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The War Medal
Sometimes referred to as the ‘Victory Medal’, to qualify personnel had to serve in the Armed Forces or Merchant Navy full time for at least twenty eight days between 3 September 1939 and 2 September 1945.
The 1939 – 1945 Star
The 1939-45 Star was awarded for any period of operational service overseas between 3 Sep 1939 and 8 May 1945. Royal Air Force air crew qualified with 60 days service in an operational unit including at least one operational sortie.
The Bomber Command Clasp
The Bomber Command Clasp is granted to the aircrew of Bomber Command who served for at least sixty days, or completed a tour of operations, on a Bomber Command operational unit and flew at least one operational sortie on a Bomber Command operational unit from the 3 September 1939 to the 8 May 1945 inclusive. This applies to Servicemen after they have met the minimum qualification for the 1939-45 Star, which in many cases, though not exclusively, is sixty days.
To be clear, servicemen must have already qualified for the 1939-45 Star before their time can count toward the required sixty day qualification period for the Bomber Command Clasp.
To apply for the Bomber Command Clasp click on the Bomber Command Clasp image above to be redirected to Veterans-UK where you will find more information and can download the application form.
The Air Crew Europe Star
The Air Crew Europe Star was earned almost exclusively by Royal Air Force personnel, it could only be awarded after the 1939-45 Star had been qualified for.
Aircrew Europe Star was awarded for 60 additional days’ service in an RAF Unit engaged in operational flying over Europe from bases in the UK with at least one operational sortie.
The France and Germany Star
After 5 June 1944, operational flying over Europe qualified aircrew for the France and Germany Star.
The Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)
The DFC was established on 3 June 1918, the birthday of King George V, and is awarded to Officers and Warrant officers for acts of valour and courage or devotion to duty performed whilst flying in active operations against the enemy.
The Distinguished Flying Medal (DFM)
The other ranks equivalent to the DFC.
The Air Force Cross
Awarded to all ranks of the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Army, and Royal Air Force in recognition of exemplary gallantry in the air on non-active operations.
Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
Awarded for highly successful command and leadership during active operations.
Conspicuous Gallantry Medal
Awarded to personnel of the armed forces below commissioned rank for conspicuous gallantry in action against the enemy at sea or in the air.
Listed below are the names of those who received Honours & Awards whilst serving at Wickenby from 1942 to 1945, the rank listed is the rank at the time of the award.
This list has been compiled from incomplete records we have at Wickenby, if you know of any errors or omissions please let us know.
The Distinguished Flying Medal (DFM)
| Allen GW F/Sgt Allum KG F/Sgt Appleyard K Sgt Arundale WE F/Sgt Attwood FA Sgt Aubert CO F/Sgt Baker JA F/Sgt Beckett AE Sgt Black L F/Sgt Blute FJ F/Sgt Bode RH Sgt Brooks E Sgt Byrne LO F/Sgt Carr TW P/O Clifford SP F/Sgt Copping F/S EJ Cowan JA F/Sgt Derbyshire GE F/Sgt Dunshea F/S Edwards VD Sgt Edwards WJH Sgt Ellaway R F/Sgt Ellis J Sgt F/S McLeod TJ Fairbairn C Sgt Fender H Sgt Fisher N Sgt Galloway J Sgt Gant J F/Sgt George SP Sgt Gershaw J Sgt Glen FD Sgt Goulter F/S HM Gray L F/S Hall K F/Sgt Hames DC Sgt Headings F/S Hesketh FH F/Sgt Heywood GC F/Sgt Hill J Sgt Hill WG Sgt Hoey HH F/Sgt Jackson A Sgt | Jones DJ Sgt Knight PV Sgt Lane VA F/Sgt Lee J Sgt Newey AC F/Sgt MacDonnell KE Sgt Matthews Sgt McKenna PH F/S McLeod LVP F/Sgt Miller AS F/Sgt Mills G F/S Mitchell WR Sgt Moller WRW Sgt Moore GDB Sgt Morley MA F/S DFM Ollerhead F/Sgt Peckham JE Sgt Percival EA Sgt Peters FE Sgt Pope WH Sgt Poulton NT F/S Price WE F/Sgt Redding W Sgt Russel Sgt Russell GHH F/Sgt Schauenberg BL F/S Scholes E F/Sgt Scrace JWE Sgt Slater WWE F/Sgt Smith JM Sgt Smith WG Sgt Solly CF Sgt Soper BEG Sgt Stephen P Sgt Tattersall DR P/O Taylor FA F/Sgt Taylor JH Sgt Tribe DF Sgt Wadsworth F Sgt Wells M F/Sgt Wicks WR F/S Wood GH F/Sgt Woodruff D Sgt |
Immediate DFM
| Brewer JV Sgt Hall NF F/Sgt RCAF Jones CE F/Sgt Lawrence COA F/Sgt Marriott CR F/S | Oram JC P/O Peters V Sgt Reynolds LE Sgt Smith RA F/Sgt |
DFC
| Allen DR F/O Allen MV P/O Allison HDC P/O Anderson GA P/O Annesley GW W/O Atherton JE W/O Baker WB P/O Bassant C F/L Bell EIJ S/L Bennet RC F/O RCAF Bentley W F/O Black SB P/O Blackburn WJ P/O Bladon A P/O Blake LH P/O Bond RC P/O Booth A F/L Borland W/O Bowen TH P/O Boyd FC P/O Braybrook F/O Brewer P/O Bright JB P/O Bright W F/O Brown JCR S/L Brown MG P/O Brownhill JK F/O Buchan JM F/O Burkhardt J F/L Butcher AL F/L Butcher JFV F/O Butler DWJ P/O Cameron JA F/L Campbell JH F/O RCAF Cannon JV P/O Carrol SJ P/O Carruthers GF F/O Casey EF P/O Cassidy J F/O Clarke J P/O Clarke R P/O Cleland WJ F/L Collens BA F/O Cook WL F/O Corry HN S/L Crabb RJL F/O Craven DMH W/C Crimmins WD P/O Crook H P/O Curran WV W/O Currie JAL P/O Cuthill J F/L Dawley LK 1st Ltn USAAF Dawson HL P/O Dear CA P/O Dyre-Matthews I W/O Edwards CA P/O Edwards JT P/O Farfan EN F/O Farmer W/O Felgate IL F/O Fitzsimmons EF F/O Ford TH F/O Foreman F/O Fox GW P/O Francis JE P/O Freeman W P/O Galbraith JR F/O Gallagher T Gardiner N P/O Gardiner RE F/L Gates PL W/O Gauvreau RJ F/O Gerrard GED F/O Gillman MD P/O Girlingstone TW P/O Glasspool LH P/O Goodman LW F/O Gordon JC P/O Goule HW F/L Gray D F/O Gray HI F/L Gray LCV F/L DFM Green K F/L Green WG F/O Gregg RB F/O Griffiths DI F/O Griffiths MC P/O RAAF Hadingham EG F/O Hagerman DC F/L Harvey GK F/O Hawkes RC F/O Henderson JS P/O Henty D P/O Hewitt GH F/O RNZAF Hews MH F/O Hickman DA P/O Hicks AC F/L Hicks SM P/O Hide WR P/O Hill WJF F/O Hodges SC P/O Holbrook GF F/L Holding SR P/O Hutchinson JP F/O RAAF Hughes WRK P/O Idler DR P/O Jackson DS P/O Jackson LE F/O Jarman FB F/O Jones AP F/O Kauter FJ P/O Kelly PJ P/O Kennett AC F/O Kettles WM F/O Kingman F/O Kirby LH P/O Knight N F/O Lambourne HV P/O Lancaster JO F/L Landon JW F/L Lanham CW P/O Large WJ F/L Legge JT P/O | Leigh RB F/L Lighton OG F/O Lofthouse G F/O Longbotham F/O Lowry AE F/O RCAF Luke JW W/O Lutz P/O AM Mair WM P/O Mann PW P/O Mansfield JET F/L Marshall RA P/O Martin RL P/O May CHL F/O May J F/L McKean J W/O McLaughlin BE F/L McMillan DH P/O Meek RJ P/O CGM Middlemiss P/O Milton PR P/O Mizon WF P/O Mogg RM P/O Monk AD F/L Monogue JS W/O Moore PW P/O Moyes PJ F/L Murison JF F/O Neilson JA S/L RNZAF Newman KJ F/O Newman WH F/O Newton TE P/O Noden RF F/L DFM Norton W/O Nosworthy SJ F/O O’Dea TJ P/O Ogle W F/O RCAF Oliver DR P/O P/O Parry DJ Palmer SJ F/O Peacock JEM F/O Pearson HW P/O Phillips HB F/L Porter K F/O Potter DS P/O Poushinsky VW F/O Powell LJ P/O Puprslow GW W/O Redshaw P/O Rew AH P/O Roden GA S/L Rodney DF W/C AFC Rothwell PJA S/L Stammers DS DFM Samuel JR P/O Saunders IW Flt/Lt Sanders EV F/O Sargent DAG P/O Shanley JH S/L Shorney SF F/O Simms EA F/O Sinnott JD W/O Smith EW W/O Smith G P/O Smith G P/O Smitheringale KB A/W/O Snell WF A/F/L Spillers JL S/L Spruston LC F/L RCAF Starr JB P/O Stenborg HO P/O Stewart JW F/L Stewart JW P/O Stewart MH F/O Stockdale M W/C Stopford R P/O Straker RT P/O Sullivan JC P/O Sutherland GA W/O Swann GW F/O Swann KW F/L Tabony HC P/O Telling WAS Thomas JH F/L Thompson AJ F/L Thompson JE F/O Thompson PF F/O Thornecroft G P/O Torrance JT P/O Tredwin RH F/O Trotter HSS F/O Trotter R P/O Turner HT P/O Utz WA P/O Vernon HA F/L Villiers DH S/L Wade AGW F/O Washbrook P/O Watson H W/O Watson N F/O Watt FA F/L Weeks PGR F/L Weir KS P/O Welford FL P/O Weller B W/O Weyle EW P/O Whitehouse W F/L Wilkinson JL F/L Wilson GL F/O Wilson LI P/O Winder H F/L Witty AR F/O Wood AH F/O Wood V F/L Woods JA F/O Woolatt S/L Wright AJH F/L Wright FJ F/O Yell P/O |
Immediate DFC
| Buchan WJ F/L Clement RS F/O AFM Haynes P G/C Moore AW P/O Nelson JD W/C Pappas L P/O Penrose GW P/O | Roberts DH F/O Rowland JN F/L D Tapp F/O ML Wallace JL F/O Wheeler DJ P/O Wilson LC F/O |
Bar to DFC
| Breckenridge F/L DFC Dalrymple-White F/L DFC Moore AW P/O DFC | Morton S/L DFC Oram JC F/O DFC Rowland JN F/L DFC Whitehouse W F/L DFC |
DSO
Collard RCM W/C
Immediate DSO
| Foote WL F/T | Wood RSC W/C DFC |
Mentioned in Dispatches
| Adams LD Cpl Brown R Cpl Bull AE W/O Carson NW Cpl Carson NW Cpl Cobley AH Sgt Dabinett HI W/C Dabinett HI W/C Dewar G LAC Ellis EG AC2 F/L McEwen DW Hart LP Sgt Hart LP Sgt Keeble H LAC Kenyon JR Sgt Littlejohn T Sgt | McEwen DW F/O McMahon G AC1 McPartlin N LAC Osborne ER Sgt Pirie AB Cpl Restall GR Sgt Scruton J W/O Thompson J Sgt Traill IC Cpl Trim FJG F/Sgt Trinder WJ AC1 Trinder WJ AC1 Watts FMN W/C White G Sgt Yardley D Cpl |
Commendation
| Cruse BC F/S Drake RC Sgt Harper HJ Sgt | Hill WG Sgt Jackson A Sgt Kettles WM |
Special Commendation
| Currie JAL Sgt Adams HH P/O | Thomas JH F/L |