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Canadian Memorial Cross, G.VI.R. (Flt. Lt. R. A. Towgood R.A.F.-9603) in case of issue,...
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Canadian Memorial Cross, G.VI.R. (Flt. Lt. R. A. Towgood R.A.F.-9603) in case of issue, latter lacking inner lining, very fine £160-£200
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Robert Addison ‘Bob’ Towgood was the son of Mr and Mrs A. S. Towgood of Oyama, British Columbia, Canada. Towgood joined the Royal Air Force in 1936, and The Vernon News, 4 April 1940 (cutting included in lot - which has an image of recipient in uniform) gives the following:
‘Flying Officer Frank Powley, of Oyama, is in Kohat in India, near the Khyber Pass. He is acting as an adjutant in the R.A.F. station at Kohat. He went overseas in 1936 with Flying Officer R. A. Flight Lieutenant Towgood, of Oyama, and the late Flying Officer Richard Coe... who was killed in an accident in January.... Towgood... is stationed in Iraq. He has been with the air force for four years, the last two of which have been spent in the Near East. For the past six months he has been training pilots in desert patrol flying.’
Towgood advanced to Flight Lieutenant, and served as a pilot with 84 Squadron (Blenheims) in 1941. The Squadron served in Greece, carrying out operations against the Italians in Albania. Towgood was killed in action during an operational sortie, 5 February 1941, and is buried in Phaleron War Cemetery, Athens, Greece.
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Importation Duty
This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK
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Robert Addison ‘Bob’ Towgood was the son of Mr and Mrs A. S. Towgood of Oyama, British Columbia, Canada. Towgood joined the Royal Air Force in 1936, and The Vernon News, 4 April 1940 (cutting included in lot - which has an image of recipient in uniform) gives the following:
‘Flying Officer Frank Powley, of Oyama, is in Kohat in India, near the Khyber Pass. He is acting as an adjutant in the R.A.F. station at Kohat. He went overseas in 1936 with Flying Officer R. A. Flight Lieutenant Towgood, of Oyama, and the late Flying Officer Richard Coe... who was killed in an accident in January.... Towgood... is stationed in Iraq. He has been with the air force for four years, the last two of which have been spent in the Near East. For the past six months he has been training pilots in desert patrol flying.’
Towgood advanced to Flight Lieutenant, and served as a pilot with 84 Squadron (Blenheims) in 1941. The Squadron served in Greece, carrying out operations against the Italians in Albania. Towgood was killed in action during an operational sortie, 5 February 1941, and is buried in Phaleron War Cemetery, Athens, Greece.
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Canadian Memorial Cross, G.VI.R. (Flt. Lt. R. A. Towgood R.A.F.-9603) in case of issue, latter lacking inner lining, very fine £160-£200
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Importation Duty
This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK
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Robert Addison ‘Bob’ Towgood was the son of Mr and Mrs A. S. Towgood of Oyama, British Columbia, Canada. Towgood joined the Royal Air Force in 1936, and The Vernon News, 4 April 1940 (cutting included in lot - which has an image of recipient in uniform) gives the following:
‘Flying Officer Frank Powley, of Oyama, is in Kohat in India, near the Khyber Pass. He is acting as an adjutant in the R.A.F. station at Kohat. He went overseas in 1936 with Flying Officer R. A. Flight Lieutenant Towgood, of Oyama, and the late Flying Officer Richard Coe... who was killed in an accident in January.... Towgood... is stationed in Iraq. He has been with the air force for four years, the last two of which have been spent in the Near East. For the past six months he has been training pilots in desert patrol flying.’
Towgood advanced to Flight Lieutenant, and served as a pilot with 84 Squadron (Blenheims) in 1941. The Squadron served in Greece, carrying out operations against the Italians in Albania. Towgood was killed in action during an operational sortie, 5 February 1941, and is buried in Phaleron War Cemetery, Athens, Greece.
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Importation Duty
This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK
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Robert Addison ‘Bob’ Towgood was the son of Mr and Mrs A. S. Towgood of Oyama, British Columbia, Canada. Towgood joined the Royal Air Force in 1936, and The Vernon News, 4 April 1940 (cutting included in lot - which has an image of recipient in uniform) gives the following:
‘Flying Officer Frank Powley, of Oyama, is in Kohat in India, near the Khyber Pass. He is acting as an adjutant in the R.A.F. station at Kohat. He went overseas in 1936 with Flying Officer R. A. Flight Lieutenant Towgood, of Oyama, and the late Flying Officer Richard Coe... who was killed in an accident in January.... Towgood... is stationed in Iraq. He has been with the air force for four years, the last two of which have been spent in the Near East. For the past six months he has been training pilots in desert patrol flying.’
Towgood advanced to Flight Lieutenant, and served as a pilot with 84 Squadron (Blenheims) in 1941. The Squadron served in Greece, carrying out operations against the Italians in Albania. Towgood was killed in action during an operational sortie, 5 February 1941, and is buried in Phaleron War Cemetery, Athens, Greece.
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