GVR WW1 DISTINGUISHED SERVICE ORDER / D.S.O, MAJOR GENERAL J.C.O.MARRIOTT, KCVO, CB, DSO & BAR MC

GVR WW1 Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O)
Neatly privately named on the reverse of the suspender To- J.C.O.MARRIOTT.
Major General Sir John Charles Oakes Marriott. KCVO, CB, DSO & BAR, MC. Born 1895, Commissioned Northamptonshire Regiment 1914 & was awarded the DSO & Bar & French Croix-De-Guerre in WW1. He transferred to the Scots Guards in 1920 & was appointed to the RVO in 1935. He became C.O of the Scots Guards in 1938 & was serving as a Major General by the end of WW2. He retired in 1950 & passed away in 1978.
EF with no enamel chips, cracks or damage & complete with basic research & service details about the recipient. The reverse of the top bar has had the pin removed to facilitate court mounting

Code: 58819