Friday 18 November 2022 04:08 PM Medals of RAF gunner killed in WW2 expected to fetch up to £40,000 at auction trends now
The medals of a 'talented Tail-End Charlie' RAF gunner who was killed during a flight over Nazi Germany just weeks before the end of World War Two are expected to fetch up to £40,000 at auction.
Warrant Officer Victor Arthur Roe from Norwich was killed on his 98th flight over Nazi Germany just weeks before the end of the war. He was 21 years old.
He earned five flying medals, including the Conspicuous Gallantry Medal and an Immediate Distinguished Flying Cross, awarded for exceptional valour.
His medals, a Pathfinder Force badge award certificate dated March 5, 1945, and a telegram addressed to his sister, as well as letters, photographs and a bible will be offered by auctioneers Noonans on December 7.
They are expected to fetch between £35,000 and £40,000.
Warrant Officer Victor Arthur Roe from Norwich was killed on his 98th flight over Nazi Germany just weeks before the end of the war
His flying medals. which go on auction with Noonans on December 7, are expected to fetch between £35,000 and £40,000
Roe was in the Pathfinder Force of the RAF, whose job it was to fly ahead of the main bombing squadrons to mark targets for them at night.
He was killed after a raid over Chemnitz in March 1945. A telegram addressed to his sister reported him missing in action and he was never seen again.
Described as an accomplished 'Tail-End Charlie', a term given to rear gunners, Roe earned his Distinguished Flying Cross during a raid on
