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A Collection of Medals to Second World War Royal Air Force Casualties

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This collection was sold on 17 July 2019.

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Lot 684, 17 Jul 19

Four: Leading Aircraftman (Wireless Operator / Air Gunner) H. B. Jones, 218 Squadron, Royal Air Force, who was shot down and evaded capture on 12 May 1940, returning to action with his Fairey Battle Squadron later in that month, and was recommended for the Military Medal 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf, mounted for wear, with medal ticket and card box of issue, addressed to ‘H. B. Jone...

Lot 684, 17 Jul 19

Sold for £360

Lot 685, 17 Jul 19

Three: Flight Sergeant (Pilot) G. T. Barker, 150 Squadron, Royal Air Force, who was killed in action when his Fairey Battle was shot down by Me.109s attacking pontoon bridges at Remilly Aillicourt, on the Meuse, on 14 May 1940, on a day in which the R.A.F. lost over 40 aircraft in this operation 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Air Council enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mrs. V. Barker, 62 Cha...

Lot 685, 17 Jul 19

Sold for £380

Lot 686, 17 Jul 19

Three: Sergeant (Wireless Operator / Air Gunner) R. Eadie, 83 Squadron, Royal Air Force, who was killed in action when his Hampden crashed in flames after being hit by flak whilst on a bombing raid over Hamburg, on 5-6 June 1940 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Air Council enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mrs. M. J. Mutch, Rosebud Cottage, St. Fergus, Peterhead, Aberdeens.’, extremely fine (3)...

Lot 686, 17 Jul 19

Sold for £320

Lot 687, 17 Jul 19

Three: Pilot Officer (Pilot) W. A. Saunders, 21 Squadron, Royal Air Force, who was shot down by an enemy fighter whilst his Blenheim was attacking the airfield at Merville, on 14 June 1940 - making it to the French coast on foot, he was presumed drowned at sea whilst attempting to row back to England 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; War Medal 1939-45, all contemporarily impressed ‘P/O/ W/ A/ Saunders. R.A.F.), with named Air Council enclo...

Lot 687, 17 Jul 19

Sold for £360

Lot 688, 17 Jul 19

Three: Pilot Officer (Pilot) J. G. Mitchell, 61 Squadron, Royal Air Force, who was killed in action when his Hampden was shot down by heavy flak near Jollenbeck whilst on a bombing sortie over Schwerte, on 21-22 June 1940 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Air Council enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘A. J. Mitchell, Esq., 3 The Priory, Tunbridge Wells, Kent’, extremely fine (3) £300-£400

Lot 688, 17 Jul 19

Sold for £300

Lot 689, 17 Jul 19

Three: Sergeant (Wireless Operator / Air Gunner) R. Burnett, 61 Squadron, Royal Air Force, who was killed in action when his Hampden was shot down by flak whilst on a bombing raid over Geestacht, on 29-30 June 1940 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Air Council enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mrs. Burnett, 3 Mona Terrace, Hunslet Hall Road, Leeds 11, Yorks.’, extremely fine (3) £300-£400

Lot 689, 17 Jul 19

Sold for £320

Lot 690, 17 Jul 19

Three: Sergeant (Wireless Operator / Air Gunner) R. Mercer, 107 Squadron, Royal Air Force, who was killed in action when his Blenheim was shot down by Me.109s over Aigneville whilst on a bombing raid to the satellite aerodrome at Amiens, on 10 July 1940 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Air Council enclosure, in card box of issue, with torn label addressed to ‘... Wells,’, extremely fine (3) £280-£320

Lot 690, 17 Jul 19

Sold for £300

Lot 691, 17 Jul 19

Three: Sergeant (Observer) P. R. Harris, 18 Squadron, Royal Air Force, who was killed in action when his Blenheim was shot down and crashed into the sea after bombing operations on aerodromes in Belgium and Holland, on 16 July 1940 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Air Council enclosure and medal tickets, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mrs. Lily Harris, 11 Thornton Lodge Road, Huddersfield, Yorks.’, ext...

Lot 691, 17 Jul 19

Sold for £300

Lot 692, 17 Jul 19

Three: Sergeant (Observer) K. R. Bryant, 18 Squadron, Royal Air Force, who was killed in action when his Blenheim was shot down by Me.109’s while on a sortie over Haamstede Airfield, Holland, on 2 August 1940 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named medal tickets, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mrs. E. M. Bryant, 21 North Road, Bromley, Kent’, nearly extremely fine (3) £280-£320

Lot 692, 17 Jul 19

Sold for £260

Lot 693, 17 Jul 19

Three: Sergeant (Navigator) W. J. Gilmour, 105 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who was killed in action when his Blenheim was lost without trace during an operational sortie on Hamburg, on 16-17 November 1940 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Air Council enclosure and medal tickets, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mrs. A. Gilmour, 29 Coventry Drive, Glasgow E1, Scotland’, extremely fine (3)...

Lot 693, 17 Jul 19

Sold for £320

Lot 694, 17 Jul 19

Three: Sergeant (Observer) A. Gowing-Scopes, 58 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who was killed in action when his Whitley crashed into the sea during an operational sortie on Mannheim, on 23-24 December 1940 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Air Council enclosure, extremely fine (3) £360-£440

Lot 694, 17 Jul 19

Sold for £340

Lot 695, 17 Jul 19

Three: Sergeant (Observer) L. D. Norman, 78 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who was killed in action when his Whitley was shot down by a night-fighter during an operational sortie on Gelsenkirchen, on 9-10 January 1941 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Air Council enclosure and medal tickets, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘P. W .Norman, Esq., 127 Warren Road, Banstead, Surrey’, extremely fi...

Lot 695, 17 Jul 19

Sold for £460

Lot 696, 17 Jul 19

Three: Sergeant (Navigator) A. R. Grindley, 114 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who was killed in action when his Blenheim was shot down by a enemy fighters whilst on a reconnaissance mission, and crashed into the sea off Bergen, on 13 January 1941 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Air Council enclosure and medal tickets, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mrs. L. Pearl Bird, Alton Pancras, Nr. D...

Lot 696, 17 Jul 19

Sold for £300

Lot 697, 17 Jul 19

Three: Sergeant (Navigator / Bomb Aimer) D. G. Shayler, 82 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, a veteran of over 30 operational sorties, who was killed in action when his Blenheim was lost without trace whilst on an anti-shipping patrol over the North Sea, on 29 April 1941 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Air Council enclosure and medal tickets, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘E. C. Shayler Esq.,...

Lot 697, 17 Jul 19

Sold for £320

Lot 698, 17 Jul 19

Three: Pilot Officer (Pilot) D. Irving, 83 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who was killed in action when his Hampden was shot down by heavy flak on a bombing sortie to Düsseldorf, on 30 June - 1 July 1941 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Air Council enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mrs. J. M. M. Irving, “Oakhurst”, 7 Pinner Road, Pinner Green, Middlesex’, extremely fine (3)...

Lot 698, 17 Jul 19

Sold for £320

Lot 699, 17 Jul 19

Three: Flight Sergeant (Wireless Operator / Air Gunner) S. J. Lytle, 44 Squadron, Royal Air Force, who was killed in action when his Hampden was shot down by heavy flak on a bombing sortie to Hamm, on 8-9 July 1941 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Air Council enclosure and medal ticket, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘J. S. Lytle, Esq., The Square, Coalisland, Co. Tyrone, N.I.’, the address label on the...

Lot 699, 17 Jul 19

Sold for £300

Lot 700, 17 Jul 19

Three: Sergeant (Observer) A. W. Kirby, 110 (Hyderabad) Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who was killed in action when his Blenheim was shot down whilst attacking a convoy off Norway, on 14 August 1941 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Air Council enclosure and medal ticket, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mrs. J. Payne, 8 Almond Avenue, Carshalton, Surrey’, extremely fine (3) £300-£400

Lot 700, 17 Jul 19

Sold for £300

Lot 701, 17 Jul 19

Three: Sergeant (Pilot) R. S. Herring, 104 Squadron, Royal Air Force, who was killed in action when his Wellington exploded in mid-air after being attacked by a night fighter on a bombing sortie over Hannover, on 14-15 August 1941 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Air Council enclosure and medal ticket, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘.. Herring, Esq., D.S.M., 37 Rhyl Street, Kentish Town, London, NW5.’,...

Lot 701, 17 Jul 19

Sold for £300

Lot 702, 17 Jul 19

Three: Sergeant (Wireless Operator / Air Gunner) L. W. Price, 214 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who was killed in action when his Wellington crashed into the sea off the French coast during a raid on Frankfurt, 2-3 September 1941 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Air Council enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘F. Price Esq., 44 Trafford Street, Farnworth, No. Bolton, Lancs.’, nearly...

Lot 702, 17 Jul 19

Sold for £300

Lot 703, 17 Jul 19

Three: Sergeant (Observer) G. D. Savage, 150 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who was killed in action when his Wellington was lost without trace whilst bombing the German Battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau in Brest harbour, on 11-12 February 1942 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Air Council enclosure and medal ticket, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘G. A. G. Savage Esq., 165 Portland Road,...

Lot 703, 17 Jul 19

Sold for £340

Lot 704, 17 Jul 19

Three: Flight Sergeant (Wireless Operator / Air Gunner) H. A. Oliver, 27 Squadron, Royal Air Force, who was killed in action when his Blenheim was shot down by Japanese flak whilst on a bombing sortie attacking invasion ships in the Bangka Straits, Java Sea, off Sumatra, on the day that Singapore fell, 15 February 1942 1939-45 Star; Pacific Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Air Council enclosure, in card box of issue addressed to ‘Mrs. J....

Lot 704, 17 Jul 19

Sold for £600

Lot 705, 17 Jul 19

Three: Sergeant (Wireless Operator / Air Gunner) J. Waddell, 49 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who was killed in action when his Hampden was shot down over Philippeville, Belgium, during a raid on Cologne, 5-6 April 1942 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Air Council enclosure and medal ticket, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mrs. J. Waddell, Victoria Cottage, 673 Carron Road, Falkirk, Scotlan...

Lot 705, 17 Jul 19

Sold for £550

Lot 706, 17 Jul 19

Three: Sergeant (Air Gunner) N. J. Patton, 61 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who was killed in action when his Manchester was shot down during a raid on the Krupps works at Essen, 6-7 April 1942 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Air Council enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘N. J. Patton, Esq., 60 Borrowdale Avenue, Newcastle on Tyne 6.’, extremely fine (3) £300-£400

Lot 706, 17 Jul 19

Sold for £550

Lot 707, 17 Jul 19

Three: Sergeant (Wireless Operator / Air Gunner) K. O’Connelley, 102 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who was killed when his Halifax crashed during an air test at Baldersby, Yorkshire, 14 April 1942 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Air Council enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mrs. J. O’Connelley, Front Street, Esh, Co. Durham’, extremely fine (3) £240-£280

Lot 707, 17 Jul 19

Sold for £260

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