United Kingdom. A Most Excellent Order Of The British Empire, Dame Officer Case Auction chipping evident in the red

chipping evident in the red enamels on the obverse centrepiece ring

naming is period engraved in capitals

arriving in the French theatre on the 2nd

The interior of the helmet has a tan-coloured leather liner with seven fingers joined together by a leather string looped through holes stamped into the top of each

within a floral wreath

United Kingdom. A Most Excellent Order Of The British Empire, Dame Officer Case Auction chipping evident in the redWine purple wavy patterned exterior, marked "O. B. E." in gold coloured ink on the lid, inside lid in white satin, padded and bearing the GARRARD & Co. Ltd. maker's mark, recessed and slotted off white felt medal bed, with white liner insert, measuring 137 mm (w) x 127 mm (h) x 22 mm (d), edge wear present on the exterior, light soiling evident in the white felt of the medal bed, very fine. Footnote: The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a