Thanks for the links Coff. Wish I were nearer, I'd like to go along and look. Strangely enough as I get older the desire to actually own these rare items has faded, but they are still amazing to look at and handle. Just as well really, they are way beyond my means now!
I found another report this time from the Express which had the same mistakes that I mentioned above. Looks as though they all get the same press release and if that contains errors they are just repeated.
Nick, I remember seeing that uniform in Flambards, been there lots of times as I live very near, but not in recent years so I can't remember if it was this chap's.
Vortex , interesting proposition, combat awards taking precedence over non combat I assume? But as you say, precedence is pretty much set in stone.
I see he got his AFC flying Lysanders and Walruses on Air Sea Rescue. I wonder what an ex-Spitfire pilot felt about flying a Walrus!