Ex Colonial Coins and Medals in October 2013 Together with Female Relative's badge (WWII), by G&E Rodd 1944, numbered 56014, with one star.
Albert George Grand, clerk, age 20, born at Brisbane, Qld; Enl.11Nov1940 at No.2 Recruiting Centre, Sydney, NSW and appt to 2 I.T.S. Lindfield; reclassified LAC and remustered as Air Crew 04Jan1941; to RCAF 21Mar1941 for training; awarded 'Wings' 02Jul1941; to Sgt 04Jul1941; Emb.16Jul1941 from Canada for England; various training units then to RAAF 460 Sqn 29Dec1941; to T/Flt Sgt 04Jan1942; to commissioned rank of Pilot Officer 30Jun1942; MIA at sea on air operations 04-05Aug1942; Wellington bomber was never found; Plt Off Grand was on his 12th mission having flown against such targets as Essen, Stuttgart, Saarbrucken, Bremen and Duisburg; report of the incident - 'In crew of Wellington Z 1422 which were detailed to carry out an operational sortie on the night of 4 August 42. The aircraft left the base at Brighton, Bubwith, East Yorkshire at the appointed time and since then nothing has been heard of either the aircraft or the crew.'; the body of one of the aircrew, Sgt T.C. Hobgen was washed ashore on the coast of France near the small town of Port Ivy about 3 1/ 2 miles north west of Quiberon and buried there; Albert George Grand is commemorated at the Runnymeade Memorial, UK.
With copy of Service File and other documents as well as a b&w photo of a Wellington bomber.