World War Medals

A SCARCE BRITISH WAR AND VICTORY MEDALS TO AN 8 VICTORY SOPWITH CAMEL NAVAL ACE WITH 208 SQUADRON ONE OF THE HIGHEST SCORING FIGHTER SQUADRONS OF WW1 HAVING 298 VICTORIES WITH 26 ACES FLYING WITH THE SQUADRON DURING THE WAR. BRITISH WAR AND VICTORY MEDALS LIEUT. Rupert Cyril D´Arcy Gifford, born 21. October 1898 from Brierly Hill, Staffordshire. Joined the RNAS August 1917, posted to 208 Squadron 22. Obituary tells how he flew 850 hours during WW1, most of them in Sopwith Camels and Snipes and was shot down at least once Thankfully over British lines! After the War he became a Doctor and died October 1991, Sutton in. 6 Victories listed in Above the Trenches. 2 further victories in Combat reports. Copies of which are included, as are unusually copies of combat reports for all his Victories. I say unusually as many fighter squadron combat reports were stolen some years ago and frustratingly when researching a pilot your lucky if you can find more than a handful. Gifford only entitled to BWM/Victory and not even a MID! Surprisingly common for later War Aces. Formed as the famous Naval 8 squadron, when the. Was formed on 1 April 1918, the unit was renumbered 208 Squadron RAF. For disbandment on 7 November 1919 at. During the war, the squadron was one of the top British fighter squadron claiming 298 victories. Twenty-five aces had served in the squadron during this time, including the likes of Flt Commander R A Little (47 victories), Captain W L Jordan (39 victories) and Flt Commander C D Booker (29 Victories). GIFFORDS AERIAL VICTORY LIST. NE of La Bassée. 1 mi S of Estaires. 2 mi NE of Brancourt. Condition NEF, rim of BWM cleaned a little as was so dark, letters could not be easily seen. With copy combat reports, Service record, MIC, copy Aero certificate photo, copy of his obituary with picture of him in his Sopwith Camel and other research. A very good pair of medals to an Ace in a crack fighter squadron. PLEASE NOTE; If you have any questions and require more images please get in touch. SEE MY OTHER AUCTIONS FOR SIMILAR ITEMS. KEYWORDS: MEDAL MEDALS BOER KILLED WOUNDED BRIGADE AWARD CAPTAIN COMMANDER LIEUTENANT OFFICER KILLED WOUNDED 1815 AUSTRALIAN NEW ZEALAND ANZAC AIF GALLANTRY SOMME YPRES GALLIPOLI LIGHT HORSE INFANTRY BATTALION. The item “WW1 MEDAL PAIR TO SOPWITH CAMEL FIGHTER PILOT ACE” is in sale since Friday, January 3, 2020. This item is in the category “Collectables\Militaria\World War I (1914-1918)\Medals/ Ribbons”. The seller is “albatrosj1″ and is located in SCOTLAND. This item can be shipped worldwide.