A friend of mine has recently an aerial camera (1939 Konica Japanese) with the name Ft Lt G B Beeby AM on it.
He is sure that it is wartime and has asked if I can find a bit more on Flt Lt G B Beeby.
Has anyone had experience of researching Air Medals ???
Anyone heard of Flt/Lt G B Beeby ???
By: EN830 - 17th January 2006 at 07:52
Thanks DJJ
You could be right, and I will look into it. It has also been mentioned he could have been awarded the Air Medal in Korea.
By: DJJ - 16th January 2006 at 22:43
Are you sure that ‘AM’ doesn’t stand for Albert Medal?
It was a predecessor of the George Cross, intended for those who displayed gallantry in saving life. There were two classes of award (gold and bronze), the higher class being superseded by the GC. The award itself was withdrawn in 1971, and suriving holders of the AM were invited to exchange their medals for a George Cross instead (some of the medal holders were less than impressed with this, it must be said!).
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January 16, 2006 at 9:12 pm