GROUPS AND SINGLE DECORATIONS FOR GALLANTRY
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A rare Berlin Airlift A.F.M. awarded to Navigator II J. Mortimer, Royal
Air Force
AIR FORCE MEDAL, G.VI.R., 2nd issue (1423760 Nav. II J. Mortimer, R.A.F.),
good very fine £2000-2500
A.F.M. London Gazette 9 June 1949.
John Mortimer was one of 13 men from R.A.F. Wunstorf, West Germany, whose
awards for the Berlin Airlift were announced in the King’s Birthday Honours List
on 9 June 1949 - a month after the lifting of the blockade.
The Soviet blockade of Berlin lasted from June 1948 until May 1949 and was one
of the first major crises of the ”Cold War”, the Russians having closed all railway
and road access to the Western Allies, thereby anticipating complete control over
the city. But the Western Allies responded with Operation “Plainfare”, a
remarkable mass airlift of supplies to the stranded Berliners, who required at least
4,000 tons of food and other essentials each day. In total, the Royal Air Force,
and Commonwealth and American Air Forces, flew over 200,000 flights during
the period in question, and by May 1949 the humiliated Soviets lifted their
blockade.
Mortimer served as a Navigator II in Avro Yorks of No. 99 Squadron, which
aircraft type made 29,000 flights in the airlift and contributed 239,000 tons of
supplies - nearly half of the total contribution made by the Royal Air Force. And
as verified by several authors, the greatest pressure was exerted on the
Navigators, the utmost accuracy being required to remain in streams of aircraft
day and night, with exact arrival times at the Frohnau navigation beacon.
Sold with copied Operational Record Book entries for 99 Squadron, detailing
some of the recipient’s Operation “Plainfare” flights,together with three Berlin
Airlift histories by Robert Rodrigo, Robert Jackson, and Arthur Pearcy.
1352
An Indian Police Medal awarded to Inspector James Dwyer, Bengal Police
INDIAN POLICE MEDAL, G.V.R., for Distinguished Conduct (James Dwyer, Inspr., Bengal Police) good very fine £260-300
Indian Police Medal Gazette of India 1 January 1935. ‘James Dwyer was appointed as a Sergeant in the Calcutta Police from the British
Army in 1919. He was promoted to officiate as an Inspector in 1926 and was confirmed in that rank in 1927. In 1930 he received the
appreciation and thanks of the Bengal Government for the bravery which he displayed during the April riots. During the last five years
he has been responsible for many of the traffic schemes now working successfully in Calcutta and has earned commendation from all
quarters for the excellence of the traffic arrangements which he has made on many important occasions. He is a capable organiser and
has handled the various problems given to him with initiative, foresight and thoroughness, and his services have been of immense
value to the Headquarters Staff.’
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An Indian Police Medal awarded to Subedar Chanan Singh, Burmese Military Police
INDIAN POLICE MEDAL, G.V.R., for Distinguished Conduct (Chanan Singh, Subedar, Burmese Military Police) good very fine
£260-300
Chanan Singh - awarded the O.B.I. 2nd Class on 1 January 1936; the I.O.M., 2nd Class, for Burma in 1931; the I.D.S.M. for South
Persia on 1 January 1918; was mentioned in despatches for South Persia, 18 May 1920, and for Burma, 20 December 1932. He was
awarded the Indian Police Medal c. 1933. With some copied research.
1354
An Indian Police Medal awarded to Sub-Inspector Quimuddin Khan, United Provinces Police
INDIAN POLICE MEDAL, G.VI.R., for Distinguished Conduct (Qaimuddin Khan, Sub-Inspr. of Police, U.P.) good very fine
£240-280
Indian Police Medal Gazette of India Extraordinary 1 January 1942.
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An Indian Police Medal awarded to Sub-Inspector Sakhi Muhammad, Bengal Police
INDIAN POLICE MEDAL, G.VI.R., for Distinguished Conduct (Sakhi Muhammad, Sub Inspector of Police, Bengal) good very
fine £240-280
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An Indian Police Medal awarded to Assistant Sub-Inspector Teja Singh, Punjab Police
INDIAN POLICE MEDAL, G.VI.R., for Distinguished Conduct (Teja Singh, Asst. Sub-Inspr. of Police, No. 2047 Punjab) good
very fine £240-280
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