Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Seven: Squadron Leader A. S. Dunkley, Royal Air Force

1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Defence and War Medals; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, E.II.R. (Flt. Lt., R.A.F.); Coronation 1953; Royal Air Force L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 2nd issue (564723 Flt. Sgt., R.A.F.), mounted court-style as worn, together with a set of related miniature dress medals, contact marks, very fine and better (7) £180-220

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Roy Bartlett Collection of Awards to the R.N.A.S., R.F.C. and R.A.F..

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Arthur Sidney Dunkley, who was born in June 1906, appears to have originally entered the Royal Air Force as a Halton Apprentice pre-war. Commissioned into the Technical Branch from the rank of Flight Sergeant in August 1950, he was advanced to Flying Officer in August 1952 and was awarded the Coronation Medal in the following year while serving at R.A.F. Horsham St. Faith, a Bomber Command base. Dunkley gained further advancement to Flight Lieutenant in February 1954 and was finally placed on the Retired List in June 1973, in the rank of Squadron Leader.