Battle of Britain Full set Gallantry Stamps Signed 14, 6 VC,...

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Battle of Britain Full set Gallantry Stamps Signed 14, 6 VC, 3GC, 4 DFC, 1 MM. 11 Sep 90 Biggin Hill 50th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain Full set of Gallantry Flown in HS 125 of 32 Sqn for the 50th Anniversary Flypast over Buckingham Place. Personally Signed Flt Lt Learoyd VC, Sgt John Daniel Hinton VC, Eric Wilson VC. Edward Kenna VC T Gould VC, Flt. Lt. W. Reid VC 6 Victoria Cross holders, Frederick William Fairfax GC Reginald Rimmer GC Henry William Stevens GC. Stevens GC, 3 George Cross. R A C Awcock Military Medal, Peter Ayerst, Sqn Ldr G Leggett (Signed Trice) , Trevor Gray Battle of Britain fighter pilot. Details below. Flt Lt Learoyd VC 49 Squadron HP Hampden pilot bombing an aqueduct of the Dortmund - Ems Canal on 12 August 1940. Sgt John Daniel Hinton VC. 20th Bn. 2nd N. Z. E. F. ( Canterbury Regt. ) Awarded the Victoria Cross at Kalamai, Greece on 28th/29th April 1941 and Wg Cdr E A Howell OBE DFC Was Officer Commanding No 33 Sqn when severely wounded and taken prisoner during the Battle of Crete. He was transferred to Kokkinia near Athens and then to Dulag 183 in Salonika. Despite having lost the use of both arms he escaped from the prison Hospital and walked 100 miles to Chalkidiki. From there he was taken by fishing boat from Ay Nicola to Imbros in Turkey from where he was repatriated. Eric Wilson VC. Won Victoria Cross in Somaliland (attached Somali Mounted Infantry), was Acting Captain of the East Surrey Regiment. Edward Kenna Victoria Cross holder 2/4th ( N. S. W. )Australian Military Forces. Won VC 1945 in New Guinea. was the last living Australian Second World War recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest decoration for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" that can be awarded to members of the British and Commonwealth armed forces. Mr T Gould VC Holder was petty officer in the Royal Navy during the Second World War. On 16 February 1942 north of Crete, in the Mediterranean, HM Submarine Thrasher, after attacking and sinking a supply ship, was itself attacked. Thrasher was subjected to a three hour depth charge attack and aerial bombing Later, after surfacing, two unexploded bombs were discovered in the gun-casing. Petty officer Gould and Lieutenant Roberts removed the first one without too much difficulty, but the second bomb had penetrated the side plating of the gun emplacement, and then the deck casing above the pressure hull. Roberts and Gould entered the confined space (which was no more than 2 ft high in places), and lying flat, wormed past deck supports, battery ventilators, and drop bollards. The petty officer then lay on his back with the 150 lb bomb in his arms while the Williams dragged him along by the shoulders. "It was then a matter of the two of us, lying horizontally, pushing and pulling the bomb back through the casing. It was pitch black and the bomb was making this horrible ticking noise while the submarine was being buffeted by the waves Meanwhile, Thrasher was surfaced, stationary, and close inshore to enemy waters. If the submarine was forced to crash dive, both men would drown. It was 50 minutes before they got the bomb clear, wrapped it in sacking, and dropped it over the side. Flt. Lt. W. Reid VC Victoria Cross holder. 61 Squadron RAFVR. Awarded the VC for gallantry during a raid on Dusseldorf Germany on 3rd November 1943. Despite being severely wounded, continued to fly his damaged Lancaster bomber to bomb Dusseldorf. Managed to land his aircraft safely upon return. Detective Sergeant Frederick William Fairfax GC (17 June 1917, Westminster, London-February 1998, Yeovil), won the George Cross for his heroism in chasing the armed robbers Derek Bentley and Christopher Craig, The pair had broken into a warehouse in Croydon and were pursued by Fairfax onto the roof of the building. The police officer grabbed Bentley, when Craig shot him, grazing his shoulder. Despite his injury, the unarmed Fairfax chased Bentley and managed to arrest and subdue him. More officers arrived at the scene and Constable Sidney Miles scaled the roof, only to be shot dead by Craig, who then jumped from the roof after expending his ammunition, injured himself upon landing and was arrested. Reginald Rimmer GC Sergeant Bombay Police Force Great courage and coolness date 03-Jun-31. Henry William Stevens GC. Stevens was awarded the George Cross for the gallantry he showed while serving as a Constable in the Metropolitan Police Force on the 29th of March 1958. Prior to joining the Metropolitan Police Force, Stevens served 3 years in the Royal Navy. R A C Awcock MM Corps of Royal Engineers. Awarded the Military Medal at Anzio. In the Anzio Beach head during the advance to the Campoleone feature, a detachment of No 2 platoon of a field Company, R E was in support of a troop of a Battalion, Royal Tank Regiment. A minefield was reported, and the tanks were completely held up. The RE Detachment went forward and commenced to detect and clear the mines under enemy small arms and shell fire, five of the sappers being wounded. In spite of this heavy opposition Sapper Awcock, with complete disregard for his own personal safety while being sniped and shelled assisted in the clearing of a gap in the minefield. During the whole time he was at work he was in full view of the enemy, and it was by his devotion to duty courage and cool example that the work was completed and the tanks able to advance. Plt Off Peter Ayerst who achieved confirmed victories in the Battle of Britain and not eligible for the Battle of Britain Clasp, Sqn Ldr G Leggett 615, 245 and 46 Battle of Britain fighter pilot. Trevor Gray 64 Sqn Battle of Britain fighter pilot. Certified Copy 0220 of 1400 Very few issued with additional Signatures. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99