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Auction: 8016 - Orders, Decorations, Medals & Militaria
Lot: 281

A 1920 ´Baltic´ O.B.E. Group of Three to Engineer Rear-Admiral H.S. Briggs, Royal Navy a) The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 1st type, Military Division, Officer´s (O.B.E.) breast Badge, silver-gilt (Hallmarks for London 1919) b) British War and Victory Medals (Eng. Commr H.S. Briggs. R.N.), nearly extremely fine (3) Estimate £ 120-140 O.B.E. London Gazette 5.3.1920 Engineer Commander Henry Smalley Briggs, Royal Navy ´´For valuable services in carrying out repairs to H.M. Ships in the Baltic.´´ Engineer Rear-Admiral Henry Smalley Briggs, O.B.E., born Blackburn, Lancashire, 1877; educated at Manchester Municipal Technical School and Queen´´s College, Manchester; Commissioned Engineer Sub-Lieutenant, 1.7.1900; and posted to H.M.S. Empress of India; Engineer Lieutenant, 15.9.1904; Engineer Lieutenant-Commander, 15.9.1912; Engineer Commander, 15.12.1917; service during the Great War included in H.M.S. Lucia (Submarine Depot Ship), from 5.6.1916; his name was brought to notice by the Captain of the Tenth Submarine Flotilla ´´for good repair work and organisation in "Lucia"´´ (service papers refer); H.M.S. Egmont, November 1919, and took passage to serve with the British Military Mission in South Russia, from 2.1.20, and awarded the O.B.E.; Engineer Captain, 31.12.1926; Engineer Rear-Admiral, 1.12.1932; transferred Retired List, 18.3.1932; emigrated to New Zealand, 21.12.1946; disappeared, presumed dead, 5.9.1949.

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