Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: 1st Class Air Mechanic C. S. Furrell, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force

British War and Victory Medals (10267. 1.A.M. C. S. Furrell. R.A.F.); France, Third Republic, Croix de Guerre, bronze, reverse dated 1914-1918, with silver star emblem on riband, good very fine (3) £100-£140

France, Croix de Guerre London Gazette 10 October 1918.

Clive Stuart Furrell was born in Clapham, London in 1896. He enlisted as a 2nd Class Air Mechanic in the Royal Flying Corps in October 1915. Furrell was posted to 15 Squadron at Lealvilliers in November 1916, and advanced to 1st Class Air Mechanic in September 1917. He transferred to the R.A.F. in April 1918, and was remustered as L.A.C. Wireless Operator the following year. Furrell transferred to the R.A.F. Reserve in October 1919, and was discharged in October 1923.