918 (M.C., M.I.D. twice, wounded); Temporary Captain 1.10.1915 - 28.9.1916; Acting Captain attached Shropshire Light Infantry, 4.2.1917 - 8.7.1917 and 12.3.1918 - 9.10.1918; Captain 1.1.1923; served with the Indian Signals Service 10.1.1922 - 5.10.1926; Adjutant Royal Corps of Signals, 10.10.1929 - 14.2.1931; Major 1.4.1931; advanced to Colonel 20.11.1939 (O.B.E. 1940); Temporary Brigadier 1.12.1942, Deputy Director (Technical) Royal Signals India; retired 12.6.1948.

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