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Auction: 15002 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals and Militaria
Lot: 297

An Extremely Well Documented Great War 'F.E. 2b' Pilot's Group of Six to Squadron Leader R.W. Barton, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Late Gloucestershire Regiment, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force, Who Flew in 25 Operational Sorties, 1918
1914-15 Star (3422 Pte. R.W. Barton. Glouc. R.); British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. R.W. Barton. R.A.F.); Defence and War Medals; Air Efficiency Award, G.VI.R. (Sqn. Ldr. R.W. Barton. R.A.F.V.R.), practically Mint state, with the following original documentation and related items:
- Named card boxes of issue, for all awards, complete with enclosure slips for the Second World War Campaign Medals and the Air Efficiency Award
- Four Pilot's Flying Log Books (10.1.1918-14.1.1919; 16.7.1923-13.7.1939; 3.5.1937-30.10.1942; 1.10.1944-8.6.1945), the first being a scarce 'Army Book 425' type
- Commission appointing R.W. Barton as Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force, dated 1.4.1918
- Royal Flying Corps Training Transfer Card
- Royal Flying Corps Pilot's Home Defence Brigade Transfer Card
- Royal Air Force Graduation Certificate, dated 7.5.1918
- Gunnery Card, and Aerial Navigation Card
- Air Ministry Private Pilot's Certificate and Licence with photograph of the recipient, valid until 4.7.1940 (lot)

Squadron Leader Reginald Willie Barton born 1896, Bishopton, Bristol; served during the Great War with the Gloucester Regiment on the Western Front from, 31.3.1915; transferred Royal Flying Corps, October 1917; carried out initial training with 198 (Night) Training Squadron, and 190 (Night) Training Squadron, January-March 1918; posted as a Pilot for operational flying to 38 Squadron (F.E. 2b's), France, May 1918; flew in 25 operational sorties with the squadron including: 'Raid Dechy (first show)', 29.8.1918 (Log Book refers); three raids in one day on Ercourt St. Quentin, 1.9.1918; 'Raid Denain. Pump Broke', 3.10.1918 (Ibid); Raid on Mons, 4.11.1918; Flying Officer Reserve of Air Force Officers, 1923 and during the inter war years kept up his flying by attending courses at Northolt, Bristol Flying School and Hendon; re-engaged for the Second World War and was employed at the Central Gunnery School where he regularly flew Battles, Spitfires, Defiants, Lysanders and Wellingtons; Air Efficiency Award 1949; retired Squadron Leader, having flown in excess of 2,000 hours flying time.

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Estimate
£1,400 to £1,800