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Auction: 21002 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 213

A 'Constantinople Raid 14 April 1916' D.S.M. group of four awarded to Chief Petty Officer Class III, F. S. Thatcher, Royal Naval Air Service

Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (F.141. F. S. Thatcher. Ch. Po. Mech. 3Cl. R.N.A.S. No. 2. Wing. Apl. 1916.); 1914-15 Star (F. 141, F. S. Thatcher. P. O. M. R.N.A.S.); British War and Victory Medals (F. 141 F. S. Thatcher. C. P. O. 2 R.N.A.S.), mounted court-style for wear by Spink & Son, lacquered, minor pitting, very fine (4)

2 D.S.M.s awarded for the Constantinople Raid.

D.S.M. London Gazette 22 June 1916.

Frank Sydney Thatcher served with No. 2 Wing, Royal Naval Air Service in the Aegean Sea. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for the raid on Constantinople and Adrianople on 14 April 1916, flying from Mudros under the command of Flight-Commander Joseph Smyth-Pigott. Three BE2c's targeted the Zeitunlik Powder Mills and the Demirkhan Gun Factory as well as the Adrianople Train Station. The operation took a round trip of 300 miles and drew great attention at the time for it was the longest round trip for a bombing raid; sold together with London Gazette entries and extracts from The Distinguished Service Medal 1914-1920.

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Sold for
£2,400

Starting price
£480