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A Small Collection of Medals to the R.F.C., R.N.A.S., R.A.F. and F.A.A.

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№ 563

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5 July 2011

Estimate: £120–£150

Pair: Flight Sergeant F. W. Dixey, Royal Air Force, late Suffolk Regiment and Royal Flying Corps
British War and Victory Medals (22787 F. Sgt. F. W. Dixey, R.A.F.), good very fine

Pair: Corporal C. Skinner, Royal Air Force, late Royal Flying Corps
British War and Victory Medals (25318 Cpl. C. Skinner, R.A.F.), good very fine

Pair:
Corporal L. C. Bird, Royal Air Force, late Royal Flying Corps
British War and Victory Medals (11735 Cpl. L. C. Bird, R.A.F.), extremely fine (6) £120-150

Dixey enlisted in the Royal Flying Corps from the 4th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment in February 1916 and served as a Fitter in No. 24 Squadron, latterly in the rank of Chief Mechanic; accompanying research refers.

Skinner enlisted in the Royal Flying Corps in April 1916, was embarked for France in the same month, and served there more or less continuously until the War’s end, his appointments including time with No. 15 and No. 50 Squadrons. He was demobilised in May 1919; accompanying research refers.

Bird enlisted in the Royal Flying Corps in October 1915, served out in France and Flanders from March 1916 until the War’s end, including appointments in No. 23 and No. 35 Squadrons, and was demobilised in April 1920; accompanying research refers.