Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Second War ‘1944’ D.F.C. group of five attributed to Lancaster navigator, Flight Lieutenant S. W. A. Hurrell, 9 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who flew in at least 27 operational sorties, 12 of which were to Berlin and back

Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated ‘1944’; 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with white metal name plated engraved ‘Flt. Lt. Stanley Hurrell DFC Navigator 9 Sqdn.’, generally very fine or better (5)

D.F.C. London Gazette 30 June 1944:

‘This officer has acted as navigator on 27 operational trips, involving the flying of forty thousand miles. The duration of each sortie has been seven hours or more. The concentration required from a navigator in these circumstances is of the highest order. When the additional fact that on several occasions P/O Hurrell has been required to operate on two consecutive nights is taken into consideration, his unfailing accuracy becomes proof of a high degree of professional skill and determination.’

Stanley William Austin Hurrell served during the Second War with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. He flew as a navigator with 9 Squadron (Lancasters), Bardney, in at least 27 operational sorties between November 1943 - April 1944. These included: Dusseldorf; Modane; Berlin (12); Frankfurt (3); Stettin; Magdeburg; Leipzig; Stuttgart (3); Schweinfurt; Ausburg; Essen; Nuremburg and Toulouse.