A positively attributed Royal Air Force Officer's Second World War 'North West Europe; campaign medal group of 3: Flight Lieutenant Arthur Liddle, D.F.C., D.F.M., Royal Air Force A positively attributed Royal Air Force Officer's Second World War 'North West Europe; campaign medal group of 3: Flight Lieutenant Arthur Liddle, D.F.C., D.F.M., Royal Air Force A positively attributed Royal Air Force Officer's Second World War 'North West Europe; campaign medal group of 3: Flight Lieutenant Arthur Liddle, D.F.C., D.F.M., Royal Air Force A positively attributed Royal Air Force Officer's Second World War 'North West Europe; campaign medal group of 3: Flight Lieutenant Arthur Liddle, D.F.C., D.F.M., Royal Air Force A positively attributed Royal Air Force Officer's Second World War 'North West Europe; campaign medal group of 3: Flight Lieutenant Arthur Liddle, D.F.C., D.F.M., Royal Air Force

A positively attributed Royal Air Force Officer's Second World War 'North West Europe; campaign medal group of 3: Flight Lieutenant Arthur Liddle, D.F.C., D.F.M., Royal Air Force

The group comprises:

- The 1939-1945 Star. No clasp
- The Air Crew Europe Star. With 'France & Germany Star' (loose)
- War Medal

Sold together with below original ephemera:

- GVI issue un-marked medal transmittal letter from the Air Council
- GVI issue brown card box of issue from Air Ministry (a/f) with label addressed to:

F/L A. Liddle
5, Brettanby Gardens
Ryton-on-Tyne
Co. Durham

All medals are Royal Mint strikes, and each retaining their original 'pinked' silk medal ribands as issued

Attribution: The official card box of issue containing the campaign medals and clasp awarded to Flight Lieutenant Arthur Liddle, D.F.C., D.F.M., a twice decorated 'Navigator' who flew more then 60 x operational sorties with 107 Squadron, flying in Boston's and later Mosquito's, on raids over enemy occupied Europe, while under higher command No, 2 Group Bomber Command, Royal Air Force. His D.F.C & D.F.M. awards were published in the London Gazette issues as under:

- D.F.C.: 24 December 1943
- D.F.M.: 15 December 1942

Arthur Liddle, son of John George Liddle (a Coal Miner) and Mary Liddle (nee Brooks), was a native of, Blaydon, County Durham, England, where he had been born in 1914. He joined the Royal Air Force circa 1940, and was promoted to Flight Lieutenant (21 July 1945), per announcement published in the Supplement to the London Gazette issue of 21 August 1945

Note: A medal group to Arthur Liddle, including his two decorations, is known on the market - but without the recipients official named card box of issue for the campaign medals

Condition: EF

Code: 22286