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Auction: 13002 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals and Militaria
Lot: 323

(x) Five: Lieutenant F.O. Noome, South African Air Force
1939-1945 Star; Africa Star; Defence and War Medals; Africa Service Medal, all officially named '102200 F.O. Noome', nearly very fine

Five: Naik Ujir Sing Gurung, 3rd Gurkha Rifles
1939-1945 Star; Burma Star; Defence Medal; War Medal (38530 W/S/Nk. Ujir Sing Gurung, 3 G.R.); Indian Independence Medal 1947 (38530 Nk. Ujir Sing Gurung. R.C., 3 G.R.), file marks to edge of Defence Medal, nearly very fine (10)

102200 Lieutenant Frederick Owen Noome, born 1919; served during the Second World War with No.227 Squadron, South African Air Force; killed in action when shot down off the Greek coast, 6.9.1942, and is commemorated on the Malta Memorial.

The first operational No.227 Squadron of the Second World War was formed 20.8.1942 by the re-designation of a detachment of Beaufighters from No.235 Squadron on Malta. The new Squadron became operational on the same day, providing a fighter escort for No.39 Squadron. The Squadron flew escort missions in August-October, before starting to fly offensive patrols of its own from November. The pressure of continuous operations from Malta slowly took its toll, and in February 1943 the Squadron was withdrawn from operations and dispersed.

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