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Auction: 12044 - The Bentley Priory Battle of Britain Trust Appeal Charity Auction
Lot: 12

The Second War Fighter Ace´s 1940 ´Battle of France´ D.F.C. Group of Seven to Hurricane and Spitfire Pilot, Group Captain P.G.H. Matthews, Royal Air Force, Who Followed Up His Four Victories During the Battle of France With Three Damaged and One Destroyed in the Battle of Britain; A Squadron C.O. in North Africa, He Claimed Further ´Flamers´ Before Being Shot Down Over the Mediterranean, 3.11.1942a) Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated ´1941´b) 1939-1945 Star, with Battle of Britain Barc) Air Crew Europe Stard) Africa Star, with North Africa 1942-43 Bare) Italy Starf) War Medalg) Coronation 1953, good very fine, mounted as originally worn together with the recipient´s Queen´s Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air emblem; with the following related items:- D.F.C. Royal Mint case of issue- The recipient´s three surviving Pilot´s Flying Log Book, covering the periods 27.6.1940-22.7.1952; 24.7.1952-12.9.1958 and 22.9.1958-2.9.1964 respectively, the first log book privately bound and annotated ´Original Log Book lost during evacuation of B.E.F. from France on June 18th 1940´- Commission appointing Peter Gerald Hugh Matthews a Pilot Officer in the Royal Air Force, dated 24.10.1937- The recipient´s Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air Certificate, dated 2.1.1956- The recipient´s Medical Certificates, Instructor Pilot Orders, Transition Certificates, Instrument Certificates, and Personnel Orders- The recipient´s Photograph Album, together with a large number of additional photographs of the recipient- A number of programmes for Wasps [Rugby] Football Club, featuring the recipient- The recipient´s Flying note-board, complete with card, together with his flying waist-coat- Various ties, badges, riband bars, rank insignia, and epaulettes- Various newspaper and magazine articles, including one from the Sunday Express magazine, 11.9.1988, featuring the recipient- Various invitations and programmes commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain, 1990 (lot)

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£17,500