Medal Bar of Flight Lieutenant William Gethin Owen

William Owen served as an Observer with No. 235 Squadron during the Battle of Britain, flying in Bristol Blenheim fighters that provided convoy protection, fighter patrols and anti-shipping patrols over the English Channel and North Sea.

Although No. 235 Squadron was controlled by Coastal Command, it was made available to Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain and its members qualified for the Battle of Britain clasp. Owen left the squadron in 1941 and was commissioned as an officer. Medals, from left to right: Distinguished Flying Cross, 1939–1945 Star with Battle of Britain clasp, Atlantic Star with France and Germany clasp, Burma Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939–1945, Air Efficiency Award, GRVI, Croix de Guerre 1939–1940 with bronze star (France).