Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Four: Flight Serjeant G. H. Toogood, Royal Air Force, late Imperial Yeomanry

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Orange Free State, Transvaal (24641 Tpr., 44th Coy. Imp. Yeo.); British War and Victory Medals (37883 F. Sjt., R.A.F.); Royal Air Force Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R. (37883 Flt. Sjt., R.A.F.) good very fine (4) £400-500

M.S.M. London Gazette 10 October 1919.

George Henry Toogood was born in South Kensington, London in 1878. A Groom by occupation, he attested for short service in the Duke of Cambridge’s Own Imperial Yeomanry on 4 July 1901, aged 22 years. With the 44th Company (Suffolk) 12th Battalion Imperial Yeomanry he served in South Africa, March 1901-January 1902. He was discharged as being medically unfit on 5 April 1902. Awarded the Q.S.A. Medal - additionally entitled to the clasp ‘South Africa 1901’.

Toogood enlisted into the Royal Flying Corps on 18 July 1916 and served in France from 22 October 1916. Employed as an Airship Rigger, he was promoted to Chief Mechanic on 2 April 1918. Awarded the M.S.M. for his services during the war. Toogood was discharged on 9 November 1920.

With copied Imperial Yeomanry service papers, Q.S.A. roll extracts, R.A.F. service papers and original copy of extract taken from the London Gazette - this bearing the stamp of ‘H.M. Airship Station, Pulham, Norfolk’.