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Auction: 14003 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals and Militaria
Lot: 490

Miniature Awards: The Great War V.C., O.B.E., M.C., A.F.C. Group of Thirteen Attributed to Group Captain L.W.B. Rees, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force
Victoria Cross, reverse of suspension bar neatly and contemporarily engraved 'Major L.W.B. Rees. R.F.C. July 1st. 1916'; The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 1st type, Military Division, Officer's (O.B.E.) Badge, silver-gilt; Military Cross, G.V.R.; Air Force Cross, G.V.R.; 1914 Star; British War and Victory Medals; 1939-1945 Star; Africa Star; Defence and War Medals; Coronation 1937; Coronation 1953, generally good very fine, mounted as worn, together with an original cigarette card portraying the recipient, portrait photograph, and various copied research (13)

V.C. London Gazette 5.8.1916 Capt. (temp. Maj.) Lionel Wilmot Brabazon Rees, R.A. and R.F.C.
For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. Whilst on flying duties, Major Rees sighted what he thought to be a bombing party of our own machines returning home. He went up to escort them, but on getting nearer discovered they were a party of enemy machines, about ten in all. Major Rees was immediately attacked by one of the machines, and after a short encounter it disappeared behind the enemy lines, damaged.
Five others then attacked him at long range, but these he dispersed on coming to close quarters, after seriously damaging two of the machines. Seeing two others going westwards, he gave chase to them, but on coming nearer he was wounded in the thigh, causing him to lose temporary control of his machine. He soon righted it, and immediately closed with the enemy, firing at a close-contact range of only a few yards, until all his ammunition was used up. He then returned home, landing his machine safely in our lines.'

O.B.E. London Gazette 3.6.1919 Lieut.-Colonel Lionel Wilmot Brabazon Rees, V.C., M.C., A.F.C. (R.G.A.)
'In recognition of distinguished services rendered during the War.

M.C. London Gazette 29.10.1915 Captain Lionel Wilmot Brabazon Rees, Royal Artillery and Royal Flying Corps.
'For conspicuous gallantry and skill on several occasions, notably the following:
On 21st September, 1915, when flying a machine with one machine gun, accompanied by Flight-Serjeant Hargreaves, he sighted a large German biplane with two machine guns 2,000 feet below him. He spiralled down and dived at the enemy, who, having the faster machine, manoeuvred to get him broadside on and then opened heavy fire. In spite of this Captain Rees pressed his attack and apparently succeeded in hitting the enemy's engine, for the machine made a quick turn, glided some distance and finally fell just inside the German lines near Herbecourt.
On 28th July he attacked and drove down a hostile monoplane in spite of the fact that the main spar of his machine had been shot through and the rear spar shattered.
On 31st August, accompanied by Flight-Serjeant Hargreaves, he fought a German machine more powerful than his own for three-quarters of an hour, then returned for more ammunition and went out to the attack again, finally bringing the enemy's machine down apparently wrecked.'

A.F.C. London Gazette 2.11.1918 Lieut.-Col. Lionel Wilmot Brabazon Rees, V.C., M.C. (R.G.A.)
'in recognition of valuable flying services performed in their various capacities.'

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