Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Private 2nd Class F. W. Calcutt, Royal Air Force
British War and Victory Medals (124482 Pte. 2. F. W. Calcutt. R.A.F.); together with a St Mary and All Saints, Beaconsfield white metal School Attendance Medal dated 1896, unnamed, very fine

Pair: Private 2nd Class J. E. Gibbons, Royal Air Force
British War and Victory Medals (192623 Pte. 2. J. E. Gibbons. R.A.F.) very fine (5) £70-£90

F. William Calcutt was born in 1878 and enlisted in the Royal Flying Corps on 12 February 1918, serving during the Great War on the Western Front from 26 February 1918. He became severely ill with bronchial pneumonia, and was evacuated sick to the convalescent depot at Boulogne, and the rest camp at St. Martins.

John Evelyn Gibbons was born at Radley, Berkshire on 16 July 1874, and commenced service with the Royal Air Force on 6 June 1918, serving during the Great War on the Western Front from 11 September 1918.