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Auction: 22002 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 110

Six: Squadron Leader W. C. Hewlett, Royal Air Force

1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Royal Air Force L.S. & G.C. (363996 F/Sgt. W. C. Hewlett. R.A.F.); Iraq, Kingdom, Active Service Medal, 1 clasp, Southern Kurdistan 1930-31, mounted as worn, good very fine (6)

William Charles Hewlett was born in South Wales on 29 May 1907 and joined the Royal Air Force in September 1923 as an Aircraft Apprentice, passing out in July 1926. He earned his Iraq Active Service Medal whilst with No. 70 Squadron and he is understood to have flown King Faisal in June 1930. Besides this Hewlett appears to have assisted in casevacs from Mosul, flown the Prime Minister and his wife from Rayah and also had a forced landing at Ammam due to a starboard engine failure.

He was commissioned into the Technical Branch as a Flying Officer on 10 December 1942 and retired as a Squadron Leader in January 1956.

At some point the Medals have become separated from his Flying Log Books, from which the details quoted were originally obtained.

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£650

Starting price
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