Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Sergeant Air Gunner N. J. Patton, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, killed in action on 7 April 1942

1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Air Council enclosure, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘N. J. Patton, Esq., 60 Borrowdale Avenue, Newcastle on Tyne 6.’, extremely fine (3) £300-400

Neville James Patton served during the Second World War as an Air Gunner with No. 61 Squadron (Manchesters), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, and was killed in action along with his whole crew on 7 April 1942. Taking off from R.A.F. Woolfox Lodge at 00:35 bound for Essen, their Manchester was shot down by an enemy night-fighter and crashed at Piringen, Limburg, 3 km east-north-east of Tongeren, Belgium. He is buried alongside his crew in Heverlee War Cemetery, Belgium.

Sold together with a silver and silver-gilt fob engraved ‘N.J.P.’; and an unrelated prize medal showing the Sphinx and Pyramids, this unnamed.