Lot 1322 , A group of sixteen dress medals awarded to Sir Geoffrey William Tuttle (1906-1989)

A group of sixteen dress medals awarded to Sir Geoffrey William Tuttle (1906-1989), comprising:
DFC for Wazirstan 10.12.37, 1937 Coronation, OBE 11.11.40, MiD's 11.11.40 - 1.1.43 - 8.6.44,
Russia Orden Otechestvennoi Voiney 2 11.4.44, France Croix de Guerre 1945, CB 14.6.45,
Greece Basulikon Tagme toy Phoinikos Grand Commander 15.3.46, Coronation 1952, KBE 1.1.57, FRAeS 1960, together with a Flying Training Command 'Station Golf Champion' 1960 trophy, a 1958 Air Council photograph, three other photographs, a caricature of Sir Geoffrey and his gold plated Systema Automatic wrist watch
£700-1,000
Air Marshal Sir Geoffrey William Tuttle, KBE, CB, DFC, FRAeS (2 October 1906 – 11 January 1989) was a senior Royal Air Force officer who served as Deputy Chief of the Air Staff from 1956 to 1959.
Tuttle joined the Royal Air Force in 1925. He was appointed Officer Commanding No. 105 Squadron in 1937. He served in World War II as Commander of the Photographic Reconnaissance Unit and then as Officer Commanding No. 324 Wing before being appointed Senior Air Staff Officer at Headquarters Mediterranean Allied Coastal Air Force and then Air Officer Commanding AHQ Greece. In Greece his initial force consisted of Nos 94, 108, and 221 Squadrons. After the War he became Director of Operational Requirements at the Air Ministry and then Air Officer for Administration at Headquarters RAF Coastal Command. He went on to be Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Operational Requirements) in 1951, Air Officer Commanding No. 19 Group in 1954 and Deputy Chief of the Air Staff in 1956 before retiring in 1959.
In retirement Tuttle became General Manager at Vickers-Armstrong (Aviation) Limited.

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