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November 22, 2012 - LoNdoN<br />

Group Captain A.J. Warwick (second from right) with H.M. The King during an inspection<br />

460<br />

Three: Lieutenant J.E. Carpenter, Royal Air Force<br />

1914-15 Star (1990 Pte. J.E. Carpenter. L’pool R.);<br />

British War <strong>and</strong> Victory Medals, M.I.D. Oak Leaves<br />

(Lieut. J.E. Carpenter. R.A.F.), BWM partially<br />

officially corrected, very fine or better (3)<br />

£200-240<br />

M.I.D. London Gazette 22.1.1919 Carpenter, Lt. J.E., Royal<br />

Air Force (Egypt)<br />

Lieutenant John Edmund Carpenter born Bristol, 1889;<br />

educated at the Lord Weymouth Grammar School,<br />

Warminster; enlisted Private 6th Battalion, Liverpool<br />

Regiment, October 1914; served during the Great War with<br />

the regiment in the French Theatre of War, from 24.2.1915;<br />

commissioned Second Lieutenant 3rd Battalion Dorset<br />

Regiment, 22.7.1915; attached Machine Gun Corps, April<br />

1916-September 1917; transferred Royal Flying Corps,<br />

October 1917; after training in Egypt was posted as a Pilot to<br />

14 Squadron (R.E. 8’s), Palestine Brigade, February 1918;<br />

the squadron was mainly tasked with bombing <strong>and</strong><br />

reconnaissance <strong>and</strong> on 2.5.1918, Carpenter flew on a<br />

bombing raid over Shunet Nimrin, ‘4 [bombs] fell amongst<br />

a body of 500-600 infantry in Wadi 1 near mountain gun in<br />

action at V.13e causing it to cease fire’; on Amman Station,<br />

7.5.1918, ‘8 - 20lb Coopers. Large explosion caused in<br />

station buildings, which subsequently caught fire. All bombs<br />

burst within effective distance of rolling stock’; <strong>and</strong> on Kerak<br />

Citadel, 2.7.1918; discharged 14.4.1919.<br />

235<br />

461<br />

A Great War Campaign Group of Three to R.E. 8<br />

Reconnaissance Pilot, Lieutenant F. Fowler, Royal<br />

Flying Corps <strong>and</strong> Royal Air Force, Wounded in<br />

Action, 16.7.1918<br />

1914-15 Star (PS-2696 Pte. F. Fowler. R. Fus.);<br />

British War <strong>and</strong> Victory Medals (Lieut. F. Fowler.<br />

R.A.F.), nearly extremely fine (3)<br />

£180-220<br />

Lieutenant Frank Fowler served during the Great War with<br />

the 21st Battalion Royal Fusiliers in the French Theatre of<br />

War, from 14.11.1915; transferred as Cadet, Royal Flying<br />

Corps, 26.9.1916; after training was Posted as a Pilot, <strong>and</strong><br />

was serving with 15 Squadron (R.E. 8’s), Verts Gal<strong>and</strong>,<br />

France, during May-July 1918; the squadron were mainly<br />

tasked with photo reconnaissance <strong>and</strong> Fowler was wounded<br />

in action, 16.7.1918; discharged 1919.

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