K.C.I.E. Neck Badge of Lieutenant-General Sir Harold Rawdon Briggs, 1948 (c)
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Accession Number

NAM.2025-05-14-1-2

Description

Knight Commander of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire (K.C.I.E.) Neck Badge of Lieutenant-General Sir Harold Rawdon Briggs, 1948 (c) Red enamel Tudor Rose with a green enamel leaf between each petal with a gilt left facing crowned profile bust of Queen Victoria with blue enamelled circlet around with IPMERATRICIS AUSPICIIS in gilt on the circlet to centre, whole surmounted by a Tudor Crown in gilt and enamel suspended from a dark blue ribbon. Reverse is plain burnished gilt with some minor scratches. Awarded for his service as Commander in Chief, Burma Command, 1946-1948, which ended with Burmese Independence.