Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Four: Sergeant D. Thayre, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who died in Italy on 29 December 1944

1939-45 Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with named Air Council enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mrs. M. Thayre, Esq., Montague Cottage, Ockley Road, Ewhurst, Nr. Guildford. Surrey.’, extremely fine (4) £70-£90

Donald Thayre was born in 1922 in Hambledon, Surrey and served with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve during the Second World War. He died while serving as a Sergeant (Service No. 1803452) with 70 Squadron on 29 December 1944 and is buried in Cassino War Cemetery, Italy.