A 186 Squadron Distinguished Flying Medal Group to Flight Sergeant Beer RAF

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A 186 Squadron Distinguished Flying Medal Group to Flight Sergeant Beer RAF
  • A 186 Squadron Distinguished Flying Medal Group to Flight Sergeant Beer RAF
  • A 186 Squadron Distinguished Flying Medal Group to Flight Sergeant Beer RAF
  • A 186 Squadron Distinguished Flying Medal Group to Flight Sergeant Beer RAF

  • A 186 Squadron Distinguished Flying Medal Group to Flight Sergeant Beer RAF

  • £1,800.00

£1,800.00

G.VI.R. Distinguished Flying Medal, correctly engraved 1823957. F/ SGT. H.W. Beer R.A.F.

1939/45 Star

France and Germany Star

Defence Medal

War Medal

Court mounted a s worn.

Condition GVF

Harold William beer was born in Newcastle in 1925, in the latter stages of the Second World War he served as a rear gunner on Lancasters with 186 squadron.

He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal, gazzeted on the 21st of September 1945, the original citations is as follows;

‘Flight Sergeant beer has completed an operational tour of 36 sorties, which is included many attacks on major German targets. He has always shown that most courage and determination and by his keenness and cheerfulness has always set the highest example to all other members of the Squadron. On one occasion while attacking Gelsenkirchen, he was wounded in the hand. Regardless of this, he stuck to his post though all danger of enemy activity was past. He is very strongly recommended for the award of the DFM’.