Pair: Second Lieutenant H. S. Matthews, Royal Air Force

British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. H. S. Matthews. R.A.F.) both in named card boxes of issue, extremely fine (2) £100-£140

Harold Stanley Matthews was born on 24 July 1898 and joined the Royal Naval Air Service on 4 November 1917, transferring to the Royal Air Force on 1 April 1918. Serving with 217 Squadron, he was injured when his DH4 ran into a lorry on landing on 12 June 1918, and on 29 July 1918 his aircraft suffered engine failure on take off, and crashed into two aircraft. He transferred to the Unemployed List on 15 June 1919.
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