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8 November 2023

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8 November 2023

Hammer Price:
£340

Four: Squadron Leader D. F. MacLaren, Royal Air Force

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Cyprus (Fg. Off. D. F. Maclaren. R.A.F.); Nigeria Independence Medal 1960; Oman, Sultanate, Peace Medal; 10th Anniversary Medal, mounted court-style for display, good very fine (4) £100-£140

Donald Fraser MacLaren was born in Richmond, Surrey, on 17 April 1929 and was commissioned into the General Duties Branch, Royal Air Force, on 5 November 1953, becoming a specialist in Aircraft Control. He served in Cyprus during the Emergency, and was in Nigeria at the time of Independence. Promoted Squadron Leader on 1 January 1969, he retired from the Royal Air Force on 26 July 1975 and thereafter served in Oman. He died in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, on 11 February 1996.

Sold with copied research, including two photographic images of the recipient.