The Collection of Medals Formed by Bill and Angela Strong

The original D.S.O. warrant appertaining to Acting Wing Commander J. Kosthoryz, Czech Air Force, who served in No. 311 Squadron in addition to Coastal Command, in the name of ‘Jan Kosthoryz, Acting Wing Commander in the Czechoslovak Air Force’, dated 13 April 1945 and signed by the King and Arthur Henderson, in good condition
£100-150

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Bill and Angela Strong Medal Collection.

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Jan Kosthoryz reached England in August 1940, after serving out in France in the period May-June 1940. Originally employed as a Navigator in No. 311 Squadron, he transferred to Coastal Command in April 1942, gained his “Wings” that September and was awarded his D.S.O. in April 1945. Added to which he was awarded the Czech War Cross on four occasions, in addition to the Medal for Prowess; sold with copied Czech service record.