A Collection of Awards to the Royal Air Force between the Wars (1919-1939) formed by Group Captain JE Barker

Five: Flight Sergeant J. Moorey, Royal Air Force and Royal Naval Air Service, who served with the Balloon Observation Detachment at Dunkirk from October 1914

1914 Star, with clasp (F.691. J. Moorey, A.M.1 Gr. R.N.A.S.); British War and Victory Medals (200691. F. Sgt. J. Moorey. R.A.F.); Jubilee 1935; Royal Air Force L.S. & G.C., G.V.R. (200691. F/Sgt. J. Moorey. R.A.F.) light contact marks, generally very fine (5) £360-400

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Awards to the Royal Air Force between the Wars (1919-1939) formed by Group Captain JE Barker.

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Provenance: N. Gooding Collection, Christie’s, March 1990.

John Moorey was born at Horsell Moor, Woking, Surrey, in December 1892. He attested for the Army in December 1912, and was placed in the Royal Flying Corps with number 508. With the outbreak of the Great War, Moorey was serving as a Second Class Air Mechanic with the Airship Detachment. He volunteered to be transferred into the Royal Naval Air Service, 7 October 1914, and was taken on as an Air Mechanic Grade 1.

Moorey served with the Balloon Observation Detachment at Dunkirk from October 1914. He advanced to Leading Mechanic in January 1915, and was posted to H.M.S. President II, Hendon Naval Air Station, in April of the same year. Moorey was promoted Petty Officer Mechanic in June 1915, and served with H.M.S. Hector (kite balloon ship) from January 1916. Subsequent postings included to Pulham Airship Station, Norfolk, in June 1916. Moorey advanced to Chief Petty Officer 3rd Class (Driver) in September 1917, and transferred to the Royal Air Force as Chief Mechanic (Driver (P)) in April 1918.

Having been promoted to Flight Sergeant, Moorey was awarded the R.A.F. L.S. & G.C. in December 1930. He was serving at the School of Army Co-operation, Old Sarum, at the time of the award of the Jubilee Medal for 1935. Moorey died at 6 Farro Field, Swanfield Drive, Chichester, in May 1970.

Sold with a copied file of research.