Auction Catalogue

19 June 2024

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

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№ 316

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19 June 2024

Hammer Price:
£170

Pair: Second Lieutenant F. Planche-Hearn, Royal Flying Corps
British War and Victory Medals (2.Lieut. F. Planche-Hearn. R.F.C.) mounted court-style for display, very fine

Pair: Second Lieutenant F. W. Ford, Royal Air Force
British War and Victory Medals (2/Lieut. F. W. Ford. R.A.F.) very fine

British War Medal 1914-20 (Lieut. G. H. Williams. R.A.F.) very fine (5) £120-£160

Frederick Planche-Hearn was born in Hanwell, Middlesex, on 18 May 1887. He attested into the Berkshire Yeomanry for service during the Great War and served on the Western Front from September 1915. Commissioned into the 6th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment, he later transferred into the Royal Flying Corps and was absorbed into the Royal Air Force upon its formation. Advanced Lieutenant, he was transferred onto the Unemployed List on 28 April 1919. He died in 1967.

Francis William Ford, from Brighton, Sussex, was born on 25 April 1900. He attested into the Royal Sussex Regiment for service during the Great War and was commissioned into the Royal Air Force on 27 August 1918 and served on the Western Front from 10 November 1918 until 26 April 1919. He was transferred onto the Unemployed List on 12 April 1919.

George Herbert Williams, from Brooklands, Cheshire, was born on 5 June 1893. He was commissioned into the 2/5th Battalion East Lancashire Regiment for service during the Great War. Transferring into the Royal Flying Corps on 1 August 1917, he served on the Western Front with 112 Squadron and 12 Squadron and was later transferred onto the Unemployed List on 6 February 1919.

Sold with copied service papers.