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British War Medal 1914-20 (5) (2. Lieut. A. H. Maynard. R.A.F.; 2/Lieut. J. C. Morgan. R.A.F.; 2/Lieut. J. H. Wright. R.A.F.; 316136 F/Cadet. G.H. Munro. R.A.F.; 2. Lieut. R. S. McKenzie. R.A.F.) retaining rod missing from first, edge bruise to last, generally good very fine (5) £100-£140
Allan Harvey Maynard, a Canadian from Ottawa, attested for Royal Air Force as a Cadet on 4 December 1917. Commissioned as a Second Lieutenant, he appears to have served in the U.K. from 1 April 1918 to 15 April 1919, when he was placed on the unemployment list after repatriation to Canada. Sold with copy service papers.
James Clarence Morgan, a Canadian, attested the the Royal Air Force during the Great War and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant.
J. H. Wright. There appear to be two men of this name commissioned into the Royal Air Force during the Great War, namely John Henry Wright and Joseph Herbert Wright.
Gordon Hugh Munro, a Student from Westmount, Ontario, Canada, was born in Peterborough, Ontario on 23 December 1896. He attested into the 35th Canadian Field Artillery for service during the Great War on 29 November 1915. He later transferring to the Royal Air Force as a Flight Cadet, and served with 3 Cadet Wing, Egypt. Appointed Second Lieutenant on 16 October 1918, he was discharged to return home to Canada from Crystal Palace, London, on 18 March 1919.
Ronald Stuart McKenzie, the son of Colonel J. S. F. McKenzie of Frensham, Surrey, attested into the Royal Canadian Dragoons on 22 September 1914. He served during the Great War on the Western Front from 9 June 1915. Appointed Corporal on 5 July 1916, he was commissioned on 18 March 1917 and transferred to the Royal Flying Corps on 26 August 1917. Appointed Observer on 3 November 1918, he relinquished his commission on 21 September 1919 and sailed for Canada the following month.
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