A Collection of Awards to the R.F.C., R.N.A.S. and R.A.F.

The British War Medal awarded to Sergeant Mechanic R. H. Derry, A.F.M., Royal Air Force, late Royal Naval Air Service

British War Medal 1914-20 (F. 8252 R. H. Derry, L.M., R.N.A.S.), contact marks and polished, nearly very fine £80-100

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Awards to the R.F.C., R.N.A.S. and R.A.F..

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Richard Howard Derry was born in Lincoln in January 1882 and enlisted in the Royal Naval Air Service as an Air Mechanic 1st Class (E.) in September 1915, and was borne on the books of President II, whose bases included Calais and Dunkirk, from then until March 1918. Next employed as a Petty Officer (E.) at the R.N.A.S. Station at Luce Bay, Wigtownshire, he was enrolled on the strength of the newly established Royal Air Force in the rank of Sergeant Mechanic, and was awarded the A.F.M. for ‘valuable flying services performed in various capacities, including Flying Instructors, and Test, Ferry and Experimental Pilots’ (London Gazette 2 November 1918 refers). Derry was discharged in April 1920; sold with copied service record and other research.