A fantastic set to Flight Lieutenant Adam Thomas (Tom) Dugdale DFC including his WW2 & Later RAF uniforms and ephemera.
The collection consists of his :
- WW2 RAF service tunic / jacket with medal bar with DFC, 39-45 Star, Burma Star, France & Germany Star, War medal. Also with KC Pilot's wings, cuff ranks for Flight Lieutenant, KC gilt Buttons - all present. In very nice and generally very clean condition. Size approx 36-38 inch chest
- fantastic RAF overseas / summer tunic in thick cotton, dated 1944, named to Dugdale, with Flight Lieutenant rank epallettes, size 38 inch chest and 32 inch waist. With label for RAAF implying that he was based in the far East during WW2. Black Bakerlight KC buttons. Belt and buckle present
- RAF Gaberdine raincoat, with Flight Lieutenant rank epallettes, named to Dugdale and dated 1954 - size 9 for 36-38 inch chest with plain Bakerlite buttons - all present. Belt present
- lovely white cotton summer mess dinner jacket with miniature medal set with DFC, 39-45 Star, Burma Star, France & Germany Star, War medal. Also with QC bullion wire Pilot's wings, QC bullion wire epallettes for Flight Lieutenant, QC gilt Buttons - all present. In very nice and generally very clean condition. Size approx 38 inch chest.
- accompanying white mess waistcoat with QC gilt buttons - all present. Quite yellowed in colour. Central back seam split at the top for approx 12 cm
- overseas cotton summer shirt named to Dugdale and with maker label for Linden Lee Production quoting size as small, though it appears to be more like a 42 inch chest. Plain brown buttons - all present. In very nice condition with just freying on the junctions between sleeve and cuffs
- pair of soft brown leather gloves, named to Dugdale, size 8
- hessian kit bag/sack named to Dugdale and dated 19/03/40 - pre his RAF career
- a group of other miscellaneous items : a belt with leather straps (sword hangers ?), a black armband, leather wallet, more leather straps, Flt Lieut shoulder rank loops
- a group of approx 50 items of ephemera found in the pockets of his uniforms - mostly from the mid 1950s
Adam Thomas (Tom) Dugdale DFC (179296)
Tom served in 195 Squadron as a Pilot Officer, flying Lancasters from at least 1944, with service number 179296. He won his DFC with 195 Squadron in 1945, although quite what for I have not been able to find, his recommendation is blank, which is not uncommon for wartime DFC’s. Tom then transferred to 90 Squadron. Post war, he was promoted to Flight Lieutenant in 1948 and then served in the Mau Mau rebellion in Kenya. After Mau Mau, he transferred to 100 Squadron, where he remained for the rest of his service into the 1960s. Tom died at the age of 93 in 2015.
Check out separate lots for Tom’s flight suit, battledress and cap. (As much as I would’ve liked to keep the set together, it would have made it prohibitively expensive, if someone would like to buy all four lots to keep it together though I would be willing to give you a good deal on it, as I would like to see it stay together!)
