United Kingdom. A Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire to Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Henry Fowler, Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Midland Railway Auction Archive the Minesweeper War Badge

the Minesweeper War Badge

dated "1941" in ink along with an inscription in pencil on the reverse

He was a Staff Officer

bearing a length of silver aluminum wire piping flanked on each side by gold bullion wire piping

The visor has lost most of its original stitching and hangs loosely

United Kingdom. A Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire to Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Henry Fowler, Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Midland Railway Auction Archive the Minesweeper War BadgeIncludes: 1. Knight Commander Set of the Order of the British Empire: Knight Commander Badge: two piece construction, insignia in bronze with red enamels, mounted to a base with four flared arms in silver with light blue enamels, engraved "HENRY FOWLER 1917" on the arms at 3, 9 and 6 o'clock respectively on the reverse, measuring 62. 3 mm (w) x 84. 5 mm (h) inclusive of its crown and integral ring suspension, chipping and loss evident in the blue