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Auction: 1005 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals & Militaria
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The Exceptional and Extremely Rare K.B.E., Second War C.B., Great War Ace´s D.S.O. and ´Northern Kurdistan´ Bar; ´French Theatre´ M.C. and Bar; ´1919´ A.F.C. Group of Seventeen to Air Vice-Marshal Sir Matthew Brown ´Bunty´ Frew, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force, Late Private Highland Light Infantry; An Aggressive Pilot and An Outstanding Shot, He Was 45 Squadron´s Top Scoring Pilot For the Great War, Accredited With at Least 23 Victories On Two Fronts; He Claimed Three Victories in One Aerial Combat With Only One Gun Working; On the Return Flight His Sopwith Camel Was Holed By An Anti-Aircraft Shell and He Had to Glide Through the Barrage and Over the River Piave the 5 Miles to Home a) The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 2nd type, Military Division, Knight Commander´s (K.B.E.) set of insignia, neck Badge, 83mm including Crown suspension x 63mm, silver-gilt and enamel; Star 83mm, silver and enamel, with neck riband, in Garrard, London case of issue b) The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Military Division, Companion´s (C.B.) neck Badge, 50mm, silver-gilt and enamel, with neck riband, in Garrard, London, case of issue c) Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, minor red enamel damage, centre loose, with Second Award Bar, and integral top riband bar d) Military Cross, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar e) Air Force Cross, G.V.R. f) 1914-15 Star (3007 Pte. M.B. Frew. High: L.I.) g) British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. Oakleaves (Capt. M.B. Frew), contemporarily renamed h) General Service 1918-62, G.V.R., two clasps, Kurdistan, Northern Kurdistan (F/L. M.B. Frew. R.A.F.) i) Defence and War Medals j) Jubilee 1935 k) Coronation 1937 l) Italy, Kingdom, Al Valore Militare, silver, obverse with crowned ´Z´ and ´F.G.´ below wreath, reverse unnamed m) Greece, Kingdom, Royal Order of George I, Military Division, Commander´s neck Badge, 79mm including crown suspension x 46mm, silver-gilt and enamel, enamel damage to central medallion, with neck riband, in Spink and Son, London, case of issue n) Belgium, Kingdom, Military Cross, First Class, silver-gilt and enamel, with rosette on riband, with Fisch & Co., Bruxelles, case of issue o) Iraq, Kingdom, Active Service Medal, one clasp, 1930-31, contact marks throughout, generally very fine, breast awards mounted as originally worn, with the following related contemporary documents and items &c.: - The recipient´s group of 16 related miniature awards, mounted as originally worn - Air Vice-Marshal´s R.A.F. cap, by Gieves Ltd, named on the inside ´A.V.M. M.B. Frew´ - Four R.A.F. cloth Pilots Wings, 111 Squadron cloth insignia - Seven Pilot´s Flying Log Books (16.12.1916-4.2.1918; 7.2.1922-29.9.1923; 16.11.1923-26.2.1925; 2.3.1925-31.5.1927; 7.6.1927-22.5.1931; 17.6.1931-5.3.1933; 12.5.1933-January 1948), 2 being Army Book 425 types, and 1 being his personal ´Desert´ Log Book covering the period 7.2.1922-29.9.1923 - Commission appointing M.B. Frew as Temporary Captain, R.A.F., with effect from 1.4.1918, dated 1.11.1918 - Commission appointing M.B. Frew as Flight Lieutenant, R.A.F., with effect from 24.10.1919, dated 1.12.1919 - Bestowal Document for the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Military Division, K.B.E., dated 1.1.1948, with enclosure letter - Bestowal Document for the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Military Division, C.B., dated 1.1.1943, with enclosure letter - Bestowal Document for the Distinguished Service Order, dated 4.3.1918 - Bestowal Document for the Al Valore Militaire, dated 21.7.1921 - Bestowal Document for the Belgian Military Cross, dated 16.3.1945, with enclosure letter and additional letter of congratulation from Général-Major Gilliaert, dated 2.6.1945 -Bestowal Document for the Greek Royal Order of George I, dated 21.5.1943 - M.I.D. Certificate, dated 18.4.1918 - Certificate and enclosure letter for Jubilee 1935 Medal - Certificate and enclosure letter for Coronation 1937 Medal - Royal Flying Corps (Officers) Graduation Certificate (No.3864), dated 6.4.1917 - Two Letters from Arthur Henderson (later Baron Rowley), Secretary of State for Air, on the occasion of Frew´s retirement, both dated 1.9.1948 - 59 Letters and telegrams of congratulation on the occasion of the award of Frew´s K.B.E., correspondents include: Marshal of the Royal Air Force The Right Hon. the Lord Tedder of Glenguin; Air Chief Marshal Sir Basil Embry; Air Chief Marshal Sir Ralph Cochrane; Field Marshal J.C. Smuts; Air Vice-Marshals Carnegie, McBurney and Mclaren; Sir Evelyn Baring and the prominent R.A.F. Historian Group Captain Kingsley Oliver - Five Letters of Condolence to Lady Frew on the death of her husband and one addressed to her son - a large portrait photograph of Frew in uniform - Three Large albums of copy photographs and press cuttings covering various stages of Frew´s career; with other ephemera (lot) Estimate £ 20,000-25,000 K.B.E. London Gazette 1.1.1948 Air Vice-Marshal Matthew Brown Frew, C.B., D.S.O., M.C., A.F.C., Royal Air Force. C.B. London Gazette 1.1.1943 Acting Air Vice-Marshal Matthew Brown Frew, D.S.O., M.C., D.F.C. [sic] D.S.O. London Gazette 4.3.1918 and 16.8.1918 T./Capt. Matthew Brown Frew, M.C., Gen. List and R.F.C. ´For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. On one occasion when leader of a patrol he shot down an enemy aeroplane, two others being also accounted for in the same fight. On a later occasion he destroyed three enemy machines in one combat, all of which were seen to crash to the ground. Immediately after this combat he had to switch off his engine and make an attempt to glide towards our lines five miles away on account of his machine having received a direct hit. Owing to the great skill and courage he displayed in the handling of his damaged machine, he succeeded in bringing it safely to our lines. He has destroyed twenty-two enemy machines up to date.´ D.S.O. Second Award Bar London Gazette 6.10.1933 Squadron Leader Matthew Brown Frew, D.S.O., M.C., A.F.C. ´In recognition of gallant and distinguished services rendered in connection with operations in Northern Kurdistan during the period December, 1931- June, 1932.´ M.C. London Gazette 7.3.1918 T./2nd Lt. Matthew Brown Frew, Gen. List and R.F.C. ´For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty on patrol, showing a fine offensive spirit in many combats. He has shot down five enemy aeroplanes, on one occasion leading his formation to attack twenty-two Albatross Scouts, and himself shooting one down.´ The Recommendation, dated 22.9.1917, states: ´This officer has invariably done excellent work. He has taken part in many offensive patrols and has given proof on all occasions of the finest offensive spirit and skill in combat. He has destroyed at least five enemy aircraft and driven down out of control at least six enemy aircraft. He has led many patrols and has shown great skill in leadership, combined with cool judgement and energy. He has at all times sought out the enemy and on his own initiative on at least two occasions escorted machines of No. 20 Squadron beyond Lille on photographic work. By his magnificent work he has set a very fine example to this Squadron. I have the honour to recommend Second Lieutenant Frew for immediate recognition.´ M.C. Second Award Bar London Gazette 23.4.1918 T./2nd Lt. Matthew Brown Frew, M.C., Gen. List and R.F.C. ´For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in shooting down three enemy machines in two days. He has destroyed eight enemy machines and driven down many others out of control.´ A.F.C. London Gazette 3.6.1919 Capt. Matthew Brown Frew, D.S.O., M.C. (H.L.I.) Air Vice-Marshal Sir Matthew Brown "Bunty" Frew, K.B.E., C.B., D.S.O., M.C., A.F.C. (1895-1974), born Glasgow, Scotland; educated at Hutcheson´s Grammar School, Glasgow; prior to the Great War he was employed with the City of Glasgow Life Insurance Company; with the outbreak of the Great War he enlisted with the 9th (Glasgow Highland) Battalion Highland Light Infantry, 9.9.1914; served with the regiment in the French Theatre of War, January 1915 - August 1916; Frew was posted with three others from the battalion back to England to join Cadet School; on returning to the UK he volunteered for service in the Royal Flying Corps and after going through the preliminary training he was gazetted Temporary Second Lieutenant (on probation), R.F.C., 20.10.1916; posted to 24 Reserve Squadron, Netheravon, for elementary flying training, 6.4.1917. Early Days, And A Scrap With The ´Baron´ Frew´s first operational posting was to ´B´ Flight 45 Squadron (Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutters), St. Marie Cappel, France, 28.4.1917; Frew was quickly into the action, 3.5.1917, ´Off. Patrol. Fight with 6 Huns. Observer sick´ (Log Book refers); he had his first real taste, 27.5.1917, ´Off. Patrol 10 E.A. seen 1 attacked fired from front gun into one which side slipped past my r. wing and then nose dived. It was last seen going down in a nose dive´ (ibid); unfortunately the fate of the aircraft was not followed up as four other enemy aircraft joined the fray; on the 5th June, 45 Squadron was ordered to carry out a photographic reconnaissance of Menin railway station; it was to prove to be a bad day for the Squadron and though Frew opened his account by destroying two enemy aircraft, he was lucky to escape with his life, ´Off. Patrol. Fought 16 E.A. 1 out of control front gun & 1 in flames & 1 out of control by Observer. Rudder & Elevator control shot through. Crash finish of 8279´; at 9am Lieutenant A.E. Charlwood had led the 8 1 1/2 Strutters on the mission, pressing through heavy flak they carried out the aerial reconnaissance despite being shadowed by several enemy aircraft - having taken the photographs the several enemy aircraft turned into an entire Jasta; 16-18 aircraft led by an Albatross painted entirely in red; the German aircraft were superior in every way being able to bring to bear four times the number of trainable guns to their British counterparts; in less than two minutes 3 of the 1 1/2 Strutters were down - the following twenty minutes consisted of a desperate running fight back to the British lines; Charlwood, in possession of the photographs, made it back first; Frew at one point found himself squaring up to four enemy aircraft; in the melee that followed Frew managed to find Second Lieutenant Norman Macmillan´s aircraft and between the two of them they inched west in support of each other; Frew´s Strutter had received considerable damage and he was forced to crash land back at St. Marie Cappel; Macmillan made it back with damage and of the remaining two Strutters Lieutenant P.T. Newling´s Observer was badly wounded, and his aircraft crashed with holed petrol tanks and Lieutenant J.C.B. Firth´s machine was a complete write off before and after it crashed landed; the 8 aircraft of 45 Squadron had just engaged Von Richthofen´s Jasta II, on this occasion led by his brother Lothar; two days later the exploding of the Messines Ridge mines signalled the start of the Battle of Messines, and Frew´s squadron were engaged in hot work over the battle area, ´Central Off. Pat. Fought 17 E.A. 1 indecisive 1 out of control´; the latter was accounted for by Frew´s Observer Dalton, when a British patrol of three aircraft led by Captain Cock, was set upon by two formations of enemy scouts; Frew returned to base with his controls shot away and the rear-gun out of action; Frew claimed another victory, 16.6.1917, ´O.P. 1 E.A. Out of Control. 1 in Flames´; the rest of June was filled with more offensive patrols, 21.6.1917, ´1 E.A. Driven Off.´; 24.6.1917, ´Chased 2 E.A. at Dawn but indecisive´; July 1917 was a good month for Frew in that he doubled his number of aircraft destroyed; on the 16th and 28th respectively, he sent one enemy aircraft down in flames; on the latter date in the same action Frew was also credited with another Albatross as driven down; on the 31st July the Battle of Pilckem Ridge began and the squadron were engaged in low level recce´s once again, Frew ´fired 1,000 rounds at troops´, the troops were two companies of German infantry moving south-west on the Comines-Deulemont Road, they returned fire hitting Frew´s aircraft on several occasions; the 8th and 9th August bought three indecisive combats for Frew, with the following day bringing his last victory in the 1 1/2 Strutter, ´D.O.P. 1 E.A. Shot Down. 5 Scraps.´; after a short period of leave Frew returned in September to find that the squadron had been re-equipped with single seater Sopwith Camels, a machine which seemed to be very much to his liking, as the Germans were find out over the next two months. Enter The Camels Frew was allocated Camel B 3871, which he continued to fly until the 5th of October when it was badly damaged in a forced landing; the first time that he went up in this machine, 3.9.1917, he shot one enemy aircraft down; the following day he shot two enemy scouts down - one of which Frew drove down in a spin, followed it until it came out of the spin and then fired fifty rounds into it at a range of twenty feet; by now Frew was often a Patrol Leader and it was in this capacity that his next success took place on the 11th September; leading a North Offensive Patrol of four other Camels he came upon an enemy formation of two D.F.W. two-seaters protected by eight to ten Albatross Scouts in the Westroosebeke area; Frew immediately dived into the mix and accounted for a two-seater at close range; the same afternoon he took part in a patrol of seven Camels which ended up in a ´scrap´ with twenty-one enemy aircraft, several of which were the new Fokker Triplanes - amongst their number was the German Air Ace Werner Voss, who claimed his 47th victim during the engagement; several days of inclement weather put pay to much of the flying over the next few days, however, Frew was continually putting himself up in the air; on the 20th September he flew in three North Offensive Patrols, each in different aircraft; the following day Frew led a North Offensive Patrol of eight Camels, he and Brownell became separated from the other six and were attacked at 11,000 feet over Comise by a formation of twenty of the latest 260 h.p. Albatross Scouts; Brownell later wrote of Frew in his Memoirs as ´being full of aggression in the air and a wonderful shot, [whom] always came to the assistance of any pilot who was in trouble´, it was undoubtedly this aggressive flying which saved both pilots lives; Frew drove one of the enemy planes down with its engine off and then dived onto another German machine which was attacking Brownell´s aircraft from behind; Frew fired two bursts of about forty to fifty rounds into this machine at close range and it burst into flames crashing near Comines; the day after this exploit Frew´s commanding officer Major A.M. Vacour recommended him for a decoration; Frew was awarded the M.C. in the field five days later; the 9th October bought Frew another new aircraft, he immediately went up on patrol in it and on seeing a large trench packed with enemy troops (south-east of Gheluvelt) he fired 300 rounds into it from a height of 600 feet; a large proportion of October was spent on dual Camel battle ground strafing missions; on the 10th Frew accounted for another two enemy aircraft; two days later the first Battle of Passchendaele began and this meant more ground strafing sorties for the squadron; on the 13th Frew silenced a four-gun anti-aircraft battery - Brownell recollects that due to the bad weather there were no enemy aircraft to engage, but there was a German anti-aircraft battery at Comines that took every opportunity to fire at passing British planes; apparently Frew took exception to this and for about half an hour he and his patrol of three other Camels waged personal war upon it; as soon as the battery fired Frew led his formation down in a steep dive and all the Camels would fire a few long bursts when at low altitude; they would then pull up rapidly and repeat the process; the battery was eventually silenced with the patrol expending about 2,000 rounds of ammunition in process; Frew added to his score on the 21st when leading a six machine North Offensive Patrol; the British patrol dived on four German two-seaters only to be set upon by three formations, each of seven Albatross Scouts; the British Patrol took first blood, with an Albatross going down near Lille; Frew then noticed an enemy scout on one of his patrols´ tail; he immediately proceeded to shoot it off despite the fact that he was being attacked by several other enemy scouts - on the same patrol Frew had indecisive combats with another six enemy aircraft; Frew was appointed ´B´ Flight Commander, 24.10.1917, and Temporary Captain; two days later the Second Battle of Passchendaele began - after doing several ground strafes Frew continued the day by sharing a Junker two-seater with Lieutenant K.B. Montgomery; the following day Frew accounted for two enemy machines, ´1 crashed 1 in flames´ (Log Book refers), these were to be his last victories over the French theatre of war; two formations of five Camels each, one led by Frew, went to the aid of three R.E.8´s who were under heavy attack; Frew sent one Albatross down, only to realise that he was isolated and as a consequence the subject of the attention of eight enemy aircraft; he somehow managed, by dint of employing every imaginable manoeuvre, to hold his own until the other half of the patrol rejoined the fray; now six versus eight, Frew and company went on the attack; one Albatross was quickly sent down in flames; Frew then noticed a Camel about 3,000 to 4,000 feet below him going down smoking and being sorely pressed by three enemy scouts which were firing into it; Frew immediately dived right down amongst the enemy machines and, singling out the most aggressive opponent, fired about twenty rounds into it from a range of fifteen feet - it burst into flames and crashed east of Moorslede; the remaining two scouts refused combat with him and dived east; Frew flew in his last combats over France on the 31st October; he went on a period of mandatory leave in November during which time 45 Squadron was selected to proceed to Italy to take up the fight there; Frew had spent six months with the squadron in France, during that time he had accounted for nineteen enemy aircraft of which eight had been destroyed (either in flames or crashed) nine had been driven down out of control and two had been driven down; on the 3rd November he was awarded a Bar to his M.C. A New Front - The Same Old Enemy Numbers 28, 34, 42, 45 and 66 Squadrons were sent to Italy at the end of 1917; under the command of Webb-Bowen they formed VII Brigade, R.F.C.; working their way through several bases in December 1917, 45 Squadron found a permanent base at Istrana; Frew flew his first offensive patrol in Italy, 27.12.1917; the squadron was mainly tasked with offensive patrols and bomber escorts, especially with 34 (Bomber) Squadron who shared Istrana with them; Frew opened his account over Italy on the 11th January; three days later he was delayed in starting on an Eastern Patrol and whilst trying to catch up with his formation he saw four 260 h.p. Albatrosses in the vicinity of Susegana; the leader´s machine was painted all red and the others all had red propeller bosses; Frew attacked the red leader from underneath and fired about 200 rounds into the machine at 100 feet range; the aircraft went down in a spin but Frew followed it as soon as it came out of the spin and fired a further 50 rounds into it; the Albatross went down in another spin but Frew did not have time to follow it as he was attacked by the other three aircraft; despite his Aldis sight being blown back into his face he counter attacked and chased the other planes off over the mountains; the red machine was last seen going down in a slow spin, however the combat was regarded as indecisive. Bunty´s Greatest Victory Frew´s Log Book entry for 15.1.1918 simply states, ´1 crashed. 3 in flames´ this only hints at a far greater achievement and a monumental piece of flying; on the latter date Frew led a patrol of three Camels (the other pilots being Black and Carpenter) and at 10.30am Frew observed a D.F.W. two-seater, protected by four Albatross DV Scouts, doing reconnaissance work on the British side of the lines; he led his patrol into a position from where they could intercept the formation upon its´ return; using the sun he dived down from 12,000 feet on the D.F.W. two-seater, which with one of the Scouts was flying higher than the other three; after firing only about four shots from point blank range (with only one gun working) Frew sent the two-seater down in flames; in the mean time Carpenter had accounted for one of the enemy scouts and saw it crash near Frew´s victim at Rai San Vazzola; one of Frew´s guns had a stoppage which he was unable to clear, but nevertheless he attacked two enemy aircraft and succeeded in shooting both down in turn; Carpenter was then seen by Frew to be attacking another Albatross nose-on; as the two machines were on the point of colliding, the enemy machine turned and tried to get onto the tail of Carpenter´s Camel; Frew then dived about 1,000 feet onto the Albatross and shot it down, apparently completely out of control; this machine was last seen in a spin about 50 feet from the ground, but it flattened out and succeeded in escaping Frew as he had run out of ammunition; Frew collected his formation and started for home, immediately enemy anti-aircraft guns opened up on the three Camels, which were still about five miles from the lines and flying at a height of 3,000 feet; Frew´s machine received a direct hit from an anti-aircraft shell and was severely damaged; the rear main plane connecting rod was severed allowing its rear spar to tilt upward, the adjacent centre section was damaged and a wheel was shot off; Frew immediately shut off his engine to reduce the strain on his ruptured aircraft and glided towards home; the anti-aircraft gunners put up barrage after barrage but he glided through; a new danger appeared in the shape of the river Piave and his plight once again seemed hopeless; his machine was too close to the ground and the river had to be crossed; accepting the risk in that turning his engine on again might break up his aircraft he decided to give it a go; the short burst of engine power gave him just enough to skim over the river and make a forced landing just behind the Italian front line at Saletto; on the back of this sortie Frew was awarded the D.S.O.; Frew displaced his neck during the combat and was unable to fly for a week; Frew added another Albatross to his victories on the 27th January and had several indecisive combats before flying in his last hurrah on the 14th February; he signed off in style accounting for two enemy machines, including the enemy´s formation leader, in a fierce twenty minute scrap; Frew´s neck had not fully recovered since his monumental flight of the 15th January and on the 8th February he was examined by the Wing Medical Officer; he was ordered to return to Home Establishment; Frew was distraught to be leaving the squadron; by the end of the War he still remained as 45 Squadron´s top scoring pilot, officially credited with 23 victories other sources vary from 30 upwards and Peter Carpenter, one of the pilots who flew with Frew, later stated that he believed Frew shot down twice the number he was credited with, due to the fact that whenever he took a new pilot over the lines he would give the newcomer the credit for any machines shot down, even though it had been Frew himself who had been responsible for the destruction of the enemy plane; Frew´s Log Book for the Great War certainly lends weight to a larger haul; Brownell´s Memoirs add a different perspective in that on many occasions and sometimes against overwhelming odds, Frew saved members of the squadron, including Brownell, by shooting enemy aircraft off them when they were almost certain to be shot down; he goes further in saying that many of Frew´s squadron contemporaries were of the opinion that he should have been awarded the V.C. on several occasions for his intrepid "saves". Homeward Bound Frew was initially posted to the Air Ministry before taking up the much vaunted position of Chief Fighter Instructor at the Central Flying School, Upavon, 19.6.1918; it was in this capacity that he was awarded the A.F.C.; on the 12th June 1919 Frew attended an Investiture in the Quadrangle of Buckingham Palace where King George V invested him with the D.S.O., M.C. and Bar; he returned on the 24th July to receive his A.F.C. Kurdistan After the war Frew was posted as Flight Commander 6 Squadron (Bristol Fighters), Baghdad, 1922, and flew with the squadron in operations directed against the Kurdish Chief Sheik Mahmoud; posted as an Instructor at the Armament and Gunnery School, R.A.F. Eastchurch, 1923 and promoted Squadron Leader 1927; he was Chief Fighter Instructor at No.1 F.T. School prior to being posted to Air Staff, Operations H.Q., Iraq, June 1931; he took part in the Northern Kurdistan campaign and in March 1932, when in command of 30 Squadron, he acted in support of a column of Iraqi troops which advanced from Balikian against Sheik Ahmed´s hostile tribesmen; to co-operate with the Iraqi Army a Flight of 30 (Bomber) Squadron equipped with Wapiti aircraft and a Flight of the Iraq Air Force were located at Diana; the remaining two Flights of 30 Squadron based at Mosul were placed at Frew´s disposal as reserves; Frew flew on operations in support of the Iraqi column on most days between 15th March and the 22nd of April; the column was ambushed by a strong force of rebels on the 3rd of April and was saved only by the energy and gallantry of the British officers with the column and by the intervention of Frew´s Flight; throughout the day Frew and the pilots under his command flew at tree top level and kept the rebels continuously engaged with bombs and machine gun fire until they were driven off just before nightfall; Frew´s Log Book entry for that date gives, ´Badly Shot Up. Main Petrol Pipe and Tanks´; the casualties suffered were one pilot died of wounds, an Observer was wounded and most of the aircraft were badly damaged by rifle fire from the ground; Frew was awarded a Bar to his D.S.O. for this campaign (one of only three D.S.O.s awarded for Northern Kurdistan); served as Officer Commanding 111 Squadron (Bristol Bulldogs), Hornchurch, May 1933-August 1934; he served in the same capacity with 10 Squadron, being promoted Wing Commander in 1934; appointed Officer Commanding R.A.F. Hornchurch, 1938, and with the outbreak of the Second War Frew was Group Captain, Senior Air Staff Officer No. 23 (Training) Group, Grantham; after a brief period in command of the R.A.F. Station at North Weald, Frew was appointed Head of the R.A.F. Mission and Director of Air Training in South Africa, 19.9.1940; Frew´s main responsibility in these appointments was the administration of the Commonwealth Air Training Scheme in South Africa, which trained aircrew not only for the R.A.F. and the S.A.A.F. but also for the Air Forces of other Allied countries (K.B.E.; C.B.; Greece, Commander Royal Order of George I; Belgium, M.C.); retired Air Vice-Marshal, 19.12.1948 and settled in Pretoria, South Africa.

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