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The British War Medal awarded to 2nd Lieutenant T. H. Jacques, Royal Air Force, a pilot in No....
British War Medal 1914-20 (2 Lieut. T. H. Jacques, R.A.F.), good very fine
Thomas Hextall Jacques, a native of Bosworth, Leicestershire, was born in 1898, the son of J. T. Jacques, O.B.E. Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Flying Corps in early 1918, he joined No. 12 Squadron in France on gaining his 'Wings'.
With Lieutenant F. N. Billington acting as his Observer, his F2b was engaged by enemy aircraft over Crevecoure on XV Corps's front on 30 September 1918. His machine was shot down in flames, likely by Leutnant Henkel of Jasta 37. Jacques is buried at Flesquieres Hill British Cemetery, France.
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British War Medal 1914-20 (2 Lieut. T. H. Jacques, R.A.F.), good very fine
Thomas Hextall Jacques, a native of Bosworth, Leicestershire, was born in 1898, the son of J. T. Jacques, O.B.E. Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Flying Corps in early 1918, he joined No. 12 Squadron in France on gaining his 'Wings'.
With Lieutenant F. N. Billington acting as his Observer, his F2b was engaged by enemy aircraft over Crevecoure on XV Corps's front on 30 September 1918. His machine was shot down in flames, likely by Leutnant Henkel of Jasta 37. Jacques is buried at Flesquieres Hill British Cemetery, France.
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Accompanied with an important original archive comprising;
- The recipient’s identity tag worn at Goose Green
- Parachute Regiment No. 2 Dress with General Service riband and belt, the first named
- A poignant painted tile depicting the recipient with his tours of Northern Ireland either side
- Three British Army football trophies
Two Regimental ties
Lot 648: The set comprises a 1st Class Badge and 2nd Class Star
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