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Auction: 7029 - Orders, Decorations, Medals & Militaria
Lot: 375

A Good Great War Senior R.F.C. Officer´s O.B.E., M.C. Group of Five to Colonel T.E.St.C. Daniell, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force, Late 28th Battalion (Artists Rifles) County of London Regiment, Who Was Thrice Mentioned in Despatches a) The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 1st type, Military Division, Officer´s (O.B.E.) breast Badge, silver-gilt (Hallmarks for London 1919) b) Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued c) 1914-15 Star (1868. Pte. T.E.St.C. Daniell, 28-Lond.R.) d) British War and Victory Medals (Major T.E.St.C. Daniell. R.F.C.), nearly extremely fine (5) Estimate £ 2,000-2,400 O.B.E. London Gazette 7.6.1918 Lt.-Col. (A./Col.) T.E. St. C. Daniell, M.C. M.C. London Gazette 1.1.1917 Lt.-Col. Thomas Edward St. Clare Daniell, Royal Flying Corps Colonel Thomas Edward St. Clare Daniell, O.B.E., M.C., born 1886; educated at Felsted School, 1897-1905, and at Exeter College, Oxford; prior to the Great War was employed as Managing Clerk with Mackrell & Ward, of 33 Walbrook, London; enlisted as a Private, 28th Battalion County of London Regiment (Artists Rifles) and served during the Great War with the regiment in the French Theatre of War from 29.12.1914; he attained the rank of Sergeant before being Commissioned Temporary Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps, 8.9.1915; Captain 30.6.1916; Major 7.6.1916; posted Deputy Assistant Director of Aircraft Equipment, February 1917; advanced Colonel, Deputy Director of Aircraft Equipment, 1.4.1918 (thrice Mentioned in Despatches).

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