Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) (Civil Division) with Certificate - George Brighton, Merchant Navy

  • Product Code: MM-3653
  • Era: WW2
  • Availability: Out of Stock

  • Price: £150.00


A framed MBE with certficate awarded to Chief Officer George Brighton, Merchant Navy. 

M.B.E. (Civil Division) 1942

L.G. - 1st January 1942 

George Brighton was born in 1898 in Hull. He was educated at Hull Trinity House School and attended Nautical school, deciding to pursue a career at sea with the Houlder Line Shipping Co. During the second world war he served on SS Marquesa as a Chief Officer and was awaded the MBE (Civil) in 1942. In March 1949, Captain Brighton was Skipper on the SS Clarepark, docked at Liverpool. 

The medal is framed along with his certificate and a photo of him and his family. 

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Tags: MBE, M.B.E., Decorations, British Medals, Merchant Navy, SS Marquesa

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