A WW2 and Palestine Campaign AFC Group of 6 awarded to Squadron Leader Bertram Frederic Stannard, Physical Fitness Branch, Royal Air Force, who went on to serve as Commander and Parachute Instructor at No. 1 Parachute Training School, RAF Abingdon, between 1960 and 1963, comprising: Air Force Cross, GVIR, reverse officially engraved ‘1948’ , 1939-1945 Star, Burma Star, Defence and War Medals, 1939-1945, the latter bearing bronze ‘MID’ oak leaf, General Service Medal, 1918-1962, single clasp, Palestine 1945-48 (Act. Sqn. Ldr. B. F. Stannard. R.A.F.); the first and last officially engraved, the remainder unnamed as issued, swing mounted on bar with reverse pin for wear, sold with original ‘Spink & Son’ case, with matching riband bar and set of miniatures. Group toned, good very fine. (6) AFC London Gazette 29.06.1948 - ‘For distinguished service in Palestine’ Bertram Frederic Stannard, of Sussex, England, first appears in the London Gazette upon promotion from Warrant Officer to Pilot Officer on probation 31 December 1943, with the Physical Fitness Branch. He reached the rank of Flight Lieutenant 20 March 1947, and Squadron Leader 1 January 1959. In the article ‘Learning to Leap at RAF Abingdon’ (August 1962) the then new No. 1 Parachute Training School is mentioned in detail, with questions fielded to Wing Commander Stannard: “We have about 3,500 servicemen going through the school every year,” said Wing Cmdr. B. F. Stannard, AFC, commanding officer, “but of this number only a very small percentage are from the RAF.” He explained the reason why they get so few RAF servicemen was due to the fact the service had no real need of parachutists.“ The majority of men we receive here are from the Army and because of this we work in close co-operation with the Army staff attached to the school,” he added. Wing Comdr. Stannard, a jovial Sussex born officer who has been in command of the school since September 1960, made it quite clear that whether a Private or a General comes to be trained it’s the same treatment for all.” Sold with copy London Gazette mentions, and the aforementioned article.
A WW2 and Palestine Campaign AFC Group of 6 awarded to Squadron Leader Bertram Frederic Stannard, Physical Fitness Branch, Royal Air Force, who went on to serve as Commander and Parachute Instructor at No. 1 Parachute Training School, RAF Abingdon, between 1960 and 1963, comprising: Air Force Cross, GVIR, reverse officially engraved ‘1948’ , 1939-1945 Star, Burma Star, Defence and War Medals, 1939-1945, the latter bearing bronze ‘MID’ oak leaf, General Service Medal, 1918-1962, single clasp, Palestine 1945-48 (Act. Sqn. Ldr. B. F. Stannard. R.A.F.); the first and last officially engraved, the remainder unnamed as issued, swing mounted on bar with reverse pin for wear, sold with original ‘Spink & Son’ case, with matching riband bar and set of miniatures. Group toned, good very fine. (6) AFC London Gazette 29.06.1948 - ‘For distinguished service in Palestine’ Bertram Frederic Stannard, of Sussex, England, first appears in the London Gazette upon promotion from Warrant Officer to Pilot Officer on probation 31 December 1943, with the Physical Fitness Branch. He reached the rank of Flight Lieutenant 20 March 1947, and Squadron Leader 1 January 1959. In the article ‘Learning to Leap at RAF Abingdon’ (August 1962) the then new No. 1 Parachute Training School is mentioned in detail, with questions fielded to Wing Commander Stannard: “We have about 3,500 servicemen going through the school every year,” said Wing Cmdr. B. F. Stannard, AFC, commanding officer, “but of this number only a very small percentage are from the RAF.” He explained the reason why they get so few RAF servicemen was due to the fact the service had no real need of parachutists.“ The majority of men we receive here are from the Army and because of this we work in close co-operation with the Army staff attached to the school,” he added. Wing Comdr. Stannard, a jovial Sussex born officer who has been in command of the school since September 1960, made it quite clear that whether a Private or a General comes to be trained it’s the same treatment for all.” Sold with copy London Gazette mentions, and the aforementioned article.
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