A First War Pair to Lieutenant William H. Tweddell, Royal Air Force

British War Medal (LIEUT. W.H. TWEDDELL. R.A.F.) and Victory Medal (LIEUT. W.H. TWEDDELL. R.A.F.). Naming is officially impressed. Un-mounted, scattered surface wear and light contact, better than vey fine. Accompanied by a copy of his Medals Index Card (confirming his entitlement to the British War Medal and the Victory Medal), along with assorted research papers.

Footnote: William Henry Tweddell was born in 1883. During the early stages of the First World War, he served as a 2nd Lieutenant with the Durham Light Infantry and later transferred to the Royal Flying Corps, which merged with the Royal Naval Air Service to form the Royal Air Force, on April 1, 1918, where he finished the war serving in the rank of Lieutenant. Tweddell moved to Canada after the war and settled in Saskatchewan. His son, Ian William Tweddelljoined Cadets at boarding school in Prince Albert at the age of 13 and by 1935 was part of the 16th/22nd Saskatchewan Light Horse, noting that his father and his two uncles had served during the First World War. From 1937 to 1939, the young Tweddell was studying at the University of Saskatchewan and was a member of the Canadian Officers' Training Corps. He joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in January 1941 and was among the first group of officers to report to 98 Squadron at West Raynham, Norfolk on September 14, 1942, just two days after it had been reformed following its exemplary First World War service. His Mitchell FL7 aircraft was brought down by Flak on May 13, 1943. The German Navy (Kreigsmarine) pulled Tweddell from the sea near Boulogne, France. He was subsequently interrogated by the Luftwaffe, followed by his imprisonment at Stalag Luft III at Sagan (Zagan) Poland where he POW 1337. Flight Lieutenant Ian Tweddell was liberated by the Allies in early May 1945, having been promoted while at Stalag Luft III. He was discharged from the RCAF in August of 1945.