Five: Flight Lieutenant J. D. L. Stratton, Royal Air Force

India General Service 1936-39, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1936-37 (561645 Cpl. J. D. L. Stratton, R.A.F.); 1939-45 Star; Pacific Star; War Medal 1939-45; Royal Air Force L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue (Act. Flt. Lt. J. D. L. Stratton, R.A.F.), good very fine and better (5) £300-350

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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Ex Dix Noonan Webb, 2 April 2004 (Lot 1207), since when the 1939-45 War campaign medals have been added for display purposes.

Stratton, who was born in October 1911, enlisted in the Royal Air Force as a Halton apprentice in September 1927. Having then witnessed active service on the North West Frontier 1936-37, he was commissioned as a Pilot Officer in the Technical Branch (Engineer) in July 1941, saw further action out in the Far East and was fortunate to get out of Singapore at the time of the Japanese invasion. Advanced to Flight Lieutenant in December 1945, he was placed on the Retired List in February 1948 and died in May 1978.