28th Mar, 2018 10:00 GMT/BST

Militaria & Ethnographica

 
  Lot 75
 

75

William Leefe Robinson VC RFC (1895-1918), An Autographed Menu Card, for the dinner held in his...

William Leefe Robinson VC RFC (1895-1918), An Autographed Menu Card, for the dinner held in his honour at the Mansion House, Newcastle on Tyne, Wednesday 27th. September 1916.

Footnote: As a 21-year old member of the Royal Flying Corps, Robinson became the first airman to shoot down a German airship, the Schütte-Lanz SL 11, over Cuffley, Hertfordshire, on the night of 2/3 September 1916, becoming an instant national hero in the process.

Sold for £700
Estimated at £60 - £100


 

Pencil signed autograph on the inside of the menu. Cover detached and slight splitting.

 


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Auction: Militaria & Ethnographica, 28th Mar, 2018

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