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Auction: 23113 - Orders, Decorations and Medals - e-Auction
Lot: 567

A 1971 M.B.E. group of nine awarded to Warrant Officer C. R. Jacobs, Royal Air Force, who joined the service as an Apprentice at RAF Halton in 1937, who took a plethora of sporting prizes in an extended career

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Civil Division, 2nd Type Member's (M.B.E.) breast Badge, silver; 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya (572363 Sgt. C. R. Jacobs R.A.F.); Royal Air Force L.S. & G.C., E.II.R. (572363 Sgt. C. R. Jacobs R.A.F.); RAF Halton, Barrington Kennett Trophy Medal, silver issue, 1 clasp, Long Jump Junior 1938 (A/A Jacobs C.), good very fine (Lot)

M.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1971.

Cecil Roy Jacobs joined RAF Halton as a Boy Apprentice in 1937 as part of the 36th Intake. Whilst there, he excelled as a sportsman and was variously mentioned in The Daedalus.

Sold together with a series of sporting prize Medals and fobs including:

(i)
Royal Air Force Athletic & Cross Country Association, 50mm, silver, Inter Command and Individual Athletic Championships, 1946, Hop, Step & Jump, Second.

(ii)
Royal Air Force Athletic & Cross Country Association, 50mm, bronze, Team Championship, Division III, 1938, Long Jump, Winners.

(iii)
RAF HQ 19 Group Championship 1950, 440 Yds Relay, 2nd Place Medal.

(iv)
BAFO Inter-Formation Championship 1947, 2nd Place.

Together with twenty other related sporting Medals, a good number engraved to the recipient.

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Sold for
£550

Starting price
£300