GROUPS AND SINGLE DECORATIONS FOR GALLANTRY 1183
A scarce post-war ‘gallantry at sea’ M.B.E. pair awarded to Colour- Sergeant A. D. Nowell, Royal Marines
THE MOST EXCELLENT ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 2nd type breast badge, in its Toye, Kenning & Spencer case of issue; SOUTH ATLANTIC 1982, with rosette (Mne. 1 A. D. Nowell, PO38478J, RM), extremely fine (2)
£800-1000 M.B.E. London Gazette 5 December 1997: ‘For gallant and distinguished services at sea in October 1996.’
Andrew David Nowell served in H.M.S. Fearless as a member of 4 Assault Squadron, R.M., during the South Atlantic campaign, in which capacity, among other duties, he would have crewed
L.C.Us and
L.C.V.Ps during the landings at San Carlos on 21 May 1982, when men of 40 Commando and the Parachute Regiment were embarked.
All the while subjected to air attacks, Fearless helped evacuate the crew of the Antelope when, as famously captured on camera, she was damaged by the detonation of an UXB and sank.
Remaining on station for the duration of hostilities, Fearless’ gunners downed a Mirage on 27 May, but, in early June, while transporting Land Rovers to the shore at Choiseful Sound, one of her
L.C.Us hit a mine with the loss of six members of crew.
In so far as Nowell’s subsequent award of the M.B.E. is concerned, it is worth speculating that his gallantry at sea was enacted as a member of the Fleet Standby Rifle Troop (F.S.R.T.), which force established in the early 1990s to assist R.N. ships with boarding operations; sold with brief research and several photographs from the South Atlantic campaign.
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A Knight Bachelor and C.I.E. group of five awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Sydney Paddon, 3rd Dragoon Guards and Indian Army
KNIGHT BACHELOR’S BADGE, 1st type breast badge, silver-gilt and enamel, hallmarks for London 1929; THEMOST EMINENTORDER OF THE INDIAN EMPIRE, C.I.E., Companion’s 3rd type neck badge converted to a breast badge, gold and enamel, no top bar; QUEEN’S SOUTH AFRICA 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Lieut. S. S. W. Paddon, 3/Dgn. Gds.); JUBILEE 1935; CORONATION 1937, these unnamed; together with a mounted set of five miniature dress medals: Order of the Indian Empire, 15ct. gold and enamel; Coronation 1937; Jubilee 1935; Queen’s South Africa, 5 clasps; Russia, Order of St. Anne, with swords, silver-gilt and enamel, mounted in that order, all brightly cleaned, very fine and better (10)
£1000-1200
Sydney Somerset Wreford Paddon was born on 28 March 1881, the son of S. W. Paddon of Parkfield, Esher, Surrey. He was educated at Wellington College and served with the 3rd Dragoon Guards in the South African War (having served 128 days in the militia). He was awarded the Queen’s medal with 5 clasps. He transferred to the Indian Cavalry (36th Jacob’s Horse) in 1904. During the Great War he was on the Imperial General Staff during which time he was mentioned in despatches and awarded the Russian Order of St. Anne. In August 1917 he attained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Indian Army. In 1919 he was created a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire (London Gazette 1 January 1919) for his services as Staff Officer attached to the Military Department of the India Office. During the period 1923-40 Paddon was Director-General of the India Store Department, for which service he was Knighted in 1932. He was at times Governor of the School of Oriental Languages, a Companion of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers and Freeman of the City of London. Sir Sydney Paddon died on 5 December 1963.
With C.I.E. bestowal document and copied research.
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