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Auction: 21001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals (conducted behind closed doors)
Lot: 362

A 'Civil Division' M.B.E. group of four awarded to R.E.8 Pilot, Major E. C. Stonehouse, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force, late Royal Army Service Corps, who was wounded in action on 25 February 1918

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 2nd Type, Civil Division, Member's (M.B.E.) breast Badge, silver, in Royal Mint case of issue; 1914-15 Star (Capt. E. C. Stonehouse. A.S.C.); British War and Victory Medals (Major E.C. Stonehouse. R.A.F.), nearly extremely fine (4)

M.B.E. London Gazette 13 June 1959 (Chairman of Committee, No. 127 (Wakefield) Squadron, Air Training Corps).

Eric Childe Stonehouse was born on 21 December 1886 at Wakefield and was educated at Sedbergh School. Commissioned Captain in the 1st West Riding Brigade Company, Army Service Corps (T.F.) in June 1910. He was advanced Major on 1 June 1916. Stonehouse was seconded for duty with the Royal Flying Corps, 4 August 1917 and after training was posted as a Pilot to No. 42 Squadron (R.E.8's), on the Austro-Italian front. He was wounded in action, whilst flying B5099, on 25 February 1918. Having completed a period of recuperation in hospital he returned to operational flying with No. 16 Squadron (R.E.8's) from Complain L'Abbe, July 1918. Posted as Major (Flying) to 'Room 426, Air Ministry', October 1918, he was thence posted as a Flight Commander to No. 12 Squadron (R.E.8's) at Duren, Germany in March 1919. He relinquished his Temporary Commission on 18 January 1921 and was re-engaged for service during the Second War as Acting Flight Lieutenant, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve from 1 February 1941. Stonehouse died on 11 March 1967 and is buried at Ugthorpe, Scarborough; sold together with copied research.

For his miniature dress medals, please see Lot 786.

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Sold for
£420

Starting price
£220