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Auction: 5005 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals and Militaria
Lot: 168

A Great War Group of Three to Second Lieutenant J.C. Wilson, Royal Flying Corps, late Royal Highlanders (a) 1914-15 Star (185 Sjt J.C. Wilson. R. Highrs.), in card case of issue (b) British War and Victory Medals (2 Lieut.), in card cases of issue, with War Office enclosure and envelope addressed to Mrs. J. Wilson, Logie, Dundee (c) Memorial Plaque (John Cooper Wilson), in card case of issue, with enclosure, and envelope addressed to Mrs J. Wilson, Dundee, all medals good extremely fine (d) Memorial Scroll (e) Identity disk ´185 J C Wilson 4 RH CE´ (f) Silver cigarette case (Hallmarks for Birmingham 1912), the lid engraved JCW, containing a visiting card ´J Cooper Wilson 2nd Lieut. 3/4th Bat. Black Watch´ (g)A two page letter from Wilson, dated France 6.6.15 (h) Two silver tea-spoons (Hallmarks for Sheffield 1912 and 1913), both shooting prizes with badge of the Black Watch, reverses engraved ´B Class 1912´ and ´B Class 1913´ Estimate £ 600-800 Second Lieutenant John Cooper Cooper, Royal Flying Corps, went to France with 23 Squadron in March 1916. The Squadron was equipped with F.E.2bs for Offensive Patrols. Early in the morning of 17.10.1916 he took off in F.E. 2b 4866 (Pilot, Second Lieutenant J.K. Parker), and his patrol was ´jumped´ by ten enemy aircraft. His machine was last seen, out of control, over Velu. Second Lieutenant Parker was wounded and taken prisoner. Second Lieutenant Wilson was killed, and is commemorated on the Arras Flying Services Memorial. The short two page letter is to his young son George: Machine Gun 4th Black Watch British Expeditionary Force France 6/6/15 Dear George How are you behaving yourself & are you assisting mama & being a good boy. Im sure you are no trouble to mama. What about Jack does he behave? I expect you will be able to run very fast now. How far will you give your dada a start. Dada is in the trenches & sitting in a dugout made of earth & covered with wood & sand bags. The bad Germans were trying to knock in the parapet a few minutes ago but it wont go. I enclose some cigarette photos which came out of cig boxes that I received in the trenches. They are very interesting & touching to read the back of them. Excuse the short note as I have a lot of work to do. With very best love to all at Windsor Terrace, I am your loving dada J.C.Wilson

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