Consulter la cote et le prix de Five: Flight Lieutenant R. Evans, Who Served During The Second World War With The Cheshire Home Guard, Royal Air Force And Royal Navy, And Later With The South African Air Force And The Rhodesian Air Force Defence And War Medals 1939-45, Genera...

Description : Five: Flight Lieutenant R. Evans, who served during the Second World War with the Cheshire Home Guard, Royal Air Force and Royal Navy, and later with the South African Air Force and the Rhodesian Air Force Defence and War Medals 1939-45, General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Arabian Peninsula (445 Chf. Tech. Evans. R.), Royal Air Force L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue (445 Chf. Tech. Evans R.), Rhodesia , General Service Medal (Fg. Off. R. Evans.) mounted for display purposes on a velvet cloth with the recipient’s cap badge, Warrant patch, and shoulder boards, light contact marks, good very fine and better (5) £240-£280 --- Robert Evans was born in Chester on 4 September 1924 and served during the Second World War initially in “C” Company, 6th Cheshire (City of Chester) Battalion, Home Guard, from 16 August 1941 to 18 November 1942. He joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve on 19 November 1942 and served with them as a Fitter Second Class, before transferring once again to the Royal Navy as an Air Fitter (A) from 3 May 1945. He was released Class ‘A’ Reserve on 20 August 1946. Evans subsequently served with the South African Air Force as a Fitter Second Class from 9 June 1946 to 8 June 1951, and then with the Rhodesian Air Force from 4 September 1951 to 4 September 1974, being advanced Warrant Officer Class 1 on 10 September 1962, and Flying Officer on 20 March 1969. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 8 June 1963, and was discharged with the rank of Flight Lieutenant, his last appointment being Officer Commanding, Aeronautical Inspection Services. Sold with the recipient’s three card identity discs and an Airman’s trade patch, original Royal Air Force Certificate of Service and Discharge, Royal Air Force Airman’s Service and Pay Book, Royal Navy Parchment Certificate of Service, Union Defence Force Certificate of Service, Rhodesian Air Force Certificate of Service, Warrant appointing him a Warrant Officer Class I, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Air Force, dated 10 September 1962, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Loyal Service Certificate, dated 31 December 1963, various official letters regarding his medal entitlement, a photograph of the recipient receiving his Long Service Medal from Sir Roy Welensky, Prime Minister of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland at Salisbury on 8 June 1963, and other ephemera. ------ For more information , additional images and to bid on this lot please go to the auctioneers website, www.noonans.co.uk
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Estimations(basse-haute) : 240 GBP-280 GBP 🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire.

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