A Rare and Impressive B.E.M. Long Service Group of Eight to Chief Technician T.E. Beale, Royal Air Force, British Empire Medal, G.VI.R., Military Division (Ch. Tech., R.A.F.); General Service 1918-62, one clasp, Northern Kurdistan (L.A.C., R.A.F.); India General Service 1908-36, one clasp, North West Frontier 1935 (L.A.C., R.A.F.); Africa Star; Defence and War Medals; Royal Air Force Long Service and Good Conduct, G.VI.R., with Bar for Second Award (F. Sgt., R.A.F.); Iraq, King Feisal's Medal, one clasp, very fine and better, mounted as worn (8)

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A Rare and Impressive B.E.M. Long Service Group of Eight to Chief Technician T.E. Beale, Royal Air Force, British Empire Medal, G.VI.R., Military Division (Ch. Tech., R.A.F.); General Service 1918-62, one clasp, Northern Kurdistan (L.A.C., R.A.F.); India General Service 1908-36, one clasp, North West Frontier 1935 (L.A.C., R.A.F.); Africa Star; Defence and War Medals; Royal Air Force Long Service and Good Conduct, G.VI.R., with Bar for Second Award (F. Sgt., R.A.F.); Iraq, King Feisal's Medal, one clasp, very fine and better, mounted as worn (8)

拍品專文

Sold with a superb array of career photographs, not least those covering active service in Northern Kurdistan and on the North West Frontier; together with other original documentation and certificates.

B.E.M. London Gazette 5.6.1952.

Chief Technician Thomas Edward Beale, B.E.M., first entered the Royal Air Force as an Aircraft Apprentice in September 1926 and saw pre-War active service in Northern Kurdistan and on the North West Frontier as an L.A.C. Rigger. In the latter operations he served with No. 60 (Bomber) Squadron at Kohat between November 1933 and April 1936. Advanced to Flight Sergeant in September 1942, he witnessed further active service in the Middle East, and by the time of leaving the Service in August 1964 had qualified for the L.S. and G.C. Medal with Bar and attained the rank of Chief Technician.