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A fine post-War 1955 ‘Malaya’ C.B.E. [and pre-War 1937 ‘Palestine’ M.B.E.], 1938 ‘Waziristan’ M.C. and 1940 ‘Retreat to Dunkirk’ Second Award Bar group of eight awarded to Brigadier W. F. Anderson, Royal Engineers, who as part of the rear-guard of the British Expeditionary Force was taken Prisoner of War on 29 May 1940 and held for the remainder of the War at Colditz Castle, where he served as head of the Forgery Department under the Escape Committee, manufacturing both metal insignia and forged documents, built a working camera, and, as a lighter aside, helped keep the artificial legs of his room-mate, Douglas Bader, ‘up to scratch’ The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Military) Commander’s 2nd type neck badge silver-gilt and enamel, with full neck riband, in Garrard, London, case of issue; Military Cross, G.VI.R. reverse officially dated 1938 in small impressed digits as issued in India, with Second Award Bar, this undated; India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1930-31 (Lieut. W. F. Anderson. R.E.); General Service 1918-62, 2 clasps, Palestine, Malaya (Capt. W. F. Anderson. R.E.); India General Service 1936-39, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1936-37, with M.I.D. oak leaf (Capt. W. F. Anderson. M.B.E. R.E.) officially re-impressed naming; 1939-45 Star; War Medal 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf; Coronation 1953, mounted as worn, light contact marks, good very fine and better (8) £6,000-£8,000 A fine post-War 1955 ‘Malaya’ C.B.E. [and pre-War 1937 ‘Palestine’ M.B.E.], 1938 ‘Waziristan’ M.C. and 1940 ‘Retreat to Dunkirk’ Second Award Bar group of eight awarded to Brigadier W. F. Anderson, Royal Engineers, who as part of the rear-guard of the British Expeditionary Force was taken Prisoner of War on 29 May 1940 and held for the remainder of the War at Colditz Castle, where he served as head of the Forgery Department under the Escape Committee, manufacturing both metal insignia and forged documents, built a working camera, and, as a lighter aside, helped keep the artificial legs of his room-mate, Douglas Bader, ‘up to scratch’ The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Military) Commander’s 2nd type neck badge silver-gilt and enamel, with full neck riband, in Garrard, London, case of issue; Military Cross, G.VI.R. reverse officially dated 1938 in small impressed digits as issued in India, with Second Award Bar, this undated; India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1930-31 (Lieut. W. F. Anderson. R.E.); General Service 1918-62, 2 clasps, Palestine, Malaya (Capt. W. F. Anderson. R.E.); India General Service 1936-39, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1936-37, with M.I.D. oak leaf (Capt. W. F. Anderson. M.B.E. R.E.) officially re-impressed naming; 1939-45 Star; War Medal 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf; Coronation 1953, mounted as worn, light contact marks, good very fine and better (8) £6,000-£8,000 Provenance: Glendining’s, November 1986 (sold by order of the recipient). C.B.E. London Gazette 25 October 1955: ‘In recognition of distinguished services in Malaya during the period 1 January to 30 June 1955.’ M.B.E. London Gazette 11 May 1937: ‘For valuable services rendered in the field in connection with the operations in Palestine during the period April to October 1936.’ M.C. London Gazette 16 August 1938: ‘For distinguished services rendered on the field in connection with the operations in Waziristan during the period 16 September to 15 December 1937.’ The recommendation states: ‘For conspicuous devotion to duty. As Field Engineer he was responsible for the initial reconnaissance, organisation of labour, and completion of the work of construction of 15 miles of road, from Sararogha to Barari, through an actively hostile area. For political reasons 126 local tribal contractors, mostly without previous experience, were employed and it was only due to Captain Anderson’s resource and drive that the road was successfully completed. The difficulties of handling large numbers