Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A post-War B.E.M. awarded to Sergeant A. Hale, Royal Air Force

British Empire Medal, (Military) E.II.R. (4020362 Sgt. A. Hale. RAF.) in Royal Mint case of issue, extremely fine £120-£160

B.E.M. London Gazette 1 January 1963.

Arthur Hale was born on 21 March 1920 and was a dock worker before enlisting into the Royal Air Force; his Certificate of Service lists his other awards as 1939-45 Star; Pacific Star; War Medal 1939-45; Australia Service Medal; and Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. He was awarded the British Empire Medal ‘for his part in organising the Joint Services Air Movement in 1961 at R.A.F. Gütersloh’ (the recipient’s testimonial in his Certificate of Service refers). He was discharged on 28 April 1966.

Sold with the recipient’s Royal Air Force Certificate of Service; named Buckingham Palace enclosure for the B.E.M.; and a small engraved plaque that reads ‘Sgt Arthur Hale, For Services in Berlin during the Airlift, 1948-1949.’