Beschreibung:

Family Group. A WWI pair to 2nd Lieutenant C.H. Foote, Royal Flying Corps Later Royal Air Force British War and Victory Medals (2/Lieut. C.H. Foot[sic]. R.A.F.), extremely fine with related cloth and brass cap badge and brass eagle badge, a WWI military pocket watch, the black dial with arabic numerals and inscribed '30 Hour Non Luminous Mark V', 'B.E. 1863', subsidiary seconds dial (minute hand detached), nickel case stamped with war department arrow and A, ticks for a few seconds and stops, three original photographs of the recipient in uniform, plus two pages of memoirs written by the recipient's son on behalf of Lieutenant Foote A pair to Signalman G.P. Foote, Royal Signals General Service Medal, 1918-1962, G.VI.R., 1 clasp, Palestine 1945-48 (14104297 Sigmn. G.P. Foote. R. Sigs.), extremely fine in named box of issue, Defence Medal, extremely fine in named box of issue with transmission slip, with three Royal Signals cloth badges, a snapshot photograph of the recipient and two small paper slips plus other items The pocket watch included in the lot has a handwritten label inscribed 'This example taken by 2nd Lt C.H. Foote (RAF) from the last RE8 he flew in armistice time'. The memoirs included were written in 1982 and detail the service of 2nd Lieutenant Cecil Herbert Foote who was an Observer / Air Gunner in the RFC and RAF flying with 135 Squadron. According to the notes, Foote and his pilot Bob Tucker were engaged in dogfights against the Red Barron.