Orders, Decorations & Medals - Australian Groups

Lot 3987    Session 13 (2.30pm Thursday)    Orders, Decorations & Medals - Australian Groups

Estimate $10,500
Bid at live.noble.com.au

GROUP OF SEVEN: Distinguished Flying Cross (GRI); Distinguished Flying Medal (GVIR Ind Imp); 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; Defence Medal 1939-45; War Medal 1939-45; Australia Service Medal 1939-45. Date 1944 engraved on first medal, Aus 401711 FS J W Moore RAAF R on second medal, 401711 J.W.Moore on fifth, sixth and seventh medals. Second medal offically impressed, third and fourth medals unnamed, fifth, sixth and seventh medals impressed. Very fine - extremely fine.

Flight Lieutenant John William Moore. DFM: LG 14May1943, 'Flight Sergeant Moore, a wireless operator of very high calibre, has completed 30 operational sorties against targets in Germany, Italy and Occupied France, including Lorient, St Nazaire, Berlin and Essen. This airman invariably displays contempt for danger, pressing home his attacks regardless of any opposition. His cheerful bearing and devotion to duty are worthy of the highest praise'. DFC LG: 06Jun1944 'This officer has completed, in various capacities, many successful operations against the enemy in which he has displayed high skill, fortitude and devotion to duty'. Flight Lieutenant Moore enlisted in the RAAF in Melbourne for aircrew training 28Mar1941; 2 Initial Training School, Bradfield Park, NSW, 29Mar1941; Leading Aircraftsman 24May1941; embarked Sydney for Canada under the Empire Air Training Scheme 13Jun1941 for training as Wireless Operator Air Gunner; disembarked Canada 03Jul1941 to 3rd Wireless School; Sergeant 22Dec1941; embarked Canada for England 10Jan1942; Personnel Depot Brighton 19Jan1942; to 27 Operational Training Unit (OTU) 12May1942 (Wellington Bombers); 460 Squadron Bomber Command 05Aug1942; AWOL 06 to 10Aug1942; Operations with 104 Night Bomber Squadron from 12Dec1942 (33 sorties on Wellington aircraft); Pilot Officer 15Mar1943; to 27 OTU 04Apr1943; Flying Officer 15Sep1943; to 1662 Conversion Unit 19Oct1943; 460 Squadron 15Apr1944; disembarked Brisbane via Nth America 26Jun1944 and to duty 1 Operational Training Unit, East Sale; Sydney Radio School 12Sep1944; Ballarat Radio School 19Apr1945; Flight Lieutenant 15Mar1945; sick 02 to 29Oct1945; discharged 02Jul1946. Together with Observers and Air Gunners flying log book 19Dec1941-01Sep1945; original citation for DFC; folder with one hundred and thirty six photocopy pages of service details; operation's record; two copies of photographs from AWM when he was awarded the DFM in England and the book 'G-For-George' by M.V.Nelmes and I.Jenkins (Moore is listed as flying in her for one operation, in fact he flew twice).