Conspicious Gallantry Medal
 

From 1942 Allied aircrews were buried by the Germans on a cemetery on the airfield off St-Trond ( St-Truiden in flemish ) Belgium. Two British airman who were buried here both were awarded the Conspicious Gallantry Medal :

P/O Mayer Stanley 162590 Lancaster DV-285 from N° 101 Sqdn
F/S Jefferies Arthur Harrington 1313283 Lancaster LM-425 from N) 550 Sqdn

Can someone help me with additional information on both airman ?

Re: Conspicious Gallantry Medal
 

Dear Alain,

As you probably know, a very rarely awarded medal. Instituted in 1942, only 110 airmen received this medal in WWII. The name of the cemetery according to Alan Cooper, author of the 1986 book In Action With the Enemy which documents all 110 recipients is the Heverlee War Cemetery.

The entry for Stanley Mayer:

http://www.rathbonemuseum.com/forum/StanleyMayerCGM.jpg


The entry for A H Jeffries:

http://www.rathbonemuseum.com/forum/AHJeffriesCGM.jpg

Re: Conspicious Gallantry Medal
 

Hi Tod ,

Thanks for the information , youre right indeed since 1948 these airman are buried at the Heverlee War Cemetery near Leuven in Belgium.Their first burial place was St-Trond airfield homebase of the II and IV Gruppe NJG 1 at that time.

Greetings

Alain