World War II and later

World War II and later, an RAF and RCAF medical group of 5 medals to Group Captain Ian Hamilton Barclay, comprising: 1939-45 Star, Defence and War medals, Canadian Special Service Medal, with clasp NATO + OTAN, Canadian Forces Decoration, Geo VI, with 10 year clasp, mounted court style, extremely fine; with miniature group (lacking CSSM); together with RCAF cloth wings, wings brooch, buttons and badges, and a ruler. Ian Hamilton Barclay (1915-1999), received a short service commission as a Flying Officer (LG 8/11/38), seconded from the Royal Victorian Infirmary, Newcastle. He served with the BEF and escaped from Rochelle on a coal boat to Cardiff. Promoted Flt. Lt. (20/8/40); Squadron Leader (16/12/41); full CRAF (1/8/44). Also, he is believed to have served in West Africa. After the war he worked in private practice before emigrating to Canada in 1948 where he served with the Royal Canadian Air Force until his retirement as group captain in 1968, when he returned to England, serving a further 12 years as a GP. Whilst in the RCAF in 1960, he was involved in flying a 9 month old child, the provinces first polio case, to hospital in Winnipeg. Sold with three photographs of Barclay and maps relating to his Canadian flying career, one labeled "Pagnurting Rescue Mission", another of Prince Edward Island