The 'Unique' medal group of 11 to a British Professional Soldier turned Actor & Author: Major-General Ronald Cardew Duncan, C.I.E., M.V.O., O.B.E., Commandant Jodhpur State Forces, late Commandant 2nd Battalion 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles (Frontier Force)

- Member of the Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.). Reverse numbered '103'
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.). 1st type breast badge H/M London 1919
- IGS 08. NWF 08, Af 19, Waz 19-21, 'Mah 19-20' & 'NWF 30-31' (Lieut R. C. Duncan, 2nd Bn 5th Gurkha  Rifles)
- 1914-15 Star (Capt. R. C. Duncan, 2 / 5 / Gurkhas.)
- British War Medal. Silver issue (Maj. R. C. Duncan.)
- Inter-Allied Victory Medal. With 'MID' Oakleaves emblem (Major. R. C. Duncan.)
- War Medal
- India Service Medal
- Jubilee Medal 1935
- Coronation Medal 1937
- Coronation Medal 1953

Medals & Clasps Verification: All medals and clasps confirmed as entitled per below referenced sources. Additionally the recipient was decorated with the C.I.E. and the Nepalese Order of Nepal Tara (Third Class), both of the latter orders being issued un-named

- C.I.E.: LG 13/06/46 (Lt-Col Ronald Cardew Duncan M.V.O., O.B.E., Commandant Jodhpur State Forces)
- M.V.O.:  03/06/29 'In charge of Indian Orderly Officers in attendance on King George V
- O.B.E. (Military Division). 1st type breast badge H/M: LG 10/06/21 for 'Waziristan Operations'  
- IGS 1908. 'NWF 1908' 'Af NWF 19' 'Waz 19-21' & 'NWF 30-31': Who's Who 1962 edition confirms all
- 1914-15 Star: Awarded for service on North West Frontier in 1915 (refer IA ListS 'War Services'
- British War Medal. Silver issue: WO 372/6/114774. MIC refers 1914-15 Star Trio issued by Gov't of India
- Inter-Allied Victory Medal. With 'MID' Oakleaves: MID's for Mesopot LG 27/08/1918 & 12/01/1920
- War Medal: 28 Days uniformed service 1939-45. Commandant Jodhpur State Forces 1939-45
- India Service Medal: 28 Days uniformed service 1939-45. Commandant Jodhpur State Forces WW2
- Jubilee Medal 1935: Medal Roll held on open shelves of The National Archives refer
- Coronation Medal 1937: Medal Roll held on open shelves of The National Archives refer
- Coronation Medal 1953: 'Gold Staff Officer' at Coronation. Medal Roll on open shelves TNA refers
- Nepal (Kingdom) The Most Refulgent Order of the Star of Nepal (3rd Class). Invested 30/01/1935

Unique: The recipient Major-General R. C. Duncan, C.I.E., M.V.O., O.B.E. is confirmed as being the only British, British Empire or Commonwealth person to have been awarded this combination of 13 x Orders, Medals & clasps, that includes an EDVII issue IGS 1908 with 5 x clasps, and the Third Class 'Nepal Tara' 

The below following biographical entry, appeared in the 'Who's Who' 1962 edition:

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DUNCAN, Lt.-Col. Ronald. Cardew, C.I.E. 1946 ; M.V.O. 1929 : O.B.E. ; late 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles (F.F.) ; Maj.-Gen. Jodhpur State Forces; b. 9 September 1886 ; s. of Lieutenant-General J. Duncan : m. 1921, Brenda, d. of W. R. Davies, J.P., Camberley; one d. (one s. died of wounds).

Educ.; Wellington College ; Sandhurst. 2nd Lieut. 5th Gurkha Rifles. 1905 ; Captain, 1914 ; Bt. Major, 1918 ; Major, 1920 ; Lt.Col., 1981; Adjutant, 1913-16; served operations on N.W. Frontier India, 1908 (medal and clasp) ; European "War, 1914-18 ; Mesopotamia, G.S.0.3, 13th Division; Bde. Major, 42nd and 7th Infantry Brigades; G.S.0.2, G.H.Q. (despatches twice, Bt. Major, 1914-15 star, General Service medal, Victory medal) ; Brigade Major, 68th and 69th Infantry Brigades, Afghanistan, 1919 (clasp) ; Waziristan, 1919-21 (despatches, O.B.E., two clasps) ; N.W. Frontier, 1930 (clasp) ; Assistant Military Secretary, Northern Command, India, 1924 - 26 ; Brigade Major, Ambala Brigade, 1926-28 ; Officer in chari of King's Indian Orderly Officers, 1929 (M.V.O.) ; attached to Nepalese Mission to England, 1934 ; Star of Nepal, 3rd class ; Commandant Jodhpur State Forces, 1936-47 ; Hon. Col. 2nd Jodhpur Infantry, 1940-47 Member Chelsea Borough Council, 1949-56. Gold Staff Officer at Coronation, 1953. Has appeared in a number of films including: Three Cases of Murder, Front Page Story, Dangerous Voyage, Storm over the Nile, Touch and Go, Secret Tent, Seven Years in Tibet, Brothers-in-Law, Lucky Jim, North West Frontier. The Trials of Oscar Wilde. Publications: Letters of a Soldier to his Son ; Some Like the Hills ; The Large Sapphire ; Tomu from Tibet and other Dog Stories. Address: 2 Markham Street, Chelsea, S.W.3. T.: Kensington 3560 ; Rivermead Cottage, Shiplake-on-Thames, Oxon. T. : Wargrave 258

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The medals professionally court-mounted and as-worn by the recipient. The mounting bar retaining it's long stout hinged hinged pin and clasp fittings. The mounting bar with medallists label for 'Spink & Son Ltd' (circa 1950's)

Sold together with companion riband bar, for 12 x ribands (does not include the Coronation Medal 1953) as worn by the recipient in India circa 1945-47. The riband bar with reverse fittings, and as-worn by the recipient

Condition: Medals about EF

Code: 26120