Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

British War Medal 1914-20 (Capt. R. Boumphrey); Victory Medal 1914-19 (2. Lieut. B. Rider. R.A.F.) suspension claw re-pinned on BWM, this nearly very fine; the VM better (2) £80-£100

Roy Boumphrey was born at Stockport, Cheshire, and was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Lancashire Hussars Yeomanry on 21 August 1914. Promoted temporary Lieutenant on 18 October 1915, he served during the Great War on the Western Front as the Regimental Machine Gun Officer from March 1916. He was posted to the Royal Air Force in November 1918, and was advanced to the rank of Honorary Captain the following month. He transferred to the R.A.F. Unemployed List in July 1919.

Bernard Rider was born on 28 November 1888 and joined the Royal Air Force as an Air Mechanic 3rd Class. Promptly appointed a Flying Cadet in April 1918, he was commissioned temporary Second Lieutenant in May 1918, and served as an Observer Officer. He transferred to the R.A.F. Unemployed List in February 1919.

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