Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

The British War Medal awarded to Second Lieutenant J. N. Cash, 4 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, who was killed in France as result of a mid-air collision on 6 January 1918

British War Medal 1914-20 (2-Lieut. J. N. Cash. A.I.F.) nearly extremely fine £80-£120

James Norman Cash was born in Newcastle, England in 1896 and having emigrated to Australia attested for the 10th Field Artillery Reinforcements, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, Australian Imperial Force, on 18 August 1916. He sailed on R.M.S. Osterley from Sydney on 10 February 1917, arriving in Portsmouth on 11 April 1917. Gunner Cash transferred to 30th Squadron, Australian Flying Corps as an Air Mechanic Class 2 on 27 June 1917 and was attached for flying training to 29th Training Squadron on 9 August 1917. Having qualified as a pilot he was promoted to Second Lieutenant A.F.C. and on 6 November 1917 transferred to 71st Squadron, and proceeded to France on 5 December 1917. He was killed in action on 6 January 1918, while serving with 4th Squadron A.F.C., as a result of a mid-air collision involving two other members of his squadron; all three pilots were killed. He is buried in Sailly-Labourse Communal Cemetery Extension, France.

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