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Auction: 17001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 269

A fine Second World War 'Clydeside Blitz' King's Commendation for Brave Conduct group of three awarded to Volunteer W. A. Moodie, Home Guard and onetime Royal Auxiliary Air Force, who was 'twice knocked out by exploding bombs'

Defence and War Medals 1939-45, M.I.D. oak leaf; Air Efficiency Award, E.II.R. (269102 Cpl. W. A. Moodie, R. Aux. A.F.), the first two mounted as worn, good very fine (3)

King's Commendation for Brave Conduct London Gazette 22 July 1941. The original recommendation states:

'On the night of 13-14 March 1941, while on duty in Glasgow as Battalion H.Q. runner during a severe air raid, he displayed great courage and coolness in carrying out his duties throughout the night, although twice knocked out by exploding bombs.'

William Andrew Moodie was serving in the 3rd City of Glasgow Battalion, Home Guard, at the time of winning his commendation on the night of 13-14 March 1941. On that night - and the following one - the Luftwaffe carried out a devastating attack on Glasgow's shipbuilding town of Clydebank. In what has been described as the most cataclysmic events to have taken place in Scotland during the war, the town was all but destroyed with a loss of 528 lives and many hundreds injured.

Moodie was awarded his Air Efficiency Award in June 1959; sold with copied research, including recommendation (T.N.A AIR 2/9504).


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£580