A Collection of British Groups with Foreign Awards 657
Four: Corporal T. N. Mitchell, Royal Air Force, late Mercantile Marine and Fishery Protection Service
BRITISH WAR AND MERCANTILE MARINE WAR MEDALS (Thomas N. Mitchell); INDIA GENERAL SERVICE 1908-35, 1 clasp, Waziristan 1921-24 (343239 Cpl., R.A.F.); RUSSIA,
ST.GEORGECROSS FOR BRAVERY, 4th Class, silver, reverse horizontal arms inscribed, ‘T. N. Mitchell’, mounted for display; together with Royal Air Force Athletic & Cross Country Association Medal, 39mm., silver base metal, reverse inscribed, ‘Egypt 1925 T. N. Mitchell’, this in F. Phillips, Aldershot case of issue, nearly very fine and better (5)
£260-300
The m.i.c. for ‘T. N. Mitchell’ records his service with the ‘Examination Service “Vigilant”’ and the award of the British War Medal. Research suggests that the Vigilant in question could well be one of the ships owned by the Scottish Fishery Board, employed during the Great War mainly on examination service in Scottish waters. Approx. 600 ‘Waziristan 1921-24’ clasps awarded to the R.A.F. (ref. B. B. & M.). The award of the Russian St. George Cross for Bravery is not confirmed. With a quantity of copied research.
658 Four: Lieutenant F. A. Gill, Royal Air Force
BRITISH WAR AND VICTORY MEDALS (Lieut., R.A.F.); DEFENCE MEDAL, unnamed, mounted as worn; BELGIUM, KING ALBERT MEDAL, unnamed, good very fine (4)
£80-100
Francis Andrew Gill was born on 30 November 1891, the son of Rev. A. Gill of Dawlish. He entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 30 September 1916 as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 4th Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment attached to the 2nd Battalion King’s Royal Rifle Corps. Transferring to the Royal Flying Corps in May 1917, he subsequently qualified as an Observer and was posted to No. 52 Squadron. Remaining with the squadron in France for the remainder of the year, he fired his guns in anger on at least one occasion, namely when two Albatros scouts were confronted N.E. of Nieuport on 21 July 1917 - ‘Thirty rounds were fired from rear gun, driving the enemy aircraft away in an easterly direction ....’ Latterly employed in seaplanes with 64th Naval Wing in Alexandria, Gill was injured in a crash on 18 June 1918 and was admitted to the 14th Australian General Hospital. Lieutenant Gill was transferred to the Unemployed List on 10 October 1919. With copied m.i.c. and copied service papers. Belgian medal not confirmed.
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Three: Captain A. L. Strange, Royal Navy
BRITISHWAR AND VICTORYMEDALS (Commr., R.N.); GREECE, ROYAL ORDER OF THE REDEEMER, 3rd Class badge, 72 x 45mm., silver- gilt and enamel, lacking loop suspension, the three mounted court style for wear, last with edge bruising and enamel damage to arms, nearly very fine; medals very fine (3)
£250-300
Andrew Lumsden Strange entered Britannia as a Naval Cadet in July 1894. In 1896 he was appointed a Midshipman when serving on the Majestic. He was promoted to Sub-Lieutenant in 1900 when on Jupiter; Lieutenant in 1902 when on Glory and attained the rank of Commander in June 1913 when at President. Specialising in ‘Gunnery’, he won the Egerton Prize in 1905. He served on the instructional staff of Excellent until October 1906 when he was appointed Gunnery Lieutenant of Queen, the Mediterranean flagship. In 1909 he joined the staff of the R.N. War College, Portsmouth. In August 1909 he was appointed Gunnery Officer of the King Edward VII with the Home Fleet. During 1912-13 he served in the Naval Ordnance Department, from which he was appointed for duty under the Greek Government as a member of the British Naval Mission under Admiral Mark Kerr. He remained there during the early days of the Great War. For his services, in August 1914 he was awarded the Royal Order of the Redeemer 3rd Class by the King of the Hellenes. Strange then returned to the U.K. and served at the Admiralty as a member of the Trade Division, Naval Staff. During 1918 he commanded the light cruiser Sentinel. After the war he was appointed an Assistant to the Director of Naval Ordnance in 1919. Serving as a Divisional Officer of the Coastguard in 1922, he retired in 1923 and was promoted to Captain (Retired) in 1926. Latterly living at 17 Norfolk Terrace, Brighton, he was adjudged to be bankrupt in 1928. Captain Strange died of natural causes whilst on active service on 24 June 1942 - being employed as Inspector of H.M. Coastguard, South-Eastern Division. With copied service papers, gazette extracts, The Times obituary and other research.
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