Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A post-war Military Division B.E.M. group of four awarded to Staff Sergeant V. Schofield, Assistant Regimental Instructor in Radar, Women’s Royal Army Corps

British Empire Medal, (Military) E.II.R. (W/69659 S/Sgt. Vera Schofield, W.R.A.C.); Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (W/69659 W.O. Cl. 1. V. Schofield. B.EM. WRAC.), mounted as worn, minor official correction to number on last, generally very fine or better (4) £280-320

B.E.M. London Gazette 9 June 1955:

‘As an instructor in Radar, Staff-Sergeant Schofield has rendered services to AA Command which are quite outstanding, and much in excess of anything which might be expected of any individual. She is not naturally technically minded but through terrific keeness and determination, and by sheer hard work she has made herself probably one of the best instructors in Radar in the Command. By her enthusiasm she has been able to encourage her students to work regularly in the evenings and she herself has devoted a countless amount of her spare time to her job.

Although for the past two years she has been eligible and of the seniority when she should have been promoted to Warrant Officer, she has willingly foregone this promotion because she knew that she could serve the Regiment best as an instructor in Radar, and although it meant financial loss to her, she, as always, put her duty to the Regiment before her own interests.

If it were possible to apportion credit for the high standard of the regular WRAC radar operations, it is fair to say that S/Sgt. Schofield deserves a greater share than any other single individual.

If these services to AA Command are allowed to go unrecognised, a great injustice will be done.

(In this citation I have mentioned ONLY those services which are outstanding and exceptional. I have not mentioned long and faithful service and the other usual grounds for recommendation all of which are applicable in her case.)’