A rare Great War D.F.M. group of six awarded to Air Mechanic 1st Class A. R. Moyes, Royal Air Force, late Royal Naval Air Service, who notched up over 300 hours in Seaplanes and was ‘in action with hostile aircraft on many occasions’ Distinguished Flying Medal, G.V.R. (208711 A.M. 1 Moyes, A. R., R.A.F.); British War and Victory Medals (208711 1 A.M. A. R. Moyes, R.A.F.); 1939-45 Star; Defence and War Medals, the first with edge bruise, otherwise generally good very fine or better (6) £3000-3500 Footnote One of just 104 Distinguished Flying Medals awarded in the Great War. D.F.M. London Gazette 21 September 1918: ‘He has always displayed gallantry and devotion to duty. He has flown more than 300 hours in seaplanes, and has been in action with hostile aircraft on numerous occasions.’ Alexander Robertson Moyes was born in Mid Calder, Midlothian in October 1897 and enlisted in the Royal Naval Air Service in October 1915, direct from his civilian employment as a young motor mechanic and chauffeur. Posted to R.N.A.S. Felixstowe in October 1916, he was advanced to Acting Air Mechanic 1st Class in September 1917, and served in No. 231 Squadron from May until October 1918, and it was in this capacity that he most likely won his D.F.M., operating in Felixstowe F2As on anti-submarine patrols over the North Sea. Having been appointed L.A.C. on the formation of the R.A.F., he was demobilised in March 1919, his entry on the R.N. roll of 1914-18 awards confirming his sole entitlement to the British War and Victory Medals. Moyes was recalled on the renewal of hostilities and served as a Sergeant Fitter (Engines) from November 1939 to August 1945. Sold with a quantity of original documentation, comprising R.A.F. Record Office forwarding letter for the D.F.M., addressed to the recipient in Lewes, Sussex, and dated 5 December 1919; a selection of Great War period photographs of seaplanes and of the recipient in uniform and flying kit (10), the former including two images of a Felixstowe F2A being towed behind a destroyer, a procedure introduced in the spring of 1918 in order to hasten the aircraft’s arrival at the scene of action; and his R.A.F. Service and Release Book from the 1939-45 War.
A rare Great War D.F.M. group of six awarded to Air Mechanic 1st Class A. R. Moyes, Royal Air Force, late Royal Naval Air Service, who notched up over 300 hours in Seaplanes and was ‘in action with hostile aircraft on many occasions’ Distinguished Flying Medal, G.V.R. (208711 A.M. 1 Moyes, A. R., R.A.F.); British War and Victory Medals (208711 1 A.M. A. R. Moyes, R.A.F.); 1939-45 Star; Defence and War Medals, the first with edge bruise, otherwise generally good very fine or better (6) £3000-3500 Footnote One of just 104 Distinguished Flying Medals awarded in the Great War. D.F.M. London Gazette 21 September 1918: ‘He has always displayed gallantry and devotion to duty. He has flown more than 300 hours in seaplanes, and has been in action with hostile aircraft on numerous occasions.’ Alexander Robertson Moyes was born in Mid Calder, Midlothian in October 1897 and enlisted in the Royal Naval Air Service in October 1915, direct from his civilian employment as a young motor mechanic and chauffeur. Posted to R.N.A.S. Felixstowe in October 1916, he was advanced to Acting Air Mechanic 1st Class in September 1917, and served in No. 231 Squadron from May until October 1918, and it was in this capacity that he most likely won his D.F.M., operating in Felixstowe F2As on anti-submarine patrols over the North Sea. Having been appointed L.A.C. on the formation of the R.A.F., he was demobilised in March 1919, his entry on the R.N. roll of 1914-18 awards confirming his sole entitlement to the British War and Victory Medals. Moyes was recalled on the renewal of hostilities and served as a Sergeant Fitter (Engines) from November 1939 to August 1945. Sold with a quantity of original documentation, comprising R.A.F. Record Office forwarding letter for the D.F.M., addressed to the recipient in Lewes, Sussex, and dated 5 December 1919; a selection of Great War period photographs of seaplanes and of the recipient in uniform and flying kit (10), the former including two images of a Felixstowe F2A being towed behind a destroyer, a procedure introduced in the spring of 1918 in order to hasten the aircraft’s arrival at the scene of action; and his R.A.F. Service and Release Book from the 1939-45 War.
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