The Collection of British Orders, Decorations and Medals formed by the late Fred Rockwood

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Northern Kurdistan (P./O. J. Ramsden, R.A.F.), good very fine £1000-1200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of British Orders, Decorations and Medals formed by the late Fred Rockwood.

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Approximately 65 officers and 280 airmen were awarded the ‘Northern Kurdistan’ clasp.

James Ramsden was commissioned as a Pilot Officer in the Royal Air Force in May 1931 and quickly saw action in the Northern Kurdistan in the following year, when he flew Westland Wapitis of No. 55 Squadron in operations against Sheik Admed of Barzan and his rebellious tribesmen.

Advanced to Flying Officer in February 1933, he was placed on the Reserve of Air Force Officers as a Flight Lieutenant in the mid-1930s, but resigned his commission on transferring to the Air Branch of the Royal Navy in September 1938, when he was appointed a Lieutenant (A.). In respect of his subsequent career in the Fleet Air Arm, further research is required.