Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

1914 Star, with clasp (F.269. A. E. Lancaster, Ldg. Mech. R.N.A.S.) good very fine £120-£160

Albert Edward Lancaster was born in Peckham, London in January 1880. He joined the Royal Naval Air Service in September 1914 (R.A.F. service records give previous service with 1st Royal Dragoons in 1904). Service during the Great War included at R.N.A.S. Westgate. Lancaster advanced to Petty Officer in February 1918, and transferred to the Royal Air Force as a Sergeant in April 1918 (his BWM and VM were sold in these rooms in July 2010).