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Excessively rare 1932 Northern Kurdistan ‘immediate’ D.F.C. with fine recommendation to Wapiti pilot 30 Squadron, Royal Air Force, for his repeated gallantry in supporting a column of troops ambushed by a substantial rebel force, despite coming under heavy fire himself and being holed in both petrol tanks. He later commanded 33 Squadron in Gaza, Palestine, then later Group Captain, with a number of station commands during the Second World War, including Marston Moor and commanding No. 26 O.C.U.
Second War ‘1945’ D.F.C. and Second Award Bar, ‘1943’ D.F.M. group to R.A.F. who flew in at least 79 operational sorties, with 106, 83 and 7 Squadrons – of which 68 were with the Path Finder Force, all as a Lancaster Visual Bomb Aimer of a Marker Crew
A Boer War D.S.O. group of four awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel, Imperial Yeomanry, late Derbyshire Regiment,with IGS Burma where severely wounded and East & West Africa
A particularly good D.C.M. M.M. group 1/5 Gordon Highlanders, DCM awarded for taking command (1st day Third Ypres) when his platoon commander was wounded resulting in the capture of a farmhouse and 60 prisoners. His Military Medal for services whilst a Prisoner of War having been taken prisoner at St. Quentin, first day of the German March Offensive. After the war joined the ‘Black & Tans” early 1921 serving until their disbandment serving in Monaghan
Distinguished Conduct Medal group , R. Scots. Fusiliers, awarded ‘For conspicuous gallantry in the attack on Pieter’s Hill.’
A remarkable American Boat Service, clasp 14 December 1814, with 1st class Order of Ferdinand of Spain, Lieutenant , Royal Marines. Present In the boats in the attack on the American ships on Lake Borgne. One of the 100 Marine detachment at the battle of New Orleans and wounded in the head by a musket ball during the successful attack and the capture of the American guns on the West Bank of the Mississippi River, 8Jan. 1815. Shipwrecked off Campeachy , Gulf of Mexico, aboard HMS Tay in 1816 and taken prisoner by the Spanish Navy . Commanded a company of the Royal Marine battalion present during the Carlist War in 1836-1837 where the Marines were actively engaged especially at the battle of Hernani and awarded the order of Ferdinand
Q.S.A. clasp Relief of Ladysmith mostly erased
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