Five: Lieutenant C. E. Dickinson, Royal Field Artillery, late Royal Naval Air Service

1914-15 Star (F.010 A,M,2, R.N.A.S.); British War and Victory Medals (2-Lieut.), these three late issues; Defence; Royal Observer Corps Medal, E.II.R. (Observer); together with a R.N.A.S. lapel badge, gilt metal, pin-backed, and Observer Corps lapel badge, enamelled, good very fine and better (7) £350-400

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals to the Royal Naval Air Service and Armoured Car Squadrons.

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Cedric Eustace Dickinson was born in Chiswick, London on 21 September 1888 and educated at Highgate School and Wye College. A Fruit Farmer by occupation, he entered the Royal Naval Air Service as a Petty Officer Mechanic on 13 November 1914. Based on Pembroke III, Nov. 1914-March 1915 and then President II, April 1915-June 1916, he served in Dardanelles with Armoured Cars. As an Air Mechanic he was discharged at his own request on 17 June 1916. On 19 June 1916 he attested for service with the 5th City of London Rifles and on 15 April 1917 was discharged to a commission in the Royal Field Artillery, being posted to the 3/4 Wessex Brigade R.F.A. He was advanced to Lieutenant on 16 October 1918.

Sold with a copy of the Book of Common Prayer, inscribed ‘from Mother, September 21st-1917’, this within a leather case inscribed, ‘C. E. Dickinson 2nd Lieut. R.F.A.’; Officer’s Record of Service booklet, with an entry from his C.O. which states, ‘A very good Artillery Officer. Has done exceptionally well at all times especially in action under great difficulties’; card announcing approval of claim for Defence Medal, from the Western Area Commandant of the Royal Observer Corps; letter, added 4 February 1955 announcing approval of the award of the Royal Observer Corps Medal; Royal Observer Corps Identity Card and a number of photographs of the recipient in the R.N.A.S., R.F.A. and R.O.C. Together with Silver War Badge Certificate to his brother, ‘Frank Leslie Alangill (?) Dickinson, Chief Petty Officer, R.N.A.S. O.N. F.1971’. Accompanying the lot are two letters dated 1992 from a family member providing some additional details of both Dickinson brothers. Sold with copied service papers.