Baronet’s Badge, United Kingdom issue, as worn by the 3rd Baronet Sir Ronald George Leon (fwd)

Just an interesting item I came across recently ( too late
for the auction.... ) :


lot #338

*Baronet’s Badge, United Kingdom issue, with border of roses, thistles and 
shamrocks, in 22 ct. gold and enamels, by R.S, London, 1913, reverse 
engraved Leon of Bletchley Park 1911, good extremely fine, with original 
neck riband, in fitted case of issue; together with a miniature trio of 
1939-45 Star, Defence and War

Medals as worn by the 3rd Baronet Sir Ronald George Leon and digital 
copies of photographs of the Mansion and Park, circa 1914-26, taken from 
privately-held archives ( lot )

Estimate £4,000-6,000  ( Sold for £3,000 )

SIR HERBERT SAMUEL LEON ( 11 February 1850 – 23 July 1926 ) was an English 
financier and Liberal Party politician, now best known a s the main figure 
in the development of the Bletchley Park estate in Buckinghamshire, which 
he had purchased in 1883. He was created 1st Baronet Leon of Bletchley in 
1911.

In 1938 the estate, including the mansion and some 58 acres, was acquired 
from the 2nd Baronet, Sir George Edward Leon, by Admiral Sir Hugh 
Sinclair. Sinclair, head of the Secret Intelligence Service, showed great 
foresight in selecting what may have seemed to the casual observer an 
unlikely site ‘for use in the event of war’. Shrouded in total secrecy 
during 1939-45 and for decades thereafter, Bletchley’s immense 
contributions to the Allied war effort continue to be researched, analysed 
and reconstructed, with individual rev- elations and pieces of fresh 
information still coming to light regularly. Strict security rules have 
meant that hardly any wartime photographs of Bletchley exist in the public 
domain.

The images included here, mostly previously unpublished, offer interesting 
insights into the nature and layout of the house and grounds in the 
gentler, peaceful inter-war years.

See also inside back cover illustration.

Medals, Orders and Decorations
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Day of Sale : Wednesday 2 July 2014
Catalogue no. 70

http://www.mortonandeden.com/pdfcats/68web.pdf
( p.97 )

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