Four: Flying Officer A. M. Gregg, Royal Air Force, 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Burma Star; War Medal, Stars and Medal impressed with rank, name and unit, extremely fine, with named condolence enclosure, a presentation silver (Hallmarks for Sheffield, 1940) cigarette box 104 mm. x 90 mm., the lid inscribed "Presented to P/O. A. M. Gregg by the Officers of 613 Squadron R.A.F. on the Occasion of his Marriage 27th September, 1941", the Squadron badge engraved above the inscription (5)

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Four: Flying Officer A. M. Gregg, Royal Air Force, 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Burma Star; War Medal, Stars and Medal impressed with rank, name and unit, extremely fine, with named condolence enclosure, a presentation silver (Hallmarks for Sheffield, 1940) cigarette box 104 mm. x 90 mm., the lid inscribed "Presented to P/O. A. M. Gregg by the Officers of 613 Squadron R.A.F. on the Occasion of his Marriage 27th September, 1941", the Squadron badge engraved above the inscription (5)

拍品專文

INDENTFlying Officer Arthur Malcolm Gregg became 2nd. Lieutenant Royal Engineers (T.A.) May, 1937 and was transferred from the Corps, August 1940; was granted a temporary commission as Pilot Officer, Royal Air Force, September of that year; Flying Officer, September 1941; served as Pilot with 613 (Army Co-operation) Squadron (Tomahawks) until 3 December when posted overseas to 273 Squadron, China Bay, Ceylon. Flying Officer Gregg was reported missing, presumed killed in action, 9 April 1942, when he failed to return in his Fairy Fulmar from intercepting attacks made by Japanese bombers and fighters on the R.A.F. Station, China Bay and on shipping in Trincomalee harbour; he was buried in Columbo (Liveramentu) Cemetery