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An early aviation D.S.O., O.B.E. group

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Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 253

An early aviation D.S.O., O.B.E. group

Schätzpreis
1.600 £ - 1.800 £
ca. 2.477 $ - 2.787 $
Zuschlagspreis:
1.600 £
ca. 2.477 $
Beschreibung:

An early aviation D.S.O., O.B.E. group of five awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel G.F. Pretyman, Somerset Light Infantry and Royal Flying Corps DISTINGUISHED SERVICE ORDER, G.V.R., with top suspension brooch, some damage to green enamel wreath; ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE , O.B.E. (Military) 1st type; 1914 MONS STAR (Lieut., Som. L.I. Attd. R.F.C.); BRITISH WAR AND VICTORY MEDALS, M.I.D. (Lt. Col., R.F.C.) nearly extremely fine (5) Footnote D.S.O., London Gazette, 27th March 1915: 'For great gallantry, ability and initiative on numerous occasions, especially on the 12th inst. The clouds being low, he had to fly very low for a considerable period all along the German positions to ascertain their movements, being exposed the whole time to a very heavy fire. On the 13th inst. he blew up the centre of a train at Don station, damaged a building outside which a battalion of the enemy were forming up and drove off a German aeroplane.' O.B.E., London Gazette, 1st January, 1919. M.I.D., London Gazette, 27th March, 15th June, 22nd June, 1915 and 11th December, 1917. George Frederick Pretyman was born on 8th September, 1891, eldest son of - Major General Sir George Pretyman, K.C.M.G., C.B. (see lot 236) and was educated at Wellington and Sandhurst. He was first commissioned in the I Somerset Light Infantry as 2nd Lieutenant on 25th March, 1911, and was subsequently Lieutenant, 5th August, 1914; temp. Captain 1st September 1915 and Captain 25th March 1917. He received the brevet of Major on 1st January 1918.Pretyman learned to fly early on, gaining Pilots Licence No. 341 flying a Bristol Biplane at Brooklands on 22nd October, 1912. He then spent a period at the Central Flying School being graded Flying Officer upon his transfer to the Royal Flying Corps on 15th September, 1913. In the R.F.C. he became temp. Captain and Flight Commander, 8th February, 1915; temp. Major and Squadron Commander, 27th October, 1915, and temp. Lieutenant Colonel and Wing Commander on 28th December, 1916. Pretyman flew to France on 13th August, 1914 and served on the strength of No. 3 squadron. On the last day of the battle of Le Cateau, 26th August, 1914, he flew on a lengthy reconnaissance with Major L.B. Boyd-Moss as his observer. They left Honnechy at 11.50 and during the next 3 hours had an eventful flight which ended with their plane being shot down. During the flight they dropped their bomb on a park of transport vehicles near Blaugies, were fired on by Howitzers whilst over Le Cateau, and came under heavy infantry fire when West of Cambrai at 1.40 in the afternoon. Their engine was put our of action by a bullet from this infantry fire and after gliding two miles farther West clear of the enemy, Pretyman landed the plane. Together they burned the plane and joined French Cavalry retreating towards Arras. By bicycle and car they managed to return to safety before midnight. In such a manner important information was gathered by the R.F.C. and reported to Army Head Quarters. Pretyman was a pioneer of aerial photography and on 15th September, 1914, took five photographs of the enemy positions. These were developed later on the ground and were the fore-runners of that immense photographic map of the western front in thousands of sections, constantly renewed and corrected, which played so great a part in the later stages of the war.Pretyman was awarded the D.S.O. for his work during the battle of Neuve Chapelle in March 1915, when, on the 12th he made two flights in the afternoon to locate the line of battle. He reported that the enemy still held position between Neuve Chapelle and the Bois de Biez, but that, despite the strength of the German attacks, the British troops were maintaining their hold on the eastern edge of Neuve Chapelle village. This was an early attempt to keep the command in touch with the fluctuations of the battle front. The raid on Don was made early in the morning of the next day by Captain Pretyman, whose bombs blew up the centre carriages of a

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 253
Auktion:
Datum:
12.05.1993
Auktionshaus:
Dix Noonan Webb
16 Bolton St, Mayfair
London, W1J 8BQ
Großbritannien und Nordirland
auctions@dnw.co.uk
+44 (0)20 7016 1700
+44 (0)20 7016 1799
Beschreibung:

An early aviation D.S.O., O.B.E. group of five awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel G.F. Pretyman, Somerset Light Infantry and Royal Flying Corps DISTINGUISHED SERVICE ORDER, G.V.R., with top suspension brooch, some damage to green enamel wreath; ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE , O.B.E. (Military) 1st type; 1914 MONS STAR (Lieut., Som. L.I. Attd. R.F.C.); BRITISH WAR AND VICTORY MEDALS, M.I.D. (Lt. Col., R.F.C.) nearly extremely fine (5) Footnote D.S.O., London Gazette, 27th March 1915: 'For great gallantry, ability and initiative on numerous occasions, especially on the 12th inst. The clouds being low, he had to fly very low for a considerable period all along the German positions to ascertain their movements, being exposed the whole time to a very heavy fire. On the 13th inst. he blew up the centre of a train at Don station, damaged a building outside which a battalion of the enemy were forming up and drove off a German aeroplane.' O.B.E., London Gazette, 1st January, 1919. M.I.D., London Gazette, 27th March, 15th June, 22nd June, 1915 and 11th December, 1917. George Frederick Pretyman was born on 8th September, 1891, eldest son of - Major General Sir George Pretyman, K.C.M.G., C.B. (see lot 236) and was educated at Wellington and Sandhurst. He was first commissioned in the I Somerset Light Infantry as 2nd Lieutenant on 25th March, 1911, and was subsequently Lieutenant, 5th August, 1914; temp. Captain 1st September 1915 and Captain 25th March 1917. He received the brevet of Major on 1st January 1918.Pretyman learned to fly early on, gaining Pilots Licence No. 341 flying a Bristol Biplane at Brooklands on 22nd October, 1912. He then spent a period at the Central Flying School being graded Flying Officer upon his transfer to the Royal Flying Corps on 15th September, 1913. In the R.F.C. he became temp. Captain and Flight Commander, 8th February, 1915; temp. Major and Squadron Commander, 27th October, 1915, and temp. Lieutenant Colonel and Wing Commander on 28th December, 1916. Pretyman flew to France on 13th August, 1914 and served on the strength of No. 3 squadron. On the last day of the battle of Le Cateau, 26th August, 1914, he flew on a lengthy reconnaissance with Major L.B. Boyd-Moss as his observer. They left Honnechy at 11.50 and during the next 3 hours had an eventful flight which ended with their plane being shot down. During the flight they dropped their bomb on a park of transport vehicles near Blaugies, were fired on by Howitzers whilst over Le Cateau, and came under heavy infantry fire when West of Cambrai at 1.40 in the afternoon. Their engine was put our of action by a bullet from this infantry fire and after gliding two miles farther West clear of the enemy, Pretyman landed the plane. Together they burned the plane and joined French Cavalry retreating towards Arras. By bicycle and car they managed to return to safety before midnight. In such a manner important information was gathered by the R.F.C. and reported to Army Head Quarters. Pretyman was a pioneer of aerial photography and on 15th September, 1914, took five photographs of the enemy positions. These were developed later on the ground and were the fore-runners of that immense photographic map of the western front in thousands of sections, constantly renewed and corrected, which played so great a part in the later stages of the war.Pretyman was awarded the D.S.O. for his work during the battle of Neuve Chapelle in March 1915, when, on the 12th he made two flights in the afternoon to locate the line of battle. He reported that the enemy still held position between Neuve Chapelle and the Bois de Biez, but that, despite the strength of the German attacks, the British troops were maintaining their hold on the eastern edge of Neuve Chapelle village. This was an early attempt to keep the command in touch with the fluctuations of the battle front. The raid on Don was made early in the morning of the next day by Captain Pretyman, whose bombs blew up the centre carriages of a

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 253
Auktion:
Datum:
12.05.1993
Auktionshaus:
Dix Noonan Webb
16 Bolton St, Mayfair
London, W1J 8BQ
Großbritannien und Nordirland
auctions@dnw.co.uk
+44 (0)20 7016 1700
+44 (0)20 7016 1799
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