A Pair to D.H.4 Observer, Second Lieutenant E.W. Griffin, No. 25 Squadron, Royal Air Force and Gloucestershire Regiment, British War and Victory Medals (2.Lieut.R.A.F.), with Next of Kin bronze plaque, extremely fine, Observer's cloth wing and enamel photograph all contained within an impressive 'Bronze' glazed frame surmounted by the Gloucestershire badge above and the R.A.F. eagle below, with a studio photograph of Griffin in a heavy metal frame with bevelled glass (3)
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A Pair to D.H.4 Observer, Second Lieutenant E.W. Griffin, No. 25 Squadron, Royal Air Force and Gloucestershire Regiment, British War and Victory Medals (2.Lieut.R.A.F.), with Next of Kin bronze plaque, extremely fine, Observer's cloth wing and enamel photograph all contained within an impressive 'Bronze' glazed frame surmounted by the Gloucestershire badge above and the R.A.F. eagle below, with a studio photograph of Griffin in a heavy metal frame with bevelled glass (3)
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INDENTSecond Lieutenant Edward William Griffin was killed in aerial combat in a D.H.4 light day bomber, 16 September, 1918 and was buried in Huvy-Sant-Leu Cemetery, France (The Times 25 Sept 1918 refers).