CAMPAIGN GROUPS AND PAIRS 919
A scarce Second War campaign group of four awarded to Anson, Seal and Vildebeest Navigator, Warrant Officer, later Squadron Leader, E. I. Williams, Royal Air Force, who flew in at least 87 operational sorties - 30 of which were flown in Ansons operating as part of No. 1 Coast Artillery Co-operation Unit, September 1939 - January 1940. The vast majority of the remainder were whilst flying with 273 (Torpedo Bomber) Squadron, operating out of Ceylon
1939-45 STAR; BURMA STAR; DEFENCE AND WAR MEDALS 1939-45, generally very fine or better (4) £200-300
E. I. Williams joined the Royal Air Force as an A.C.2 in January 1939. He carried out initial training as a Navigator at No. 6 E. & R. F.T. S., Sywell, from February 1939. After serving at No. 3 A.O.S., Aldegrove and No. 2 A.O.S., Acklington, he was posted to No. 1 Coast Artillery Co-operation Unit, Thorney Island, Hampshire, 1 August 1939. The unit became operational 26 September 1939, and Williams flew in Ansons as a Navigator on at least 30 operational sorties, mainly convoy escort/submarine patrols, between September 1939 - January 1940.
Williams was posted for overseas duty, joining 273 Squadron (Seals and Vildebeests), China Bay, Ceylon, in March 1940. He flew on a large number of coastal reconnaissance operations with the Squadron between March 1940 - April 1942. The intensity of operations increased with the Japanese entering the war, as reflected in Williams’ Log Book: 5 April 1942 ‘A/S Patrol. Jap Raid on Base’; 9 April 1942 ‘A/S Patrol. Jap Air Raid on Colombo’ and 14 April 1942 ‘A/S Patrol. Fired on by unknown MV. Air Gunner Wounded. Returned to Base early. MV reported - Allied US.’
Having advanced to Warrant Officer, Williams was posted to the Communications Flight at Ratmalana, Ceylon, in May 1942. He continued to fly a large number of operational sorties, predominantly anti-submarine patrols, and coastal patrols over the approaches to Colombo. The Flight ceased to be operational at the end of November 1942. Williams was hospitalised for a month with dysentery in January 1943, before being briefly detached for service at No. 2 G. R. School, Andheri, Bombay.
Williams was commissioned Pilot Officer in March 1943, and posted as Navigation Officer to Station H.Q. Ratmalana. He was hospitalised with jaundice and dysentery, 24 March - 15 May 1943. After recuperation Williams was posted as Navigation Officer, Air Ops Room, 222 Group, Ceylon H.Q. Having advanced to Flight Lieutenant he was repatriated to the UK in October 1944. Williams subsequently served as an Instructor at No. 8 (O) A.F.U., Mona, Anglesey, January - July 1945.
After the war, Williams served at the H.Q. of the British Air Force of Occupation in Germany, before retraining in Accountancy and advancing to Squadron Leader. He served as Senior Secretarial Officer at R.A.F. St. Eval and as Senior Administrative Officer at R.A.F. Dishforth. Williams retired in in 1967.
Sold with Royal Air Force Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book (1 February - 3 March 1966); and 3 photographs (all annotated) including one of recipient in front of ‘Anson at Sywell Jan 1939.’
x920 Five: Miss C. E. Browne
1939-45 STAR; BURMA STAR; DEFENCE AND WAR MEDALS 1939-45; GOVERNOR OF THE UNITED PROVINCES’ MEDAL, 38mm, silver, the reverse inscribed ‘To Miss Browne, for War Services’; together with a SILVER CROSS, the reverse inscribed ‘Miss C. E. Browne, For loyalty’, with decorative suspension and top riband bars, edge bruising to UP Medal, otherwise nearly extremely fine (6)
£50-70 Sold together with a portrait photograph and a group photograph of the recipient. 921 Six: Private L. C. Atkinson, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
1939-45 STAR; ITALY STAR; FRANCE AND GERMANY STAR; DEFENCE AND WAR MEDALS 1939-45; EFFICIENCY MEDAL,
G.VI.R., 1st issue, Territorial (5382252 Pte. L. C. Atkinson. Oxf. & Bucks.) nearly very fine (6)
£70-90 922 Six: Major Eileen Askham, Women’s Royal Army Corps and Auxiliary Territorial Service
1939-45 STAR; ITALY STAR;DEFENCE ANDWARMEDALS 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf; CORONATION 1953; EFFICIENCYMEDAL,
G.VI.R., 1st issue, Territorial, with Second Award Bar (Sub. E. Askham, A.T.S.) light contact marks, good very fine (6) £240-280
Eileen Askham was born in Greenwich, London, on 3 November 1913 and was commissioned Second Subaltern in the Auxiliary Territorial Service on 6 November 1942. She served during the Second World War, and was Mentioned in Despatches ‘in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Italy’ (London Gazette 29 November 1945). Promoted Junior Commander on 1 February 1947, and Senior Commander (subsequently re-designated Major) on 15 December 1949, she transferred to the Women’s Royal Army Corps on the latter’s inception, and was awarded her Efficiency Medal (Territorial) in 1949 (London Gazette 14 October 1949), and a Second Award Bar ten years later. She retired on 24 March 1962, and died in Yeovil, Somerset, in November 1997.
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