Three 1939-45 Star, Burma Star and War Medal Groups, all Royal Air Force (L. A. C. J. E. Riley, with named condolence enclosure, box of issue -- 'Mrs E. Riley', Field Service postcard and copy of birth certificate; Cpl. R. L. Senior, with entitlement slip and contemporary photographs of Military funeral in Air Ministry envelope -- 'Mrs L. Senior'; F/Sgt. E. Peters with details from 203 Squadron record book)

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Three 1939-45 Star, Burma Star and War Medal Groups, all Royal Air Force (L. A. C. J. E. Riley, with named condolence enclosure, box of issue -- 'Mrs E. Riley', Field Service postcard and copy of birth certificate; Cpl. R. L. Senior, with entitlement slip and contemporary photographs of Military funeral in Air Ministry envelope -- 'Mrs L. Senior'; F/Sgt. E. Peters with details from 203 Squadron record book)

Two 1939-45 Star, Burma Star, Defence and War Medal Groups, both Royal Air Force (W/O J. N. O'Brien, with named condolence enclosure, box of issue -- 'P. O'Brien Esq'; L. A. C. R. W. Sainsbury, with named condolence enclosure), all Stars and Medals impressed with number, rank, name and unit, extremely fine (17)

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INDENTLeading Aircraftman John Edward Riley, Ground Crew, No. 17 Squadron, was killed on active service while employed in the Squadron Wireless Tender when a Beaufighter crashed into the dispersal area, 1_November 1944

Corporal Reginald Senior was killed accidentally on airfield runway in India, 2 October 1944

Flight Sergeant Eric Peters, Air Crew, No. 203 Squadron, failed to return from a shipping strike at Oelenleku, Sumatra, 20 March 1945

Warrant Officer John Newton O'Brien, Observer, No. 82 Squadron, was reported killed on active service, 4 August 1943

Leading Aircraftman Reginald William Sainsbury, No. 136 Squadron, died on active service, 24 August 1943 in India

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