Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Lieutenant V. W. H. Hillyard, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force, a Sopwith Camel pilot who flew on the Western Front with 70 Squadron, and was wounded and taken prisoner of war east of Aveluy Wood, 18 May 1918

British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. V. W. H. Hillyard. R.A.F.) generally very fine or better (2) £200-£240

Victor William Hugh Hillyard was born in June 1896, and was a native of Dublin. He was commissioned in the Royal Flying Corps in 1917, and after training was posted as a pilot to 70 Squadron (Sopwith Camels) in France in February 1918. Hillyard carried out an offensive patrol on 18 May 1918, and was last seen in combat east of Aveluy Wood going west. He was subsequently reported missing in action, and confirmed as wounded and as a prisoner of war. Hillyard was repatriated in December 1918.