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THE BENTLEY PRIORY BATTLE OF BRITAIN TRUST APPEAL CHARITY AUCTION
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Medals Awarded to J.P. Smith, Esq., Director and Chief Engineer, Hawker
Siddeley Aviation Ltd.
a) Royal Aeronautical Society Silver Medal, 40mm, silver, the obverse featuring a
bird of prey in flight with a balloon above, the edge engraved ‘J. P. Smith ‘For
outstanding contributions to Aircraft Design’ 1966’, in fitted John Pinches,
London, case of issue
b) Tanner Cup Shooting Medal, 32mm, silvered, the obverse featuring crossed
rifles, the reverse inscribed ‘Tanner Cup 1932 J. P. Smith’, in Phillips, Aldershot,
fitted case of issue
c) Tanner Cup Shooting Medal, 45mm, bronze, the obverse featuring a soldier
standing firing arquebus, the reverse inscribed ‘Tanner Cup 1933 J. P. Smith’, in
Phillips, Aldershot, fitted case of issue
d) Royal Marines Football Medal, 32mm, bronze, the obverse featuring men
playing football, unnamed, in Phillips, Aldershot, fitted case of issue; together with
a Royal Drawing Society Medal, the reverse inscribed ‘H. Smith, 1897’, in fitted
Elkington, London, case of issue, generally extremely fine (5)
£100-150
The Royal Aeronautical Society’s Silver Medal is usually awarded annually ‘for work of an
exceptional nature leading to major advances or contribution’. The medal was first awarded
in 1909, and 87 awards have been made to date. Mr J.P. Smith, a Fellow of the Royal
Aeronautical Society, was awarded the Society’s Silver Medal in 1966. He was latterly
Director and Chief Engineer, Civil, of Hawker Siddeley Aviation Ltd.
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