Lot 1763

Description

Trio to POW: Defence Medal 1939-45; War Medal 1939-45; New Zealand War Service Medal 1939-45, all swing mounted. Unnamed as issued.; a matching set of court mounted miniatures; a large number of badges embroidered and metal, but mostly embroidered, as well as dog tags and ID disc to NZ2086 G.T.Wakelin; also a log book for Lt G.T.Wakelin training as a pilot together with some photos of bombers and a RCAF photo of a map of air base; a metal puzzle by FINX where the numbers have to be put in order; a timber bottle containing 4 small dice; a round timber container with 2 small keys, the underside of the lid signed Wakeling; a professional timber cased set of scales with weights; some New Zealand coins including a 1949 crown and a well worn USA one dollar banknote; two small pen knifes; a NZ Artillery sweetheart badge in gold and enamel (26mm; 9ct; 2.38g), pin-back. (lot)

2086 George Thomas Wakelin undertook air force training at Royal New Zealand Air Force, No.2 Elementary Flying Training School, Ashburton, New Zealand; granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer 04/03/1944 (NZ Gazette 16/3/1944 p257); undertook further flying training at Royal Canadian Air Force, No.12 Service Flying Training School, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada; and No.1 Air Navigation School, Rivers, Manitoba; and No.36 Service Flying Training School, Penfold, Alberta, Course 1: Graduated 26/01/1945; was a POW in Crete, Greece.