BRITISH ARMY WW2 & M.B.E. MEDALS 2317281 CAPTAIN GILLINGS CORPS ROYAL SIGNALS

Offered is a?post-War M.B.E. group of seven awarded to Captain (Quartermaster) G. J. Gillings, Royal Signals

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member?s 2nd type breast badge, silver; 1939 - 45 Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals (1939-45); Coronation Medal 1953, all unnamed as issued; Army Long Service & Good Conduct Medal (G.VI.) 1st issue, Regular Army, impressed named 2317281 W.O. CL. 2. G. J. GILLINGS. R. SIGNALS.) Swing mounted as worn. Comes with copy London Gazette 1953, M.B.E citation & WW1 service record extract.

M.B.E. London Gazette 1 June 1953.

Captain Gordon Jack Gillings?was born on 12 Jul 1907, in Horsham, Sussex. His father George Gillings served with the Royal Sussex Regiment during WW1.

Jack served with the Royal Corps of Signals throughout the Second World War and, having been advanced War Substantive Regimental Sergeant Major, was commissioned Lieutenant (Quartermaster) on 10/4/1945. He was promoted Captain (Quartermaster) on 26/10/1948, and relinquished his commission on 1/12/1953, retaining the honorary rank of Captain.

The original M.B.E. recommendation, dated 16 January 1953, states:

?Captain Gillings has been Quartermaster of 7 Training Regiment, Royal Signals, for the past five years during which time, amongst his other duties, he has been responsible for clothing and equipping upwards of sixty thousand Regular and National Service recruits. It is mainly due to his personal efforts in this line that the very high standard of dress and turn-out of Royal Signals soldiers has been possible.?During his service with this Regiment, Captain Gillings has carried out his duties in a manner worthy of the highest praise. He has ever given of his best and has in no way spared himself in the execution of his duty and in any other Unit activity. His little spare time has been devoted to the interests of the Regiment, and in every way he has given far more than his duties require of him.?His conscientiousness, spirit of co-operation, loyalty, devotion to duty, and utter disregard of self have been an outstanding example to all ranks of the Regiment.?

He died 16/2/1976.