Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Air Efficiency Award, G.VI.R., 1st issue (849960 A.C.1. A. T. Rea. A.A.F.) minor edge nick, good very fine £60-£80

Arthur Thomas Rea was born in 1908 in Edgbaston, Warwickshire and enlisted in the Auxiliary Air Force on 15 March 1939. He was embodied on 24 August 1939 and served as a Balloon Rigger/Operator during the Second World War. He was released Class A on 3 October 1945 and qualified for his Air Efficiency Award in July 1951, being discharged with effect from 10 February 1954 having reached 45 years of age.