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Auction: 19003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 400

A Great War Western Front M.S.M. group of three awarded to Master Mechanic W. Young, Royal Air Force, late Royal Flying Corps

British War and Victory Medals (3686. S.M.2. W. Young. R.A.F.); Royal Air Force Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R. (3686 Mas: Mec: W. Young. R.A.F.), nearly extremely fine (3)

M.S.M. London Gazette 3 June 1919.

William Young was born at Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, and joined the Royal Flying Corps on 13 February 1915. A clerk by profession, he embarked for France with 25 Squadron on 13 February 1916 and served in a variety of administrative and technical postings. Awarded the M.S.M. and transferred to the Reserve, he was discharged after 8 years of service on 12 February 1923, whereupon he returned home to live with his wife Jessie at 59 France Street, Redcar, Yorkshire; sold with copied service record.


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Sold for
£550

Starting price
£270