Illustrious list of decorations, but what is his full name?

[Jervis]

I am interested to know more about this officer, can anyone help establish his full name and where he was from? 

 

Thanks in advance

 

Medal group awarded to Brig M C E Sharp, Prince of Wales' Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians) and South Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales' Volunteers): Order of the British Empire (CBE, Military Division); British War Medal 1914-20; Allied Victory Medal 1914-19 (MID Oakleaf); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star 1940-43; Italy Star 1943-45; Defence Medal 1939-45; British War Medal 1939-45, (MID Oakleaf); Croix de Guerre, France; Legion of Merit, USA; miniatures of the above medals; ribbon bar; associated with World War One (1914-1918) and World War Two (1939-1945).

[David_Underdown]

Could be this man https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D5101357 Manning Cato Ensor Sharp - second regiment has been transcribed as Leicestershire Regiment, but looks like Leinster to me on the card.

 

Actually CBE recommendation is available https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D7383646 which names him as Mainwaring Cato Ensor Sharp as does the recommendation for the Legion of Merit https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D7401132

[Jervis]

Thanks David.

That looks like the right man. 

[josquin]

Mainwaring Cato Ensor Sharp was born on 1 March 1897, at British Columbia, Canada, resided in Victoria, B.C. (1901 Canada Census)

and Toronto (1911 Census).  Married in London, in 1949, he died at Worthing, Sussex, in 1990 (registered in December).  His parents

were Cato Ensor Sharp and Stella Mainwaring Johnson Sharp.  Cato Ensor Sharp was born in 1858 (registered in 4th Quarter) at

Bath, Somerset, was a tutor in Hove, Sussex (1881 Census), lived in Newington Southwark, London (1891 Census), and was married

in British Columbia, in 1894;

Josquin

[PRC]

The 1991 Probate Calendar records that Mainwaring Cator Ensor Sharp died 13th December 1990.

https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/Calendar?surname=Sharp&yearOfDeath=1991&page=5#calendar

 

Cheers,

Peter