Campaign Groups and Pairs 380
Seven: Corporal W. A. Zegadlo, Royal Air Force, who served during the Second World War in 307 Polish Night Fighter and 309 Polish Fighter-Reconnaissance Squadrons
1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Royal Air Force L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue (781539 Cpl. W. A. Zegadlo. R.A.F); Poland, Republic, Air Force Medal, silver; France, Third Republic, Volunteer Combatant’s Cross 1914-18 [sic], bronze, mounted as worn, generally good very fine (7)
£100-£140
Wacław Antoni Zegadlo was born on 17 April 1916 in Iłza, Poland and is known to have served during the Second World War as a Mechanic with 307 Polish Night Fighter and 309 Polish Fighter-Reconnaissance Squadrons. He was granted a British Naturalisation certificate by the Secretary of State on 18 May 1951, whilst still serving in the R.A.F. He died in Poland on 24 June 1990.
Note: The French Volunteer Combatant’s Cross is clearly the Great War type, to which the recipient would not be entitled. However, the group appears to be as originally worn.
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Four: Flying Officer J. L. England, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who served as an Air Bomber Instructor during the Second World War
1939-45 Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Air Efficiency Award, E.II.R., 2nd issue (Fg. Off. J. L. England. R.A.F.V. R.) good very fine (4)
£200-£240
J. L. England enlisted in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve and qualified as an Air Bomber Instructor on 17 July 1943 at No. 65 Air School, South Africa. His log book shows only service at Air Schools; however, he may well have seen earlier air service during the Second War, as indicated in his autograph book from 1941.
Sold together with the recipient’s Flying Log Book, covering the period 22 October 1942 to 22 August 1945; R.A.R.V.R. lapel badge; Autograph album, containing signatures of R.A.F personnel circa 1941; annotated group photograph; and an Air Ministry letter regarding the issue of his Second War medals.
382 Five: Lieutenant W. B. Sutton, South African Air Force
1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45; Africa Service Medal, all officially named ‘99812 W. B. Sutton’, with Union Defence Forces and named Record Office enclosures, in envelope of issue addressed to ‘Mr. W. B. Sutton c/o Standard Bank, Kitwe, Northern Rhodesia’, good very fine (5)
£240-£280
William Buckley Sutton joined the South African Air Force on 11 September 1940, and originally trained as a Wireless Operator at No. 64 Air School, Bloemfontein, and then as an Air Gunner at No. 65 Air School, Cape Town. Sent to the Middle East on 6 November 1941, he did not fly any operations, before returning to South Africa on 19 November 1942 for Pilot training at No. 75 Air School, Pretoria. He qualified to wear his S.A.A.F. Flying Badge on 25 March 1944, and was then posted as a Pilot to 26 Squadron, flying Wellingtons for the rest of the War on various anti-submarine patrols off West Africa.
Sold with the recipient’s South African Air Force Observers or Air Gunners Log Book, covering the period 20 February 1941 to 27 August 1941; the recipient’s South African Air Force Pilot’s Log Book, covering the period 24 August 1943 to 30 September 1945, this re-bound in cloth covers; cloth pilot’s wings; the recipient’s riband bar; 5 Wing S.A.A.F. badge; and three S.A.A.F. cap badges.
383 An unattributed Second War Royal Air Force group of four
1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; together with a Royal Air Force side cap with badge, good very fine (4)
£200-£240 384
Five: Signalman R. A. Leishman, 8 Division Signals, Australian Army, who died of accidental wounds whilst a prisoner of war of the Japanese
1939-45 Star (NX66341 R. A. Leishman); Pacific Star (NX66341 R. A. Leishman); Defence and War Medals 1939-45 (NX66341 R. A. Leishman); Australia Service Medal (NX66341 R. A. Leishman) all officially impressed, extremely fine (5)
£200-£260
Richard Arthur Leishman was born on 23 December 1918, and enlisted on 9 December 1940. He served with 8 Division Signals, attached to Gull Force in the operations against the island of Ambon, Dutch East Indies. He was listed missing in action on 23 February 1942, and reported as a prisoner of war of the Japanese on 18 May 1942, being held at Tan Toey P.O.W. Camp, Ambon. He died of injuries received when the camp was bombed by a U.S. bomber which exploded a munitions dump.
385 Three: Lieutenant M. V. Riley, Australian Army Nursing Service
Pacific Star (NX114755 M. V. Riley); Defence and War Medals 1939-45 (NX114755 M. V. Riley) all three officially impressed, mounted as worn, good very fine (3)
£80-£120 Mary Veronica Riley served as a Lieutenant in the Australian Army Nursing Service. 386 Three: Chief Electrician (Air) F. W. J. Secretan, Royal Navy
Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 1st issue (FX. 747351. F. W. J. Secretan. Ch. El. (Air). H.M.S. Ariel.), mounted as worn, good very fine (3)
£50-£70 387 Four: Major S. J. Singer, Royal Army Ordnance Corps, late Warrant Officer Class I Royal Artillery
Defence and War Medals 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya,
G.VI.R (Major S. J. Singer R.A.O.C.) surname partially officially corrected; Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, Regular Army (1413861
W.O.Cl.II. S. J. Singer. R.A.) generally very fine or better (4)
£80-£100
S. J. Singer initially served in the ranks of the Royal Artillery, and was promoted Sergeant Major Artillery Clerk at the War Office in March 1937. He transferred and was commissioned into the Royal Army Ordnance Corps, advanced to Captain and Temporary Major in July 1942. Singer advanced to Major in November 1952.
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