A ww2 medal group of 5 with named condolence slip and box of issue addressed to. 1939-45 Star, Africa Star , Italy Star, France & Germany Star and British War Medal (all unnamed as issued). Box of issue originally addressed to Mrs W. Sugden, 27 Fitzmary Avenue, Westbrook, Margate, Kent, address crossed out and 4 Rosselyn Avenue, N. Chingford, Essex has been hand written on it. Condolence slip named to. Douglas Arthur William Sugden was born in Bristol in 1899. Educated at Radley College. During ww1 he saw Home service with the Royal Welsh Fusiliers and the RAF. Post war he saw service with C Company of the ADRIC in Ireland from August 1920 to April 1921 before resigning and rejoining the RAF. He was commissioned as a Flying Officer in Stores Branch of the RAF on 17/12/1921. From 1922-27 he served with No 6 Armoured Car Company in Iraq. Followed by North Weald Station, 47 Sqn in Khartoum and then on the Equipment Staff (Stores Section) of Middle East Command. In 1938-39 he was a Sqaudron Leader with the Home Aircraft Depot. Made Wing Commander on 1/1/1940 he went out to France and was appointed to Lord Gort’s Staff as a liaison officer. He met his future wife Winifred Olga Richards here (she was with the’Hello Happiness’ players entertaining the men). They were married upon his return following evacuation from Dunkirk, in North Chingford. Made Acting Group Captain he was Mentioned in Despatches in the King’s Birthday Honours of 14/6/1945. He retired as medically unfit on 22/10/1946 and died in Margate in 1949. The item “WW2 MEDAL GROUP GROUP CAPTAIN RAF AWARDED OBE FOR FRANCE 1940 & MID” is in sale since Monday, February 19, 2018. This item is in the category “Collectables\Militaria\World War II (1939-1945)\Medals/ Ribbons”. The seller is “timt2796″ and is located in Exeter, Devon. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Conflict: World War II (1939-1945)
- Service: Air Force
- Featured Refinements: Medal Group
- Issued/ Not-Issued: Issued
- Era: 1914-1945
- Country/ Organization: Great Britain
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom