Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Five: Flight Lieutenant H. J. Hoare, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf; Air Efficiency Award, E.II.R., 2nd issue (Flt. Lt. H. J. Hoare. R.A.F.V.R.) mounted as worn, nearly extremely fine (5) £140-£180

Henry John Hoare was born on 4 November 1917 and was commissioned into the Equipment Branch of the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve on 27 June 1942. He served during the Second World War, and was mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 14 June 1945). He was awarded his Air Efficiency Award on 23 June 1955, prior to relinquishing his commission in 1957. He died in Crawley, West Sussex, in 1994.