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Auction: 23111 - Orders, Decorations and Medals - e-Auction
Lot: 832

Three: Sergeant R. E. S. Packham, No. 463 (Australian) Squadron, Royal Air Force, who was killed in action on his 15th Op on 29 August 1944

1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; War Medal 1939-45, with Air Council Condolence slip, this in the name of 'Sergeant R. E. S. Packham', mounted on card, very fine (3)

Purchased March 1996.

Robert Edward Swain Packham was born in 1923, the son of George and Grace Packham. Commencing his career on 4 July 1944, Packham completed no less than 14 Ops in quick order. When Flight Engineer of Lancaster PD258 on a raid on Konigsburg on 29 August, Packham and his comrades were lost when their aircraft crashed into the sea. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial and left a widow; sold together with copied research.

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Sold for
£170

Starting price
£40