A fine Second World War C.B., Somme 1916 M.C. group of ten awarded to Air Vice-Marshal J. H. S. Tyssen, Royal Air Force, late North Somerset Yeomanry and Royal Flying CorpsWounded in action as an Observer in 3 Squadron in May 1915, Tyssen qualified as a pilot on his recovery and saw much action as a Flight Commander in 22 Squadron during 1916, witnessing the First Day of the Battle of the Somme and the first use of tanks on the battlefield - at Flers-Courcellete - on 15 September 1916: a wonderful sight, better than 1st JulyHaving then had occasion to record 28 holes in his fuselage and a damaged petrol tank - Never known Archie so good - he commanded 58 Squadron in France in 1918 and 20 Squadron on the North-West Frontier 1920-23, prior to holding senior command as A.O.C. in Iraq and in the Second World WarThe Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companions neck Badge, silver-gilt and enamel; Military Cross, G.V.R., the reverse engraved Capt. J. H. S. Tyssen. R.F.C. Photography. The Somme 1916. North Somerset Yeomanry; 1914 Star, clasp (Capt: J. H. S. Tyssen. N. Som: Yeo.); British War and Victory Medals (Major J. H. S. Tyssen. R.A.F.); India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Waziristan 1919-21 (S./L. J. H. S. Tyssen. R.A.F.); Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf; Jubilee 1935; Coronation 1937, where applicable, mounted court-style as worn, minor enamel damage to the first, nearly very fine and better (10)
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