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Auction: 26002 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 239

The 1944 D.F.M. to Warrant Officer H. G. Hall, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

Distinguished Flying Medal, G.VI.R. (1591012. Sgt. H. G. Hall. R.A.F.), mounted as worn, minor contact wear and slightly toned, very fine

D.F.M. London Gazette 15 August 1944, the original recommendation states:

'This air gunner has completed 28 successful sorties, seven of which were on Berlin. He has always shown great keenness and enthusiasm for his job and his coolness and vigilance in the air has greatly assisted his captain in keeping out of trouble. His early sighting of enemy fighters enabled his captain many times to evade them before an attack could develop. A great deal of the success of his crew has been due to his untiring vigilance.'

Harold George Hall was born circa 1924 to Harold Hall and his wife of 15 North Road, Hull. Young Hall attended the Francis Askew School and was later employed by Louis Percy Ltd. on the Hull Billingsgate - also known as St. Andrew’s Dock. As a boy he was a member of the Air Defence Cadet Corps and later volunteered for the Royal Air Force.

Hall was accepted for air gunner training in March 1943. He was posted to No 207 Squadron with whom he flew 29 sorties, all of which were marked successful save one where he was unable to gain height. A contemporary newspaper article notes that 'his first tour of operations…included some of the most heavily defended targets'. At the time of his award of the D.F.M., Hall had logged over 192 flight hours.

Sold together with copied research, including Hull Daily Mail article and original Central Chancery letter inviting Warrant Officer Hall to an Investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace on 24 July 1945, this with tape along central folds.



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Estimate
£1,000 to £1,400

Starting price
£800