Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Four: Gunner D. F. Pascoe, Royal Australian Artillery

1939-45 Star; Defence and War Medals; Australia Service Medal 1939-45, all officially inscribed ‘VX. 44759 D. F. Pascoe’, together with an Australian Returned Services League lapel badge, the reverse numbered ‘10987’, good very fine

Pair: Flight Sergeant H. I. Sandison, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

Defence and War Medals 1939-45, both privately engraved ‘1571678 H. I. Sandison, R.A.F.’, extremely fine (7) £60-80

Donald Frederick Pascoe, who was born at Bairnsdale, Victoria in October 1908, enlisted in the Australian Military Forces in July 1940 and was serving in 2/11 Field Regiment at the time of his discharge in February 1944.

Hamish Ian Sandison, who was educated at Aberdeen Grammar School and at St. Andrew’s University, enlisted in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in August 1942 and qualified as a Navigator. Tragically, on 13 February 1946, he was lost in a Sunderland of No. 210 Squadron, which crashed into the sea just off Lee-on-Solent pier - all ten crew members were killed. Sandison, who was 21 years old, was interred at Portobello (St. Mark) Episcoplain Church, Edinburgh; sold with remnants of issuance slip confirming his campaign medal entitlement, and file of related research, including M.O.D. letter verifying the same.