Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A post-War O.B.E. group of six awarded to Group Captain A. Boonham, Royal Air Force

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 2nd type breast badge, silver-gilt; 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, South Arabia (Gp. Capt. A. Boonham R.A.F.) mounted court-style; together with the recipient’s two card identity discs, good very fine (6) £360-£440

O.B.E. London Gazette 11 June 1960.

Arthur Boonham was born on 24 September 1916, and on the outbreak of the Second World War was serving as a Leading Aircraftman with 208 Army Co-Operation Squadron out at Heliopolis in Egypt, being then corporal and employed as a wireless operator. He was commissioned pilot officer into the Royal Air Force Technical Branch on 29 March 1941, and saw further service in the Middle East.

Continuing to serve post-War, Boonham was promoted to squadron leader on 1 July 1952, and to wing commander on 1 July 1957, and was appointed an Officer of The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in the 1960 Birthday Honours’ List. Promoted to group captain on 1 January 1964, he saw service during the operations in Aden from 1 August 1964 to 30 November 1967, and was appointed Deputy Director of Signals (Air) on 27 November 1967. He retired as a group captain on 24 September 1971, and died in Colchester, Essex, on 16 April 2014, aged 97.

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