Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Family group:

Pair: Private J. P. McCrohan, 18th London Regiment
British War and Victory Medals (593347 Pte. J. P. McCrohan. 18-Lond. R.)

Three: Sergeant Pilot J. J. McCrohan, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who was killed flying his Spitfire PR.IV which crashed shortly after take-off from R.A.F. Portreath
1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Air Council enclosure (Sergeant J. J. McCrohan) and card box of issue addressed to ‘J. P. McCrohan, Esq., 7 Shanklin Drive, Westcliff on Sea, Essex’, extremely fine (5) £260-£300

John Joseph McCrohan was killed when flying his Spitfire PR.IV of No. I Photo Reconnaissance Unit, R.A.F. Benson, having landed to refuel at R.A.F. Portreath, while en-route for Malta, on 17 February 1942, he crashed shortly after take-off.