Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

British War Medal 1914-20 (Lieut. W. H. G. Milnes. R.A.F.) light contact marks, very fine £140-£180

M.C. London Gazette 22 June 1918:
‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. When on a bombing raid at a height of 800 feet, he was attacked by four enemy two-seater machines, and by skilful manoeuvring enabled his observer to destroy one of them. In the course of five days’ operations he dropped nearly a ton of bombs on enemy troops, camps and railways from a low altitude, and also used his machine-gun with good effect. He did excellent photo-graphic work, and carried out several valuable long-distance reconnaissances. He always showed great courage and resource.’

William Henry Goodenough Milnes was commissioned Second Lieutenant from the Royal Military College in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment on 30 April 1917, and served during the Great War on attachment to the Royal Flying Corps from 12 May 1917, being posted to 25 Squadron on 29 September 1917. Awarded the Military Cross, he transferred to the Royal Air Force as a Founder Member on 1 April 1918, and resigned his commission on 11 September 1919.

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