Monday 24 February 2014

WW2 RAF Ace Billy Drake’s medals go on sale


A group of medals awarded to RAF squadron leader Billy Drake heads the sale of military medals at Bonhams on 12 March in Knightsbridge.

The medals, including a World War II DSO and DFC and bar group, are estimated to sell for  £20,000-£30,000.

Billy Drake was born in London on 20 December 1917 to an English father and Australian mother. He was educated in Switzerland after several schools in England failed to cope with his lively temperament.