WW2 ROYAL AIR FORCE MEDALS, BADGES & DOCUMENTS PILOT SGT JOHN H COOK BURMA
$127.50
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Offered is a 1939 ? 45 Star, Burma Star, Defence & War Medals (1939 -45), all un named as issued in original issue card box from the Air Ministry addressed to J.H.COOK ESQ. 4 SUNNYMEAD AVENUE, GILLINGHAM, KENT.; Medal award slip, Royal Air Force Service and release book.??2 sergeant cloth rank badges; Royal Life Saving Society Medal with 2 clasps 1939, 1941 engraved on rear J.H.COOK July 1936.; 1936 Coronation medallion.; 2 white metal watch fobs in card boxes H.G. CRONEEN, MEDALLIST GILLINGHAM KENT.??2 cloth badges (possibly school blazer).; Australian Government Dept. of Veterans Affair 60th?Anniversary badge in box of issue. H.M. Armed Forces Veteran badge in box of issue.
Sergeant John Herbert Cook,?was born on the 7/6/1924 in England (probably Kent) he enlisted into the Royal Air Force 16/8/1943. His service certificate states ?Served overseas 3/5/44 to 25/9/45?. It is unsure what capacity he served as his certificate records his air crew category/trade as clerk/E-D, however of note is the section recording Air Crew Badges awarded ?Pilot?.
Post war he emigrated to Australia and died 21/6/2007 in Perth Western Australia.
