Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Second Lieutenant H. J. Smith, Royal Air Force

British War and Victory Medals (2/Lieut. H. J. Smith. R.A.F.) good very fine (2) £80-£120

Henry John Smith was born on 19 February 1899 and was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Royal Flying Corps in 1917. Transferring to the Royal Air Force on its formation on 1 April 1918, he served with 104 Squadron during the Great War on the Western Front, and transferred to the Unemployed list on 3 June 1919.