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Imperial Service Medal

Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, In Storage, 1986/0987/D

This Imperial Service Medal was awarded to Fred Brodie. He served in the Royal Naval Air Service and the Royal Air Force. Fred Brodie was due to be a member of the crew on the maiden voyage of the R101 but gave his space up for Sir Sefton Brackner's valet.

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RAF Alor Star, Malaya, 1940

Photographs, In Storage, X004-7598/042/013

RAF Alor Star was located in the Kedah Province of Malaya in 1940. RAF Alor Star was the airfield that Squadron Leader Arthur Stewart King Scarf returned to on 9 December 1941, at the end the operation for which he was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross.

RAF Alor Star airfield with location of petrol dump and landing hazards marked, Crown Copyright / RAF Museum

Medal Bar of Flight Lieutenant William Gethin Owen

Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, In Storage, 1989/0234/D

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.

Eight medals on individual ribbons with different stripe patterns in multiple colours, © RAF Museum

Military Medal of Sergeant Helen Emily Turner

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 76/D/692

Helen Turner served as a switchboard operator at the busy RAF station at Biggin Hill, as a member of the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force. On 30 August 1940, during an air raid, she kept on working in order to maintain vital telephone contact with Group Headquarters. She and colleague Corporal Elizabeth Henderson only left when a 500lb bomb crashed through the roof and the building caught fire.

Round silver medal with the bust of King George VI in profile, on a red, white and blue striped ribbon, © RAF Museum

Medal Bar of Flight Lieutenant Geoffrey Allard

Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, 1989/0210/D

‘Sammy’ Allard was an exceptional and highly popular pilot who destroyed at least ten German aircraft during the Battle of Britain.

Five medals on individual ribbons in multiple colours and patterns, © RAF Museum

1914 Star of Lieutenant Harold (Harry) Jameson

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1920, In Storage, 72/D/708

Lieutenant Harold (Harry) Jameson's 1914 Star.

A four pointed star, the top point replaced by a crown. Two crossed swords on the face appear to provide four further points, Royal Air Force Museum

War Medal 1914-1918 awarded to Flying Officer Robert Blaine Luard

Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, X008-8788

Luard died whilst serving as an Observer when his aircraft stalled on take off from Dardoni for a bombing raid, 17 August 1922. The deaths of Luard and his pilot leading to a dramatic review of the Royal Air Force in India, carried out by Sir John Salmond

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Medals of Corporal Ernest Gladstone Reeves

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, X001-2413

The details of where Corporal Reeves served and what his role was are not known, other than that he worked as groundcrew during the Battle of Britain. He represents ‘the Many’ who supported ‘the Few’, without whom the Battle could not have been won.

Three six-pointed bronze star medals and three round silver medals - all on individual clasps and five with ribbons, © RAF Museum

Medals of Corporal Ernest Gladstone Reeves

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, X001-2414

The details of where Corporal Reeves served and what his role was are not known, other than that he worked as groundcrew during the Battle of Britain. He represents ‘the Many’ who supported ‘the Few’, without whom the Battle could not have been won.

Three six-pointed bronze star medals and three round silver medals - all on individual clasps and five with ribbons, © RAF Museum

Medal Bar of Squadron Leader Anthony Garforth Miller

Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, In Storage, 1994/0354/D

After joining the RAF in 1935, Spitfire pilot Anthony Miller led No. 17 Squadron for much of the Battle of Britain.

Six medals, including one with red and gold edging, on individual ribbons with different stripe patterns in multiple colours, © RAF Museum

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