*A WW2 Air Efficiency Group of 3 awarded to Flight Lieutenant Leonard Alfred Sandford, Auxiliary Air Force, comprising: Defence and War Medals, 1939-1945; Air Efficiency, G.VI.R. (Plt. Off. L. A. Sandford A.A.F.); Group loose, with original boxes of issue, one officially named, original matching set of miniatures, and three London County Council Kings Medals for school attendance with clasps for 1911-12, 1912-13 and 1913-14, in named box of issue, toned, good extremely fine (9). Flight Lieutenant Leonard Alfred Sandford (1904-1993) was born on 7 July 1904 in Kensington, London, the son of Richard Thomas Sandford, a Fish Merchant, and Jane Sandford (née Squire). Educated in London, he married Mary Gwendolyn Lucia Park at Eton in January 1931, and in 1939 was working as an Automobile Engineer Manager. During WW2 he is known to have served with the Administrative and Special Duties Branch, initially as Sergeant in January 1944, and then at the rank of Flying Officer (war substantive) in May that year. He received his Air Efficiency Award on 7 June 1951 (The Air Efficiency Award 1942-2005 by C. Brooks, confirms) and relinquished his commission with the Royal Auxiliary Air Force on 17 August 1954, retaining the rank of Flight Lieutenant. He died in Petersfield, Hampshire, on 15 January 1993.

Estimate: GBP 200-250