Groups and Single Decorations for Gallantry

A rare Second War C.I.E. group of eight awarded to Engineer-Captain G. L. Annett, Head of Engineering Branch, Royal Indian Navy, late Royal Indian Marine and Captain, Royal Engineers, Inland Waterways Transport, twice mentioned in despatches for services in Mesopotamia The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, C.I.E., Companion’s 3rd type neck badge, gold and enamels, complete with neck cravat in its Garrard & Co. Ltd. case of issue; Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Persian Gulf 1909-1914 (Asst. Engr. G. L. Annett, R.I.M.S. Minto.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Capt. G. L. Annett.); Coronation 1911; Jubilee 1935; Coronation 1937, the last six mounted as worn but including a renamed 1914-15 Star (Capt. G. L. Annett), good very fine and better (9) £1,400-£1,800 --- C.I.E. London Gazette 1 July 1941: Engineer-Captain G. L. Annett, upon his retirement as Head of Engineering Branch, Royal Indian Navy. M.I.D. London Gazette 15 August 1917: Engineer, Royal Engineers, Indian Army, Inland Waterway Transport (Mesopotamia). M.I.D. London Gazette 12 March 1918: Temp./Captain, Royal Engineers, Inland Waterway Transport (Mesopotamia). George Lewis Annett was born in 1887, son of George Samuel Annett, M.C. He married 1918, Hessie Mary (d. 1963), daughter of the late Robert Felpts, of Ulverston, Cumbria. He served with the Royal Indian Marine during Arms Traffic Operations in the Persian Gulf 1909-14 Medal with Clasp), and afterwards in Mesopotamia from 8 December 1917, as Captain, Royal Engineers, and Royal Indian Marine (despatches twice). He was afterwards Head of Engineering Branch, Royal Indian Navy, and retired in 1940. Engineer-Captain Annett died on 24 January 1980. Medal Index Card confirms ‘Capt. R.E., R Ind. Marine, Mespot from 8 December 1917, 2 medals issued to India Office c/o Government Dockyard, Bombay.’ Sold with card invitation from H.R.H the Prince of Wales to Engineer Lieutenant Commander Annett to attend a Levee at Government House, Calcutta, 28 December 1921 (this damaged and rather fragile), and six masonic jewels, including ‘The Scots Lodge, 9 carat gold and enamels, hallmarked London 1937, the reverse inscribed ‘Presented to W. Bro. Engr. Captain G. L. Annett by The Scots Lodge No. 828 S.C. in appreciation of his valuable services’, and ‘Lodge Takht-I-Suliman No. 3043 E.C.’, silver-gilt, the reverse inscribed ‘To Wor. Bro. G. L. Annett with gratitude’, the four others all unnamed. These medals form part of a family group; please see Lots 200, 273, 303, and 534. For the recipient’s related miniature medals, see Lot 574.