Other Properties - Aust. Groups

Lot 3314    SESSION 12 (11.30AM THURSDAY 1ST AUGUST)    Other Properties - Aust. Groups

Estimate $800
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $900

GROUP OF SEVEN: 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Defence Medal 1939-45; War Medal 1939-45; Australia Service Medal 1939-45; General Service Medal 1918-62 (GVIR Fid Def), - clasp Malaya; Korea Medal 1950-53. First two medals unnamed, 420471 L F Jones on third, fourth and fifth medals, 022026. L.F.Jones on last two medals, all named medals impressed except second last which is engraved. Spot of oxidation on first otherwise very fine.

Together with swing mounted miniatures for second - fifth medals and a spare of the second (all in poor condition or damaged); riband for third - fifth medals (poor condition); officer's embroidered and metal hat badges on bands (2, one KC, one QC); Squadron Leader service dress shoulder board with metal KC and eagle; RAAF Squadron Leader summer dress rank board; Navigator's wings (4 types, Mess Dress (KC), Dress Uniform, Service Uniform [2, WWII, EIIR]); Officer's KC metal badge; 86 RAAF Transport Wing lapel badge (KC); South East Asia and Korea Forces Association membership badge; Aerial Dead Reckoning Computer R.A.A.F. Mk.1 in leather cover; RAAF Station Parkes, NSW, Sergeants' Mess pass for 420471 Sgt L.F.Jones 27 May 1943; Appointment as an Officer document dated 12 December 1944 to Leslie Frederick Jones; RAAF Permanent Air Force Certificate of Discharge/Certificate of Service for Warrant Officer/Squadron Leader Leslie Frederick Jones, issued 13 June 1961; a copy of RAAF News May 1976; No.1 A.O.S. Cootamundra, Albion Hotel program, damaged, features name of L.F.Jones and also a page of autographs, the ink mostly faded; a host of photos; also Member's Pay Book No.80483 for A220864 Robert Athol Jones (Leslie Jones' brother who was KIA in Rabaul 1942); and RAF Service and Release Book No.037822 for Corporal J.Young (relationship unknown) and a RAF Deficiencies of Kit form for same person.

Leslie Frederick Jones, bank clerk, born 29Apr1912 at Lithgow, NSW; Enl.08Nov1941 in RAAF and to Bradfield Park for aircrew training as navigator at 2 ITS (Initial Training School); to 10 EFTS (Elementary Flying Training School), Temora 30Apr1942; slightly injured in aircraft accident when the Tiger Moth he was flying stalled and dived into the ground during a turn 11Jun1942; to 6 SFTS (Service Flying Training School), Mallala 21Sep1942; to 1 AOS (Air Observer School), Cootamundra 26Oct1942; to 3 Bombing and Aerial Gunnery School, Sale 08Feb1942; to 1 Air Navigation School, Parkes 05Apr1943; to Sgt 27May1943; Emb.14Jul1943 to EATS (Empire Air Training Scheme), Canada; to 31 Operational Training Flight, Nova Scotia 15Nov1943; to Flt Sgt 27Nov1943; to 3Sqn Nova Scotia 21Jan1944 and ops in Hudson aircraft; to Brighton Depot, England 02Apr1944; to RAF Doncaster 30May1944; to 229 Grp 17Jun1944; to 8 Ferry Unit, Karachi, India 22Jun1944; to Warrant Officer 27Nov1944; to Pilot Officer 12Dec1944 and ops in India and Burma; to 1331 Conversion Unit North West Frontier 12Jun1945; RTA and Disemb.27Oct1945 as Flying Officer; to 34Sqn 07Mar1946; to 37Sqn with duty in Darwin, China, Japan and Borneo 04Apr1946; to 36Sqn 05Feb1948; to Short Service commission as Temp Flt Lt 23Sep1948; to East Sale 31Jan1949; to 11Sqn 22Apr1949; to 86 Wing 12Sep1949; to 38 (Dakota) Transport Sqn 19Jun1950 and ops in Malaya Emergency; to Richmond 08Jan1951; at RAAF Williamtown c1952; to Sqn Ldr 01Jul1956; Disch.29Apr1961 from NSW Air Training Corps.

With research.