Orders, Decorations and Medals

Six: Wing Commander S. W. Blight, Royal Air Force

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Iraq (401649 Sjt. S. W. Blight, R.A.F.); Defence and War Medals (W/Cdr. S. W. Blight) privately named; Jubilee 1935; Royal Air Force Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R. (401649 Sjt. S. W. Blight, R.A.F.); Royal Air Force L.S. & G.C., G.V.R. (401649 F/Sgt. S. W. Blight, R.A.F.) mounted as won, nearly very fine or better (6) £600-700

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Long Service Medals from the Collection formed by John Tamplin.

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M.S.M. London Gazette 10 October 1922: ‘for distinguished services rendered during active service operations in Iraq during 1920-21’.

L.S. & G.C. medal notified in Air Ministry Order 36 of January 1933.

Samuel Wyatt Blight was born on 3 August 1895, at Modbury, Devon. He enlisted into the Devon R.G.A. in September 1914, transferred to the Royal Flying Corps as a Gunner in July 1916, and transferred to the R.A.F. as a Corporal Mechanic in April 1918, becoming a Sergeant in March 1919. He served overseas in Iraq from March 1920; in Egypt from March 1922; and at Constantinople from April 1923 to October 1924. He served briefly at the Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment at Felixtowe before being promoted to Warrant Officer in May 1934, and posted shortly afterwards to No. 26 (Army Co-operation) Squadron at Catterick. He was commissioned as an Engineer Officer (C.E.O.) in October 1936, being based at Wyton, Huntingdonshire with Bomber Command, and later promoted to Squadron Leader in June 1941, and Wing Commander in January 1943. He held various appointments with the Air Ministry, much of his service during the war being taken up with the Directorate of Accident and Disposal. He retired as Wing Commander on 20 December 1944, and died at Bigbury-on-Sea, Devon, on 30 December 1952, aged 57. Sold with full research.