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Auction: 21003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 553

A scarce 1975 A.F.C. group of four awarded to Squadron Leader J. A. Horsfall, Royal Air Force, who also earned a 'mention' for service in Borneo

Air Force Cross, E.II.R., reverse officially dated '1975'; General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Borneo, with M.I.D. oak leaf (Flt. Lt. J. A. Horsfall. R.A.F.); U.N. Medal for Cyprus; Jubilee 1977, mounted court-style as worn, good very fine (4)

A.F.C. London Gazette 1 January 1975.

John Andrew Horsfall was born on 21 March 1938 and was commissioned Pilot Officer in the General Duties Branch on 15 December 1959. He flew the Beverley's of No. 47 Squadron for some time, being promoted Flight Lieutenant on 15 August 1962, before joining No. 215 Squadron in September 1963, flying Argosy's. It was in this aircraft that he earned his mention for operations in Borneo (London Gazette, 13 December 1966, refers), a period in which he was hotly engaged.

Promoted Squadron Leader on 1 July 1970, he was with No. 70 (LXX) Squadron in April 1973 and had converted to fly Hercules. In the years that followed he was heavily engaged flying out to the Far East and other locations. Research with the Lot suggests the A.F.C. was awarded in respect of his work in Cyprus with the United Nations. He appears to have been based at Ascension Island in and around the Falklands War, for he wrote to The Times relating to the show played by Jim Davidson, which he considered '...the highlight of a very unpleasant six months.' His name does not appear on the Medal Roll for the Royal Air Force.

Retired on 2 April 1988, Horsfall died on 9 July 2015; sold together with two Log Books, covering the dates 29 November 1956-25 July 1962 and 2 August 1962-12 August 1975.

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