Bidspirit auction | RFDC86 Queen Mothers Full Set

RFDC86 Queen Mothers Full Set Signed 4 VC 3 George Cross, 2 DFC Holders, MM. 2 Aug 90 BFPS 1990 Special Postmark Queen Mothers 90th Birthday. Flown in Wessex HX 733 of the Queens Flight from Windsor Castle to Portsmouth where her Majesty Queen Elizabeth then embarked on the Royal Yacht Britannia. Personally Signed by Air Cdr Sir A Winskill flew in Battle of Britain as a fighter pilot with 603 Sqn WW11 Ace. and Captain of the Queens Flight 1968 to 72. Shot down in Calais with the help of the French Resistance he evaded capture and returned to England in December 1941 via Spain and Gibraltar. Flt Lt Learoyd VC 49 Squadron HP Hampden pilot bombing an aqueduct of the Dortmund - Ems Canal on 12 August 1940. aircraft safely upon return Edward Kenna Victoria Cross holder 2/4th ( N. S. W. )Australian Military Forces. Won VC 1945 in New Guinea. was the last living Australian Second World War recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest decoration for gallantry ”in the face of the enemy” that can be awarded to members of the British and Commonwealth armed forces. Smudged on the V in VC. Flt. Lt. W. Reid VC Victoria Cross holder. 61 Squadron RAFVR. Awarded the VC for gallantry during a raid on Dusseldorf Germany on 3rd November 1943. Despite being severely wounded, continued to fly his damaged Lancaster bomber to bomb Dusseldorf. Managed to land his aircraft safely upon return. Lieutenant Commander Ian E Fraser VC DSC RD* Served on the Submarines H43, H44 and Sahib ( DSC) Commanded midget Submarine XE 3 from its launch. Operation Struggle the Attack on Japanese shipping at Singapore successfully damaging the Japanese cruiser. R A C Awcock MM Corps of Royal Engineers. Awarded the Military Medal at Anzio. In the Anzio Beach head during the advance to the Campoleone feature, a detachment of No 2 platoon of a field Company, R E was in support of a troop of a Battalion, Royal Tank Regiment. A minefield was reported and the tanks were completely held up. The RE Detachment went forward and commenced to detect and clear the mines under enemy small arms and shell fire, five of the sappers being wounded. In spite of this heavy opposition Sapper Awcock, with complete disregard for his own personal safety while being sniped and shelled assisted in the clearing of a gap in the minefield. During the whole time he was at work he was in full view of the enemy and it was by his devotion to duty courage and cool example that the work was completed and the tanks able to advance. Kenneth Farrow GC, won George Cross 21 Jun 48. Served in the WW11 as Sergeant Air Gunner in the RAF with 218 Sqn in Suffolk. (Cardiff City Police Force). Ken Farrow GC ( Police Constable ) rescued a child who had fallen into the feeder, an aqueduct which supplies water from the river Taff to Cardiff, running under concrete slabs. Eynon Hawkins GC, won George Cross 29 Jun 43, Able Seaman. Was serving in a merchant vessel which was hit by three torpedoes, a gunner on board the British Dominium when she was lost on the 11th Jan 1943, for his cool courage in rescuing survivors and organising them in the water, keeping them away from the flames until they were picked up by one of the escorts, he was awarded the Albert Medal for saving Life at Sea and also, The Lloyd's Medal for Bravery. W Stevens GC Stevens was awarded the George Cross for the Gallantry he showed while serving as a Constable in the Metropolitan Police Force on the 29th of March, 1958. Prior to joining the Metropolitan Police Force, Stevens served 3 years in the Royal Navy. Wg Cdr Robert Francis Thomas Doe Battle of Britain Fighter Ace. 234 and No. 238 Squadrons and flew both Hurricanes and Spitfires. Certified Copy No 0385 of 1347 Signed by W S O Randle WW11 Wellington Pilot Very few issued with additional Signatures.