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Auction: 23003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 97

Three: 2nd Lieutenant H. N. Ullyott, Royal Air Force, who was killed in a mid-air collision on 25 August 1918

British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut H. N. Ullyott. R.A.F.); Great War Bronze Memorial Plaque (Herbert Norman Ullyott), extremely fine (3)

Herbert Norman Ullyott was born at Hoylandswaine, Barnsley on 11 February 1899. Joining the workforce, he was employed as both a Clerk and Motor Mechanic at the Bullhouse Colliery Penistone between January 1913-November 1916. At this point he enlisted with the Yorkshire Hussars in July 1918.

The unit was in Ireland when he enlisted however Ulyott seems to have spent his time in Hastings and St. Leonards, before going to Bath on 30 March 1918. Applying to join the Royal Air Force he was accepted as a Cadet on 21 January 1918.

Posted to Reading and later Uxbridge where with the School of Air Gunnery was based.Promoted to Temporary Second Lieutenant Observer on 30 July 1918, he was posted to No. 8 Squadron in France on the 4 August 1918.

Ulyott was out flying in RE8 B4163, piloted by 2nd Lieutenant Leslie Gilbert Kesterton on 15 August 1918. While he was testing his machine guns, their machine struck another plane coming out of a dive which crashed into his plane literally cutting it in two and bringing it to the ground. The other plane was a Sopwith Camel F5956 of No. 80 Squadron which was flown by 2nd Lieutenant George Smith. Kesterton was wounded but survived the war, whilst Smith was also killed and is buried in the same cemetery.

Ulyott had only served 11 days service in France and is buried in Vignacourt British Cemetery. His Medals were sent to Mrs Martha Ann Ullyott of Whitley House, Penistone, Sheffield.

Sold together with copied research and an archive of original material comprising:

(i)
Buckingham Palace Memorial Scroll, this having been previously mounted in a frame and subsequently reduced in size, with card still attached.

(ii)
Two Buckingham Palace slips for the plaque and scroll, both reduced in size and again mounted on card.

(iii)
Photograph in R.A.F. uniform wearing Observer's Wings.

(iv)
Observer's wings and Royal Air Force Officer's cap Badge.

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Sold for
£400

Starting price
£400