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Auction: 11010 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals & Militaria
Lot: 90

A Well Documented Second War Campaign Group of Six to Air Artificer T.A. Harley, Fleet Air Arm, Whose Service Included on the Aircraft Carries H.M.S. Victorious, 1941-42 and H.M.S. Indomitable, 1944-45 1939-1945 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star, with North Africa 1942-43 Bar; Burma Star, with Pacific Bar; Defence and War Medals, generally good very fine, with the following original items and documentation: - Campaign Medals card box of issue addressed to ´Mr. T.A. Harley, 18, Elmswood Avenue, Moss Side, Manchester, 14´, with enclosure slip and riband bar - Parchment Certificate of Service - Parchment History Sheet for Air Artificers - Quantity of correspondence and forms related to medical discharge, tribunal, and pension; Education Certificate, dated 10.6.1941 - a fine photograph album compiled by recipient whilst serving in H.M.S. Victorious - a comprehensive file of research (lot) Estimate £ 150-200 FX78933 Air Artificer Thomas Albert Harley (1921-1984), born Moss Side, Manchester; enlisted as an Air Fitter, Fleet Air Arm, 11.3.1940; service during the Second War included at H.M.S. Merlin (Donibristle, Scotland), 17.7.1941-5.10.1941; H.M.S. Victorious (with 817 Squadron), 31.12.1941-22.8.1942 and 8.10.1942-14.12.1942; H.M.S. Sparrowhawk (Orkney), 23.8.1942-7.10.1942; H.M.S. Landrail (R.N.A.S. Machrihanish, Scotland), 1943-1944, during which time ´whilst giving an aircraft the final check, the pilot opened the throttle and blew me off the mainplane, making me jar myself on landing´ (Medical Papers refer); served in the Far East with H.M.S. Indomitable (Aircraft Carrier), 14.5.1944-2.12.1945; discharged 25.2.1946; awarded a pension and King´s Badge due to disability caused to his leg whilst serving at H.M.S. Landrail.

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