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Auction: 20001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals - conducted behind closed doors
Lot: 888

A scarce group of seven awarded to Group Captain the Reverend H. Thomas, who served in both the British Army and Royal Air Force and ended his career as Assistant Chaplain-in-Chief (Overseas Command) from 1939-44

British War and Victory Medals (Rev. H. Thomas); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Kurdistan (Rev. H. Thomas. R.A.F.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45 with M.I.D. oak leaf, very fine (7)


Harold Thomas was a Late Exhibitioner at the University of Wales in 1911 (2nd Class, Latin), graduating B.A. in 1912. Transferring to St. Michael's College Llandaff, he qualified Deacon 1913, Priest 1914, and was made Curate of Llangynwyd from 1913-16. Serving at Abingdon from 1916-17, Thomas was appointed Temporary Chaplain to The Forces from 1917-23 and is recorded as wounded (War Services of Officers of the Army, refers). Posted as Chaplain to the R.A.F. at Baghdad from 1923-24, he served in Egypt from 1925-25, Sealand from 1925-28, Transjordan & Palestine from 1928-31, and at Abu Sueir, Egypt, from 1931-32. He returned home to postings at R.A.F. Halton and R.A.F. Cranwell, before serving in Cairo from 1937-39 and as Assistant Chaplain in Chief for R.A.F. Overseas Command from 1939-44; sold with copied research.

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Starting price
£280