- Member of the Order of the British Empire (Military). 2nd type 'M.B.E.' breast badge- Defence Medal- War Medal- Coronation Medal 1953- Ceylon (Dominion): Armed Forces Inauguration Medal 1953The award of the M.B.E. is a rare seen 'Dominion of Ceylon' issue recommended by the Her Majesty's Ceylon Ministers.Quote (London Gazette, Fourth Supplement dated 30 May 1952):CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS OF KNIGHTHOODSt. James's Palace,S.W..I. 5th June, 1952.The QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty's Birthday, and on the advice of Her Majesty's Ceylon Ministers, to give orders for the following appointment to the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:— To be an Ordinary Member of the Military Division of the said Most Excellent Order :— Major Harold BRACHER, Royal Army Ordnance Corps.The M.B.E., 1953 Coronation Medal and Ceylon Armed Forces Inauguration Medal, all awarded for service in Ceylon, while serving with the Armed Forces of the Dominion of Ceylon (formerly Ceylon Colony, and now called Sri Lanka).Ceylon Armed Forces Inauguration Medal: Was instituted in 1955, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II - Queen of the Dominion of Ceylon - and retroactive for award to all service personnel, Officers & Other Ranks, Ceylonese & British who were serving with any branch of the Ceylon Armed Forces on the dates, that the respective branches of the Ceylon Armed Forces in post-independence Ceylon were formally created, as under;- Ceylon Army: 10 October 1949- Royal Ceylon Navy: 9 December 1950- Royal Ceylon Air Force: 2 March 1951Per the published official United Kingdom Order of Precedence, this medal is worn immediately after the Pakistan Medal 1947The Colony of Ceylon gained independence from the United Kingdom on 4 February 1948, in which year Ceylon became the third colony to gain independence from Britain in the post 1945 era. As the Dominion of Ceylon, Queen Elizabeth II remained the monarch and head of state through to 1972, in which year Ceylon became a Republic and changed it's name to Sri Lanka. During the period of 'Dominion' era, British air and sea bases were maintained in Ceylon, and British officers continued to fill most of the upper ranks of the Ceylon Army, assisted by a number of British Warrant Officers, and senior NCO's who were deployed on attachment to the Ceylon Army in training capacitiesThe Ceylon Armed Services Inauguration Medal, and Ceylon Police Independence medals both created in 1955, are the 3rd and 4th ranked 'Independence' commemorative medals in the official British Order of Precedence (reference The London Gazette), with only the India (1st) and Pakistan (2nd) ranked higherImportant: The sale is for the mounted group of 5 x miniature medals only - the full-size medals are not included in the sale, and only here shown as prop for illustrative / provenance purposes. We will however forward copies of all images by soft-copy email attachment to the successful buyerA rare group of medals including a trio of 'Ceylon Dominion' awards to the British Army Officer who was the 'Father' of the Ordnance Corps of the Ceylon ArmyCondition: About EF