A 1966 O.B.E., Crossing of the Po 1945 M.C. group of eight awarded to Colonel D. A. H. Sime, Royal Artillery, who documented his experiences throughout the Second World War in a series of diaries The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Military Division, 2nd Type, Officers (O.B.E.) breast Badge, silver-gilt; Military Cross, G.VI.R., the reverse dated 1945; 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, clasp, 8th Army; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45; Jubilee 1977; Territorial Decoration, E.II.R., the reverse dated 1964, mounted court-style for wear, sold together with a comprehensive archive including the original named slip of issue for the recipients Military Cross, good very fine (8)




![At 1545 [on 8 June 1940] they [H.M.S. Glorious and her escorts] were spotted by the German battleshi](http://data.shouxi.com/upload/img/d2/fe/d2fe3fec4dc01ce56ddb366153d2a704_150x150.jpg)









![Now that man [Kelly] – the men in the Navy trusted him. He didn’t come up the gangway and be piped a](http://data.shouxi.com/upload/img/5e/ec/5eeca88bd285113a6ebb91e41ca001e6_150x150.jpg)























