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A Great War O.B.E. and Order of St John group of six awarded to Doctor A. V. Davies, a distinguished Surgeon and Member of Parliament
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Civil) Officer’s 1st type breast badge; The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Knight of Grace set of insignia comprising neck badge and breast star, silver and enamel, neck badge lacking suspension loop; Coronation 1911, St John Ambulance Brigade (Dist. Supt. Of Stores A. V. Davies) Jubilee 1935; Coronation 1937; Service Medal of the Order of St John, silver, straight bar suspension, with two additional service bars (1525 Dst. Staff Ofcr. A. V. Davies No. 4 Dst. 1919) mounted on card for display, the star with some central enamel damage, otherwise nearly very fine or better (7) £800-£1,000
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O.B.E. (Civil) London Gazette 1 January 1920.
Order of St. John, Knight of Grace London Gazette 25 May 1918.
Arthur Vernon Davies was born on 10 June 1872, the son of Edwin Edgar and Catherine Davies, of Bridgend, Glamorgan. He married Annie Maude, daughter of J. Brooke Unwin, M.D. of Dunchurch and there was a son and a daughter of the marriage. He was educated privately in Cardiff and at Owen’s College, Manchester. He graduated M.B. Ch.B., was House Surgeon Manchester Royal Infirmary and Northern Hospital, Medical Officer of Health for Crompton U.D.C., M.O. Infant Welfare Centre, Public Vaccinator (Oldham District) and Certifying Factory Surgeon, Shaw, Lancs.
He was elected Conservative and Unionist M.P. for the Royton Division of Lancashire in the General Election of October 1924 serving until his retirement in October 1931. He was a distinguished doctor in the Manchester area, and active in the St. John Ambulance Brigade and the British Red Cross in Lancashire.
Dr. Vernon Davies died on 4 August 1942. His recreations were noted as music and ambulance work.
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Civil) Officer’s 1st type breast badge; The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Knight of Grace set of insignia comprising neck badge and breast star, silver and enamel, neck badge lacking suspension loop; Coronation 1911, St John Ambulance Brigade (Dist. Supt. Of Stores A. V. Davies) Jubilee 1935; Coronation 1937; Service Medal of the Order of St John, silver, straight bar suspension, with two additional service bars (1525 Dst. Staff Ofcr. A. V. Davies No. 4 Dst. 1919) mounted on card for display, the star with some central enamel damage, otherwise nearly very fine or better (7) £800-£1,000
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Importation Duty
This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK
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O.B.E. (Civil) London Gazette 1 January 1920.
Order of St. John, Knight of Grace London Gazette 25 May 1918.
Arthur Vernon Davies was born on 10 June 1872, the son of Edwin Edgar and Catherine Davies, of Bridgend, Glamorgan. He married Annie Maude, daughter of J. Brooke Unwin, M.D. of Dunchurch and there was a son and a daughter of the marriage. He was educated privately in Cardiff and at Owen’s College, Manchester. He graduated M.B. Ch.B., was House Surgeon Manchester Royal Infirmary and Northern Hospital, Medical Officer of Health for Crompton U.D.C., M.O. Infant Welfare Centre, Public Vaccinator (Oldham District) and Certifying Factory Surgeon, Shaw, Lancs.
He was elected Conservative and Unionist M.P. for the Royton Division of Lancashire in the General Election of October 1924 serving until his retirement in October 1931. He was a distinguished doctor in the Manchester area, and active in the St. John Ambulance Brigade and the British Red Cross in Lancashire.
Dr. Vernon Davies died on 4 August 1942. His recreations were noted as music and ambulance work.
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A Great War O.B.E. and Order of St John group of six awarded to Doctor A. V. Davies, a distinguished Surgeon and Member of Parliament
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Civil) Officer’s 1st type breast badge; The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Knight of Grace set of insignia comprising neck badge and breast star, silver and enamel, neck badge lacking suspension loop; Coronation 1911, St John Ambulance Brigade (Dist. Supt. Of Stores A. V. Davies) Jubilee 1935; Coronation 1937; Service Medal of the Order of St John, silver, straight bar suspension, with two additional service bars (1525 Dst. Staff Ofcr. A. V. Davies No. 4 Dst. 1919) mounted on card for display, the star with some central enamel damage, otherwise nearly very fine or better (7) £800-£1,000
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Importation Duty
This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK
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O.B.E. (Civil) London Gazette 1 January 1920.
Order of St. John, Knight of Grace London Gazette 25 May 1918.
Arthur Vernon Davies was born on 10 June 1872, the son of Edwin Edgar and Catherine Davies, of Bridgend, Glamorgan. He married Annie Maude, daughter of J. Brooke Unwin, M.D. of Dunchurch and there was a son and a daughter of the marriage. He was educated privately in Cardiff and at Owen’s College, Manchester. He graduated M.B. Ch.B., was House Surgeon Manchester Royal Infirmary and Northern Hospital, Medical Officer of Health for Crompton U.D.C., M.O. Infant Welfare Centre, Public Vaccinator (Oldham District) and Certifying Factory Surgeon, Shaw, Lancs.
He was elected Conservative and Unionist M.P. for the Royton Division of Lancashire in the General Election of October 1924 serving until his retirement in October 1931. He was a distinguished doctor in the Manchester area, and active in the St. John Ambulance Brigade and the British Red Cross in Lancashire.
Dr. Vernon Davies died on 4 August 1942. His recreations were noted as music and ambulance work.
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Civil) Officer’s 1st type breast badge; The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Knight of Grace set of insignia comprising neck badge and breast star, silver and enamel, neck badge lacking suspension loop; Coronation 1911, St John Ambulance Brigade (Dist. Supt. Of Stores A. V. Davies) Jubilee 1935; Coronation 1937; Service Medal of the Order of St John, silver, straight bar suspension, with two additional service bars (1525 Dst. Staff Ofcr. A. V. Davies No. 4 Dst. 1919) mounted on card for display, the star with some central enamel damage, otherwise nearly very fine or better (7) £800-£1,000
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Importation Duty
This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK
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O.B.E. (Civil) London Gazette 1 January 1920.
Order of St. John, Knight of Grace London Gazette 25 May 1918.
Arthur Vernon Davies was born on 10 June 1872, the son of Edwin Edgar and Catherine Davies, of Bridgend, Glamorgan. He married Annie Maude, daughter of J. Brooke Unwin, M.D. of Dunchurch and there was a son and a daughter of the marriage. He was educated privately in Cardiff and at Owen’s College, Manchester. He graduated M.B. Ch.B., was House Surgeon Manchester Royal Infirmary and Northern Hospital, Medical Officer of Health for Crompton U.D.C., M.O. Infant Welfare Centre, Public Vaccinator (Oldham District) and Certifying Factory Surgeon, Shaw, Lancs.
He was elected Conservative and Unionist M.P. for the Royton Division of Lancashire in the General Election of October 1924 serving until his retirement in October 1931. He was a distinguished doctor in the Manchester area, and active in the St. John Ambulance Brigade and the British Red Cross in Lancashire.
Dr. Vernon Davies died on 4 August 1942. His recreations were noted as music and ambulance work.
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