Orders, Decorations and Medals

A scarce Great War Egypt operations M.S.M. group of three awarded to Sergeant Clerk J. Bicknell, Royal Air Force, late Royal Flying Corps

British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf (19430 F. Sgt. J. Bicknell, R.A.F.); Royal Air Force Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., coinage bust (19430 F./Clk. Jesse Bicknell, R.A.F.), good very fine and better (3) £600-700

Jesse Bicknell, who enlisted in the Royal Flying Corps at Coventry in January 1916, entered the Egypt theatre of war in May of that year, where he was advanced to Sergeant in November 1917. Appointed a Flight Sergeant Clerk in the newly established Royal Air Force in April 1918, he was mentioned in despatches by Allenby for his services in the Egyptian Expeditionary Force in the period March-September 1918 (London Gazette 22 January 1919 refers), and awarded the M.S.M. for like services (London Gazette 3 June 1919 refers), the latter being one of approximately 90 such awards for that theatre of war.

Sold with a file of research and original R.A.F. Record Office forwarding letter for the recipient’s Great War awards.