Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Sergeant Major A. Deeley, Royal Air Force, late Worcestershire Regiment

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Wittebergen (3808 Serjt: A. Deeley, Worcester: Regt); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (3808 Corpl: A. Deeley. Worcester: Regt) suspension slack; British War Medal 1914-20 (88138. S.M.1. A. Deeley. R.A.F.) contact marks to first two, nearly very fine, last good very fine (3) £140-180

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: DNW, March 2007.

Arthur Deeley was born at 147 Farm Street, St. George’s, Birmingham, in March 1875. He attested for the Worcester Regiment, and served with the 2nd Battalion during the Second Boer War. During the latter he advanced to Sergeant, and served with the Mounted Infantry Company.

Deeley re-engaged for service with the Army, 26 August 1914, and transferred as Temporary Sergeant Major to the Royal Flying Corps, 19 July 1917. He served with 99 Squadron (D.H.9’s) in France from 20 April 1918, and died of influenza 3 March 1919.