Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Air Mechanic 3rd Class R. Brown, Royal Air Force, late Royal Field Artillery
1914-15 Star (3011 Gnr. R. Brown. R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals (302314. 3.A.M. R. Brown. R.A.F.) very fine

Pair: Corporal C. N. Parks, Royal Flying Corps, later Royal Air Force
British War and Victory Medals (18399. Cpl. C. N. Parks. R.F.C.) good very fine (5) £120-£160

Robert Brown, a motor driver, was born in Marylebone in 1894 and served with the Royal Field Artillery in the Mediterranean theatre of operations from 1 July 1915. Transferred to France and Salonika from 3 October 1915 to 4 September 1917, Brown joined the Royal Air Force as Air Mechanic 3rd Class on 27 May 1918 and ended his campaign as a driver in Palestine. Appointed to the Royal Air Force Reserve 18 April 1919, he was discharged a year later and returned home to Chelsea.

Sold with copied Royal Air Force service record.

Cecil Nicholas Parks, a carpenter and joiner, was born in 1897 and enlisted in the Royal Flying Corps as Air Mechanic 2nd Class on 15 January 1916. Admitted to No. 18 General Hospital at Dannes-Camiers, suffering from an infected knee, 10 July 1917, he was later advanced Corporal 1 February 1918 and discharged home to Badminton Road, Balham, in 1919.

Sold with 2 large bronze medallions, the first a Stampex Trophy Contest Award awarded to the recipient, impressed to edge ‘C. N. Parks, 1967.’, the second a National Medal for Success in Art awarded by the Science and Art Department, this impressed to edge ‘Walter A. Parkes. Lincoln. Stage 23A 1877.’ as awarded to another family member; with copied Royal Air Force service record.