Lot 798
A FIRST WORLD WAR PAIR TO THE R.A.F. A Great War pair comprising War Medal and Victory Medal named to 162373 3AM D ST G Lewis RAF. Having joined as a civilian Lewis joined the RAF on 29th April 1918, the service having been formed on the 1st of April. A Wireless operator prior to the war he served with 9 and 8 Squadrons in France. He was discharged in April 1921 only to re-enlist later that month. He was discharged for a second time in 1922, he died at the age of 23 in December 1922 of tuberculosis.
