Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Attributed to Acting Corporal Miss Lorna M. Clift, Women’s Auxiliary Air Force
Defence and War Medals 1939-45, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Miss L. M. Clift, 63, Argyll Avenue, Luton, Beds.’, with medal ticket and Air Council enclosure slip, extremely fine

Australia Service Medal (VX 52240 G. E. Vinall) in card box of issue, nearly extremely fine (3) £40-£50

Lorna Margaret Clift enlisted in the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force at Bedford on 16 February 1942 and served as an Aircraftwoman Class 2 at Morecambe from March 1942. Promoted Leading Aircraftwoman on 1 December 1942 and Acting Corporal on 4 February 1944, she was released Class A on 5 March 1946.

George Edwin Vinall was born on 29 June 1913 in Dartford, Kent. He enlisted in the Australian Army on 27 March 1941 at Royal Park, East Kew, Victoria and was discharged from the 13 Australian Infantry Brigade on 7 January 1946.