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Three: Sergeant W. H. Teall, Royal Air Force, who was later awarded the Belgian Decoration...
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Defence and War Medals 1939-45, in named card box of issue addressed to ‘W. H. Teal Esq., Greenways, Chalfont Road, Seer Green, Bucks.’; Belgium, Decoration du Travail de premiere classe, with the reverse inscribed (Presented to W H Teall by King Baudouin 4-4-76), good very fine (3) £80-£100
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William Henry Teall, from Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, attested into the Royal Air Force on 7 September 1940 for service during the Second War and served at Home, primarily as a member of Ground Crew and worked in the field of photography, including the fitting and maintenance of cameras to operational aircraft. He served with 222 Squadron at various stations including RAF Manston, RAF Biggin Hill, RAF Drem and RAF Horchurch, before later service with 550 Squadron at RAF North Killingholme. A photograph of his is noted in the Imperial War Museum collection. In later life he was awarded the Decoration due Travail de premiere class by the King of the Belgians.
Sold with his original RAF Service and Release Book, two very good and detailed photograph albums which recorded, personnel, crews, planes and duties with both 222 and 550 Squadrons , some of which are worthy of publication, a detailed hand written note of his life, an RAF Form 2190 Photographic Equipment Manual and the original Buckingham Palace letter granting unrestricted permission to wear his Belgian decoration.
Defence and War Medals 1939-45, in named card box of issue addressed to ‘W. H. Teal Esq., Greenways, Chalfont Road, Seer Green, Bucks.’; Belgium, Decoration du Travail de premiere classe, with the reverse inscribed (Presented to W H Teall by King Baudouin 4-4-76), good very fine (3) £80-£100
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William Henry Teall, from Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, attested into the Royal Air Force on 7 September 1940 for service during the Second War and served at Home, primarily as a member of Ground Crew and worked in the field of photography, including the fitting and maintenance of cameras to operational aircraft. He served with 222 Squadron at various stations including RAF Manston, RAF Biggin Hill, RAF Drem and RAF Horchurch, before later service with 550 Squadron at RAF North Killingholme. A photograph of his is noted in the Imperial War Museum collection. In later life he was awarded the Decoration due Travail de premiere class by the King of the Belgians.
Sold with his original RAF Service and Release Book, two very good and detailed photograph albums which recorded, personnel, crews, planes and duties with both 222 and 550 Squadrons , some of which are worthy of publication, a detailed hand written note of his life, an RAF Form 2190 Photographic Equipment Manual and the original Buckingham Palace letter granting unrestricted permission to wear his Belgian decoration.
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