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A post-War 'Civil Division' O.B.E. group of six awarded to Second Lieutenant G. R. Lamb,...
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The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Civil) Officer’s 2nd type, breast badge; British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. G. R. Lamb.); Defence Medal; Jubilee 1935, unnamed as issued; Coronation 1953, unnamed as issued, mounted as worn, nearly extremely fine (6) £160-£200
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O.B.E. (Civil) London Gazette 8 June 1950: George Robb Lamb, Esq., Principal Clerk and Secretary, Scottish Land Court.
George Robb Lamb was born in 1885 and was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Scottish Borderers on 26 September 1916. A Solicitor in civilian life, he served as Principal Clerk to the Scottish Land Court, and for his services was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire: ‘Mr. Lamb's occupancy of the Principal Clerkship was distinguished by his commanding force, impressive dignity and unswerving loyalty ... No award of a Royal honour was more worthily earned or more widely acclaimed.’
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Civil) Officer’s 2nd type, breast badge; British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. G. R. Lamb.); Defence Medal; Jubilee 1935, unnamed as issued; Coronation 1953, unnamed as issued, mounted as worn, nearly extremely fine (6) £160-£200
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O.B.E. (Civil) London Gazette 8 June 1950: George Robb Lamb, Esq., Principal Clerk and Secretary, Scottish Land Court.
George Robb Lamb was born in 1885 and was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Scottish Borderers on 26 September 1916. A Solicitor in civilian life, he served as Principal Clerk to the Scottish Land Court, and for his services was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire: ‘Mr. Lamb's occupancy of the Principal Clerkship was distinguished by his commanding force, impressive dignity and unswerving loyalty ... No award of a Royal honour was more worthily earned or more widely acclaimed.’
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