Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Four: Lieutenant J. A. Ferreira, South African Air Force, killed in action, 16 July 1944

1939-45 Star; Italy Star; War and Africa Service Medals, these officially impressed (99631 J. A. Ferreira); with South African Memorial Plaque, inscribed, ‘Killed in Action - World War 1939 1945 99531V Luit. J. A. Ferreira S.A.L.M.’, very fine (5) £200-250

99531V Lieutenant J. A. Ferreira, 12 Squadron, South African Air Force, was killed in action on 16 July 1944. His name is recorded in the Ancona War Cemetery, Italy. At the time of his death his squadron was flying Lancasters.

The abbreviation ‘S.A.L.M.’ on the plaque stands for ‘Suid Afrikaanse Lug Mag’ (South African Air Force).